Month: April 2020

Book Club, Book Review

Wuthering Heights: Gothic Literature At It’s Best | Book Review

Spoiler free Where To Buy This Book Helpful Links & Tips Meet All 19 Characters of Wuthering Heights (Spoiler Free). This post was very helpful to identify the character during my reading journey. As I was reading the book, all of the characters and the children of the main characters got mixed together, so it was nice that I had it all organized in one … Continue reading Wuthering Heights: Gothic Literature At It’s Best | Book Review

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Book Review

Turtles All The Way Down: John Green’s Next Best Book | Book Review

Spoiler Free Book Review National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Where to buy this book: I finally read Turtles All The Way Down! I bought this book right when this book was released three years ago, but never read it. I loved John Green’s books, but I was scared that this was going to be a let down. Fast forward today, in quarantine, in the mood … Continue reading Turtles All The Way Down: John Green’s Next Best Book | Book Review

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Book Club, Pop Culture

Wuthering Heights Fueled Into Pop Culture

Wuthering Heights is a hardcore classic novel. For those who don’t know, Wuthering Heights is a dark novel written in 1800s by Emily Brontë, a novel that uses darkness to tell a story of a revenge plot just because he didn’t get the girl he wanted. But why didn’t he get the girl he wanted? Well, because he was different. Heathcliff was an orphan with a dark complexion, working at a farm. Socially, he was “white trash” and for those reasons, rich people treated him like shit, including the girl that he loved, Cathy. Catherine loved him, but she cared more about her social standing  than Heathecliff.

Does that story line sound familiar? That’s because Wuthering Heights has influenced television shows, books, movies, and even poems. Here are some of the works where I have seen Wuthering Heights be a strong presence in.

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Book Club, Pop Culture

How Carole Baskin and Heathcliff are Both Murders

Disclaimer: The following claims are alleged, and are for entertainment purposes only. For those who don’t know who Carole Baskin is, she killed her husband. Carole Baskin is the reality star of Netflx’s Tiger King. For the purpose of this blog post, that is all you need to know. Everything else will be explained below.  For those who don’t know who Heathcliff is, he killed … Continue reading How Carole Baskin and Heathcliff are Both Murders

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Reading Tips & Tricks

Bullet Journal Spreads and Ideas for Book Readers and Bloggers

What is a bullet journal? A literal definition of a bullet journal is a journal that uses dots rather than lines. The dots are used as a guide to create charts, and shapes. A figurative definition of a bullet journal is a journal that you customize to your own liking. Bullet journals are for the planners that hate traditional planners because truth is, everyone has … Continue reading Bullet Journal Spreads and Ideas for Book Readers and Bloggers

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Book Review

A Court of Frost And Starlight: The Book We Could Probably Live Without | Book Review

Spoiler Free Author: Sarah J. MaasSeries: A Court of Thorn and Roses #3.1Release Date: May 1, 2018Page count: 239Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, but mostly Young Adult RomanceThemes: Love, redemption, healingMy Rating: 4.5★/5 Where To Buy This Book: Synopsis This book takes place weeks after the war from A Court of Wings and Ruin, in the heart of where Rhys and Feyre have choosen their home: … Continue reading A Court of Frost And Starlight: The Book We Could Probably Live Without | Book Review

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Book Recommendations, Book Review

Six of Crows: YA’S Gold Standard of A Thriller | Book Review

Spoiler Free Book Review

Author: Leigh Bardugo

Release Date: September 29, 2015

Page count: 465

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy

Themes: Thugs and Thives, Money Talks, Darkness

My Rating:★★★★★

Where to buy this book:

Paperback
Kindle

Synopsis

A soon to be Netflix series in late of 2020, Six of Crows is the young adult fantasy version of the film Ocean’s Eight. Full of action, magic, and wit, Six of Crows is an adrenaline rush ride with a group of thugs and thieves that join a heist. This group of thieves are not afraid to kill, steal, and loose their loyalty for money. Bardugo’s craft allows you to escape into a dark world with a group of thieves and you are the spectator, witnessing all of their crimes.

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Book Club

Meet All 19 Characters of Wuthering Heights (Spoiler Free)

This portion of the blog post is spoiler free! You may read the character descriptions, not be spoiled by the descriptions, and inspire you to read more of Wuthering Heights.

There are a total 19 characters in Wuthering Heights. It may be much, but there are so many family trees, many characters that have similar names, and characters who have the same name. Before I begin introducing you all the characters of this wonderful book, here is a family tree for you to familiarize the families.

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Book Club, Book Recommendations

April’s Book Club Pick: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Page Count: 344 Genres: Suspense, Romance Themes: Love, Infatuation, Good vs. Evil, Violence and Revenge. Access The Book For Free or Buy it Book Club Agenda Every week for the month of April, I will publish book club content to enhance your reading of Wuthering Heights. Week One: Meet the CharactersWeek Two: How Wuthering Heights Influenced Pop CultureWeek Three: Let’s talk about the major themes. … Continue reading April’s Book Club Pick: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

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