2019 · Bookish · Creative Writing · Journal · Mental Health Monday · Mental Illness · Poem · Poetry · Through the Shattered Glass

Through the Shattered Glass #7 / #MentalHealthMonday

About the series : In case the title didn’t give it all, Through the Shattered Glass is going to be my Grey Journal. I am going to document my lowest, darkest moments in life. It is also a Journal, but it will only display my darkest days, perhaps even a bit about the aftermath. ************************************** A…… Continue reading Through the Shattered Glass #7 / #MentalHealthMonday

2018 · 2019 · Book Review · Bookish · Debut Novel · Drug addiction Rep · Eric smith · Flux · Flux Books · Kati Gardner · Own Voices · YA

Book Review of Brave Enough- A raw, honest, heartbreaking, and beautiful story.

Blurb Teenager Cason Martin is the youngest ballerina in the Atlanta Ballet Conservatory. She never really had a choice of whether she learned to dance or not. Her mother, the conservatory’s artistic director, has made all the decisions in Cason’s life. But that’s about to change. Cason has been hiding an injury, and it’s much…… Continue reading Book Review of Brave Enough- A raw, honest, heartbreaking, and beautiful story.

2018 · 2019 · Asian Rep · Book Review · Bookish · Diversity · Entangled Teen · Lydia Kang · Own Voices · Romance · Sci-Fi · YA

Book Review Of Toxic- A very unique Sci-Fi thriller that dwells on one’s troubling cogitations & showcases brilliancy when it comes to world-building.

Blurb Hana isn’t supposed to exist. She’s grown up hidden by her mother in a secret room of the bioship Cyclo until the day her mother is simply gone – along with the entire crew. Cyclo tells her she was abandoned, but she’s certain her mother wouldn’t leave her there to die. And Hana isn’t…… Continue reading Book Review Of Toxic- A very unique Sci-Fi thriller that dwells on one’s troubling cogitations & showcases brilliancy when it comes to world-building.

2019 · Book Review · Bookish · Contemporary · Diversity · Eric smith · Fantasy · Fiction · Flux · Flux Books · Own Voices · YA

Book Review of The Girl and the Grove- A heartfelt Urban Fantasy that explores environmental activism, acceptance, family, and friendship!

Blurb Teenager Leila’s life is full of challenges. From bouncing around the foster care system to living with seasonal affective disorder, she’s never had an easy road. Leila keeps herself busy with her passion for environmental advocacy, monitoring the Urban Ecovists message board and joining a local environmental club with her best friend Sarika. And…… Continue reading Book Review of The Girl and the Grove- A heartfelt Urban Fantasy that explores environmental activism, acceptance, family, and friendship!

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Thinking Out Loud #2 / Mental Health Monday:​ Is the term Self-Care being exploited?

Today’s Thinking Out Loud blog post is here to extend what my ” Through the Shattered Glass” series talks about.   In TTSG, I usually only discuss my personal experiences with mental health. Today on TOL, I want to start an ongoing conversation about something mental health-related, self-care. A couple of days ago, I came across…… Continue reading Thinking Out Loud #2 / Mental Health Monday:​ Is the term Self-Care being exploited?

Book Review · Bookish · Dystopian · Entangled Teen · Pintip Dunn · Romance · Sci-Fi · SFF · YA

Book Review of Star-Crossed: A storyline that is very unique and weird and a bit hard to swallow.

Blurb Princess Vela’s people are starving. Stranded on a planet that lacks food, Vela makes the ultimate sacrifice and becomes an Aegis for her people. Accepting a genetic modification that takes sixty years off her life, she can feed her colony via nutrition pills. But her best friend is still getting worse. And she’s not…… Continue reading Book Review of Star-Crossed: A storyline that is very unique and weird and a bit hard to swallow.

2019 · Book Review · Bookish · Depression · Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult · Fiction · Penguin Books · YA

Book Review of Speak: A powerful story with a difficult narrative during a time where such stories had no place to echo in this cruel, cold world. #mhbb

Blurb The first ten lies they tell you in high school. “Speak up for yourself—we want to know what you have to say.” From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she…… Continue reading Book Review of Speak: A powerful story with a difficult narrative during a time where such stories had no place to echo in this cruel, cold world. #mhbb