Welcome!

-



Why, hello!  Welcome to my blog, where you may not find what you’re looking for, but you’ll find something.  No promises on whether it will be helpful, however.  If you are wondering why I’ve started this blog, (after all, there are millions of them out there and plenty about books) it’s to fill a sad shortage that has plagued me for several years.  As a Christian and a homeschooler, I had an extremely difficult time finding good books to read as I grew older.  I would browse our local library’s website for hours and come away with only a few titles.  I found a few resources, (Redeemed Reader and Plugged In) but they primarily focused on books for 9-12-year-olds or books for adults.  Unfortunately, I fell right between the age gap.  I was tired of reading short books with shallow plots, but you can only re-read Narnia and Lord of the Rings so many times.  So, after that long explanation, I’ll get to the point.  The main purpose of this blog is to provide book reviews, lists, and recommendations for people like me: voracious readers with nothing to read.  I’ll also talk about writing, trends in the current Teen/YA releases, and may even include a few short stories.  I'll also probably ramble about things that don't seem to relate at all - I can be a bit random.  If this blog only assists one person to find a good book they’ve never read, that’s enough.  I simply want to help teens (and parents) who are looking for a good book.  Happy reading!






Comments

  1. Marrok MacintyreDecember 23, 2017 at 12:14 PM

    Hello and welcome to the blogging world! That is a great purpose to start a blog, I can't wait to see where you go with it! happy blogging!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brianna StacynDecember 23, 2017 at 12:50 PM

      Thanks! I appreciate your encouragement; it's nice to know people are actually reading what I write. Well, hopefully, I'll end up in the Shire or Narnia, but we'll see. :D Thanks for reading!

      Delete
  2. Ivie BrooksDecember 26, 2017 at 5:43 PM

    Welcome to blogging, Brianna, and thank you for following my blog. I'm glad I finally found your blog to thank you. :)

    I was going to tell you about Rebellious Writing since I'm an activist for them, but I noticed you already follow them, so hopefully that helps you on your journey to finding good books. I do look forward to seeing reviews from you as well. Its wonderful you've decided to try and find good books. I know what it was like and still to this day know how hard it can be to find good books that feel real without all the smut.

    Anyway, all my rambling aside, I just wanted to thank you and welcome you to the blogging community. I can say there are a lot of kind people here who will support you and lift you up.

    God bless you!

    ~Ivie
    iviewrites.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brianna StacynDecember 26, 2017 at 10:07 PM

      Thank you for the welcome, and thanks for following my blog! I'm glad you happened by, too.

      Ah yes, those geniuses. :) Yep, I found the movement early on and eagerly followed their progress. They've already helped a lot, and they've also been a great inspiration for me. To be honest, I'm actually working out of selfish motives - this gives me an excuse to read more. :D Really, I just want people to be able to find good books more quickly. Unfortunately, the YA industry does not seem so interested in that. Some of the things I've run across are absolutely awful.

      Thank you so much. I really appreciate the welcome, as well as the encouragement. I can see that already - you're one of them! :)

      God bless!

      Delete

Post a Comment

I appreciate your input!

Popular posts from this blog

Book Review - The Hobbit

-
Image
I'm starting out with a book that I know well (because, yikes, it's my first review!  *insert panic here*)  I've loved Tolkien's works ever since my mom read the Hobbit out loud to us when we were about nine or ten.  I then had the chance to watch a theatre production of the Hobbit, which was the best way ever to study the characters!  (Sidenote: I will not be mentioning the movies and their flaws.  It'd take too long.)  The best facet of Tolkien's work, in my opinion, is his talent for bringing characters and settings to vivid life.  The Hobbit is a classic example of the "untalented" character having a lot more to him than is first evident.  Bilbo Baggins is not a strong, perfect hero, but he is a realistic, relatable person (fine, hobbit.)  Gandalf is the wise shepherd who occasionally just can't stand the dwarves one moment longer.  And the dwarves?  They seem a little bit like a very large homeschooling family.  . ....
Read more

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories

-
Image
Characters - they're what drive our stories along and lift them to new heights.  Without characters. there can be no conflict; without conflict, there can be no story.  But, if you think about it, characters are people - ordinary, commonplace, normal people you might meet on the street.  Everyone has their own personality, so why are characters so often cut from the same molds?  Tolkien's elves have popped up in dozens, hundreds, of different incarnations, and his dwarves are nearly as popular.  Why can't our elves be bright blue, thirteen feet tall, deaf, and covered in pink mud?  Why can't our dwarves have four legs and suddenly have to go in search of the remedy for itchy noses and patchy ear hair?  (That was all off the top of my head, so . . .) We don't need to follow any expectations for our characters.  As a matter of fact, the most intriguing real fictional people don't meet any lists of criteria; they make the lists.  And...
Read more

The Tag That Must Not Be Named

-
The Nameless Tag by Brianna Stacyn Pardon the joke.  :D  On to the tag!  The lovely Lila Kims tagged me for whatever this thing is, so thanks to her!  She calls this tag The Mysteriously Nameless Book Tag - sounds ominous.  Here we go! What book has been on your shelf the longest? Umm . . . *goes to check*   I actually cleared out my bookshelf a year or two back because I wasn't reading the books there, but it's probably Anne of Green Gables or Little Women . What is your current read, your last read, and the book you’ll read next? Pride and Prejudice , Probing , I don't really know . . . maybe The Tethered World ?  It'll end up being whatever I have time for, really. What book did everyone like, but you hated? Les Miserables.   I couldn't get through it.  Granted, I was reading the full version, but I just couldn't stand it.  I'll pick it up again this summer.  Hopefully, I'll make it through this ...
Read more