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I understand that they’re not for everyone (although, I’m hoping some of the books on here will change that), but they have been so helpful to me over the last few months in getting me to read more. As a reader, consuming a book in the same format over and over can start to feel boring

Not only did it make me want to read more from Holly Black, it made me want to read more fantasy novels. I understand that the point of reading for pleasure is to pick up things you know you’re going to enjoy. Similarly to how we read diversely to understand things we didn’t before, branching out in genre allows us to explore what we thought we enjoyed and, just maybe, learn a little something along the way. Do you prefer to pick up what you know you’ll enjoy, or try to branch out in your reading habits?

After Reading | In this post, I actually talked about why I support changing a book’s rating, even months after you’ve read it. Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale | I absolutely adored this little book and it ended up being my first five star book of 2019! I didn’t post quite as much as I wanted to this month, mostly because the posts I had lined up for the end of the month were reviews for books I didn’t finish on time, so look out for those reviews in April! Still, I love my birthday, and I love using birthday money to buy birthday books.

But unfortunately for Clay, if he can’t convince Annie to join his summer tour, his music label is going to drop him. Clay’s label wants to land Annie, and Clay has to make it happen. It’s blunt at times, but in a way that truly makes me believe Annie and Clay are teenagers trying to deal with emotions no teenager should have to deal with. He’s got heartache and grief and loneliness, and if I can’t survive him, he sure as hell can’t survive me.