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The Perks of Being a Book Freak is essentially a young adult book blog that is named this because I hate the term “bookwormâ€(its literal definition is “the larva of a wood-boring beetle that feeds on the paper and glue in booksâ€), so I’ve always referred to myself as a book freak, and I love the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I actually started this blog because I want to rave about books in the YA genre that I love. I just want to share my love of books with other book freaks!
2019-12-18 21:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all the books I ended up reading this Fall season, all of which I read for my British Women Writers and Young Adult Literature courses. I just don… Read More
2019-12-11 21:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about the incredible love story of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler. Many of you probably don’t know this, but I have been obsessed with… Read More
2019-10-21 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all of the books I read in July and August. There are no books included in June because I did not read a single book that month. I was insanely bu… Read More
2019-10-16 12:55
Hey, guys! I am excited to finally be posting a blog post for the first time in almost three months. My life has been so hectic so I haven’t had time to really do anything. But The Abs… Read More
2019-07-17 16:00
Hey, guys! I am excited to talk about a book I have always wanted to read, which is Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins. Unfortunately, I was left pretty disappointed with the book, but I still think… Read More
2019-07-08 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about a book I absolutely adored, which is How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake. This is a young adult novel that features two girls, one queer an… Read More
2019-07-04 18:30
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all of the books I read in the month of May! May was a little bit insane with finals and my brother’s graduation so its a miracle I read any… Read More
2019-06-26 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin’s debut novel, I Hate Everyone But You. This is a book that examines friendship, sexuality and mental illness… Read More
2019-05-22 16:00
Hey, guys! I am so excited to talk about a book I read for my pop culture course at University. This book is a historical fiction novel that is set mainly in America and covers the timeline… Read More
2019-05-08 20:00
Hey, guys! I am so excited to talk about all of the books I read in the month of April because I had a really fantastic reading month. I ended up reading nine books this month which is the b… Read More
2019-05-07 16:57
Hey, guys! I am super excited to be working with Jaymin Eve who is the author of a new series that was just released today! This is the first book in a new paranormal romance series, and I j… Read More
2019-04-19 17:47
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk to you guys about Your Heart is the Sea, a new poetry collection that was released this past January. I absolutely love Nikita Gill and her works previo… Read More
2019-04-01 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all of the books I read in March because I had a really fantastic reading month. I actually ended up reading a total of eight books this month, wh… Read More
2019-03-15 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all of my thoughts and opinions on the third and final installment in Amanda Lovelace’s amazing Women Are Some Kind of Magic series, The Mer… Read More
2019-03-01 17:00
Hey, guys! I didn’t end up reading a lot in January, so I figured I could just combine the first two months of the new year into one wrap up. The majority of the books I read were for… Read More
2019-01-17 05:39
Hey, guys! I am so freaking excited to talk about a book I loved so much, and that is Scythe by Neil Shusterman. This is the first book in his Arc of a Scythe series, and I read it purely ba… Read More
2019-01-07 17:00
Hey, guys! I am so excited to talk about this book centered on astrology and various divination techniques. It wasn’t recycling the same beginner’s content. There was so much mor… Read More
2019-01-04 17:00
Hey, guys! I cannot believe that it is actually 2019 right now. That is absolutely insane to me. I am so ready for a new year, though, because 2018 was literally the worst for pretty much ev… Read More
2019-01-01 23:29
Hey, guys! I cannot believe this is going to be my final wrap up for the year of 2018. It was a hard year, but I did experience a lot of good things in addition to heartbreak among other thi… Read More
2018-12-26 17:00
Hey, guys! I definitely did not think I was going to make this list for this year. I generally am an easy to please reader as long as the writing is pretty decent, the story is well-develope… Read More
2018-12-19 17:00
Hey, guys! Wow, I cannot believe this year is already almost over. That is absolutely insane to me. The year has flown by like a witch on a broomstick (come on; I say it every year. You had… Read More
2018-12-07 17:00
Hey, guys! I am so excited to review this book because it feels like I haven’t posted a review in forever, but also because I absolutely adored this book! It was sexy and romantic and… Read More
2018-12-05 17:00
Hey, guys! I had a pretty decent reading month in November, surprisingly. I haven’t really been in the mood to read, so I am satisfied which what I read this month, especially with fin… Read More
2018-11-07 17:00
