Book Nook

Hey everybody! New book = New blog post! Over the past couple months I have tried so hard to get into this book because its an oldie. I felt like the first time i picked it up i wasn't in the right state of mind or focused enough. So i decided to come back to it later and i finally finished it.

It is "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. My high school junior English teacher gave it to me as a gift with i appreciate so much! It is a classic book that has a lot of drama! It is actually pretty scandalous and crazy if you really focus on the text.

It is basically a crazy love rectangle between; Rosemary, Dick Diver, Nicole, and Tommy. Dick and Nicole are doctor and patient but also husband and wife. Rosemary loves Dick and Tommy loves Nicole. However, the twist is that behind the back Dick loves Rosemary and Nicole loves Tommy. Nicole almost feels held back and held down by Dick towards the end of the book and starts to have an affair with Tommy. Rosemary is young and in love with Dick and the person he is and how he looks. Dick loves her back and they have an affair. THIS PEOPLE ARE CRAZY! Also at the end the character Mary basically confesses that she loved Dick too!

I dont really know why all the characters loved Dick cause he was a cheater and liar and a secretive man. He married for money and was kinda a dick (pun intended). He is actually one of my least favorite characters in the whole book.

Not going to lie i had to take notes on this book so i didnt get lost on what was happening. There are so many characters and plots happening! Also the book has some french in it and i know i took french 3 years in high school i had no clue what they were saying, I probably shouldve looked up the words but i decided against it but if you read it dont be like me, look it up!

If you are into old time books i recommend, It definitely was not my favorite book but it had me entertained 100% and that makes a good book.

Favorite Quotes: "I used to think until you're eighteen nothing matters."

"My politeness is a trick of the heart."

"Now human respect-- you dont call a man a coward or a liar lightly, but if you spend your life sparing people's feelings and feeding their vanity, you get so you cant distinguish what should be respected in them."

"In any case you mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat."

"Well, you never knew exactly how much space you occupied in peoples lives."

"Excuse me. I'm not much like myself any more."

"Wanting above all to be brave and kind, he had wanted, even more than that, to be loved."

Missing Home

Like i said before i am a current freshmen at Ohio University. I am currently staying on campus in Athens Ohio by myself, which happens to be an hour and some minutes away from my actual home in Columbus. This all means that i am on my own out in the world that is college. I know college isn't everyone's cup of tea or everyone's top choice, but i actually enjoy it. I enjoy the atmosphere and the aesthetic of it as well. Although college is solid i miss home.

I am not going to lie to anyone because thats not who i am. I miss home. I miss the sound of mom and dad when they would get home from work. I miss my cats the way they would snuggle up against me when i got home from school. I miss home cooked meals. I miss the way my bed feels after a long day. I miss the quietness of my own personal room. I miss everything.

I'm not trying to sound sad or depressed or anything of the sorts, but Its all true. I cant help that when im in my dorm room sometimes the walls seem to become small and i look around and truly realize im by myself. Its such a hard transition to go through, from being the baby of the family to a young adult that lives far from home.

No matter how many times i talk to my friends or parents i cant help but think about them ALL THE TIME. I guess old habits die hard?

Luckily i have one close friend on campus with me that makes me feel home, but i miss everyone else. My sister is also pretty close to me which allows me to escape for a couple of days.

No matter what i will always miss my friends and family. They believe in me in every type of way and it sucks to not have that physical support with you 24/7.

I guess that is what college is all about though, branching out and finding your new family. One you can hold just as close as you do to your other family.

I believe that i will be okay, itll just take a little more time than i figured. I just gotta get out there and find a new hobby instead of moping in my room all the time.

Dont get me wrong i love OU it is my new home i just miss the people that make me feel like im home all the time :)

xoxoxo

p.s you know who you are ;)

Something New

Hi everyone, i havent written in awhile because ive become a slow reader apparently. Anyway, i want to change this blog up. I dont want to just post book reviews on here anymore, i kind of want to post anything. I want to be able to just post my thoughts and feelings about any topic on here.

I have been inspired so many people to make this blog. One of them being one of my best friends, Anna. She started a blog (actually she has like 5 lol) and she thought it would be a good outlet for me. She was right. I love this blog. I love to write. I love to express my thoughts with anyone who will listen.

I also have been inspired by my other good friend Emilee Aldridge. She writes a beautiful blog on wordpress. Heres the link she is amazing: https://thewanderingcove.wordpress.com/ She writes so beautifully about topics that are important or she talks about whatever the hell she wants which is honestly my favorite. I kinda want my new blog to be like an inspiration of hers. btw thanks emilee!

So since im starting something new im going to re introduce myself because a lot has changed since i fist began my blog!

Hi im Haley im 18 years old and a freshmen at Ohio University studying English creative writing. I love to read, write, film. photograph, and be outdoors. I have 3 cats, who i love dearly and 2 sibs who i miss all the time. I live on OU campus and love being in Athens. Ive played volleyball since the 4th grade and am now currently assistant coach of the Wellston Rockets in Wellston Ohio. My aspirations are to be a published author and make a famous short movie or film. I love to be creative in many different ways such as writing or film or even painting! I love to eat and my favorite food is tacos. Ive been through a shit ton in my life but i try to stay positive and enjoy life.

I want this blog to be something someone reads and smiles or goes to when they need a little encouraging. I want this to inspire someone to maybe do the same, just like emilee inspired me. I hope that every single one of you are doing something you love and taking on life with every ounce of yourself. There is nothing else you can do in life but try to enjoy it. I want you all to believe in something whether in be words, a person, or in life. Believe with all your heart. I want you all to to dream and achieve. Dream big dreams and go after them no matter the cost. In the end you could become a better person because of it.

