the “xan needs help” book haul
since coming back from new york, i decided to try to go on a book-buying ban. HAH, WHAT A JOKE! since then, it’s been around eight weeks (well, actually longer now but when i drafted this it was eight weeks)...
REVIEW + DISCUSSION: the fill-in boyfriend, by kasie west
this book was too adorable for my heart to handle. this was my first kasie west novel and i absolutely ADORED it. i planned on reading one chapter, starting at 12am, and ended up finishing the entire book. in that...
HARRY POTTER: THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION // pictures of this perfection
it’s no secret i have a love for books and photography; i’m unconditionally obsessed with instagram. “a picture is worth a thousand words.” does that mean pictures of books are worth a million words? wow, i haven’t done this feature...
THE COVER GAMES: the rose and the dagger, by renee ahdieh
the cover games is a feature here at the twirling pages! i’ll be discussing: miraculous cover changes, battles between the US cover/UK cover, heart-eye-emoji covers, and well all things book cover related!
REVIEW: a step toward falling, by cammie mcgovern
note: all quotes are from an advanced reader’s edition and may differ from the final copy. A STEP TOWARD FALLING was painfully powerful. the themes for this novel were openly embraced and thrived from beginning to end. right from the...
REVIEW: everything, everything, by nicola yoon
(background photo via graceslibrary on tumblr) EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING started off as everything i hoped for, but ended up disappointing me. the more i think about this book, the more it frustrates me. like, REALLY frustrates me. i started off loving...