Scarlett

They/Them

[jauntylittlefrillyboy]

the best way to support libraries is to use libraries. go get a card, check something out. not a big reader? they got movies. they got games. yes, like botw and fallout and let’s go eevee. they also have cds that yes, we workers know you take home and rip to your computer. we also do it. 

if you have a well funded library you might even have access to maker spaces that have 3D printers. or video/audio recording equipment. libraries aren’t these tomb silent homes for books any more. they’re community spaces. they’re full of life and things. 

put a middle finger up at jeffrey bezos and support your local library

[jauntylittlefrillyboy]

did i mention we have printing services that are significantly cheaper than anywhere else? printers are evil, let us handle them for you.

[queenqueso]

Library worker here and can confirm all of these! I’m at a small-to-medium library and we offer ALL of this:

- wifi hotspots that can be checked out for weeks so you can have internet on the go or at home

- CDs, DVDs, blurays including usually multiple copies of new stuff

- A tech lab with a 3d printer, computers for graphic design and game dev focus, VR headsets, and a soundbooth for recording

- Study rooms for solo or groups

- Printers, copiers, faxes, and scanners for just about anything you need taken care of.

- Including a new printer big enough to make giant posters, maps, and business-grade ads.

- A seed library, both floral and food-related.

- A computer lab programed to erase your data and reading history so you’re never at risk while visiting sites like domestic abuse hotlines

- Laptops pre-programmed with Adobe and Office software so you don’t have to buy them

- Monthly author visits

- Ebooks including comics on tons of various platforms

- Classes for those who want to learn how to or better their computer skills

- Art you can check out to hang on your wall for as long as it’s available, including the work of local artists who get paid for their art, especially if it gets popular and we want even more of their stuff.

- Monthly papers ranging from local newspapers to multi-national magazines on just about any topic you can imagine.

- We used to offer food and drink at a loss but You Know ©

- Notaries with extensive legal knowledge including renters rights, getting you in contact with immigration protection, and contacts with pro-bono lawyers.

- A connection with all the libraries in the state, so if we don’t have something, we can have it shipped to you within a matter of days.

- Books translated into multiple languages

- A donation bin for old books/DVDs/VHSes that often turn around and get sold for two or less dollars

- A food donation site for local food banks

- A “suggest a purchase” section on our site where you can support your favorite indie writers/musicians by suggesting their work if we don’t already have it

- We’re growing butterflies this year, and in prior years we hatched chickens! \o/

- An outreach program for the elderly and disabled who hand-deliver almost everything I’ve just mentioned

That’s a huge list and again I have to stress that I work at a library that’s not considered to be very large. And one of the biggest things we get rated by is not how many books we own but by how many people use all of those services I mentioned. They exist for YOU! Use them!

[hekatontarch]

[m-l-rio]

The good plot twists aren’t the ones that are wild left turns out of nowhere, they’re the ones that make all the other little things that didn’t quite add up before suddenly click

[regdwight]

it shouldnt be “i didnt see that coming!”

it should be “i SHOULD have seen that coming!”

[drunkharry]

this book website gives you the first page of a random book without the title or author so that you can read it with no preconceptions!!! great for discovering new recs

[studywithkaysblog]

[scarlettshelves]

My book reviews aren't very good cuz I'm working my way through all the books I've read this year so these books I read like 9 months ago.

[scarlettshelves]

Sadie by Courtney Summers

A missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial―like podcast following the clues she's left behind. And an ending you won't be able to stop talking about. Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him. When West McCray―a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America―overhears Sadie's story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late.

This hands down is one of the top 3 audiobooks I have ever heard. Its probably the best way to experience this story. A full cast brings everything to life. If you like true crime podcasts this book is for you.

For a YA thriller, this reads better than some of the many adult experienced authors I've read.

The storytelling of this is so phenomenal that I was blown away. I didn't want it to end. It kept me on the edge of my seat. I wanted so badly to know what would happen next. The rotating POVs were such a good idea for this story. Truly this book has some superior writing.

Now the ending is a bit controversial. The ending is ambiguous, but I think that just elevates the story.

Please check trigger warnings before you go into this though!

Finished: Feb 7, 2021.

★★★★★

[scarlettshelves]

Christina Lauren Book Reviews

Josh + Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

Hazel Camille Bradford knows she’s a lot to take—and frankly, most men aren’t up to the challenge. If her army of pets and thrill for the absurd don’t send them running, her lack of filter means she’ll say exactly the wrong thing in a delicate moment. Their loss. She’s a good soul in search of honest fun. Josh Im has known Hazel since college, where her zany playfulness proved completely incompatible with his mellow restraint. From the first night they met—when she gracelessly threw up on his shoes—to when she sent him an unintelligible email while in a post-surgical haze, Josh has always thought of Hazel more as a spectacle than a peer. But now, ten years later, after a cheating girlfriend has turned his life upside down, going out with Hazel is a breath of fresh air. Not that Josh and Hazel date. At least, not each other. Because setting each other up on progressively terrible double blind dates means there’s nothing between them...right?

