The first full week of October is designated Mental Illness Awareness Week.It's interesting. Mental illness is so prevalent, yet still so taboo in our culture. According to NAMI, the National Association of Mental Illness, one in four adults experiences mental illness in a given year, and for teenagers, 20% will experience severe mental disorders.When I … Continue reading Mental Illness Awareness Week
Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: The Thirteenth Tale
“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.” ― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale
Book Review: Landline
“Neal didn't take Georgie's breath away. Maybe the opposite. But that was okay--that was really good, actually, to be near someone who filled your lungs with air.” ― Rainbow Rowell, Landline
Book Review: Me Before You
“You only get one life. It's actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.” ― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You
Book Review: Something Like Normal
“Maybe it’s time to find a new normal.” ― Trish Doller, Something like Normal
Book Review: Panic
“It was so strange, the way that life moved forward: the twists and the dead ends, the sudden opportunities. She supposed if you could predict or foresee everything that was going to happen, you’d lose the motivation to go through it all. The promise was always in the possibility.” ― Lauren Oliver, Panic
Top Ten Tuesday: If You Liked, You Will Love…
Hey y'all! Every week, The Broke and the Bookish blog hosts a linkup where book bloggers post their Top Ten Tuesdays. This week's theme is If you liked, then you will love…And of course, I jumped on the opportunity to bring some information to all of you!So, without further ado.. Top Ten Tuesday!The Book Thief by … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: If You Liked, You Will Love…
Book Review: The Museum of Extraordinary Things
“Love like this wasn't what he'd planned or wanted or expected, surely it was indeed a trap, for even when you tried to run away, it followed you through the grass and lay down beside you, it overtook common sense and willpower.” ― Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things
Book Review: Code Name Verity
“KISS ME, HARDY! Kiss me, QUICK!” ― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity
Book Review: Fangirl
“In new situations, all the trickiest rules are the ones nobody bothers to explain to you. (And the ones you can't Google.)” ― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl