The Feminist Bookworm

This is my right. I deserve to be heard. I am so glad that this book exists. And I am so glad this book was written for teens. Girls on the Verge follows three girls from Texas who have to go on a road trip so that one of them can obtain an abortion, as Texas abortion restrictions have made it impossible for our main character, Camille, to exercise her legal right to choose. This book is extraordinary. Every once in a while, a book comes along that just hits you right in the gut, and this is one of those books. I am unapologetically pro-choice, and reproductive freedom is one of, if not the issue, that I am most passionate about. There are a million reasons I can give in favor of the pro-choice movement, but I really appreciated that this book focused on a specific, less talked about element of the movement: access to reproductive healthcare. This book really focuses on the fact that abortion is a LEGAL procedure that old white men who will never be pregnant are trying to...

I am so excited to be sharing a Q&A with Emily A. Duncan, author of the highly anticipated Wicked Saints, in collaboration with Wednesday Books! About the Book:  Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan Publisher: Wednesday Books (Macmillan) Pub Date: April 2, 2019 Buy Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself. A prince in danger must decide who to trust. A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light.  Wicked Saints  is the thrilling start to Emily A. Duncan’s devastatingly Gothic  Something Dark and Holy  trilogy. About the Author: EMILY A. DUNCAN works as a yout...

This. Book. Fucking. Broke. Me. Excuse my French. Wow. This book is absolutely extraordinary. Everyone has heard of Laurie Halse Anderson's book Speak , a remarkable novel that is required reading for a lot of students these days that follows a teenager in the aftermath of her sexual assault. Shout is Laurie's memoir written in verse about her own experience with sexual assault, but it is also a commentary on rape and rape culture and the #metoo movement, and an empowering book that encourages victims to shout and speak their truths. I had the pleasure of attending Laurie's Chicago event, and it was hands down the best author event I have ever been to. Laurie had a an empowering conversation with a local author and activist, as well as a Q&A. I asked her a question about the #MeToo movement, and her answer was so beautiful and eloquent and I really appreciated that she addressed Tarana Burke in her answer. Laurie's passion for activism and diversity just r...

Last year, I participated in the blog tour for Royals (renamed Prince Charming ) by Rachel Hawkins. Her Royal Highness is the companion novel to Prince Charming, so you don’t have to have read Prince Charming to read Her Royal Highness , but I would highly recommend doing so.  Her Royal Highness follows our main character Millie, who is from Texas and moves to Scotland to do her senior year at a prestigious boarding school. Millie's roommate ends up being Princess Flora, the actual princess of Scotland, who you would remember from Prince Charming . Millie and Flora initially clash, but soon become sort-of best friends/sort-of girlfriends. This is an LGBTQ+ novel, as Millie is bisexual and Flora is lesbian. I absolutely adored this book! While I really liked Prince Charming , I loved Her Royal Highness . I loved the characters, and I loved the romance, and I really enjoyed the setting of a prestigious Scotland boarding school. It was also really refreshing to read an LGB...

Hey Everyone! I am so excited to announce a handful of blog tours that I am participating in during the coming months! For those of you who don't know, blog tours are collaborations between authors, publishers, and bloggers to promote a specific book. They take place during specific dates, and each day of the blog tour a post related to the book appears on a different blogger's site. I am so excited to share the books I will be participating in blog tours for! March 26th: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan May 21st: Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small June 1st: The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg XOXO, Isabella

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...