#Moxie x Jennifer

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Hot For Me x Moxie (Hollaback Girl)

JD Ship of the Day: Jennifer x Moxie

Requested by Anonymous

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📖: 𝑴𝒐𝒙𝒊𝒆 💜💪🏼💥

✍🏽: 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐮

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Have you ever read a book or book series that you've seen talked about on social media? What book or book series was it? Did you enjoy it?

All the time! These are a few books I’ve found through social media, specifically Booktube, and absolutely loved! I especially enjoyed Strange the Dreamer and The Prince and the Dressmaker. I would recommend those books to everyone!

American Panda by Gloria Chao 

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang 

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu 

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 

Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia 

Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios 

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater 

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli 

[alexsfictionaddiction]

‘She overcame everything that was meant to destroy her.’

Women are truly incredible creatures. We have spent centuries being overlooked, downtrodden and dismissed. In some respects, we have come a long way in terms of gender equality but there are still many recent occurrences which remind us of how far we have to go. 

So many female illnesses take years to diagnose or aren’t taken seriously enough when they are. Women are still having to justify why they chose not to have children. We’re still working with a pay gap. Some women aren’t considered to be women because of the body parts they were born with or without. There are still places in the world where women simply don’t and never will have the opportunities to live life on their own terms. Despite all this, we’re still out in the world making and doing amazing things and looking beautiful while doing them. 

This recommendation list is really a collection of books that celebrate women, their courage, their friendships and their choices. It’s pretty varied in terms of genre and style, so I’m pretty sure you’ll find at least one book here that piques your interest. Keep being your fierce, unstoppable self and honour your girls today. -Love, Alex x

1. Dangerous Women by Hope Adams.

In 1841, 180 English women are on board The Rajah, a ship bound for Australia. All of them are criminals, most of them convicted of petty crimes but one of them has a deadly dark secret. Then someone is killed and the hunt for the culprit is on. But it’s hard to protest your innocence when you’ve already been found guilty. This addictive mystery is so well-researched and is based on the true stories of real female criminals aboard The Rajah. There is an overwhelming, stifling darkness, haunting the whole novel that is so atmospheric and reflective of conditions on board. It’s a story of sisterhood, female friendship and the existence of the Rajah Quilt is an example of the incredible feats that women can overcome if they work together. 

2. Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu.

Viv is tired of following the rules at her high school and is determined to shake things up. Channelling her mum’s former punk persona, Viv creates and secretly distributes a feminist zine to her classmates, who start to take action. Cliques are abandoned as new friendships are formed and a revolution kicks off. The real sweetness about this gutsy, fierce YA novel is the fact that talking about the daily trials and tribulations that girls go through brings them together rather than divides them. There are some fantastic characters and the inclusion of male allies is everything.

3. Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams.

After a disastrous break up, British-Jamaican millennial Queenie embarks on a journey, riddled with bad choices, to discover what she really wants from life. Straddling two cultures, a job where she is perpetually underappreciated and an underlying mental health condition, Queenie is a relatable depiction of what it means to be a young, Black woman in 21st century London. Funny, honest and deeply moving, Queenie is an essential enlightening read with a wonderfully flawed, real woman at its heart.

4. Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold.

Inspired by British urban myths, this collection of spooky, fantastical stories by various female authors celebrates women in all of their guises. These stories are written by the likes of Daisy Johnson, Kirsty Logan, Irenosen Okojie, Eimear McBride and more. Some of the stories are very dark. Some of them offer powerful insights into other cultures. Some of them explore inherently female issues such as the repression of desire and motherhood. Overriding the whole collection is the wonder and power of women defying the odds and achieving their dreams. A fantastically unique read, ideal for International Women’s Day.

5. My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman.

When Elsa’s grandmother dies, she discovers a series of letters apologising to the various people she has wronged. Elsa’s mission to deliver these letters leads to some strange places and a journey that leads to getting to know her grandmother in a way she never did, when she was alive. The relationship between seven-year-old Elsa and her grandmother is so beautiful and I’m sure I’ll never read another grandmother-granddaughter relationship like it. Granny is a truly formidable character and a woman who has left behind a very full, colourful life. Backman is a master at writing quirky, uplifting stories of community and this charming novel is no different.

6. Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo.

Kim Jiyoung has recently given up work to raise her baby daughter but before long, she begins displaying strange symptoms, such as impersonating the voices of other women. As her psychosis deepens, Jiyoung’s entire life is spilled to her male psychiatrist and it’s a life of restriction, abuse and control. This incredibly evocative book is a harrowing illustration of the misogyny ingrained deep in Korean culture and the devastating effects it can have on the women who live within it. A woman on the brink of insanity speaks for them all in this heavily symbolic, heartbreaking read.

7. The Shelf by Helly Acton.

Amy is pretty sure that Jamie is about to propose, so she is more than shocked to find herself on The Shelf, a reality TV show for single women. Over the next few weeks, she and five other women must take on challenges to improve themselves and be crowned ‘The Keeper’. The Shelf is a joyful celebration of singledom and female friendship. Funny and heartwarming, it inspires its readers to never settle for second best and discover life and yourself, completely on your own terms.

8. Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez.

The world is made for men. Cars, phones, the medical industry, workplace laws and more areas of modern society largely ignore women. This fantastically informative manual exposes all the data biases that have been hidden from us. Caroline Criado-Perez has collated stories and case studies from across the globe that show how women’s lives and health are affected by our male-minded world and calls for drastic change.

9. A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll.

Addie has autism but she is so much more than that. When she learns of her hometown’s involvement in witch trials, she launches a campaign to erect a memorial for the women who died during them. This gorgeous, uplifting, funny middle-grade book offers a unique insight into a neurodivergent mind and simultaneously honours innocent, murdered women. You’ll get all the feels!

10. Olive by Emma Gannon.

Olive’s choice to not be a mother has ended her nine year relationship and her three best friends are all at various stages of motherhood. So, where will Olive fit into their lives now? This wonderfully sensitive and thoughtful novel is a wonderful celebration of women who are child-free by choice as well as giving voice to those who have struggled to become mothers. It will speak to any woman who has ever been asked when they’re going to take the leap into that ‘inevitable’ stage of a female life -motherhood.

11. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Evelyn Hugo is a retired Hollywood icon who has personally chosen struggling, unknown reporter Monique to dictate her biography to. No one knows why, not even Monique herself. Over a series of intimate meetings, Evelyn tells Monique her story; from her rise to fame in the 1950s LA to her retirement 30 years later and the myriad of romances throughout that time. In time, it becomes clear that Evelyn’s and Monique’s lives intertwine in a heartbreaking fashion. Soaring, epic and completely unforgettable, Evelyn Hugo is the story of a woman who was consistently objectified, moulded and suppressed. Ultimately, it is a story of a great forbidden love and the hell that fame can bring, especially for women.

12. The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson.

Imannuelle’s mixed heritage is sacrilege in the tiny, puritanical community in which she lives. So she does her best to obey the rules and worship the Father. However, she finds herself in the haunted Darkwood where the spirits of murdered witches roam but they have a gift for Immanuelle -her dead mother’s journal, which leads to her discovering the dark truths behind the community she was born into. This atmospheric, brooding fantasy-horror novel champions the overthrowing of control, the discovery of one’s own inner power and capabilities as well as demonstrating how women have been villified by the patriarchy for centuries, simply for leading the lives that they want to lead. An addictive, Gothic witchy treat!

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Book Society presents its September reading event! The members have chosen Back to School as the theme and The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar as the optional book of the month. For this event, we will be venturing into academic surroundings as we read books set in schools of all kinds. Whether you choose to solve a dark murder mystery, learn some magic, or follow a love story in the book of your choice, we invite you on this journey. This event is open to everyone, not just our members.

