The Book Junkie

*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