Nox the Reader

Hi everyone! Welcome to Nox Reads, I'm "Nox", and I'm so unbelievably blessed to be a part of the  HUNGRY HEARTS BLOG TOUR! Several amazing bloggers have already posted about their respective stories, so please go check out  Vicky's post  with everyone's links! For this ramble, I'm going to give a brief review of the anthology as a whole and then briefly focus on one story:  Panaderia ~ Pasteleria  by Anna-Marie McLemore. This anthology is most definitely a  NEW FAVORITE!  It had me laughing, it had me crying (actually crying. I almost  never  cry when reading), and most of all, it had me feeling as if I was  seen . Even in the stories that weren't representing my heritage, there are relatable and important themes that anyone can touch on: grief, love, fear, and duty, just to name some. And the two that did represent my culture ( Gimme Some Sugar  by Jay Coles for my African-American side and  Panadería ~ Pastelería ...

Hi everyone! Welcome to Nox Reads, I'm "Nox", and  Radio Silence  by Alice Oseman is pure gold, a  NEW FAVORITE! "Hello. I hope somebody is listening." TRIGGER WARNING: Abuse, Anxiety, Mentions of Suicide (one character worries that a friend is going to attempt), Death Threats REPRESENTATION: POC (biracial main character , POC love interest), LGBTQ+ (demisexual main character, lesbian main character, gay love interest) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S P O I L E R - F R E E  T A L K  I absolutely adore this book. I love it more than words can express, but since this  is  a book blog, I'll do my best. When it comes down to characters or plot, I will always pick characters. They're what drives the story for me, and I can't think of a better example than in  Radio Silence . I don't know if there really is a plot (there's a story...

Hi everyone! Welcome to Nox Reads, I'm "Nox", and Maggie Stiefvater's  The Raven Boys  gave me all the feelings. This one is most definitely a  NEW FAVORITE! "She recognized the strange happiness that came from loving something without knowing why you did, the strange happiness that was sometimes so big that it felt like sadness." TRIGGER WARNING:  This book has alcohol, mentions of drugs (I think), and abuse. There are also  several  mentions of death, and there's a scene with a gun. Songs I Listened to While Writing This : Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) by Fall Out Boy; I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Fall Out Boy Before I begin, I'd like to thank Jenny, for putting up with my frantic texts as I read four hours before her sister's wedding, and my parents, for showing concern while their daughter started hitting a book against her head but accepting it all the same. If any of you think I'm joking, I'm not. I seriously started wh...