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To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Where to start? Well, first of all, I’d like to apologize for my hiatus. School has been kicking my ass, but now that I’m in my last semester of undergrad, I want to make more time for this blog. I’ve read so many books since 2024, and I’m excited to share them with you all.…
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The Bluest Eye
Summary: The Bluest Eye is a novel about Pecola Breedlove. An 11-year-old girl who fervently wishes for blue eyes. The Bluest Eye was Morrison’s first published novel. Trigger warning: Violence, Sexual Assault, and Assault Spoilers ahead I can’t say I remember why I wanted to read The Bluest Eye. I bought Beloved many months ago…
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Okay For Now
“You know how that feels?” Summary: Okay for Now is a novel by Gary D. Schmidt. The story follows Doug Swieteck, a 14-year-old boy who just moved to stupid, boring Marysville, New York. He has to learn how to navigate feelings, life, Audubon’s Birds of America. Review: To be clear, I read this book years…
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VoteOwl
Learning about VoteOwl and meeting Mr. Lewis was definitely an experience I won’t forget. I learned of the voting ages in the United States. I also learned how being informed on voting and politics gives us power. I also learned about Mr. Lewis’s experience working for Barack Obama and his 2008 presidential campaign. It was…
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The Black Power Mixtape
I was already aware of the Black Power Movement before watching the Black Power Mixtape. This documentary highlighted so many areas of the movement that I didn’t even think about. This film showed me how recent segregation and the Black Power Movement actually were compared to modern times. I also learned how the War on…
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Tender is The Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Summary: Tender is the Flesh is a dystopian, horror novel about a world where a strange virus has contaminated all animal meat and humans must eat other humans to survive. We follow a man named Marco who works at a meat processing plant and must take care of the head assigned to him. My Review:…
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I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
“How could I possibly be so upbeat when my surroundings were so obviously heavy? I was two.”
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A Psalm For The Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (In Progress)
Summary: A Psalm For the Wild-Built is a heartwarming story about finding new friends, discoveries, and what you really want in life. The story follows Dex, a tea monk who journeys with a robot named Mosscap. Together, Dex and Mosscap discover what humans really want and need. My Review: While reading this book, I didn’t…
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What Are My Goals?
By making this blog, I hope to achieve better writing skills, more human connection through books, and overcome my shyness. I am very excited about this blog because my love of books triumphs over most activities in my life. I am very excited to introduce and share with everyone my love for reading.
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Who Am I?
Hello hello! My name is Haley and I officially starting this blog! I am 20 years old and I love to read all types of books, I am a big anime fan, and I love video games and movies. I am originally from Fayetteville, NC but I live in Durham. I have 3 dogs but…
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