Ashley LP

May 19, 2017

Reading when you’re struggling…

Sometimes in life I struggle. We all do. Sometimes those struggles swallow you up and drag you to what I call “the pits”, modeled after a sandy wasteland that used to exist near my childhood home. You try and struggle through the sand, make your way to the top, and on the way your reading… Continue reading

Bookish Things

Reader Problems, Reflection

May 19, 2017

Series Review: Harper Connelly by Charlaine Harris

Series: Harper Connelly Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Supernatural/Urban Fantasy Warning: Lots of death talk. Sexual assault. Drug use. Domestic abuse. Silver Lining: Justice Overall: .5 My reviews do involve minor SPOILERS Continue reading

Book List 2017, Reviews

Author: Charlaine Harris, Genre: Modern Fantasy, Genre: Supernatural, Reviews, Series: Harper Connelly

May 15, 2017

Review: Day Shift (Midnight Texas # 2) by Charlaine Harris

Title: Day Shift Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Supernatural Warning: Elder abuse Silver Lining: Those responsible get what’s coming to them? Rating: There is no such thing as bad publicity, except in Midnight, Texas, where the residents like to keep to themselves. Even in a town full of secretive people, Olivia Charity is an enigma. She… Continue reading

Book List 2017, Reviews

Author: Charlaine Harris, Genre: Mystery, Genre: Supernatural, Reviews, Series: Midnight Texas

May 6, 2017

Review: True Colors by Anyta Sunday

Title: True Colors Author: Anyta Sunday Genre: LGBT Contemporary Romance Warnings: Descriptions of car accident, burns and death. Childhood bullying. Silver linings of warnings: Beautifully written scenes in which the characters deal with the aftermath of such tragedy. Overall Rating: Oskar used to be Marco’s best friend. His everything. His sunshine yellow. But that was before. Before Marco… Continue reading

Book List 2017

Author: Anyta Sunday, Genre: Contemporary, Genre: LGBTQIA+, Genre: Romance, Reviews, Series: True Love

May 6, 2017

Review: Leo Loves Aries

Title: Leo Loves Aries Author: Anyta Sunday Genre: LGBT Contemporary Romance Warnings: None that I can think of Silver linings of warnings: N/A Overall Rating: A new person will enter your life in the early year, Leo. Look past any moments of frustration they might bring and laugh—this could be the start of a thriving friendship. Theo Wallace… Continue reading

Book List 2017, Reviews

Author: Anyta Sunday, Genre: Contemporary, Genre: LGBTQIA+, Genre: Romance, Series: Signs of Love

May 5, 2017

Review: Paradise Girl by Phill Featherstone

Title: Paradise Girl Author: Phill Featherstone Genre: YA Dystopian Warnings: Lots of death, attempted assault Silver linings of warnings: Some of the best written suspenseful scenes I’ve read in a long while. Overall Rating: A highly infectious and incurable virus spreads worldwide. Seventeen-year-old Kerryl Shaw and her family live on a remote farm and think they will be safe,… Continue reading

Book List 2017

Genre: Dystopia, Genre: Horror, Genre: YA Fiction, Reviews

May 5, 2017

Review: Same Love by Tony Correia

Title: Same Love Author: Tony Correia Genre: YA LGBTQIA+ Warnings: Hate speech involving LGBTQIA+, Native Americans, Asians, women and other minority groups. Silver Lining to Warnings: There are people, just like in the real world who do not stand for that bullshit. Overall Rating: At seventeen, Adam has suspected for a while that he might be gay. His sketchbook… Continue reading

Book List 2017

Author: Tony Correia, Genre: LGBTQIA+, Genre: Romance, Genre: YA Fiction, Reviews

May 4, 2017

What is reading all about?

What is reading all about? What motivates me to do it? What motivates YOU to do it? What do we get from it? For me reading has been many things. It has been a struggle, as I took forever to learn and resented the fact. It has been a solace, when I realized a written… Continue reading

Bookish Things

Reader Problems, Reflection

May 3, 2017

Beat the Backlist Challenge

My goal: Read 30 books from my TBR pile that have been sitting on my shelf for awhile. I’ve listed the first fifteen I plan on reading first. Once one book is finished I will add another on the end as I have literally hundreds of TBRs. The books are as follows: Seraphina by Rachel… Continue reading

Reading Challenges

September 17, 2016

Review: Asking for It by Louise O’Neill

Trigger Warning: Rape Continue reading

Book List 2016

Author: Louise O’Neill, Genre: YA Fiction