"The proponents of hate-crime laws are liberals, and yet they are the ones who are the biggest critics of mass incarceration," observes James B. Jacobs, director of New York University's Center for Research in Crime and Justice, and an expert on hate-crime laws. I admire the author of this book for so gallantly weaving two sides of a controversial issue together. From an enjoyment perspective, I would give this book 3 stars, nothing great, but nothing horrible. However, bec

If you want to read a SPOILERY version of this review on my GoodReads page, click here. If not, keep reading for the SPOILER-FREE version. I need some time to process. This was so good. I cannot compute. My name is Celaena Sardothien, and I will not be afraid. I really enjoyed this collection of novellas- so much so that I don’t really know how to put it into words. This is the first book by Sarah J. Maas that I’ve read, and after finishing I was so desperate for more th

If you've read the book, or don't plan on it, check out my SPOILERY review of it here on GoodReads! If you haven't read the book yet, keep reading for a SPOILER-FREE version. Whenever you see a (view spoiler) button, all it means is that if you click on it, you will be brought to my spoilery review. If you're still here, I hope you're ready to hear my SPOILER-FREE thoughts! I'm gonna try a new book rating system and see how it goes! 44/50= 88% Enjoyment- 8 Overall, I really

As you all may have noticed, I did not get much reading done in the month of October which makes me very sad. However, the activity that I take part in that took up so much of my time is ending soon, therefore I will back to my regular reading habits soon. Yay! In the meantime, I just wanted to provide an update about the book I did read in October, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. I chose to read this book as an independent reading project for my English course, and I will be