INTRO The term Book Tok, nowadays, usually garners eye rolls and upset comments. The subculture on Tik Tok is oversaturated with cliché romantasies, problematic tropes, and adults crushing on children (primarily Draco Malfoy). But it wasn’t always this way. Back in 2020, Book Tok was a thriving community where readers could gush about their favorite…Continue Reading Book Review: The Princess Knight by Cait Jacobs
INTRO As an able-bodied woman, I’m always looking to learn more about the disabled community. I grew up watching Molly Burke on YouTube, fangirling over her late guide dog, Gallop, and listening to her struggles as a blind woman. In one video, 10 Things That Amaze Me About Sight, Molly marvels at the idea…Continue Reading Book Review: Unseen by Molly Burke
INTRO I can’t believe we live in a world where we still don’t believe victims first. Paraphrased from the book, Giuffre acknowledges it can take victims of sexual abuse years or even decades to speak about their experiences to anyone, let alone come forward publicly. It’s unfathomable how people still doubt and deny the absolute…Continue Reading Book Review: Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre
INTRO I have to be honest: I am usually not the type to pick up a nonfiction book. While I have a few of my nonfiction favorites, they are few and far between, and I often find myself lost in worlds of fantasy or young adult fiction. However, when I read the synopsis for Jennie…Continue Reading Book Review: A Silent Treatment: A Memoir by Jeannie Vanasco
INTRODUCTION I’m angry at the romance genre. That’s quite a blanket statement, but for the most part, it’s true. In recent times, the romance genre has lowered women’s standards. Authors like Colleen Hoover influence people to believe that abuse is love (see It Ends With Us). Abusers can be forgiven and even loved again….Continue Reading Book Review: My Dark Vanessa
Immigrant stories are more important now than ever. My great grandmother Ona came to the states from Lithuania in the early 20th century. While I’m quite disconnected to my personal history, families face the horrible injustices of immigration as you read this review. The time to be educated was…Continue Reading Book Review: The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman
INTRODUCTION With three declining grandparents, I tend not to read books with elderly main characters (hence why I don’t touch A Man Called Ove). It’s too close to home for me to enjoy the reading experience. My grandparents are everything to me and reading a book about elderly people going through loneliness, grief, and…Continue Reading Book Review: The Correspondent
[Spoilers for Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Wings] INTRO If you were anything like me, the Tinkerbell/Pixie Hollow movies were a girlhood staple. The first one was released straight to DVD in 2008 when I was four years old. For Halloween, I was Rosetta- complete with a pink turtleneck under my costume (Mom’s…Continue Reading Book Review: Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft
Every year, Banned Books Week reminds us how powerful stories can be, they have enough power to challenge the way people think, make readers feel seen, and sometimes even make others uncomfortable. For me, one of those books is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. It’s not just a book I read…Continue Reading Book Review: Perks of Being A Wallflower
This year, from October 5th to October 11th, we are celebrating Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week is a week dedicated to highlighting the free and open access to information through the books that we read. This year’s theme is “Censorship Is So 1984 – Read for Your Rights.” Having been the president of a…Continue Reading Best Books to Read to Celebrate Banned Books Week 2025!
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