Book Talk

Friend 1: Hey have you read {insert some book here}?

Friend 2: Yes! Omg I died from the feels in the book! It ruined me

Friend 1: Do you remember when so and so did so and so?

Friend 2: Omg yessss!

Friend 1 and Friend 2: book talk book talk stuff you do not understand feels what is life fangirling omg dead whaaaat

You: wat

Do you ever find yourself in a state where you do not understand what anyone is saying? Suppose you are reading a Direct Message on Instagram or reading a Tweet on Twitter. Words like feels, fangirl, or anything like that. Today, I am here to show you some UD definitions and some of my own.

fangirl (n.)

a female fan, obsessed with something (or someone) to a frightening or sickening degree. often considered ditzy, annoying and shallow. [source]

basically that means a girl is obsessed and won't stop talking about it/them.

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the homerow keys. used to describe your feelings at the moment, especially when you don't know how to express them. [source]

it really means you can't express your feelings when a character dies, etc.


feels (n.)
when something emotional happens, and it is hard to express feelings; slang for feelings
eg: OMG I DIED FROM THE FEELS WHEN GUS DIED!

all i have to say is; sorry for spoilers

what is life? (phr.)

1. when a character is unbearably beautiful

2. when something tragic or something unexplainable happens

eg: omg! he died? WHAT IS LIFE?!

fanboy (n.)

a rare breed or opposite of fangirl; a male fangirl

Okay, that's honestly it, have a good day, and yes I am posting on Saturday... do not judge the Macy

chat about upcoming things I will be posting!

So hey guys it's Breigh and today I just want to kinda just talk if that's ok? Anyways I have a ton of new exciting things planned for me to be posting. On Mondays, which are, of course, my day; I will be posting these things plus more. These are all mini series I'm starting  so there will be more than one of each of these topics and this along with reviews is basically what you can expect to see on Mondays! I hope to keep these original and true to my day so you guys can come around and be excited for Mondays:)

I think these ideas are pretty new so these are my ideas for my days:))) 

(Of course Wednesday and Friday are also pretty frikin cool)

- Breighs Bon Mots

 (parodies of songs)

- wonderful words

 (the 411 on the coolest words to know for today)

-book Hauls

 (cause I'm a horder)

-BBT

 (breighs book tags)

- DIY book accessories

 (covers, shelves, markers) 

And anything else you guys want to see! Comment any suggestions and I am VERY excited to start these!

Thanks y'all:)

~Breigh

My Relationship With Books

Okay so I think that today I need to explain to you my relationship with my books and what they mean to me because some people are starting to think that I'm kidding when I say that if they mess up my book then I'll squash them into the shape of a book {I'm a very positive person :)}. So here's my post for today, hope you like it!
1. If I let you borrow a book of mine, it means I trust you to keep them clean. Now I keep my books very clean and unfolded, if they are returned to me folded or ripped or sticky, you have been stripped of the title "Trusted".
2. I literally skip a breath when someone tells me their getting me books or tells me that we're going to any book store.
3. I make sure that my books are in a neat order and in the right place everyday because that's how much they mean to me.
4. If, for my birthday or some other event, you get me books that I really wanted, your bound to see an expression on my face that looks like I'm having a heart attack.
So thanks again for reading this Friday, and of course I'll be posting again next Friday, thanks!


I'm guessing you guys have noticed that I post really short blogs…that's because I never know exactly what to post, so please if you think my post are boring then please email us at bookshelfies@gmail.com. Thanks!:)

Do I Like This Book?

Do you ever have trouble reading because you're focusing on something else while your eyes are scrolling down the page? If it happens often for you in one book, then it's probably too boring, or not a good book for you. You might just be reading it because your friends say it's a good book. You're trying to read it, but it's actually the worst thing ever. Or it's amazing and you're tired. But if you don't know, I'm here to tell you.

Macy's Guide to Good Books

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Okay, anyway, here is a guide to good books for you, whether you're 7 or 87, you better be reading a book that's right for you.

So you might be reading a book because it's on some Scholastic Best Children's/Young Adults/Teens/Adults Books of 2011/12/13/14. First you're like "oh this is going to be good since a website that sponsors books likes it." So as you're reading, you're like, "wait what did I just read" and you go back down, because you're so tired of the book. If you find this happening a lot, then it's probably not the best book.

If every word of the book you're reading says something you don't understand, like pother, or captious, or tricorn [source] (which to me sounds like a unicorn with three horns), then you're probably not going to understand it, so yeah, it's not going to be good, because you have no idea what they're talking about.

If you're reading a book that's like then, Billy the armadillo went walking to the forest, and he saw a big, scary monster. Then, you're probably reading your baby nephew's storytime book, or you were bored and picked out some random book at the library and you were accidentally in the kid's section. So, obviously, nope. Stop reading it when you see on many pages, ant, bug, log or anything like that, it's probably going to be in the book jacket sleeve saying "Kid's 3-6".

These are very obvious, but sometimes you may do it.

Next! Fandom books. You read them because they're in fandoms. And that's not a bad thing. You read it because other people like it, and you got interested. Many people think that's somehow a bad thing, but it's not. Anyway, moving on. As you're reading the book, you think it's way too scary, or way too boring, or something. But you keep reading it, because it's a fandom book. You don't have to. Just because everyone else loves it, it doesn't mean you have to. Put it down, it's not the best doing so, but if after the end of the books, you're gonna be like "wow I wasted so much time reading these". So, go along and read a book that is interesting to you, and not anyone else. I mean if you are reading a book, because someone recommended it to you, that's fine, as long as you're interested.

