Morbid Bookworm

Sugar is a book that I wasn't sure about reading. It has some triggers for me, and i was apprehensive. I'm so glad that I did read it though. Sugar is a teenager in high school. She is obese and lives at home with her verbally and phy sically abusive mother and Brother. Sugar is her mother's careta ker, bec ause, Sugar's mom is bed-bound due to extre me obesi ty. Sugar struggles with bullyi ng, self-est eem, binge eating and her general self wo rth. Enter: Even, a good look ing, slim guy who rides a motorcy cle. She obvio usly crushes on him, and he shows her that she is worth a lot more than she believes that she is. He shows her that her mother is toxic, and her brother is an alco holic brute. Slow ly, Even helps her break free of her toxic lifestyle and start caring for herself. This book tackles some tougher issues, such as grief, depress ion, binge eating and the cycle that keeps people from putt ing themselves first. 5/5 stars on Goodreads.

I recently finished The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon. I read this book rather quickly, considering that I don't read many contemporary or romance forward books. This story takes place over the span of One day. It follows our main characters: Natasha: A seventeen year old girl who's family are undocumented immigrants from Jamaica and facing deportation. Daniel: A boy who is Korean-American who wants to be a poet, but his parents are trying to force him to go to medical school. The two cross paths at a pivotal point in each other's lives. They spend the day together, and of course there's some "insta-love" ...(which I hate and is one reason I don't read books with a heavy romance in the plot). Natasha is trying to figure out a way to stay in the country, and Daniel is trying to figure out a way to stand up to his parents. The ending was not what I would've typically thought would happen, which was refreshing. I gave this 4/5 stars on Goodread

Heartless by Marissa Meyer is a fantasy standalone novel. It is essentially a back story as to how The Red Queen became The Red Queen and how she became so any/aggressive. I had high hopes for this book, as my most anticipated book of 2016. However, it really fell flat for me, and I found it hard to get through . Summary: Cath wants to open a bakery, but her parents want her to marry The King of Hearts. During all of the parties, and meetings with the King, Cath falls in love with the King's Joker, "Jest". Despite the unwillingness of her parents, or anyone else, Cath is determined to leave Hearts and begin a new life and open her bakery and live happily ever after with Jest. But that would be too easy...Through a series of events, Cath becomes bitter and angry and revengeful....And...The Queen of Hearts. The story was slow moving and I found some parts unnecessary. All in all is was a decent whimsical story with a not-so-happy ending. That's the thing I most liked

This year, I am making changes in many aspects of my life. I also plan to add some more diversity to my reading agenda as well. My goals include: -Reading more Non-Fiction -Reading more Historical Fiction -Reading more Classics -Starting a book discussion group either online or IRL -Keeping a Book Journal I feel like I forget things that I read sometimes, and while I have GoodReads, I don't always remember things that I want to read, have read or the feelings I had while reading. I tend to mark up my books when I find one that has something that I want to take away with me. So, a Journal would be beneficial for a multitude of reasons. :) -Id like to get my books better organized as well.  I have high hopes for 2017!!  Happy New Year!

1. Heartless by Marissa Meyer 2. The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon 3. Cress by Marissa Meyer 4. Betty Knox by Jason Pokopec 5. The Notebooks by Mark Salzman