Snacks & Paperbacks

To keep track of my goals and progress, I am going to give you all a monthly update each month. In these posts I will tell you about the book(s) I read during the month and update my progress on both the reading challenges. Books. This month, I read a total of 4 books. Due to some health issues, I wasn't able to read much more, but I'm still quite happy about the 4 books I was able to read. I started the month with Final Girls by Riley Sager. This was a book I was very excited and curious about ever since it came out, and I absolutely DEVOURED it! For someone who hasn't ever really been into thrillers before, that really got me into exploring this new-to-me genre. My non-spoilery review can be found here . After finishing that, I felt like reading another suspensefull and exciting book, so I picked up Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. This was such a trippy read that really asks a lot of philosophical questions that will keep your mind occupied, plus it is really ...

Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised. With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met. I found out about this book through the first released footage of the m...