haleylynnthomas229 hours ago4 minBooks for Mental Health Awareness MonthAN OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT MY OWN STRUGGLES I am someone who has suffered from mental health issues my entire life. My mental health...
haleylynnthomas224 days ago1 minThe Brown House (a poem)Put a sign on the door with your name on it in stickers. Fall asleep to sound of your mom running water and wake to the smell of blubbery...
haleylynnthomas22May 15 minApril Reading Wrap-up and Goal Check-in1. Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc (253 pages) (Nonfiction) (5 ⭐️) This book discusses...
haleylynnthomas22Apr 245 minThe Bookish Academy Awards Tag 🏆1. Best Actor: Best Male Protagonist Winner: Maverick Carter from Concrete Rose/The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Maverick is a character...
haleylynnthomas22Apr 173 minWritten in Starlight by Isabel Ibañez (book review)GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 359 pages PLOT Following the events of Woven in Moonlight Catalina, the heir to Inkasisa, has been banished to...
haleylynnthomas22Apr 103 minA Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (SPOILER FREE book review)GENRE: YA Mystery LENGTH: 433 pages PLOT Pip decides to do a school project investigating a death in her small town. It is believed that...
haleylynnthomas22Apr 34 minMarch Reading Wrap-up and Check-in COMPLETED READS 1. Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams (342 pages) (3.5 ⭐️) This adult romance is a friends-to-lovers story of a...
haleylynnthomas22Mar 204 minAll This Time Disappointed Me (book thoughts)WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! PROCEED WITH CAUTION! ABOUT THE BOOK/WHY I READ IT Daughtry and Lippincott are the authors of one of my favorite...
haleylynnthomas22Mar 133 minFeel Good Fantasy: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune (book review)GENRE: Adult Fantasy LENGTH: 396 pages PLOT A caseworker (Linus) is sent to an orphanage for magical children on a distant island to...
haleylynnthomas22Mar 81 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...
haleylynnthomas22Mar 65 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
