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#AdventPromptoftheDay day 5
For sad, This is all: the pillow book of Cordelia Kenn

I finally read this 800 page YA novel that's been sitting on my shelf for years, a leftover from my teaching days. It took over a month & I don't even know how to review it. Definite ups & downs. Places where the narrative went off the rails. A TERRIBLE ending. Some beautiful parts woven in. A complex depiction of teenage life. So I guess overall it's a pick because a) I managed to read the whole thing & b) I have complicated feelings about it.

In order: burned pc cast, harry potter,?, lightning thief, ultravoilet,?, bare bones, tied between the tudors and Shadowhunters, our bloody pearl, cookbooks,?,?, harry potter, harry potter,?. #nationalbookloversday

I'm curious to know what everyone's most impactful life changing books were and how they changed you. #throwbackthursday

Dec 15 #adventrecommends

Fair warning this one completely destroyed me. I read it as a teen and it was the first literary work I experienced a death of a character close to my own age.

Finally finished this book.

It reads like a diary of a teenage girl. She talks about topics such as periods, sex, love, spirituality, and flatulence. I feel like I‘ve grown up alongside the main character. It‘s unlike any book I‘ve ever read before.

This book came to me at a pivotal moment in life. It was part of my decision to get closer to my mom and build a stronger relationship. It will be a rather upsetting read though.

When a friend was over recently he kept quizzing me on whether or not I have read the #chunkster books on my shelves. Here are three that I had to admit I have not gotten around to yet. #splashintosummerreads