CURED

    Hello everyone. I am happy and proud to announce that my reading slump is OVER! I never thought the day would come but here we are.

    On January 22nd, 2022, I decided to pick up a book. The magical book that cured my reading slump is Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I'll give a proper book review when I finish it, but so far it is a super engaging book. I know it is a part of a series and I did not read the previous set of books, but I still read it and I can basically understand everything. I did not think I would be a huge fan of the book because I'm not the biggest fan of supernatural (I'm not sure if I can even call it that), or even fantasy, but I am actually really enjoying the book.

    That's all I really have for this week because I have been pretty busy, but if any of you are in a reading slump, I hope this post gives you a little hope that you will, eventually, make it out. 

What's the Deal with Reading Slumps

     Happy Sunday everyone! Today's topic is a rant about how mad I am at myself for my recent behavior... This behavior is my indefinite reading slump.

    If you don't know what a "reading slump" is, the Urban Dictionary defines it as "Not being able to pick up a book and read because you just can't, you just can't read." Lucky me, this is my current situation and has been since April. The worst thing about reading slumps is you can't describe why it's happening. There is one side of my brain desperately wanting to pick up a book but a much stronger side stops me from doing it. 

    Remember around two weeks ago, I said my next read is "In Five Years" I still have not gotten around to it. If you have ever gone through a reading slump you know how incredibly frustrating it is. 

    In February, I bought way too many books from Target because they were having a good sale, and I still have not read a single one. I want to, so badly, but something just pulls me away from my books. 

    I miss picking up a book and reading the ink on the page. Next time I read I'm going to try annotating. I've seen these SUPER aesthetic Instagram posts where they have cute highlights and notes next to heart-melting quotes and I want to be that girl. Except, my handwriting won't be as dainty as theirs.

    Alright, I am dedicated to this now. Next post, I would have at least ATTEMPTED to read a book. I'll let you know.

Sophomore Year Over

     Happy Sunday! Today's post will be a little more about my life and reflecting on how QUICKLY time is moving, which I still think is insane.

    Last week, was my last week of sophomore year. It still has not set in yet, I feel like it's still not over. As I drove home from school after my last day, I reflected on everything that happened in the year. I thought about the worst part and what made those parts better. For example, the infamous Chemistry Honors class at my school. It is seen as one of the hardest honors classes and, in my opinion, the hardest class I took this year, despite my five college credit classes. There were so many times when that class seemed like the root of my problems during sophomore year, but the one thing that kept me going throughout it was the people. Towards the end of the year, I made a mini family in that class. On the last day of school, we made a group chat, promised to hang out, and we are doing so in less than two weeks. As that one TikTok sound would say "Although my [Chemistry Honors] days are not days I would choose to relive... There was one good thing that kept me going... and that was the [LOUD] friendship of [names redacted]." I truly would have not made it out if I didn't have them there.

    I thought about my rebound in my Pre-Calculus Honors... how I was struggling in that class I considered dropping out, but then ended the last two quarters with A's. Big thanks to my teacher, she is an angel and I never would have gotten this far without her.

    I also have to give credit to the great things that happened this year. I made amazing friends, learned so much about independence and leadership, and, most importantly, I learned about accountability. For that, I am so incredibly for everything sophomore year threw in my face while I was drowning in the deep end. Nah, I'm just kidding. For my first "real" year of high school that was in-person, it was not as sufferable and horrendous as I thought it would go. 

    I am officially halfway done with high school. Junior year, here I come...

In Five Years: My Next Read

    Happy Sunday! Today's topic will be about the new book I am going to read, In Five Years by Rebecca Serle.

    The plot of this book looks super interesting. A girl has her life meticulously planned out, till she finds herself teleported to a life five years in the future. Then she is brought back to her present life, but everything is different now. That's all I really know about the book. 

    I'm currently in a reading slump, so I am hoping this short read will push me out of it. Hopefully, I can start it soon enough and give you all a book review on it. I've heard mixed reviews on this, some people have said it is not great, but others have really enjoyed it, we'll see how this goes!

    I have to give a shorter entry today because I need to study for finals week which starts this week, next week I will be much more enthusiastic and ready to talk to you all more. Have a good day!