Book Review: My Dark Vanessa

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

Book Review: The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman

            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

Book Review: The Correspondent

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

Book Review: Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft

[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

Best Books to Read to Celebrate Banned Books Week 2025!

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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!

Book Review: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

INTRODUCTION             My favorite books tend to be those that show women thriving in male-dominated fields. I picked up Atmosphere because I saw an Instagram Reel of a woman sobbing her eyes out and I decided, yes, I need that catharsis in my life. Especially with my senior year of college starting in a few…Continue Reading Book Review: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Team Conrad, Team Jeremiah, or Team Belly? Comparing We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han to its TV Adaptation 

In case you haven’t been on any form of social media these past few months, The Summer I Turned Pretty has taken the world by storm. From the constant Team Conrad vs. Team Jeremiah edits on TikTok, to the marketing tactics from brands like Delta Airlines and Swedish Fish who hopped on the endless memes going…Continue Reading Team Conrad, Team Jeremiah, or Team Belly? Comparing We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han to its TV Adaptation 

Book Review: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

It’s finally here! I’ve waiting for this book since the first time I cracked open “The Hunger Games.” Haymitch has always been one of, if not my favorite character in the trilogy, and after all this time, he finally has a book exploring his past! I waited for weeks to get a copy of “Sunrise…Continue Reading Book Review: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Why We Need Earth Day

Earth Day is a holiday that is often overlooked. If anything, people will celebrate by doing small acts of kindness to the Earth. Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, inspired by growing environmental concerns and organized by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and activist Denis Hayes. The first event mobilized 20 million Americans and sparked…Continue Reading Why We Need Earth Day