This was my first Christian Lauren book. I liked the sound of the synopsis so I decided to pick this up. I read half of it with an audiobook.

That being said, I don't think it was very good. The characters were just alright. Nothing to really hate on there. But the pacing of this book was horrendous. It reads like an essay that ran out of time before the deadline. It ends super abruptly. I had trouble keeping an idea on how long had passed from how many random time skips there were. It honestly seemed like the authors had an idea, wrote 2/3 of the book and then completely gave up. It was as if they slapped on an ending and published it just because they could.

That being said I really wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

Finished: Jan 16, 2021

★✩✩✩✩

The Unhoneymooners

Olive Torres is used to being the unlucky twin: from inexplicable mishaps to a recent layoff, her life seems to be almost comically jinxed. By contrast, her sister Ami is an eternal champion . . . she even managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a slew of contests. Unfortunately for Olive, the only thing worse than constant bad luck is having to spend the wedding day with the best man (and her nemesis), Ethan Thomas. Olive braces herself for wedding hell, determined to put on a brave face, but when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning, the only people who aren’t affected are Olive and Ethan. Suddenly there’s a free honeymoon up for grabs, and Olive will be damned if Ethan gets to enjoy paradise solo. Agreeing to a temporary truce, the pair head for Maui. After all, ten days of bliss is worth having to assume the role of loving newlyweds, right? But the weird thing is . . . Olive doesn’t mind playing pretend. In fact, the more she pretends to be the luckiest woman alive, the more it feels like she might be.

My second and last Christina Lauren book. I liked this one significantly more than Josh and Hazel but this still wasn't all that.

The characters were very 2D. The miscommunications on both parts were kind of annoying.

I will say that the setting was cute. But there was too much going on and also not enough.

I can't say much about this one as I think I only read it cuz it was making its way around booktok and I figured I might as well. I just was not a fan of this book or Christina Lauren.

Finished: Jan 17, 2021

★★✩✩✩

[scarlettshelves]

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go-Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock and roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Another band getting noticed is The Six, led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she's pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road. Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend. The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies.

I love rock of the 70s. So much. I mean Queen, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac. What a time. And this book really captures it.

The format of this book is written like the transcript for a documentary/interview. It was a bit difficult for me to read point blank so I actually ended up getting the audiobook. Which actually helped get me into audiobooks btw.

Reid kills it when it comes to characters and this is no different. They were so uniquely human. The characters have flaws and its not like reading a book where the characters can do no wrong and you have them on such a pedestal that you love everything about them. You can recognize when these characters are doing bad things and still love them and its just so refreshing having them be so multidimensional. In the same breath, there are some characters that I hated.

I'm a really big fan of Reid and excited for everything to come.

Finished: Jan 15, 2021

★★★★✩

[witching-by-the-willow]

Having someone with the same reading taste as you is honestly one of the best things that can happen to a human.

[enochsacademia-deactivated20231]

Books are so cool. You can touch them, read them, hit people with them, smell them, trade them, and so much more. The possibilities are endless.

[scarlettshelves]

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and great love.

This was my first Taylor Jenkins Reid book and I was a bit worried it would be too hyped up but damn did this deliver. At this point in my life I didn't really read historical fiction, 7HOEH changed that. This was such a page turner I couldn't get through it fast enough.

Reid has such a way with characters and bringing them to life to the point where you have to remind yourself that this is a fiction book and not some band memoir you picked up. The story telling and writing style of this was so beyond phenomenal I didn't know how to act.

This is another book I went into completely blind and I'm so glad that I did. Parts of the synopsis (that I took out in this post just because I think not knowing them makes the book better) spoiled a little too much of the story.

This book is absolutely one that everyone should give a shot. It was so brilliant.

TW/ domestic abuse , sexual harassment, car accidents, period typical homophobia, suicide mention, cancer mention, smoking, alcoholism, and drug use. (there may be more that I missed. please look them up. Keep yourselves safe!)

Finished : Jan 11, 2021

★★★★★

[scarlettshelves]

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases—a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old. It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice—with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan—from foreplay to more-than-missionary position... Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but to crave all the other things he's making her feel. Soon, their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic...

The Kiss Quotient was cute. It had autistic representation even if it was a little basic with the math special interest. I really didn't mind this book. I just think it came at a time where I didn't want to read a book so heavy with spicy scenes. Most of my issues with this book were purely preferences. It took me quite a bit of time to read (3 days). I really liked the characters but the overwhelming amount of s*x (does tumblr ban posts that say it? I don't know.) scenes kind of ruined it for me. It was like every other page. Maybe if I had read the synopsis before I read the book I would have been ready or read it at a time where I'd appreciate it more, I would have enjoyed it more. I wish it was more character focused but overall it was still a decent book.