✧ how to participate:

optional: reblog this post; check out our network and members

read (or reread) either The Henna Wars (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 400 pages) or a book of your choice that fits this month’s theme

share what book you’ve chosen, thoughts, reactions, and/or creations

use the tag #booksociety in your posts, and include “@booksociety​​’s Back to School Event: [insert book title here]” in the description of your creations

the event starts on 1 September and ends on 30 September

✧ reading recommendations (under the cut):

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1) by Holly Jackson (young adult, contemporary, thriller; 433 pages)

A List of Cages by Robin Roe (young adult, contemporary, mental health; 310 pages; trigger warning: abuse)

A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall (young adult, contemporary, romance; 272 pages)

A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes #1) by Brittany Cavallaro (young adult, retelling, contemporary; 321 pages)

Again, but Better by Christine Riccio (young adult, contemporary, romance; 373 pages)

Akata Witch (Akata Witch #1) by Nnedi Okorafor (middle grade, fantasy; 349 pages)

Autoboyography by Christina Lauren (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 410 pages)

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (young adult, contemporary; 470 pages)

Bloodlines (Bloodlines #1) by Richelle Mead (young adult, fantasy, paranormal, romance; 421 pages)

Carry On (Simon Snow #1) by Rainbow Rowell (young adult, fantasy, romance, lgbt+; 522 pages)

Educated by Tara Westover (adult, autobiography; 334 pages)

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi (young adult, contemporary, romance; 394 pages)

Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children #1) by Seanan McGuire (young adult, fantasy, mystery; 173 pages)

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (young adult, contemporary, romance; 438 pages)

Girls With Sharp Sticks (Girls With Sharp Sticks #1) by Suzanne Young (young adult, scifi, dystopia; 400 pages)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling (middle grade, fantasy; 309 pages)

Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper #1) by Alice Oseman (young adult, contemporary, romance, graphic novel; 278 pages)

Her Royal Highness (Royals #2) by Rachel Hawkins (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 274 pages)

Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry (young adult, contemporary; 329 pages)

Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1) by Rachel Hawkins (young adult, fantasy, paranormal; 232 pages)

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 329 pages)

If We Were Us by K.L. Walther (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 368 pages)

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (adult, contemporary, thriller; 368 pages)

Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen (young adult, contemporary, romance; 432 pages)

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (adult, fantasy, mystery; 336 pages)

Marked (House of Night #1) by P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast (young adult, fantasy, paranormal; 306 pages)

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu (young adult, contemporary; 330 pages)

My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 (My Hero Academia #1) by Kohei Horikoshi (young adult, superheroes, manga; 192 pages)

Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1) by Jay Kristoff (adult, fantasy; 429 pages)

Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo (adult, fantasy, contemporary, dark academia; 459 pages)

Normal People by Sally Rooney (adult, contemporary, romance; 266 pages)

Of Curses and Kisses (St Rosetta’s Academy #1) by Sandhya Menon (young adult, fantasy, romance; 384 pages)

One of Us Is Lying (One of Us Is Lying #1) by Karen M. McManus (young adult, contemporary, thriller; 361 pages)

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 288 pages)

Openly Straight (Openly Straight #1) by Bill Konigsberg (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 320 pages)

Parachutes by Kelly Yang (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 496 pages)

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (young adult, contemporary, lgbt+; 416 pages)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood #1) by Becky Albertalli (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 303 pages)

Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith (young adult, contemporary, romancce, lgbt+; 368 pages)

Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles) by Tamora Pierce (young adult, fantasy; 465 pages)

The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles #1) by Laurie Forest (young adult, fantasy; 601 pages)

The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Hamilton High #1) by Kody Keplinger (young adult, contemporary, romance; 304 pages)

The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give #1) by Angie Thomas (young adult, contemporary; 444 pages; content warnings: racism, on-page character death)

The Chase (Briar U #1) by Elle Kennedy (new adult, contemporary, romance; 377 pages)

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (adult, historical; 213 pages)

The Novice (Summoner #1) by Taran Matharu (young adult, fantasy; 398 pages)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (young adult, contemporary, coming of age, mental health; 213 pages; trigger warnings: sexual assault, child sexual abuse, physical abuse, self-harm, suicide, eating disorder, drug and alcohol abuse)

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (poetry, young adult, contemporary; 368 pages)

The Poppy War (The Poppy War #1) by R.F. Kuang (adult, fantasy, 530 pages; content warnings: war, violence)

The Secret History by Donna Tart (adult, contemporary, dark academia; 559 pages)

The Year We Fell Down (The Ivy Years #1) by Sarina Bowen (new adult, contemporary, romance, sports; 274 pages)

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before #1) by Jenny Han (young adult, contemporary, romance; 355 pages)

