Everyone who knows me, knows that Fall Out Boy is my favourite band of all time. Growing up not far from the same area as they did contributed a lot to this! This statement isn't out of a place of "I was here first" and whatnot, but I can remember the days where they played smaller gigs. So when I say I've been a fan of them for what feels like forever, I'm not completely exaggerating.

When they made it big, I was SO impressed and overjoyed because they really do deserve it. They are one of those musical artists that have been with me through some of life's most pivotal moments and my love for them is basically a personality trait now.

And, not to drag myself, but in middle school I DEFINITELY wrote I HEART PATRICK STUMP on a good chunk of my notebooks. Oh, yes, that was completely on brand for me at the time. What can I say? MY LOVE WAS REAL. (Er, as real as a music obsessed then-teenager can manage when it comes to someone she's literally never met.)

So, you guys had to know that I'd be 100% down to participate in Raine Reads' Fall Out Boy Book Tag. I mean... duh.

I'm going to be real, I was intrigued by Maggie's Ruse the second I saw the cover and the synopsis. The cover reminded me of an episode of Doctor Who, but the plotline had a general premise worthy of Sara Shepard. AND, it takes place in New York. So, I was obviously IN from the start.

Thanksgiving is nearly here for those of us in the states! This year, I had a rough start--as the year went on, though, I felt very thankful in spite of the bumps. Thankful to literature. Thankful to this community. Thankful to the fact that my father was able to find a new beginning after being laid off last year. Thankful to all the friends who helped me help my parents in the six months my dad had no job for the first time since he was a teenager.

A tale of faeries. A tale of snakes. A tale of the games that play. And a tale of those who play said games. I AM GOING TO NEED AT LEAST A MONTH OF RECOVERY FROM THIS ONE, okay?

OKAY, OKAY, this might be a spoiler. BUT! A Constellation of Roses is one of the best YA novels of the year. (Seriously, 2019, I NEED A BREAK but also KEEP IT UP, we're totally killing it with great releases this year.)

Serpent & Dove was one of my most anticipated reads of 2019. I was SO excited to finally get to it.