Book Tok is the reason I sleep til’ noon the next day.

Since coming back from Spring Break, I have found myself staying up on my phone gasping and crying, being dramatic, and all of the above because of one thing. Books. 

I am losing sleep over Book Tok and Book Gram, and everything else that has me adding to a TBR list that hasn’t even started physically, barely even mentally.    

You guys listen, the reason I am about to ramble about this is because all of these books that are brought to my attention usually start with those reel quotes or questions.  Like, have you passed those reels on Instagram where it shows a book where the ending was like this song?  Or as writers I’m pretty sure we have all seen those one-line prompts.  You know, the ones that are like tell me the first line of your favorite book to try and convince me. Then there’s the ones that want you to talk about a character you’re creating, but when you finally have a chance to see how much you know about that character it all just comes up blank.  Everything I see about those books just leads to rabbit holes that give writers advice until I’m on the side when someone is hating on a book I actually loved for no reason. So now I am just going through author rage bait until it gets really chaotic. 

That’s not the point though.  The point is, through all of the book community I have come across some really neat quotes (first lines) or some books that I may actually want to read one day.  I also have come across some neat advice that could actually be beneficial.  And while there is a lot of good that comes with the book media, I have come across some funny interactions because of unpopular opinions that I’ve come across.  I am going to talk about a little of everything in between. 

QUOTES IN BOOKS THAT SOUND LIKE RIHANNA’S “STAY” AUDIO  

“Don’t let the cereal eat you.  It’s only a fucking box of cereal, but it will eat you alive if you let it.” – Girl in Pieces 

The cereal! Like dude, I wonder what the context was here. I mean, I haven’t read this book myself, but I have friends who have, so when this popped up on my book media, I was like, this line is genius.  I know the book itself is centered around teen mental health and self-harm, so for this to be one of the lines in there just lets me know that I can expect some mic drops and fire motifs. 

“but there are worse games to play.”  – Katniss Everdeen, Mockingjay 

I have read the book and watched all the movies, so this line hurt me.  I mean, it’s sad that this was true, today you could apply this to a lot of scenarios, and it could still be true, depending on the context.  In Mockingjay, I valued a lot of decisions that Katniss had to make, no matter what may have been hard, I don’t want to spoil it, but at the end of the movie franchise, I applauded what she did.  It made sense.  If you disagree, well let’s just agree to disagree.  She just wanted to put a final end to the carnage.  

“People say you don’t know what you had until it’s gone. Truth is, you knew what you had, you just never thought you’d lose it.” – Peeta Mellark 

Again, I know this story like the back of my hand. This line right here is sadly true, and people experience this type of pain every day. The context behind this just made me want to look at the sky as I floated away in the ocean. 

“The worst feeling is when you want to go home, but you are already there” – Our life 

 

Excuse me, I’m just going to go and stare at a wall now.  

What is this and why did I feel this way last Summer?  I don’t know if I have the willpower to read this book, but if I ever do, I’m going to have to sit in the dark next to a window that gives the view of rain outside while I smell the scent of cherries and chocolate chip cookies or something to go through the motions. 

BOOKS’ FIRST LINES THAT GIVE THE SAME VIBE AS THE ARCANE EXPLOSION

‘The last time I attended a funeral; I ended up with a broken arm.” — The Fine Print 

I started this series, it was good.  I haven’t completed the series, but if it’s as good as the first book, then maybe I shall.  That line is unexpected and catches the attention immediately.  It also gives the explosion vibes because I don’t know how I should take this, but it leads up well. 

“I wonder what kind of sound it would make if I were to smash this glass against the side of his head.” — November

See look, this line is intriguing, and it gives a great insight onto a small part of the narrators’ personality.  I would finish this book based on this line if it weren’t for one thing, Colleen Hoover wrote this.  And I do feel some type of way about Colleen Hoover.   What do you all think, would this line still make you read the book? 

“I have a heart for every year I’ve been alive” – To Kill a Kingdom 

I’ve been wanting to read more fantasy lately, but you know, it just piles up with the rest of the books, BUT I’ll get there eventually.  I heard that this book was gut-wrenching and almost like a movie in the best way possible.  And the title, I mean come on, that title DEVOURS!  Hooked immediately.  And I just wonder, are those the hearts that were collected from the enemies that tried to destroy them, or are they actual hearts in their body?  I need to know. 

COULD’VE DROPPED SOME ADVICE BUT IMMA GATE KEEP CAUSE THE WORDS STARTED WORDING TO WORD COUNT, SO HERE’S BOOKS THAT BOOKGRAM MADE ME ADD TO MY LONG TBR LIST 

 FIVE TOTAL STRANGERS 

It’s a Young Adult thriller by Natalie D. Richards.  The book is about five college students who get stranded at an airport during a snowstorm. They’re strangers to each other that all find out that they’re all headed in the same direction. So, what’s a better idea for them to get where they need to be, then ride 6 hours together in a rental car. The idea works at first, until the main character realizes that her travel buddies are hiding something dangerous.  Now she must uncover the truth before the trip turns deadly.  

I want to read this mystery.  Everyone says that even though it’s a thriller story, it kind of has a bunch of sad moments that give you a gut wrench.  My type of book. 

YOU CAN TRUST ME 

 First and foremost, the cover is so pretty, but after reading the synopsis it’s so misleading.  

When Alana’s best friend is found deceased in a pool, the cause results come back to be a date rape drug from a drink that was supposed to be for Alana. The boys that are suspected to be responsible aren’t held accountable in any form. Alana hates this so she decides to find out which of the boys did it before she becomes the next target. 

It’s supposed to attract the readers of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus, which is literally me, so of course I want to read it.  

I had more books, but I passed the word count, so until next time. 

 

Insert Je te laisserai des mots by Patrick Watson