I remember seeing MILK AND HONEY plastered all over my Instagram feed. Bookstagrammers, Booklrs, friends, all posting cute aesthetically pleasing photos of their copies. I purchased the book on a whim (TBH: I really wanted to know what all the hype was about) and B A M! I'm suddenly in love with poetry. So I guess I owe Rupi Kaur a big thank you for sparking that love inside of me. Let me clarify that the type of poetry in these books is far from the poetry we used to read in school. I never found poetry in school to be relate-able in the slightest. Too many figures of speech and analogies to things I was either too young to understand or honestly, had no interest in trying to understand. If you have ever felt heartbreak, love, loss, or struggled with any mental illness you will most likely want to run to the store and pick up one of these collections right now. I find that some of the poems in these collections speak directly to me. They make me experience feelings all over again. They bring me back to the heartbreak I experienced a few years ago. They remind me why I love my fiance. They give me a new found appreciation for my mother. They inspire me to search within myself and grow.
What I'm saying is, if you need inspiration, assurance that you are not alone, or just want something fun to read (I recommend Newspaper Blackout for that. You can even have fun creating some of these yourself!) Newspaper Blackout - Austin Kleon The Princess Saves Herself In This One - Amanda Lovelace Depression and Other Magic Tricks - Sabrina Benaim Milk and Honey - Rupi Kaur The Sun and her Flowers - Rupi Kaur Whiskey Words and a Shovel Vol. 1 - R.H Sin I hope you all go into the New Year happy and healthy!
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About two years ago my boyfriend sent me a screenshot of an event happening in Scranton, PA that my favorite author, Rainbow Rowell, would be attending. I thought he was just showing me that she'd be there for fun, but he sent a follow up text asking me if I wanted to go. I tooootally thought he was trolling me, but the day came and we got in the car and made the two hour drive to Scranton!!
We left the auditorium a little early to beat the huge line that would soon form in the next room to take photos and get autographs. We were probably the 10th people in line which I was super excited. I don't know if you have ever waited for a celebrity for a meet and greet, but it's happened to me plenty of times that I wait H O U R S and never get to even meet the person. When I got up to her I gave my phone to Joseph handed her my two books which YES she is TOUCHING in this photo. She even complimented the fact that I had the special editions. I could not stop smiling. I don't think I've ever been more awkward in my life. I quietly asked her for a photo and I stood so far away from her. In my head I just kept repeating "I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy."
Title: The Lying Game Author: Ruth Ware Genre: Fiction/Thriller/Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5/5 H O O R A Y !! It's my first review and I picked a great one! Rarely do I give a book I've read a full FIVE star rating, but this one definitely deserves it. Lets jump in... I think of all the lies I have repeated and repeated over the years, until they became so engrained they felt like the truth: I left because I wanted a change. I don’t know what happened to him; he just disappeared. I did nothing wrong. SummaryThe Lying Game is a story about four friends who met one year at a boarding school. The girls play a game called, you guessed it, the lying game. Basically they keep a tally of points depending on how well someone believed the lie. The story switches between present day which the girls are now in their 30's living separate lives and the past when they all attended school together. Present day, the lies these girls have told are starting to catch up with them and one liar has kept a H U G E secret from the others for the past 15 years. CharactersKate, Thea, Isa, and Fatima are four girls who met at a boarding school and became insanely close friends. I think Ruth Ware did an excellent job in creating four completely different main characters. Isa, who is also the narrator of the story, is a just another follower or pushover of the group. She comes off as a little shy and follows along with whatever the group does. Isa at one point even mentions that she is just glad that she has made friends, regardless of the trouble they may get into. Kate comes off as the leader of the group. Her personality is not demanding, but she definitely comes off as the decision maker of the four. It is often mentioned that when Kate snaps her fingers the other three come running like dogs. Fatima is clearly the mother figure of the group. Fatima expresses worry for the other friends safety various times and can even get a little bossy when it comes to how others in the group are living their lives. Thea is the rebel. Thea drinks..A LOT and its mentioned a few times that she engages in self-harm. Among the main four there are other relevant characters in the book. Luc, Kate's stepbrother, who was once a fun 15 year old boy, but is now a very angry and sometimes aggressive alcoholic thanks to his terrible upbringing in foster care. Ambrose, Kate's father who is "missing" present day, but is described as a lenient parent who also taught art at the boarding house the girls attended. Mary Wren, a local to the town who makes it very well known that she never really did like the girls. Owen, Isa's boyfriend and father of her child. Lastly, Freya, Isa's 6 month old daughter she takes around with her on her travels. What Did I Think?Let me first start off by saying that I have N E V E R cried while reading a book, until now. The drama between Isa and her boyfriend literally brought tears to my eyes. I think this is partly due to how well Ruth Ware describes the emotion felt by the Owen. It almost felt like I was there feeling exactly what he was feeling and damn did it hurt! I also felt that tight agonizing squeeze around my heart when Freya is potentially in danger. Honestly, this is most likely because I imagined my own daughter in that situation which is not a fun thing at all.
Ruth ware also did an amazing job at keeping up the suspense. She made sure not to reveal too much all at once. I'm not going to lie, I had to sneak read at work because I was so addicted to the suspense within each page. I also really enjoyed the layers of suspense. There isn't just O N E secret that needs to be revealed, there are various secrets, and just when you think you've discovered them all, it turns out you really haven't. Ware was able to create a lot of tension that kept me wanting more, more, M O R E ! I would 1000000000% recommend this to someone who is looking for a great suspense book. I don't think I would categorize this as a mystery book even though it can be found under that genre. I have read The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware and while I really enjoyed that book a well, this one takes the lead! Now go! Read, Read, R E A D !! |
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February 2018
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