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I Need Your Help for The 12 Reading Challenge
Hey, everyone! Happy New Year’s Eve! I can’t believe we are at the end of 2022. This post is going to be super short. I’ve decided to participate in some reading challenges for 2023 and for this one, I need your help. I’ve seen other bloggers do the 12 Reading Challenge, and even though I don’t need to add more books to my TBR, I thought it looked fun. For the challenge, you read 12 books recommended by 12 people in 12 months. It’s hosted by shadowbooker on Instagram. Put your recommendations in the comments and I’ll add them to the list. If the number exceeds 12, I’ll use a…
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December Wrap-Up | could’ve been better, could’ve been worse
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Welcome to the last monthly wrap-up of the year! December wasn’t the greatest month for my family and I, so I hope that 2023 starts off better than 2022 ended. Let’s move into the wrap-up! BOOKS READ The Dragon’s Promise (Six Crimson Cranes #2) by Elizabeth Lim|📖|★★★★Shiori was amazing as always, in this book. I was glad we got to see more of Seryu, but thought he was going to be in more of the story, considering the title and the cover. Nevertheless, an exciting conclusion! Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai|📖|★★★★I loved the mix of English and Vietnamese in this. Hằng and…
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Review: All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Christmas. I can’t believe it already happened and that we only have a few days left in 2022. I haven’t done a review in a while, mainly because I haven’t come across a book that I had enough to say about to write a full review. But, I recently read a book that I sped through really fast, because it was so good. And it was nonfiction, surprisingly. Title: All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of Thai Boys’ Soccer Team Author: Christina Soontornvat Genre: MG Nonfiction Series: None Page Count: 280 (hardcover) An account…
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My Two-Year Blogiversary!
Two years ago, I published my very first post on this site. It changed my life. I honestly can not believe it has been two, whole years since I started my blog. Pages of Starlight has evolved and changed a lot since I started it in December of 2020. It was during the peak of COVID and I was in the middle of my freshman year of high school, which was online and not very entertaining. There were also personal things in my life that weren’t going well. I wanted to be able to focus on something other than the world around me. So I created this blog to focus…
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My Favorite Books as a Child | Part 2
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. My winter break has been pretty mellow so far, I haven’t been doing much besides working on the blog, my WIP, and sleeping in. The extra sleep is so nice. Today I have part two of my favorite books as a child! I did part 1 back in November, you can read it here. Eat Your Peas, Ivy Louise! by Leo Landry I don’t remember this book a whole lot, but I remember hearing the phrase “eat your peas, Ivy Louise” a lot in the house. Welcome to the world’s smallest circus—starring the Tender Tiny Peas—in this charming, one-of-a-kind fantasy that reveals…
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Let’s Talk Bookish: Banning Books
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I am officially on winter break now, which I am super glad about. My finals didn’t go as well as I expected, but I blame it on being sick last week and thus not getting the review time in class. Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits where we discuss various topics and share our opinions. Today’s topic is Banning Books (suggested by Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly). This is going to be a bit of a ranty post. When I say “you,” I’m taking about the general you, plural. I…
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Bookish Smash or Pass Tag
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I haven’t done a tag in a while, so I thought it would be a good time to do one. This is the Bookish Smash or Pass Tag! It was created by Becky @ Becky’s Book Blog and I was tagged by Jan @ Inkspun Tales. Thank you, Jan! Bookish Tropes SMASH – Only for tropes I like. And they have to be written well! Some my favorite tropes that will immediately get me interested in a book are found family, enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers, and morally grey characters. Alternating POV SMASH – If they’re written well. I’ve read some books where the alternating…
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Let’s Talk Bookish: Books as Gifts
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I have been a bit under the weather the past few days. I tested positive for COVID on Tuesday, but started feeling sick on Sunday, so I’ve been out of school all week. Which is really inconvenient because finals start next week. So I’ve been having to study from home, while trying to get better. COVID was really untimely. But I’m feeling better and hopefully I’ll test negative on Monday so I can get one review day physically in class before finals start on Tuesday. Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook…
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High School in Books/Films vs. High School in Real Life
If you’ve read a YA book or seen a film with teenagers, you’ll know that high school is portrayed very differently than it actually is. Today, I’m comparing high school in books and film to high school in real life. This is meant to be fun and humorous (and a little sarcastic), not critical. Disclaimer: I will be comparing the fictional schools to how schools are in the United States, specifically the west coast. Cliques For this one, it’s not entirely untrue, but it’s not the most realistic. There are cliques and you can see some of them together at lunch, but it’s not like in the movies. You know…
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Let’s Talk Bookish: Can You Predict Someone’s Genre of Choice?
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I have one more week until finals, which is great, but also not. I’m still learning in a lot of my classes, so we’ll see how much time I’ll for review in class. Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits where we discuss various topics and share our opinions. Today’s topic is Can You Predict Someone’s Genre of Choice? (suggested by Fives @ Down the Rabbit Hole). What is your favorite genre and why? Is there a reason why those particular genres speak to you or capture your interest? Fantasy is and always…