Hey, guys! I am excited, if a bit apprehensive, to do a review of the classic Witchcraft movie The Craft. I know some people who love it while others hate it, and honestly, I can see both si… Read More
2018-11-02 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all of the books that I read during the month of October. I read six books in total, which I am pretty proud of. I did not read even one book that… Read More
2018-10-25 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to be working with Heather Renee again on the cover reveal of one of her books! Heather is super lovely, and I am a huge fan of her books, so you definitely nee… Read More
2018-10-08 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited because its fall and I am doing a book tag. I have not done one in ages, especially on here. And its Fall (even if Ohio hasn’t exactly figured that out ye… Read More
2018-10-03 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about the books I plan on reading during the month of Halloween because one night is not enough to celebrate my favorite holiday! It is the spooky seaso… Read More
2018-10-01 16:00
Hey, guys! I think I had a pretty okay reading month! I generally liked three out of the five books I read this month! Unfortunately, I did really hate those other two problematic books. Lik… Read More
2018-09-14 16:00
Hey, guys! I am quite nervous to post this, but I also know that who stays and still reads my content are the people I would want to be here supporting me. As many of you may or may not know… Read More
2018-09-05 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about one of my favorite books of 2018, which is Renegades by Marissa Meyer. I went into this book not really knowing much, and I am so glad that I did… Read More
2018-09-03 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about the books that I read in August because, surprisingly, I had a pretty good reading month! I went back to university this month, so I am pretty pro… Read More
2018-08-29 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about one of my absolute favorite books that I have read this year and my favorite poetry collection that I have ever read, which is The Witch Doesn&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-08-27 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about this poetry collection as I am a huge fan of Nikita Gill’s poetry. While I believe this collection was absolutely phenomenal, it does talk a… Read More
2018-08-22 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about this movie because I absolutely loved it, though I do acknowledge it had some issues. There are a lot of things that I would love to talk about, s… Read More
2018-08-06 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all the books I read this summer because there were so many fantastic books. I honestly am glad I actually was reading this summer because as most… Read More
2018-08-01 16:00
Hey, guys! I did participate in the Summer Biannual Bibliothon of 2018 and I had a great time! I was insanely busy throughout the week because I was training for my new job and finishing out… Read More
2018-07-25 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about the second book in the Wicked Saga, Torn because I absolutely loved it! I loved it even more than the first book, and I absolutely loved Wicked. B… Read More
2018-07-23 16:00
Hey, guys! I am so sorry I have been AWOL. I have just been dealing with a lot of shit right now, honestly. I go into all of it in an upcoming Life Update video on my booktube channel so you… Read More
2018-06-04 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all of the books that I read in the month of April. I’m sorry my posts have been pretty spotty and infrequent at best. Life has just been ki… Read More
2018-05-28 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about a mental health fiction novel I read recently. Things I’m Seeing Without You is a book that examines suicide, grief, depression and other me… Read More
2018-05-24 16:35
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about this book that I have been trying to finish since 2015, and that is The Diviners by Libba Bray. This is a book that may have taken me forever to r… Read More
2018-05-20 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about a book that I have only recently read for the first time, and that is The Invention of Hugo Cabaret by Brian Selznick. This is a beloved book with… Read More
2018-04-13 16:00
Hey, guys! I am so freaking excited to talk about my most anticipated album of the entire year, and that is Hayley Kiyoko’s debut album Expectations. This was released on March 30, and… Read More
2018-04-09 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz. This is a book that I was hoping to love, and I absolutely fell in love with this story from the firs… Read More
2018-04-02 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all of the books that I read in March. While I didn’t read as much as I have been, I am still proud of myself for reading four books this mo… Read More
2018-03-26 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about A Superior Death by Nevada Barr. This is a detective fiction novel is Nevada’s bestselling Anna Pigeon series, and I really enjoyed this. I… Read More
2018-03-14 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis. This is a contemporary novel with a focus on rape culture, and I actually enjoyed this much more than… Read More
2018-03-02 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all of the books I read in the month of February. I had a really good reading month, reading about seven books, which I am insanely proud of. I ha… Read More
