The Feminist Bookworm

Happy Valentine's Day! In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought it would be fun for me to share with you guys some of my favorite book couples! 1. Feyre and Rhysand from ACOTAR series - this is my favorite ship, like, ever! My favorite thing about their relationship is that they are very much equals, in their relationship and in their positions in life. I really appreciated how, in one of the books, Feyre makes a comment apologizing for not feeling like having sex, and Rhysand tells her she never has to apologize for not wanting to have sex, and in this era, that was music to my ears. 2. Bella and Edward from The Twilight Saga  - because it's iconic. I recognize the problematic parts of this relationship, but I love it nonetheless. And I'm here to tell you that the only reason there was ever a Team Jacob is when New Moon the movie came out and people fell in love with Taylor Lautner's abs. 3. America and Maxon from The Selection series - Aspen who? I love thi...

So, I actually read this book last year, but I waited to post this review closer (slightly) to the publication date. For those of you who don't know, Taylor Jenkins Reid's The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was my favorite book of 2018, and this book was actually my third favorite of 2018.  Is this book Evelyn Hugo ? No. But it's fantastic, and I loved it so much. I can't wait to re-read it via the finished hardcover and audiobook. This book is told through interviews, so I really hope the audiobook features a full cast. Anyways.  Daisy Jones & the Six follows a rock band of the same name that was famous in the 1970s. However, the band infamously split in 1979. No one knows why they split, and none of the band members have talked about it... until now. The book is told through interviews, and it features a ton of characters, not just the members of the band, recalling how they got together, their relationships, and of course why they split. Like Evelyn Hu...

I had never previously read an Emma Mills book before (but I had heard great things about her!) and I decided to pick up this one because the concept intrigued me: a girl in a small town is looking for a way to raise money to send her marching band to a parade in LA, and her small town's only claim to fame is that it is the hometown of country star Megan Pleasant. The main character, Sophie, figures a lot of money can be raised if Megan comes back to town to do a concert. The only issue? Megan has publicly sworn never to return to her hometown. I really liked this book! It was very light and heartfelt and really focuses on family and friends. There is a really cute romance, but my favorite part of this novel had to be our main character, Sophie. Sophie is just so sweet and so kind and so inclusive. I feel like in YA so many of the main characters we read about can't really be described as nice, so it was very refreshing to read a book with a main character who was. There ...

The end of year reading survey is a really fun way to reflect on your reading year and the books you read, as well as the books you are looking forward to in the new year! I love doing this survey every year, so here is the 2018 edition! I worked really hard to make sure I answered each question with only one book. All of these questions were created by Jame from the Perpetual Page Turner, so definitely check out her blog and original post here ! Number Of Books You Read: 89 Number of Re-Reads: 8 Genre You Read The Most From: YA  1. Best Book You Read In 2018? Without a doubt, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.   2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t? The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee. I absolutely love this series, and I love Katie, but I didn't love this conclusion as much as I was expecting to. This third book ended up being my least favorite in the series.  3. Most surprising...

You guys, I did it! I finally read Strange the Dreamer . And not only that, I read the sequel, Muse of Nightmares . I can't believe I waited so long to read these because I loved them so much! With Strange the Dreamer , it's best to go in knowing simply the bare bones of the story. It's a dual perspective novel, but the second perspective will come as a bit of a surprise. Anyways, Strange the Dreamer follows Lazlo Strange, an orphan who is now a librarian. Lazlo is obsessed with a mythical city called Weep. However, Weep was not always known as Weep. When Lazlo was a little boy, the true name of the city was literally ripped from his memory, and everyone else's for that matter, and replaced with the name Weep. Lazlo is obsessed with uncovering the truth about Weep, and what kind of magic could rip a name from memory and history. Strange the Dreamer is phenomenal! It is so whimsical and atmospheric and rich in detail. What really sets these books apart from a...

I honestly can't give this book a rating. I just can't. It has so many triggers that there is no way I can label them all, but sexual assault, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and animal cruelty are among some of the triggers. This is a VERY graphic book and quite controversial for a variety of reasons, one of which is that it's marketed to the YA community. This book is a very dark, very graphic, very feminist take on the ORIGINAL (not the Disney story, the original tale, the one with rape) tale of Sleeping Beauty. In this very patriarchal fantasy world, a prince, in this case, Prince Emory, must travel to a faraway land upon the death of a king, slay a dragon, rescue a damsel, and marry the damsel, who he names Ama (for a disgusting reason, I might add) and who has no memory of her prior life before being rescued by the prince. Ama is supposed to accept that she is a damsel, going to marry a queen, and going to give birth to a son who will repeat the cycle. But Ama asks...

It's time for another read-a-thon! And hopefully one that is more successful than the previous one I participated in... Anyways, I will be participating in the Tis the Seasonathon, which is a holiday read-a-thon hosted by two of my favorite booktubers, Heather from Bookables (who created this read-a-thon) and Kristin from Super Space Chick . This is a holiday themed read-a-thon (you can really read whatever you want though, which is what I will be doing, as only one of the challenges is holiday specific) that will take place from December 3rd-9th .  And here are the challenges! 1. Read a book with red or green on the cover For this challenge, I will be reading The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston, which has a very green cover. This book is about a boy names Owen who is a very wealthy due to his father's company. But one day his mother shows up at his fancy boarding school to pull him out because, not only has his father gone missing, his father made his fortune on...