• challenges

    First Line Friday & Friday 56 #2: Divergent by Veronica Roth

    Hello Friday! Another week has passed and this weekend I’m spending with an old friend of a book. First Line Friday rules: Grab the book nearest to you (or one you want to read) and leave a comment with the first line. First Line Friday was started by Reading is my Superpower. first line: There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. The announcement of The Sixth Faction made me curious what adult-me would think about Divergent, since teenager-me was the only one that read it. So I picked it up again and was…

  • book news

    2026 Book Releases My Inner Teenager Would Love

    When the 2016 trend made its rounds at the beginning of the year I didn’t really expect it to stick around. Now, the trend has run its course on social media, but a few of the book releases for 2026 would have my inner 16 year old screaming with joy. Disclaimer: This isn’t the post where I talk about unknown books or authors or where you discover something you’ve never heard of before. This is a post where 16-year-old me takes the wheel and gushes about the authors that shaped her, who somehow have a book coming out in 2026.…