Truly Devious (Truly Devious #1) by Maureen Johnson (young adult, contemporary, thriller; 416 pages)

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1) by Richelle Mead (young adult, fantasy, paranormal, romance; 332 pages)

When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi #1) by Sandhya Menon (young adult, contemporary, romance; 380 pages)

Wilder Girls by Rory Power (young adult, horror, mystery, lgbt+; 357 pages)

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (young adult, contemporary, lgbt+; 400 pages)

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (young adult, contemporary, lgbt+; 328 pages)

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6/24 Book Deals

Good morning, all! I hope your week has been going well. :) There are still a bunch of really great books on sale, so definitely be sure to check those out if you need some cheap books! I’ve read and really enjoyed The Book of Speculation, Black Chalk, and The Girls at 17 Swann Street (big trigger warning on the last one for eating disorders) and would recommend all three!

I hope you’re all having a great week and that your day is relatively peaceful and stress-free! :)  

Here is the link to find resources on how you can help out with the BLM movement! Keep the momentum going!

Today’s Deals:

The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler - https://amzn.to/2AYrxi2

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander - https://amzn.to/37W9sgx

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust - https://amzn.to/2YsFm0U

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu - https://amzn.to/2A09OWV

For Black Girls Like Me by Mariana J. Lockington - https://amzn.to/3dve52e

Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz, Renee Watson - https://amzn.to/3equLsW

Mirage by Somaiya Daud - https://amzn.to/2BxIrE7

Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates - https://amzn.to/3eyJBOi

The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib - https://amzn.to/2Cx9BLz

The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin - https://amzn.to/2VggvLN

Lila by Marilynne Robinson - https://amzn.to/2BxHj3l

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation by Brad Ricca - https://amzn.to/2CzBEtT

A Swiftly Tilting Planet (A Wrinkle in Time Bk. 3) by Madeleine L'Engle - https://amzn.to/2CDyC87

Summer by Karl Ove Knausgaard - https://amzn.to/381BNBZ

NOTE:  I am categorizing these book deals posts under the tag #bookdeals, so if you don’t want to see them then just block that tag and you should be good. I am an Amazon affiliate in addition to a Book Depository affiliate and will receive a small (but very much needed!)  commission on any purchase made through these links.

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Lauren’s updated ‘send help, too many books’ to be read list

Making a list seemed to help last time (or at least it did until i did the inevitable and... bought more books... and since we’re almost at the end of the year and into a new one here is my new and updated to-be-read list. I’ve removed all the books i’ve read since i made the first one and i’ve added the new ones. My goal is to have halved this list by the end of next year haha, thats 65 books (ignoring the fact that i’ll probably get a couple for christmas/buy more when audible have a good daily deal haha) 

AUDIBLE: (30)

Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom

Misbehaving: The Making of Behaviour Economics by Richard H. Thaler

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Ray Porter

Lost At Sea by Jon Ronson

Them by Jon Ronson

Welcome to the Universe by J. Richard Gott and Neil Degrasse Tyson

The Establishment by Owen Jones

What a Wonderful World by Marcus Chown

The Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett

Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan

The History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer

Doctor Who Tales by ensemble

The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Lie Tree by Francis Hardinge

Command and Control by Eric Schlosser

Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan

Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Medical School for Everyone by The Great Courses

The Origin and Evolution of Earth by The Great Courses

The Summer of Impossible Things by Rowan Coleman

The Hundred-Year Old Man by Jonas Jonasson

This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein

Lost Connections by Johann Hari

Circe by Madeline Miller

Life on Earth by David Attinborough

KINDLE: (20)

The Last Romeo by Justin Myers

Call me by your Name by Andre Aciman

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

Mirror, Mirror by Cara Delevingne

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

All The Rage by Courtney Summers

We Have No Idea by Jorge Cham

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

Happy by Derren Brown

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

The Winter Over by Matthew Iden

Lift and Separate by Marylin Simon Rothstein

The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan

No Place Left to Run by Zara Detand

Gives Light by Rose Christo

The Kangeroo Chronicles by Marc-Uwe Kling

Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era by Francis French

The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer

Burro Hills by Julia Lynn Rubin

Cheerleaders From Planet X by Lissa Chiavari

PHYSICAL COPIES: (27)