2018-02-28 17:00
Hey, guys! I am so freaking excited to talk about Susan Dennard’s new book, Sightwitch. This is the prequel novella to the Witchlands series, which is a series I am absolutely in love… Read More
2018-02-22 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to announce the release of the second book in the Pearson Prophecy series, Enlightened Ascent! I was a part of the blog tour for the first book, Dawning Ascent… Read More
2018-02-21 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about John Green’s latest novel, Turtles All the Way Down. I really enjoyed this book, and it was actually pretty short, being less than three hun… Read More
2018-02-19 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about a movie that recently hit the box office, Black Panther. This is a Marvel movie that takes place just after Captain America: Civil War and prior t… Read More
2018-02-16 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about a poetry collection I really enjoyed, The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace. I just want to preface this by saying that t… Read More
2018-02-14 17:00
Hey, guys! I can’t say I’m excited to talk about this book, but I just really needed to let my thoughts and feels out because I had a lot of feelings towards this book, all of wh… Read More
2018-02-05 17:00
Hey, guys! So, I don’t know if I will end up keeping this as a monthly feature on my blog, but I have been super into music this month, so I figured we could just discuss all the music… Read More
2018-02-02 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about all of the books that I read in the month of January. I had a fantastic reading month, which is super surprising since this month Uni started back… Read More
2018-01-31 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about Unfiltered by Lily Collins. This is her memoir of her life and the lessons she has learned up until this point in time. I feel like this had some… Read More
2018-01-29 22:46
Hey, guys! I am super excited to discuss the first book in the Missing series. This is a series I loved as a kid, so I decided to reread it, and it honestly was like reading it for the first… Read More
2018-01-22 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about my goals for 2018. These will be slightly different than previous years, I believe, and a bit simpler because this year I am not trying to stress… Read More
2018-01-15 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to discuss the second part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers. This is a high fantasy series centered around this ring, and it… Read More
2018-01-12 17:00
Hey, guys! I am very excited, but also apprehensive about giving this review because I know that so many people are in love with this poetry collection. And I just wanted to say that my crit… Read More
2018-01-10 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about a different sort of book than I usually review, and that is Happyland by Tes Mekonnen. This book was sent to me unsolicited by the author, so than… Read More
2018-01-08 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about the first volume in the Astonishing X-Men series as I am a huge fan of X-Men in general. I wasn’t sure if I would like this, honestly. Nothi… Read More
2018-01-05 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to discuss another graphic novel, one I really loved, which is a rare commodity for me, and that is the first novel to the Lumberjanes series! I went into… Read More
2018-01-03 17:00
Hey, guys! I am very nervous to talk about the books I really did not like that I read this year as this is quite a controversial post. This honestly was kind of difficult to piece together… Read More
2018-01-01 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about the books I read in December. December was absolutely insane, from finishing my third semester of University to finals and Christmas and my birthd… Read More
2017-12-29 17:30
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2017-12-29 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited about my favorite books of 2017. I read so many books this year, so it was really hard to narrow this list down to ten of my favorite books that I read this yea… Read More
2017-12-27 17:00
Hey, guys! I cannot believe that 2017 is practically over, but as per usual, I have to break down my favorite TV shows that I have watched this year, and some of these may surprise you. I th… Read More
2017-12-25 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to come at you with a Christmas Book Tag that was created by the lovely Hailey of Hailey In Bookland on Booktube, and I will go ahead and link her original vide… Read More
2017-12-22 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about my favorite books I read during the fall season. The books that fall (pun totally intended) within this time frame are the books I read in Septemb… Read More
2017-12-20 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about a book I had been meaning to read for forever, and that is The Ocean At the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. I enjoyed this even more than I origin… Read More
2017-12-18 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about my favorite movies of 2017. I did not see a whole lot of movies, but I did enjoy the majority of the movies I did see. There were a lot of great m… Read More
