The Budget Bookstagrammer

Jfc how does it just keep getting worse and worse?? #thepoppywar #Booksky

God god, Book 3 of The Poppy War is so graphic. 😫 #booksky

My gym is playing a weird, techno-fied version of Mr. Brightside and idgi bc isn't Mr. Brightside kinda already a weird techno-fied version of itself? #gymthoughts

Did i just read Project Hail Mary in a day so that I could watch the movie trailer? Yes, yes I did. #BookSky

Listen the world is on fire, but that didn't stop me from spending the day searching for a Cowboy Carter outfit and then promptly hopping in the pool with a book, a drink, and my hubs when I got home. Small joys are necessary to keep up with big resistance.

No one.

I just finished 'The Secret History' and I really don't know what I think about it?! #BookSky

It's finally time. #BookSky

Anyway, happy Reaping Day, and may the odds be ever in your favor. (And happy birthday to my bb Haymitch, obviously)

Now I ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong
But maybe it's the only way
Talk about your revolution
It's Independence Day
Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today
Is a day of reckoning

Orbital | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Transcendent. 🌌
#BookSky

Hello Beautiful | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#booksky

Gas station wisdom.

My feeds are all positively saturated with #independentbookstoreday posts, and I AM LOVING IT!!! Makes me so happy to see all of this joy from readers and from small business owners!

Babel had no right to hurt me this much on a Tuesday night. Wtf! #BookSky

Glad I watched Conclave a month ago so I'll understand all the social media posts this week.

Final (for now) wrap-up thoughts on my Hunger Games series re-read and watch: Why did I do this??
#thehungergames

I want to mention how they handled the death of PSH. His talk w/ Katniss is in a letter read by Haymitch bc Plutarch can’t be seen w/ her - a respectful way to handle this part. PSH brought a cleverness/humanity to the character that may have influenced the young version of him in the pages of SOTR.

Mockingjay | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The number of times I had to stop reading to make notes drawing parallels to the real world, in ways that I absolutely was not prepared for - oof. I am really surprised at how big of an impact this re-read has had. I’ll talk about it more in a wrap-up post, but I’m glad I did it.

If he can openly talk about detaining "the home grown ones" and not suffer any consequences for ignoring a unanimous Supreme Court decision to fix a "mistake", we are well and truly cooked. They're eating the checks, they're eating the balances.

Catching Fire | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Baby when I tell you, the WAY this series holds SO MUCH MORE MEANING after reading Sunrise On The Reaping - whew! 😪 I almost ran out of tabs in this damn book with the times I wanted to cry for/hug Haymitch Abernathy. #BookSky

Screen Adaptation Thoughts | The Hunger Games 🏹
Captures the essence of the story - some convos are word for word dialogue from the books.
Aside from making things like the mutts less horrifying, the biggest change is the Seneca/Snow scenes but I understand why they are a useful device in the film.

The Hunger Games | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Shrek would love this book. (Because onions have layers - and so does this book when you read it as an adult, as a parent, as a woman, as someone living through a hostile government takover.) 🧅 #thehungergames

Many medical supplies are manufactured outside of the US. I would buy additional KN95, N95 and KF94 masks now, as well as any medical supplies you regularly rely on. Even basics like bandages, Aquaphor, medicated lotion and pimple patches. Order that stuff asap.

A federal judge has ordered the White House to reinstate The Associated Press’s access to smaller events—such as those held in the Oval Office and aboard Air Force One—after Trump barred the news organization.

Screen Adaptation Thoughts | The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 🎶🐦‍⬛🐍
Don't get me started on how much of the D12 portion of the story was cut/altered - the ACTUAL catalyst for Snow's eternal vendetta against D12, girls who sing Covey songs, and mockingjays!
#theballadofsongbirdsandsnakes

Recent Read: The Hunger Games Moved from #theballadofsongbirdsandsnakes right into the OG trilogy. The layers that are added to this story after reading Ballad and Sunrise are... really incredible, to say the least. Looking forward to talking more about this in future posts! #thehungergames

What did the penguins ever do to him - dress better?

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (UPDATED REVIEW)

My series re-read had caused me to change my review of this book - swipe for the original, but know that the updated one is my definitive review for #TBOSAS book. #BookSky

"Redeem the dream. Let's be bold in America." 🇺🇲 @booker.senate.gov