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Forces of Nature by Brian Cox

Why Does E=MC2? by Brian Cox

Mort by Terry Pratchett

The Posterchildren: Origins by Kitty Burroughs

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Barduco

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

A Streetcat Named Bob by James Bowen

Fire by Elfgren and Strandberg

Question Everything by NewScientist

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

Bang! by Brian May

Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. King

Percy Jackson 1-5 by Rick Riordan (0/5 read)

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

Living Dolls by Natasha Walter

The Equality Illusion by Kat Banyard

Yes Means Yes! by Jaclyn Friedman, Jessica Valenti

Privilege by Kimmel and Ferber

Ice Crypt by Tiana Warner

Ice Kingdom by Tiana Warner

(TOTAL: 77)

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Netflix’s Moxie is a Euphoric Call to Action for Everyone, Not Just Gen Z Girls

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Some people have done astounding things in lockdown. They’ve written books, learned languages, got fit, taken to crafting, or they are scientists, key workers, people saving the world every day. Or just people surviving in the worst circumstances and not giving up. Hats off to them.

Others of us after a year of varying levels of lockdown aren’t doing quite so well. Apathy has set in. Cooking, eating and washing up feels like never ending Sisyphean torture. Wearing clothes other than pyjamas counts as an achievement. Leaving the house to go to shops feels like an activity that should warrant sponsorship. For some of us it’s all got a bit much.

So when Moxie, directed by Amy Poehler and based on the book by Jennifer Mathieu, landed on Netflix, we could just about be bothered to press play.  

Thank god. Moxie is a movie that calls for us – all of us – to do something, to say something to try even if we get it wrong. Don’t give up, Moxie says. These are complicated times, but that doesn’t mean we get to opt out. And that’s a message to all of us, not just the Gen Z kids in the film who are learning about feminism for the first time, but the parents who can learn from those kids, the men and boys who can act as allies, the teachers whose inactivity or fear of getting it wrong leads to further injustice. What a glorious and uplifting message – people get things wrong, politics is complicated, try, fail, learn, get better.

Hadley Robinson stars as 16-year-old Vivian, daughter of Amy Poehler’s single mum Lisa, who back in the day was on her own mission to smash the patriarchy. Asked to write an essay about a cause she feels passionately about and what she did to change it she’s inspired by her mum’s old memorabilia to create a zine called Moxie which she distributes anonymously.

Once Vivian’s eyes are open to the casual, and not so casual, sexism that goes on in her school – an annual list classifying the girls in categories like ‘most bangable’, ‘best rack’, the marginalisation of the women’s football team compared to the men’s, double standards in dress code and a school syllabus that focuses on white male literature – she sees it everywhere.

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Vivian has success, has failure, gets disillusioned, messes up and redeems herself by the end. It might be formulaic but that doesn’t make it any less effective. This might be a formula we have seen in coming of age films from Whip It to Booksmart and beyond, but here it fits perfectly in a film that is calling for us all to own our mistakes, get better and move on.

Against the backdrop of the Weinstein scandal and its wider implications (we see snippets of a news report in the background referring to women coming forward related to a not specified case), Moxie’s is a world in turmoil but one that celebrates the possibility of change.

Much has been made of ‘boomers vs millennials’ spats online – one is obsolete, the other entitled or something – while Gen X-ers are largely defined by other people forgetting we exist and us not really caring – the onus seems to be on Gen Z to save the world, an awful lot of pressure to lay on the shoulders of the young. 

Moxie celebrates the vigour of youth while exploring how every age, race and gender can do their part, from the wonderful example of being an ally set by Vivian’s boyfriend Seth (Nico Hiraga), to the damaging dismissiveness of the Principal (Marcia Gay Harden) and the fear and avoidance of Vivian’s teacher Mr Davies  (Ike Barinholtz) who finally comes through for the girls even if in a very small way.

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Moxie isn’t just a call to action, it’s a celebration of passion and of giving a damn about something, while encouraging tolerance and understanding.  It might look like a sweet coming-of-ager and a ‘girls first feminism’ handbook but it’s bigger than that. It’s one of the most current wholly positive and inclusive comedies to land on the streaming service and could be just what we need in 2021 and beyond. 