Alright! That's it. I'm not sure if it's (too) long (enough), but my links are below! :)

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Ranting About "fakes": Book Version

Hiiii everyone! It's Breigh and ok I just need to let this off my chest, kinda like last week when I went on and on about fangirls, I kinda wanted to do a second branch off of that about fakes. We all have seen fakes and unfortunately they exist in fandoms too. For example, what exactly is to be considered a fake fan? Well, by my definition it is someone who try's to act like they know everything about a certain thing; even if they know close to nothing at all. This is honestly perhaps one of the most infuriating things in my thoughts. Now, many people may say that people who listen to audio books and/or just watch the moviesand never read the book are fake fans. This is a little bit tricky to decipher, but I would say that they are a true fan. But they are NOT a reader! This is another one of my pet peeves, when someone who only listens to audio books calls themselves a reader. Haha! You can only be considered a reader if you are looking at the page and reading it with your eyes; or in some cases, fingers. You are NOT a reader if you just listen. You may be a fan but you are not a reader. You are a listener. 

Another topic of fakes I would like to discuss is fanfiction. Ah, ol' fanfiction. Personally, I don't read fanfiction that has characters from already made books or real people that actually exist; because I like the authors way of writing the story, not a 16 year old girls way of interpreting it. Now of course I do highly respect those 16 year old girls writing a Harry Styles love scene, but I honestly don't care for it. I don't mind fanfiction that has new characters and new people and a whole new story. That's my kinda fanfic that I enjoy:)))

What a short post today huh? Sorry for all the short posts lately and late posting we have all been extremely busy recently but we try and keep posting for y'all:) 

Thanks for reading and putting up with my rant haha I love you guys, I'll see you next week, byeeeee

The Humming Room

Hey guys I'm so sorry I forgot to post on Friday! I was really busy:(  But anywho, that doesn't mean I can't do it now right? So I'm gonna review the book The Humming Room. I know, I know you're probably thinking she's just reviewing that book because it's a Bluebonnet! But that's not why I'm reviewing it. I see this title and I think, "Humming Room? What could that possibly mean?" So off I went to read the book! Here's what I think of it:
Roo, a small 12 year old girl, learns that her parents were drug-dealers and died. Roo is put in a foster home with 3 other rude girls but not for long, because her uncle (that she didn't even know existed) claims her as his own. Although Roo never really see's him, she does see a log of his assistant Ms.Valentine and his "maid" Violet. Strict rules are laid down in this house, but does that stop Roo? No, of course not. She finds 3 mysterious things in the house: a strange, humming noise; an undiscovered cousin; and a secret garden. Is it possible that all these things are tied together?

I give this book a 4/5
Thanks! See ya next Friday!

Random Book Review+Life Update (may contain spoilers)

Hello, sorry I'm a little late. I was super busy yesterday. Anyway, so this is a "segment" called Random Book Recommendation, which is basically when I really have nothing to talk about so I do a book recommendation/review instead.

Also, you probably do not care about about my life, but here's a little life update. I'm going to cut my hair! I'm going to cut it to my shoulders. I'll probably regret it, but YOLO, right?

Anyway, here's the book I'm going to talk about. (btw, there are some half spoilers, not complete spoilers)

It's a nice cover, right?

Anyway, my rating is definitely ★★★★★. It's an amazing book.

A guy (Phillip) meets a girl (Rebekah). He wants to go out with her, because she's "unconventionally hot". So he goes to church with her, and the awkward thing is he's an atheist. Rebekah wants him to live to her standards. But can he?

Yeah, that was a pretty bad summary I just made up on the spot right there, but it's the best I could remember from the inside of the cover.

Okay anyway, this book will make you definitely feel sad, and possibly even make you rethink your life. Don't worry, no one dies. It's just, you feel for Phillip. So much is happening all at once. His dad, Rebekah, his friends, his coach. A lot of stuff I could probably not handle at all. Well Phillip is handling it pretty well.

Okay, let me state this again, after you just pause the book (which you probably won't), like, stop reading because, you know, you have to do stuff, you'll just sit there and be like,"wow. What is my life." It's hard to read, because so much stuff is happening. It's like, that I-need-a-break-from-life feeling. Yes, this all comes from a book, and no one even dies.

Have fun dying because of a book! :)

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Books: The Overall Rundown

Ok hey guys it's Breigh, and I kinda just have to let this all out. As you might be able to tell, I am a fangirl. Quite frankly, I feel like people get this idea of a fangirl/ fanboys COMPLETELY WRONG! I say this because I think that a lot of people think that we are just crazy and our obsession for these things, wether it be people or books or bands or anything else of that sort, to be "just a phase" ok ok ok stop. There are TONS of adult fangirls/fanboys and sure on our deathbed we most likely won't be whispering "Tobias marry me!" But that doesn't mean that those people, those books, those bands, those sleepless nights spent reading or listening or looking up fanfictions, will be forgotten. Those are the things that I, and we as a community of fangirls, have built our childhood and teenage years doing. And you know what? When I'm forty with a job and a husband and kids, I will be telling my family about those few books, and band members, and youtubers, and television shows and whatever else, that changed my life. And changed it for good. I really don't think that it's just a phase. I think it's so much more than that. 

How To Choose A Book

Hey, guys! So it's Friday, time for another blog post. Today I was thinking I'd tell you about how to pick a good book. Now, this isn't like when teachers tell you to choose a good book, saying that you shouldn't choose a book if it's too hard or do the five-finger-rule. I have a different way, although you might think it's the same way. :) Anywho, let's get on with it.
So first, I suggest you choose your favorite genre, that makes it so much easier to look at books and know that you like that kind of genre so you might like the book, too. As soon as you've got that down then you should look around and read suggestions for the type of genre you like, then maybe after you can order the book or get it from the library.
So this is my extremely short blog post about how to choose a book and I hope you liked it!