The Book Junkie

I wrote this back as an assignment for my Creative Writing class my Junior year. I haad a lot of fun with this one and I hope you guys like it. Enjoy! Who I Am I am me not you not anyone. I dream of a life that is mine to control and not others. I create whole worlds with my pen when I write. In Sleeping Beauty’s castle the clock strikes one hundred years and the girl in the tower returns to the world. Is that what I am? Sleeping Beauty awakening after one hundred years? I am no princess and no damsel in distress. I love who I am not what my parents try to make me. I live in a world where everything round is good: the sun, wheels, cookies, and the princess. But still I love who I am no matter what anyone says. Angels are pure and sweet not evil or unkind. I pointed to a place where kids had made angels in the snow. For some reason, I told him that a troop of angels had been shot and dissolved before they hit the ground. Maybe

*Side Note: I apologize for the non-update on Wednesday. I was getting a new internet provider before I went to work, so I couldn't post anything. Just letting you know.* The weekend is finally here!!!!! That just means more time for reading!! Even though I have to work on the weelends, I try to make as much time to read as possible. So without further ado, here is what I'll be reading to this weekend. In Physical Form: On My Kindle App: On Audible App: So there you have! My reads for the weekend. What are you guys reading this weekend? Let me know in the comments! Hope you guys have a great weekend! See you Monday! Happy reading!!!!

  Title: Demigods and Monsters Author: Raye Wagner Series: Sphinx Book Two Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy Release Date: April 25th, 2016 Publisher: N/A Edition: Kindle E-book Rating: 5 Stars Why I Read/Listened to the Book: I enjoyed the first book and I was looking forward to reading this. Synopsis: Can Apollo’s curse be broken?   Seventeen-year-old Hope Nicholas is done running. Apollo’s curse has ruled her entire life, limiting her choices and robbing her of the things that matter most. But she refuses to live in fear any longer. In fact, she’s ready to do whatever it takes to break the god’s power over her existence.  When the goddess Artemis instructs Hope to impersonate a demigod and infiltrate a conservatory to get access to the Olympian library, she doesn’t hesitate. As she sees it, there’s nothing left to lose.  But once inside, Hope discovers the only way to get what she needs is to work with her sworn enemies. As the lines betwee

*I know I said I was going to do two posts today, but due to certain circumstances, I will post one.*   Title: Curse of the Sphinx Author: Raye Wagner Series: Sphinx Book One Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy Release Date: August 11th, 2015 (first on August 9th, 2015) Publisher: N/A Edition: Kindle E-book Rating: 5 Stars Why I Read/Listened to the Book: I like Greek Mythology, so this was right up my alley. Synopsis: How long can a monster stay hidden in plain sight? Seventeen year-old Hope Nicholas has spent her entire life on the run. But no one is chasing her. In fact, no one even knows she exists. With her mom, she’s traveled from town to town and school to school, barely staying long enough to meet anyone, let alone make friends. And she’ll have to keep it that way. It’s safer. When her mother is brutally ripped away from her, Hope’s life shatters. Is this the fulfillment of Apollo’s curse, murder from the shadow monsters of the Underworld,

*Sorry for the two no posts. I am still going to be keeping to schedule as much as I can though. On Friday, there will be two posts so I hope you enjoy that.* This monolouge I wrote back in my high school Creative Writing class. I would like to point out that this is not exactly light-hearted as it deals with the topic of depression. I wrote this as a reflection of my own battle with depression, though the main character's situation is different to mine. I hope you all enjoy this. Coming Clean ( Katelyn sits back against her bedroom door, razor poised over her wrist. Above her loud music, she hears her pounding on the door. She puts the razor down and pounds on the door, yelling. ) Will you two quit it! I’m trying to study!( whispers ) Why does everyone start worrying so much? It’s not like I’m swallowing a bottle of pills or shooting myself. Cutting myself is a way for me to release my anger.( softly ) Maybe I’m lying to myself of why I cut myself. Maybe I turned it int

*Note: Sorry for the no posting on Friday and Monday. Those two days were really hectic.* This is the first poem I ever officially wrote. I wrote it years ago for my grandparents' wedding anniversary when I was about 8 or 9. This poem has a really special place in my heart because it was the first real writing piece that spaeked my love for writing. So without further ado, here is the poem! Circle We are a circle forever We live in a world together Where life is a beacon For us to follow unwavering Through day and night Never to be away And sweet nectar life is To hope we may have I know that life is always Full of darkness and light To any hope we yearn Love is a gift we need Since there is nothing better As a circle we hope For a better life We are a circle forever We live in a world together

