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I. Love. This. Book. I need an 8 season tv series detailing the lives of every single person in clover city, but until then I’ll just reread dumplin and puddin over and over again

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Dumplin (fiction): read in December 2019

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Dumplin (fiction): read in December 2019

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A heart warming book about learning to love yourself for who you are - flaws and all. This is a love story that perfectly captures the essence of high school love.

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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (fantasy): read in December 2019

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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (fantasy): read in December 2019

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6th book in the Harry Potter series, the first book I finished on Christmas break. Dumbledore dies and Harry goes in search of the horcruxes

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (fantasy): read in November 2019

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (fantasy): read in November 2019

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5th book in the Harry Potter series. Some light reading to distract from all the heavy reading I have done recently

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Eat Pray Love (Memoir): Read in June 2019

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Eat Pray Love (Memoir): Read in June 2019

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A beautiful memoir that fully captures the idea of what it means to be at peace with yourself and with God. Elizabeth’s descriptions far surpassed anything I could articulate on my own and truly opened my eyes to what it means to embrace yourself and your spirituality.

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Five Feet Apart (Fiction): Read in May 2019

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Five Feet Apart (Fiction): Read in May 2019

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A touching book that perfectly highlights not only the cheesy teenage romance that every 17 year old girl aspires to, but also a deeper message that we only get one life, and it is up to us how we want to spend it.

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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (Fiction): Read in March 2019

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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (Fiction): Read in March 2019

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This book is so beautifully detail oriented that although it doesn’t have much in way of a plot, the reader cannot help but be captivated by Francie and the Nolans. This is a book that truly highlights how related each of us are to each other, regardless or class or age. The way Francie so honestly addresses feelings of heartbreak, loneliness, and joy, is something that unites us all. Francie truly can be likened unto the tree that grows in Brooklyn, resilient and ever growing, despite the hardships that come her way.

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A Raisin In The Sun (Fiction): Read in March 2019

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A Raisin In The Sun (Fiction): Read in March 2019

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This is a beautifully and eloquently written play that highlights issues such as self discovery, pride, money, and family. One of the main characters, Walter Lee, gets so caught up in his ambitions and the idea of what he could have that he forgets to appreciate what he does have. This play focuses heavily on the dangers of prioritizing money over family.

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Girl At War (Fiction): Read in February 2019

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Girl At War (Fiction): Read in February 2019

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This book was absolutely captivating the entire time. It told the story of war from a perspective I had never seen before: the main character’s parents were murdered by war criminals and she must fight for survival by becoming a child soldier. She then carries this weight with her to America when she is adopted by an American family. Throughout the book she grapples with her past and tries to find peace in her life without any real answers. This book is a touching story of incredible heartbreak and loss and the growth that comes after.

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The Chaos Of Standing Still (Fiction): Read in January 2019

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The Chaos Of Standing Still (Fiction): Read in January 2019

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This is a funny, heartwarming, and at times heart wrenching story of loss and what comes after. Ryn (the main character) must learn how to grieve and handle all of life’s unanswered questions. As I read I reflected on what it might feel like to constantly be stuck in one’s own mind and how I would grieve in that situation.

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Turtles All The Way Down (Fiction): Read in January 2019

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Turtles All The Way Down (Fiction): Read in January 2019

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Like most John Green books, I expected this book to be full of overused cliches but I was woefully mistaken. I could not put the book down from the moment I picked it up. The descriptions of mental illnesses and what it is like to live with one are so raw, beautiful, and real. This book changed my outlook on mental health and I have a greater appreciation for what it means to be a “self”.

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The Girl Who Smiled Beads (Memior): Read in January 2019

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The Girl Who Smiled Beads (Memior): Read in January 2019

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This book is a powerful story of loss, pain, and grief during the Rwandan Genocide and the author is so beautifully raw and honest that the reader cannot help but feel all of her heart ache and grief right along side her. Her story is so unlike any I have ever read before, it made me look at my life with a different lense, and to see how privileged I truly am.

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Humans of New York (non-Fiction): Read in December 2018

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Humans of New York (non-Fiction): Read in December 2018

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This collection of stories was so raw and real, I was hit with the realization over and over again of just how big our world really is, and how vast the range of experiences the human race holds, truly is.

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Station Eleven (Science Fiction): Read in December 2018

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Station Eleven (Science Fiction): Read in December 2018

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This book is unlike any I have ever read before. It follows the stories of multiple characters, but they all seem to tie back to one person, Arthur Leander. It is about the end of civilization as we know it, and it made me contemplate what I would miss most, were society to collapse tomorrow.

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The Beekeepers Apprentice (Fiction): Read in November 2018

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The Beekeepers Apprentice (Fiction): Read in November 2018

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This is a thrilling novel that follows the story of Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell and their many adventures as they work on various cases. This novel stretches the reader’s mind as they try to solve the mysteries for themselves.

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Educated (Memior): Read in November 2018

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Educated (Memior): Read in November 2018

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This book made me realize my own blatant privilege. I have never had to fight for my education, it has always be encouraged. The way the author so clearly and beautifully describes how her education has shaped her life is a testament to the importance of gaining And education and never taking it for granted.

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The Glass Castle (Memior): Read in November 2018

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The Glass Castle (Memior): Read in November 2018

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The Glass Castle is a book of self reflection. As you follow along with the Walls family “adventures” and hardships you are forced to ask yourself if you really fit in where you are, and if you are truly happy. The Walls children are truly the epitome of perseverance and they are an example to us all of bravery and grit.

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Fahrenheit 451 (Distopian Fiction): Read in November 2018

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Fahrenheit 451 (Distopian Fiction): Read in November 2018

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This is a book that you simply can’t put down once you pick up. The way it is so evident in our lives now is eery and worrisome. It is not so much the government now, that censors our reading, it is the fast paced media, the attention grabbing television and commercials. As Bradbury writes, there is more than one way to burn a book, you can burn books by simply not caring enough to pick them up and read them.

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The Tipping Point (Non-Fiction): Read in November 2018

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The Tipping Point (Non-Fiction): Read in November 2018

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This is an incredibly captivating book that reveals the mysteries of what causes an epidemic to “tip” or in other words, gain or lose popularity rapidly. The principles taught can be applied to everyday life in order to better communicate with others and cause our ideas to really stick.

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Everything, Everything (Fiction): Read in October 2018

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Everything, Everything (Fiction): Read in October 2018

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This is a lovestory  that tells the story of an 18 year old girl that has been confined to her house for her whole life due to a sickness, and the new boy next door. Despite her sickness they still find a way to fall in love and experience the world together.

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We Are All Completely Beside Oursleves (Fiction): Read in October 2018

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We Are All Completely Beside Oursleves (Fiction): Read in October 2018

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This is a heartbreaking novel that questions what it means to be human while also highlighting the horrible crimes that have been done to animals in the US.

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Lord of The Flies (Historical-Fiction): Read in October 2018

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Lord of The Flies (Historical-Fiction): Read in October 2018

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This book followed the grim story of a plane full of boys that crash lands on a deserted island, as they try, and fail, to form a functioning society. They quickly turn to rebellion, violence, and even murder, as they grapple with their own human tendencies towards evil.