This year I’ve been featuring one of my favorite books on the last Friday of every month, telling you why it’s one of my favorites. You can find the full list of my favorite books here. April’s featured book is Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. This is a hard book to read. It’s about … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
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Favorite Book Feature: The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn Holmes
This year I’ve been featuring one of my favorite books on the last Friday of every month, telling you why it’s one of my favorites. You can find the full list of my favorite books here. March’s featured book is The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn Holmes. I’m a huge fan of Kathryn … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn Holmes
Behind the Scenes of Somewhere Only We Know: Capitalization
When I started writing Somewhere Only We Know, without making the conscious decision to do it, I made all of the first-person narrator’s pronouns lowercase (i, me, my). Frankie, the narrator, is a very young girl and has already been abused for several months when the book begins. Because of her youth and the fact … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Somewhere Only We Know: Capitalization
Falling in Love with Audiobooks
Back in high school, I hated (almost) everything we were assigned to read. To me, they were all boring books that were written a hundred years ago that had nothing to do with my life. Though I was retaught some of them in college and actually like them now, like The Great Gatsby, I sadly … Continue reading Falling in Love with Audiobooks
Behind the Scenes of Somewhere Only We Know: The Cover
I’m pretty picky about book covers. And even though the phrase is “don’t judge a book by its cover,” I know I’m not the only person who does judge books based on their covers. The cover of a book is your first impression of it. The cover gives you an idea of what’s inside. It … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Somewhere Only We Know: The Cover
Favorite Book Feature: A Little in Love by Susan Fletcher
The last Friday of every month this year I’m going to be featuring one of my favorite books. I’ll give a review and say why it’s one of my favorites. You can find the full list here. First up is A Little in Love by Susan Fletcher. As I wrote about here, Les Misérables is … Continue reading Favorite Book Feature: A Little in Love by Susan Fletcher
What I’m Reading: Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
“What happened to you is not your fault. You are not stuck in a never-ending cycle of pain. It is not your job to protect your abuser from the consequences. There are Bodees [good guys and girls] in the world. Grieve your losses, but remember this moment does not define you. Write it down.” This … Continue reading What I’m Reading: Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
Behind the Scenes of Somewhere Only We Know: Inspiration
Most of my story ideas come from getting a line in my head or coming up with a general concept. Then, once I figure out my character’s name and find the story’s title, I am able to build a story around that line or general concept. I’m not sure why I always need the names … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Somewhere Only We Know: Inspiration
Best Reads of 2016 and What I’m Looking Forward to in 2017
Last year was the first full year that I wasn’t a student, and it was wonderful. With the crazy amounts of reading required of an English major, I barely read anything that wasn’t assigned to me during my time at college. I couldn’t wait for the day that my reading list no longer doubled as … Continue reading Best Reads of 2016 and What I’m Looking Forward to in 2017
What I’m Reading – How it Feels to Fly by Kathryn Holmes
With her second novel, How it Feels to Fly, I think Kathryn Holmes has officially made my favorite author list alongside Kiera Cass, Neal Shusterman, and Laurie Halse Anderson. Her first novel, The Distance Between Lost and Found, instantly made its way to my favorite books shelf, and I can’t wait to buy my own … Continue reading What I’m Reading – How it Feels to Fly by Kathryn Holmes
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