I wrote this back when I was in my Junior year of high school for my creative writing class. This was actually on of my favorite pieces to write because of the style it's written in: sestina. I love this piece and I hope you do too. Fairy Child Like a lonely passing thought the girl felt the summer breeze that accompanied the night surrounded by the dark she sat in the garden watching the fairy blooms sway in the wind. Pretty blooms from her thought world of a fairy garden with her hair fluttering in the breeze outlined by the dark starry night She began walking into the night surrounded by the fragrant blooms dancing in the dark I wonder where I’ll go. she thought as the gentle breeze followed her from the garden Leaving behind the garden engulfed in the night followed by the breeze she smelled of exotic blooms to those who thought she was a creature of the dark The girl continued in the dark passing many a garden

*Note: I apologize for not updating on schedule last week. Life got hectic. But I will be updating on schedule starting now.   Title: Cruel Beauty Author: Rosamund Hodge Series: Cruel Beauty Universe Book One Genre: Young Adult Fairy Tale Retelling Release Date: January 28th, 2014 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Edition: Kindle E-book Rating: 2.5 Stars Why I Read/Listened to the Book: I happen to like retellings of any kind and have been wanting to read this since it came out. Synopsis: Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl's journey to fulfill her destiny and the monster who gets in her way-by stealing her heart. Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny. Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in tra

   Title: Stealing Snow Author: Danielle Paige Series: Stealing Snow Book One Genre: Young Adult Fairy Tale Retelling Release Date: September 20th, 2016 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Edition: Audiobook Rating: 5 Stars Why I Read/Listened to the Book: I've been meaning to get to Danielle's books for a while and this seemed like a good start. Synopsis: First kisses sometimes wake slumbering princesses, undo spells, and spark happily ever afters. Mine broke Bale. Seventeen-year-old Snow has spent her life locked in Whittaker Psychiatric—but she isn’t crazy. And that’s not the worst of it. Her very first kiss proves anything but innocent…when Bale, her only love, turns violent. Despite Snow knowing that Bale would never truly hurt her, he is taken away—dashing her last hope for any sort of future in the mental ward she calls home. With nowhere else to turn, Snow finds herself drawn to a strange new orderly who whispers secrets in the night about a

 Hello fellow readers! Sorry for not updating in a while. Life has been pretty busy and I haven't had time to just sit and post reviews and what not. I've also been in a really bad place mentally for the last few months and I didn't feel like blogging about anything. I've been in the biggest reading slump because of it. Thankfully, I am now feeling much better and will be posting on here again.  Starting Wednesday, October 5th, I will be posting a review. The review will be the first post of mine that will go back to the schedule of posting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I will also now be posting not only reviews, but also monthly wrap-ups, book hauls, my own original writings (that will be only on Wednesdays after the 5th), and any unboxings that I do. Some of the posts will be linked with anything that I put on my YouTube channel, but most will not. If at any time I am unable to post on schedule, I will let you know the reason for not posting.  Thank you al

Title: The Heir and the Spare Author: Emily Albright Series: Untitled #1 Genre: Young Adult/New Adult Contemporary Romance Release Date: December 4th, 2015 Publisher: Merit Press Edition: Kindle E-book Pages: 288 Rating: 2 Stars Why I Read the Book: I'm in the mood for contemporaries lately and this was free in the Kindle store. Synopsis:  Family can be complicated. Especially when skeletons from the past pop up unexpectedly. For American Evie Gray, finding out her deceased mother had a secret identity, and not one of the caped crusader variety, was quite the surprise. Evie’s mom had a secret life before she was even born, one that involved tiaras. In this modern day fairytale, Evie is on a path to figure out who her mom really was, while discovering for herself what the future will hold. Charged with her late mother’s letters, Evie embarks on a quest into her past. The first item on the list is to attend Oxford, her mom’s alma mater. There, Evie stumbles up

Oh my god! I'm posting! Hey guys, I'm so sorry for being M.I.A. for so long. I've been busy with work, school, and personal issues that I couldn't post like I wanted to. But I'm back and will be posting on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays like I was before. And without further ado, let's get on to the review. Title:  The Falconer Author:  Elizabeth May Series:  The Faconer #1 Genre:  YA Historical Fiction, Steampunk, and Fantasy Release Date:  May 6th, 2014 (first published September 19th, 2013) Publisher:  Chronicle Books Edition Read In:  Kindle Pages:  386 Rating:  5 Stars Why I Read It:  I love books that take place in either Ireland or Scotland. Plus Sasha at abookutopia on YouTube made a recommendations video about it. Synopsis: One girl's nightmare is this girl's faery tale She's a stunner. Edinburgh, 1844. Eighteen-year-old Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, has