2017-12-15 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about a book that I personally really enjoyed, and that is Unlearned by Haley Pierce. This is a book that was sent to me for review by the author, so th… Read More
2017-12-09 21:15
Hey, guys! I am super pumped to talk to you about The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. This is a book I have been wanting to read all year, and I finally read it. I am so glad that I did because… Read More
2017-12-04 17:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about Justice League. I randomly decided to go see it in the theater with my girlfriend and best friend, and I did not hate it, but I definitely have a… Read More
2017-11-30 17:00
Hey, guys! I am very excited to talk about the four books I read this month. I had a pretty decent reading month, and I ended up reading five books. This is not as much as I usually read, bu… Read More
2017-11-28 19:08
Hey, guys! I am super excited (and a little bit nervous) to talk about this collection of tales set in the Peculiar Universe. I am mostly going to be talking about my favorite of the tales… Read More
2017-11-17 03:55
Hey, guys! I am very excited to announce that I have finally made a Booktube channel! I had been wanting to do this for years, so I finally decided to do it! This announcement post really sh… Read More
2017-11-06 17:00
Hey, guys! I am really excited to talk about the ten books that I read in the month of October. I am really happy with the amount that I read this month. I participated in three readathons… Read More
2017-11-03 16:00
Hey, guys! I am really excited to talk about the final book in the Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy series, Angels Twice Descending. While I did really enjoy this installment to the serie… Read More
2017-11-02 16:00
Hey, guys! I am so freaking excited to talk about Born to Endless Night as it is my favorite installment to the series thus far. It had everything I wanted and more. There was so much Malec… Read More
2017-11-01 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to talk about this next installment to the Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy series. While this was a bit confusing and weird in the beginning, I ended up rea… Read More
2017-10-31 16:00
Hey, guys! I am super excited to do the first book tag I have done in ages, and that is the Spooky Halloween Book Tag. I originally saw this tag on Rachel @ Life of a Female Bibliophile… Read More
2017-10-30 15:59
Hey, guys! I am really excited to talk about the next installment to the Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy series, Bitter of Tongue. I really enjoyed this novella, much more than I thought… Read More
2017-10-26 06:04
Hey, guys! I am really excited to discuss the sixth book in the Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy series, Pale Kings and Princes. I really enjoyed this novella. It just made me so nostalgi… Read More
2017-10-23 16:51
Hey, guys! Today I am very excited to talk about one of my all-time favorite trilogies, The Forbidden Game trilogy by L.J. Smith. This is a very creepy series that I read back in high school… Read More
2017-10-18 16:00
Hey, guys! I am so excited to discuss This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee. This is a Frankenstein retelling, and I really enjoyed it. I think it was such a well-written and interesting take… Read More
2017-10-16 16:00
Hey, guys! I am very excited to discuss a Gothic Horror Classic, and that Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. This was my first time reading it, and I am so glad that I did because I really enjoye… Read More
2017-10-09 16:00
Hey, guys! Today we are going to be talking about how you can get your hands on Jen L. Grey’s upcoming new release, and that is Dawning Ascent. This book will be released on December 7… Read More
2017-10-06 16:00
Hey, guys! Today we will be discussing a book everyone has been raving about for months, and that is The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. This was absolutely freak… Read More
2017-10-04 16:00
Hey, guys! I cannot believe it is already October. September flew by like a witch on a broomstick (#sorrynotsorry). But I am really excited for it to be October because that means all the&n&helli…Read More
2017-09-30 20:55
Hey, guys! I am really excited to talk about the five books I read this month because I loved every single book I read. This month just feels like it has flown by so fast, and I have had a f… Read More
2017-09-29 16:00
Hey, guys! Today I am very excited to talk about Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu. This is one of my top favorite books of the year, and I just really loved this book. This book deals with so… Read More
2017-09-20 16:00
Hey, guys! Today we will be discussing a short story I read for my Critical Reading and Writing class that I had so many strong feelings about that I just had to write a review. To be frank… Read More
2017-09-15 16:00
Hey, guys! Today we will be discussing Masquerade by Victoria Vale. This is an adult romance novel set in the 1800s, and I really enjoyed this book. Since it is an adult novel, there are man… Read More
2017-09-13 16:00
Hey, guys! Now I know what you’re thinking. “Allie, you just posted a book haul!” And yeah, I did. And then, like always, classes started and because that gives me anxiety… Read More
2017-09-11 16:00
Hey, guys! Today I am very excited to discuss The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh! This is a book that I have been meaning to read for like ever, and I am so glad I finally did because it… Read More
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