Moxie is available to stream on Netflix now.

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Celebrate Women’s History Month!

Looking for great books to read for Women’s History Month? Don’t miss the incredible reads on our list!

Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines written by Jeanne Walker Harvey and illustrated by Dow Phumiruk

Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz with Renée Watson

Because I Was a Girl edited by Melissa de la Cruz

Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History by Karen Blumenthal

Who Says Women Can’t Be Computer Programmers? written by Tanya Lee Stone and illustrated by Majorie Priceman

Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? written by Tanya Lee Stone and illustrated by Majorie Priceman

Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by Maris Wicks

Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America’s Pioneering Woman in Space by Tam O'Shaughnessy

The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba by Margarita Engle

Beatrix Potter and Her Paintbox by David McPhail

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lita Judge

Marie Curie by Demi

Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel written by Lisa Pliscou and illustrations by Jen Corace 

The House that Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams written by Tanya Lee Stone and illustrated by Kathryn Brown

Brazen: Rebel Ladies who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu

[bookaddict24-7]

The end of August has come and it is time for another monthly wrap up! I read a total of 14 books this month--2 e-books, 1 borrowed book, and 11 physical books. 

This month I’m just going to link up the books to Goodreads and post my ratings for the books. If I’ve written a review, I will link it as well.

What did you read in August? 

Very Far Away From Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Leguin--3/5 Stars

How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather--4/5 Stars

Short Review

Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski--5/5 Stars

Super Short Review

Killer Instinct by S.E. Green--5/5 Stars

Super Short Review

Killer Within by S.E. Green--5/5 Stars

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray--5/5 Stars

Super Short Review

Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen--4/5 Stars

Review

What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy--5/5 Stars

Review

The Winnowing by Vikki VanSickle--4/5 Stars

A Map for Wrecked Girls by Jessica Taylor--2.5/5 Stars

Review

There’s Someone in Your House by Stephanie Perkins--4/5 Stars

Review

13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough--5/5 Stars

Review

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu--5/5 Stars

I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin--2/5 Stars

Review

Have you read any of these books? What did you think? 

I also posted this picture on my Instagram account (x)

Happy reading!

[beyondthedustjacket]

Hi! Your blog is really cool 💜 What are your favorite YA reads of this year so far?

Hello! Thank you so much! 💖💖💖 

My top books so far are Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, and Frogkisser! by Garth Nix.

[beyondthedustjacket]

Hilda Character Book Recommendations

These are some book recommendations based on the characters from the Netflix show, Hilda.

These recommendations include Hilda, Frida, David, and Alfur.

Hilda

Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien 

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 

Tales of Peter Rabbit and His Friends by Beatrix Potter 

The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis 

Frogkisser! by Garth Nix 

Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan 

Frida

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson 

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater 

The Flame of Olympus by Kate O’Hearn 

Rooting for Rafael Rosales by Kurtis Scaletta 

The Twelve Dancing Princesses by John Cech 

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu  

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia 

David

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling 

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli 

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang 

Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White 

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Alfur

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 

Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack 

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 

A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers 

The formatting of this post was edited on July 21, 2023. 

[beyondthedustjacket]

Fictional Girlfriend Book Tag

ORIGINAL BOOK TAG BY RACHEL READS  

This can also be done as the Fictional Boyfriend Book Tag!

MOST ROMANTIC GIRLFRIEND

Éponine from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

DARK AND MOODY GIRL WITH A GOOD SIDE

Frances from Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

PARANORMAL GIRLFRIEND

Leah from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

GIRL YOU FRIEND-ZONED

Seraphina from Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

YOUR SOULMATE 

Xiomara from The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

GIRLFRIEND YOU WANT TO ELOPE WITH 

Molly from The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

GIRLFRIEND YOU’D VENTURE ANYWHERE WITH 

Eliza from Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

GIRLFRIEND YOU’D WANT TO BE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND WITH 

Katniss from The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

MOST BADASS GIRLFRIEND 

Vivian from Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu 

The formatting of this post was edited on July 21, 2023.

