Month: February 2015

Cristina’s Close Look [2] Boyfriend Knows Best: On Oppressive YA Relationships

Posted February 11, 2015 in Cristina's Close Look, Discussions / 25 Comments

As someone in their twenties, I’m often considered to be an “older” YA reader, as publishing houses market the YA demographic as targeting those who are 12-17. Being a YA blogger makes this difference and age range seem insignificant, as many of those who primarily read and purchase YA span an age range well into the 40s and 50s. Most of the time I don’t feel disconnected from YA novels due to being a bit older than the characters, but one of the exceptions can be romance. Since I’m out of my teen years I have a wider range of […]

Top Ten Things I Like/Dislike When It Comes To Romance In Fiction

Posted February 9, 2015 in Top Ten Tuesday, Weekly Features/Memes / 39 Comments

As usual, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the fantastic blog The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic is inspired by Valentine’s Day, and focuses on tropes you either like or dislike when it comes to reading a romance. I’ve decided to split my list to include five of both topics! Things I Like When It Comes to Romance In Books 1) Witty Banter. Nothing pulls me in more than a couple who can verbally spar with one another, as well as have an intelligent conversation. Sometimes it needs to be about more than just the swoons. 2) The […]

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black- Review

Posted February 9, 2015 in Books, Reviews / 17 Comments

“We love until we do not. For us, love doesn’t fade gradually. It snaps like a branch bent too far.” I know what you’re thinking. You’re wondering how in the heck I only gave this book 2.5 stars. You’re probably wondering if I even read the same book as you did. Well, full disclosure: It breaks my heart to rate this book so low, but it just didn’t work for me. I was so so excited to read The Darkest Part of the Forest, as it was the first novel I picked up by Holly Black. I had read […]

Sunday Funday: Week in Review [23]

Posted February 8, 2015 in Sunday Funday, Weekly Features/Memes / 4 Comments

Sunday Funday is a weekly(ish) post I’ve started to recap the bookish (and sometimes not-so-bookish) happenings in my life the past week! Feel free to participate, just link back! February 2-8, 2015 Life This week I had a whirlwind mini-vacation to the coast where it was unseasonably sunny and beautiful. I was able to reconnect with a lot of my college friends and professors and had an absolutely wonderful time soaking up the sunshine and doing some tourist-y activities! I toured some really cool historic ships in the harbor, tried a lot of new food thanks to my best friends […]

Celebrating with Instagram!

Posted February 6, 2015 in Fun Stuff / 8 Comments

As I mentioned in my One Year Anniversary Post, today marks a year since Girl in the Pages was born! I decided this was the perfect time to expand my social media outreach, so you can now find Girl in the Pages on Instagram! (You can also follow via the Instagram icon in my sidebar). Be sure to follow me to earn more entries in my Blogiversary Giveaway!

Girl in the Pages Anniversary Celebration & Giveaway!

Posted February 6, 2015 in Fun Stuff / 33 Comments

I cannot believe that I’ve been blogging for an entire year! On February 6, 2014 I decided to launch Girl in the Pages, encouraged after having experienced a Harry Potter study abroad course to London and realizing I had so much I wanted to say about the books I love to read! While I initially started this blog as a way to organize my thoughts on the books I’ve read, it’s grown and flourished because of you. Every reader, every follower, every like, every comment…it’s all driven me to continue with this blog, to create a brand and teach myself […]

The Versatile Blogger Award!

Posted February 5, 2015 in Blog Awards / 21 Comments

This past week I was honored to be nominated by four lovely bloggers for The Versatile Blogger Award! I can’t thank all of you enough, it warms my heart knowing that others enjoy my content! So many, many thanks to Lulu’s Rants and Reads, Stacks of Sarah, Radiant Reads, and Senseless Scrutiny! Instructions for this Award: To show the award on your blog. To thank the person who nominated you. To share seven facts about yourself. To nominate fifteen blogs. So I’ve done several tags that include facts about me before, so bear with me if I accidentally repeat some […]

Month in Review: January 2015

Posted February 1, 2015 in Month In Review / 12 Comments

Books I Read This Month: Reviews: The One (3 Stars) Trial By Fire (5 Stars) Wish (3.5 Stars) Eleanor & Park (5 Stars) Splintered (3.5 Stars) The Selection (3.5 Stars) The Book of Ivy (3 Stars) Stats Total Books Read: 6 Rereads: 0 Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge Progress: 6/70 Favorite Book Read in January: Trial By Fire by Josephine Angelini Least Favorite Book Read in January: I didn’t DISLIKE any books this month, but I was a bit underwhelmed by The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel. Book that Most Surprised Me in January: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. I […]