Recently I read a book that I loathed. I really couldn't get into this book at all. The worst part... it was required summer reading and was 545 pages. My dislike was so strong I even made an entire plan on how I would read it. Related: Why summer reading is so hard and what I’m doing about it. I ended up finishing that book in exactly 2 months and I was not expecting it to take that long. Because I had to read two summer reading books, my plan was to read my first book in a

Information Book Title: The Poisonwood Bible Author: Barbara Kingsolver Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Publish Date : 1998 Genres: Historical, literary Moods: challenging, emotional, reflective Pace: Slow If you enjoy slower, reflective books that focus on character development, you might also like my review of Dead Poets Society Synopsis The Poisonwood Bible is about an American missionary family who moves to the Congo in 1959. Their time spent there is told through t

Introduction It is easy to get into a cycle of seeing only the negative. It's important to look around and reflect on the positives. With this in mind, I decided to create a little blog series where (hopefully) every month I will bring you a list of all the things I have been loving. These can be things that I've been obsessed with, small things that spark joy for me, or just something that's been making my days better. So these can include things like products, songs, apps,

I'm scared of change. Everywhere around me I see people talk about change as if it's a good thing. "I can't wait to finish school and get out of here," or "OMG, you changed so much; you look so good." All those surrounding me are people who can't wait to change. But I view it differently. When I was a kid, I was all in favor of change. I couldn't wait to be a teenager. I wanted to be cool and have a bunch of friends and drive anywhere I wanted to. And now I am a teenager. And

Lately, I've been interested in fashion. But when I think of fashion as a hobby, I think of two types of people. Either the fashion TikTok influencers who start every single video with “You need to buy this!” Or, I imagine maximalist fashion people who are layering every single clothing item known to man. Personally, I don’t like either. It’s because the two things I described are the extremes. I think in everything we need to find the middle way. And these extremes are somet

Introduction This summer, I really wanted to get back into reading, and I actually did! From classics to modern romances, this wrap-up covers everything I read, what I thought, and where I struggled (I’m looking at you, The Poisonwood Bible). Each book title links to its full review if you want to hear all my thoughts, rants, and favorite quotes. Let’s get into it! Haven't seen my 2025 lit girl summer TBR? Read it here! Lit girl summer aesthetic The Psychology of the "Aesthet

This summer I had to read two books for my literature class. At the time of writing, I am not even halfway done with one of my books, and I'm halfway into my summer… yikes. In this discussion I’m going to talk about my experience with summer reading assignments, why I struggle to read them, and possible solutions to this problem. My experience with summer reading The first summer reading book I ever had to read would have been in the summer of 5th grade, if I remember correct

Information Book Title: Dead Poets Society Author: N.H. Kleinbaum Publisher: Hyperion Publish Date: June 1989 Genres: fiction, classics, young adult Moods: emotional, reflective & sad Pace: medium Synopsis Dead Poets Society is about a group of boys at a strict boarding school who are inspired by their new English teacher, Mr. Keating, to love poetry and think for themselves. They start a secret club called the Dead Poets Society, but as they begin to follow their passions, t

Introduction It’s officially literature girl summer , and I’m ready to spend this summer reading outside and romanticizing life. There’s...

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Introduction Trends come and go. In the summer of 2019, “hot girl summer” was the hottest new trend. However, recently, there has been a rise of the anti-smartphone movement. This has led to a new summer trend, "literature girl summer." Aemilia Madden from Elle magazine describes lit girl summer: "Lit girl summer offers a bucolic offline interlude, even if it’s just via the imagination." This trend encourages people to disconnect from their phones and instead spend time on bo

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Recently, I started my summer break. All school year, I had been dreaming of this moment. The moment when I get to relax, enjoy myself, and do everything I wanted to but couldn’t because of a lack of time. But now that I’m here, I find myself on my phone. In a moment where I could do anything I enjoy, I chose to slip back into my old habits. During the academic year, I scrolled on my phone for a quick break. Something that could easily take my mind off things, where a couple

Introduction Despite my love for podcasts, I never have the time to listen to them. And when I do have time, I forget about them, or I’m just not in the mood. Currently, in my Spotify “Your Episodes” playlist, I have 228 episodes I want to listen to. To put my problem into perspective, if each episode is 45 minutes long, then that would equal to 171 hours of podcast episodes. The problem is that I don't have time to listen to episodes for hours on end. Since I'm always busy,

Introduction April is a month of renewal, growth, and a fresh start. With spring in full swing, nature begins to bloom, and there's a...