I love writing, its my passion and my aspiration. If i didnt i wouldnt be studying in college or you wouldnt be reading these words. I am thankful everyday for the gifts God has given and the journey i am taking. I wouldnt be the person i am today without the experiences or people i have met in my life and to those humans i am forever grateful. Thank you all and welcome to this blog and something new. :)

Book Nook

Guys this book I finished is so good. It is definitely on my list of favorite books. It is "Delirium" by Lauren Oliver. Oliver is a genius writer let me tell you. 

This book is about love being a disease and that this whole society they live in needs to be cured from it. It is such an interesting topic that I loved very much. I recommend 10 times over again. I think you all would enjoy the novel very much. 

I really like the part where love is something bad but in reality it's something everyone needs in life to survive. 

Favorite character: ALEX! Because he is rebellious, a believer, and loveable. I enjoy his character and what he represents. He is a hero in this novel. I love him. 

This book had a lot of good quotes be prepared: 

Favorite quotes: "Hearts are fragile things. That's why you have to be so careful."

"Every choice is limited, that's life."

"If you don't look too closely, it's all right, but start focusing and all smudges and mistakes become really obvious." 

"Someday, even this pain will be taken away." 

"A world without fear. Impossible."

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me - such bullshit." 

"Everyone is asleep. They've been asleep for years. You seemed ..... awake." 

"But it does not tell you this: that love will turn the whole world into something greater than itself." 

"What's poetry? Ive never heard the word before, but I like the sound of it. It sounds elegant and easy, somehow, like a beautiful woman turning in a long dress."

"Love: a single word, a wispy thing, a word no bigger or longer than an edge. That's what it is: an edge; a razor. It draws up through the center of your life, cutting everything in two. Before and after. The rest of the world falls away on either side. Before and after - and during, a moment no bigger or longer than an edge." 

"-- life, the relentless mechanism of existing- isn't about you." 

"I know that life isn't life if you just float through it. I know that the whole point -the only point- is to find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go."

"I'd rather die on my own terms than live on theirs." 

Book Nook

Hey guys this book was such a quick read and by one of my favorite authors, Lauren Barnholdt. It is "Two-Way Street."

This novel is a teen romance where ex couple Jordan and Courtney take a pre-planned road trip to college together full of secrets and deciding whether they will fight for each other or not. 

It's such a quick read just shy of 300 pages. I loved the story behind it and the way it was written. Lauren writes each chapter either before the trip (which explains how they got together & backstory), during the trip (where they aren't so friendly), and after (which I'm not saying anything because spoilers). Anyway if you are in the mood for an easy and quick read this would be a great book to pick up or any book by Barnholdt. 

Favorite Character: Jordan. I don't know what it is about me and the guy characters in books but I love them. Maybe it's because I want to have them be real or the way they are written. I don't know but Jordan just knows who he is and doesn't change I like that. 

This book wasn't that quotable but I was able to find at least one I really liked. 

Favorite Quotes: "I'm just saying don't turn your back on things just because you're hurting."

Happy reading and on to the next book! :)

Book Nook

Hey guys sorry i havent posted in awhile, ive just been super busy. Anyway i finished another book whooooo. It seems like this next completed novel took me a lot longer to finish then i thought. It was "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed. This book is about the author hiking the PCT, aka the Pacific Crest Trail. She does it for reasons that are never actually clear in the book. It was only a difficult novel in the fact it is hard to follow. For example, shed be talking about the present and where she is, then the next sentence  is about her past. It goes between those two things and sometimes i got lost.

This book is about adventure and troubling times. Its about conquering your fears and facing triumphs. It was a wonderful book and an amazing, life changing story Cheryl went through. I loved how brave she was and how even though she wanted to give up several  times she never did.

I recommend this book for anyone who is going or has gone through difficult times, i recommend for adventurers seeking life changing stories, and i recommend to you, the reader of my blog. Its an amazing true story thatll open your eyes to everything you could dream off.

Hey guys and there's a movie for it starring Reese Witherspoon, it's bound to be good! If you've seen it let me know! I'm sure I'll be watching it soon :) happy reading!

Favorite Quotes: "I would want things to be different then they were. The wanting was a wilderness and I had to find my own way out of the woods."

"Id loved books in my regular, pre-PCT life, but on the trail, theyd taken on even greater meaning. They were the world I could lose myself in when the one I was actually in became too lonely or harsh or difficult to bear."

"..the wilderness had a clarity that included me."

"I think its neat you do what you want. Not enough chicks do that, if you ask me- just tell society and their expectations to go fuck themselves. If more women did that, wed be better off."

"Maybe I was more alone than anyone in the whole wide world. Maybe that was okay."

"Grief doesnt have a face."

Book Nook

Hey guys it's another youtuber book because all my favs are following the newest trend and all writing them now. It's like the latest fad. Anyway he is one of my favorites and I've met him before so that's pretty sweet. It's Ricky Dillions "Follow Me." 

What makes his book unique is the different challenges throughout. He places them in between every chapter with a different hashtag to use so people can all play along. It's a great way to connect with others who are reading the book too and I believe that was his goal. I really enjoyed the realness in this book and all his truth for his fans. I loved how it was relatable but still true to who he is. I liked it a lot. I know not everyone is into YouTube but the challenges are fun and you should try it if you're feeling it! 

Favorite Quotes: "As Taylor Swift has taught us, haters gonna hate."