Finished: Jan 10, 2021

★★★☆☆

[scarlettshelves]

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

Crush: a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach… Darcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey of men. She’s travelled the world, and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Darcy’s twin brother Jamie saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. Despite Darcy’s best efforts, Tom’s off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. That’s the problem with finding her dream man at age eight and peaking in her photography career at age twenty—ever since, she’s had to learn to settle for good enough. When Darcy and Jamie inherit a tumble-down cottage from their grandmother, they’re left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory and sell the property. Darcy plans to be in an aisle seat halfway across the ocean as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run, she finds a familiar face on her porch: house-flipper extraordinaire Tom’s arrived, he’s bearing power tools, and he’s single for the first time in almost a decade. Suddenly Darcy’s considering sticking around to make sure her twin doesn’t ruin the cottage’s inherent magic with his penchant for grey and chrome. She’s definitely not staying because of her new business partner’s tight t-shirts, or that perfect face that's inspiring her to pick up her camera again. Soon sparks are flying—and it’s not the faulty wiring. It turns out one percent of Tom’s heart might not be enough for Darcy anymore. This time around, she’s switching things up. She’s going to make Tom Valeska 99 percent hers.

The Hating Game was a blast to read. 99 Percent Mine was not. This felt like it wasn't even written by the same person. It was so violently boring that I'm even surprised I even finished it. In my goodreads review I said that I didn't think I would remember this book in a week and I was right. Nothing major happened in this book, and whenever anything even remotely resembling conflict happened it was wrapped up within the same page. I don't have a lot to say about this book and none of it good. I really wouldn't recommend this to anyone unless they want a book to read their reading goal and who can handle wasting a couple hours of their life they'll most definitely want back.

Finished: Jan 7, 2021

★★☆☆☆

[scarlettshelves]

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. They never fight. They're preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him. Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare. But with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass, Naomi finds her resolve slipping. Because now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves--and having fun with the last person they expect: each other.

I read this when I was bedridden with COVID. If I'm going to be honest, I almost put this book down. I'm glad I didn't.

I went into this book blind. I saw the cover and was like yep good enough and bought it. When I started to get a feel for what was going on I was very confused on how this was a romance. The characters absolutely hated each other. I didn't think I was gonna finish it from how toxic it got. Then when things started to pick up and they were falling back in love with each other and finding out the problems of their relationship and what was holding them back and how they could overcome these issues, it just skyrocketed. I started cheering for them.

The ending was perfect (for me). I love how they took things for themselves and did what they needed to do to be happy despite what other people would say.

It was a really fun and surprising read. I really didn't expect myself to like it as much as I did.

"'You want to plan our lives based on a coin toss? That sounds about right.' I wish he'd flip a coin to decide the fate of our relationship while he's at it. Heads, we break up. Tails, we flip the coin again."

Finished: Jan 6, 2021

★★★★☆

[scarlettshelves]

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome. 2) A person’s undoing 3) Joshua Templeman

Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She’s charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual. Trapped in a shared office together 40 (OK, 50 or 60) hours a week, they’ve become entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending game of one-upmanship. There’s the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy can’t let Joshua beat her at anything—especially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking. If Lucy wins this game, she’ll be Joshua’s boss. If she loses, she’ll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua, and dressing for work like she’s got a hot date? After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earth-shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether she’s got Joshua Templeman all wrong. Maybe Lucy Hutton doesn’t hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.

This was the first book I read this year. If I remember correct also my first ever adult romance that wasn't a fanfiction. That being said I already know what I like when it comes to romances. I love a good enemies to lovers and I love a good office romance. So this really scratched that itch.

When I say I went into this thinking it would be a slow burn only to be utterly shocked about 3ish chapters in, I'm not kidding. I will say The dynamic between the two is just amazing. The banter is just so fun.

I love Lucy's character. Her narration is really fun to read. She's very dorky and quirky but not in a painstaking oh my god just get over it kind of way.

Joshua is fantastic. I love dark and mysterious boys who are just mad because that's how they cope. I love how he is with her.

I really really liked this book. Its perfect for what it is. A quick and fun read that isn't too deep with a happy ending. I really want to reread it to see if it has held up after all the romances I've read so far this year but for now I love it.

The movie is coming out sometime soon. My boyfriend probably won't be too excited to be dragged to see it but I sure am.

Finished: Jan 5, 2021

★★★★★

[im-someone-i-guess]

are you actually reading for fun or is it to distract your mind from the current state your life is in and to keep you in a blissful fantasy where all the monsters could be slayed and problems could be solved with simply the turn of a page?

[scarlettshelves]

♡ Hello ♡

This is my first bookblr! I've read so much this year that I want a more in depth way of documenting it and that's where this comes in. This is a side blog for my main (studyblr).

About me ♡

➺ My name is Scarlett, but I also go by Kadie.

➺ I'm nonbinary and go mostly by they/them pronouns.

➺ I'm queer and have a boyfriend

➺ I'm 20 years old, 21 in November

➺ I'm from Texas.

➺ I listen to audiobooks as I have a reading disorder.

About my reading habits♡

➺ Favourite Genres:

➺ Thrillers

➺ Romance

➺ Historical Fiction

➺ Memoirs

➺ Favourite Books:

➺ All for the Game trilogy / Nora Sakavic

➺ Dark Places / Gillian Flynn

➺ Me / Elton John

➺ The Great Alone / Kristin Hannah

I'm always looking for new friends, especially ones who love to read so hit me up!