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LAUREN’S ‘DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE’ BOOKLIST

I wanted to make a list of all the books currently in my house/on my phone waiting to be read as a ‘fun’ project to motivate myself to read them but all it made me want to do is curl up into a ball and cry lmao. Anyhow i’m posting it here a) in case anyone is curious about this list i keep talking about, and b) because i can then cross them off one by one as i go through. 

Quick note: this list is not complete. I know for a fact that i’ve accidentally missed off several books, but these are the ones i’ll be focusing on for this year.... or you know, decade. Also these are all books i own (some from years ago), the list of books i don’t own but want to read is... well, probably longer. Under a read more to save us all the scrolling lmao.

AUDIBLE: (33)

Pompeii - The Life of a Roman Town by Mary Beard

Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom

Misbehaving: The Making of Behaviour Economics by Richard H. Thaler

The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley

Sovereign by April Daniels

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Ray Porter

The Dark Tourist by Dom Joly

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Lost At Sea by Jon Ronson

Them by Jon Ronson

The Men Who Stare At Goats by Jon Ronson

Welcome to the Universe by J. Richard Gott and Neil Degrasse Tyson

The Establishment by Owen Jones

What a Wonderful World by Marcus Chown

The Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett

The Brain by David Eagleman

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan

A Quiet Life in the Country by T E Kinsey

Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

Dim Sum Asylum by Rhys Ford

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel

Sal by Mick Kitson

The History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer

Doctor Who Tales by ensemble

The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama

Ask an Astronaut by Tim Peake

Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

People Like Us by Dana Mele 

Juliet Takes a Breath by Juliet Rivera

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Around the World in 80 Days by Micheal Palin

The Lie Tree by Francis Hardinge

A Skinful of Shadows by Francis Hardinge

Command and Control by Eric Schlosser

Dreams of My Father by Barack Obama

Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Medical School for Everyone by The Great Courses

The Origin and Evolution of Earth by The Great Courses

KINDLE: (26)

The Last Romeo by Justin Myers

Call me by your Name by Andre Aciman

Girlhood by Cat Clarke

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

Mirror, Mirror by Cara Delevingne

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

All The Rage by Courtney Summers

We Have No Idea by Jorge Cham

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

Happy by Derren Brown

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

The Winter Over by Matthew Iden

To Stand in the Light by Kayla Bashe

My Lady King by Kayla Bashe

Midair by Kodi Scheer

Lift and Separate by Marylin Simon Rothstein

The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan 

No Place Left to Run by Zara Detand

Gives Light by Rose Christo

The Kangeroo Chronicles by Marc-Uwe Kling

Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era by Francis French

The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer

Hunter’s Moon by M.J. O’Shea

Cold Moon by M.J. O’Shea

Burro Hills by Julia Lynn Rubin

Cheerleaders From Planet X by Lissa Chiavari

PHYSICAL COPIES: (63)

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Forces of Nature by Brian Cox

Human Universe by Brian Cox

Wonders of the Solar System by Brian Cox

Why Does E=MC2? by Brian Cox

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

You Know Me Well by David Levithan

Peter Darling by Austin Chant

Mort by Terry Pratchett

The Posterchildren: Origins by Kitty Burroughs

Lies my Girlfriend Told Me by Julie Anne Peters

Marks: Rise of Heroes by Hayden Thorne

The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas 

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Barduco

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

A Streetcat Named Bob by James Bowen

Fire by Elfgren and Strandberg

Inheritence by Malindo Lo

Question Everything by NewScientist 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

What If? by Randall Munroe

The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

The Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins

Bang! by Brian May

Vampire Chronicles Collection by Anne Rice

Not Your Sidekick by C.B Lee

The Abyss Surrounds us by Emily Skrutskie 

Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. King

Percy Jackson 1-5 by Rick Riordan (0/5 read)

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

Vanish by Sophie Jorden

Bi Notes for a Bisexual Revolution by Shiri Eisner

Living Dolls by Natasha Walter

The Equality Illusion by Kat Banyard

Yes Means Yes! by Jaclyn Friedman, Jessica Valenti

Horrible Histories 20 book collection (1/20 read)

Privilege by Kimmel and Ferber

Mythology for Dummies

Ice Crypt by Tiana Warner

Ice Kingdom by Tiana Warner

The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

The Edge of the Abyss by Emily Strutskie

Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson

(TOTAL: 122)