haleylynnthomas2215 hours ago1 minFlower (a poem)She’s a delicate flower not yet ready to bloom. She’s afraid once people see her petals they won’t like all of the colors. So, she stays ...
haleylynnthomas223 days ago5 minFebruary Reading Wrap-up and Goal Check-inCOMPLETED READS 1. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (368 pages) (3 ⭐️) This adult mystery/thriller follows an apartment sitter at a swanky ...
haleylynnthomas22Feb 273 minA Guide to: The Books by Angie Thomas (Including Concrete Rose)THE HATE U GIVE This novel follows Starr Carter who witnesses the death of her childhood best friend, Khalil, when he is wrongfully shot ...
haleylynnthomas22Feb 203 minAmong the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston (book review)GENRE: YA fantasy LENGTH: 338 pages PLOT Cerys lives in the kingdom of Aloryia which is surrounded by a cursed wildwood. When the curse e...
haleylynnthomas22Feb 133 min5 Things I LOVE in Books Ft. Recommendations for Each 💖 (Inspired by BooksandLala)Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I debated if I should do a related blog or not. I considered doing a tag or talking about my favorite boo...
haleylynnthomas22Feb 65 minJanuary Reading Wrap-up + Goal Check-inCOMPLETED READS 1. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir (458 pages) (5 ⭐️) This YA fantasy is the 3rd book in the Ember in the Ashes quar...
haleylynnthomas22Jan 303 minI Matched 5 Disney Princesses with Book Best Friends 👑Welcome, princesses, to my matchmaking services! You've already found your princes, but life is lonely without a gal pal to share it with...
haleylynnthomas22Jan 234 minThe Inheritance Games: A Perfect Novel for Truly Devious Fans (comparison and review)WHAT IS THE INHERITANCE GAMES (AND TRULY DEVIOUS)? The Inheritance Games is a YA mystery novel about an impoverished but kindhearted and ...
haleylynnthomas22Jan 163 minI Read a Book Written by a K-pop Idol: Shine by Jessica Jung book reviewGETTING INTO K-POP AND ABOUT THE BOOK This past fall I started casually listening to K-pop (Korean pop music). I know a lot of people who...
haleylynnthomas22Jan 93 minChasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett (book review)GENRE: YA Contemporary LENGTH: 404 pages PLOT Josie returns to her New England hometown of Beauty after having fled in the night with her...
haleylynnthomas22Jan 25 minNovember to December Reading Wrap-Up and 2020 Yearly Reading Stats (+ 2021 Goals)NEW READS 1. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (466 pages) (5 stars) A refugee (Malik) must slay a princess (Karina) to sav...
haleylynnthomas22Dec 26, 20205 minI Ranked Every YA Fantasy I Read in 2020 (Part II - #12-1)12. Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova (rated 4.25 ⭐️) Renata is a memory thief of the fallen kingdom of Memoria. She was kidnapped as a child...
haleylynnthomas22Dec 20, 20205 minI Ranked Every YA Fantasy I Read in 2020 (Part I - #24-13)24. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (rated 2 ⭐️) This novel is Twilight from Edward's perspective. Twilight is an insanely popular 2005 n...
haleylynnthomas22Dec 15, 20202 minI Have Ovarian Cancer at 28 (a personal blog and poem)On Wednesday December 2nd, 2020 I had what was supposed to be a routine surgery to have an ovarian cyst removed. During my surgery, a tum...
haleylynnthomas22Dec 5, 20203 minMy Final Fantasy of 2020: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (a review)GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 466 pages PLOT Refugee Malik must kill Princess Karina in order to free his sister from an evil spirit who has ...
haleylynnthomas22Nov 28, 20205 minMy 12 Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2021I just recently started a new job and I hope to adopt a dog soon. These are great things, but they will inevitably mean less time to devo...
haleylynnthomas22Nov 21, 20203 minRaybearer by Jordan Ifueko (a review) (A.K.A. The Best YA Fantasy of 2020)GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 343 pages PLOT Tarisai has grown up with a distant mother known only as The Lady and a revolving door of servan...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 31, 20206 minAugust-October Reading Wrap-up1. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (343 pages) (5 ⭐️) This YA fantasy follows Tarisai who has been cursed by her mother to inflitrate the cast...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 25, 20204 minMy First Ever One Star Read (Discussing a Problematic Adult Romance Book)For the most part, I reserve this blog for YA content. However, this year I’ve been exploring the world of the adult romance genre. One o...
haleylynnthomas22Oct 21, 20201 minTreasure (a poem)If I could I would hoard your smiles like a dragon collecting treasure. If I could I would bottle up your laughter to listen to on lonely...
