About the Blog

I started this blog on June 16, 2011. Since I love writing in my journal (and I’ve done it my whole life in novel-like detail) it was a huge inspiration for my blog title “Books: A true story.” This is my online journal about my thoughts on the books I read.

I write book reviews of mostly Young Adult books and a few classics here and there.  Book reviews are the main thing that I post.  I’ve added post-it note reviews at the end of my reviews from my Instagram account.  If you want to see more than book reviews, follow me on Instagram! I post book hauls, monthly TBRs and recaps, new releases, and of course my post-it note reviews.  If you’re not on Instagram, my photos are also posted on Twitter and Facebook.

Besides book reviews, I love to write my Google Diaries posts. When I read a book, I ask a LOT of questions and sometimes I will search a ton of stuff on Google. If I found some cool stuff, I write a post about it.  I look up places, locations, art, books mentioned, pop cultural references, or even actor photos if the characters remind me of someone. Check out my Google Diaries.

Blog Mission Statement

Why I blog: I blog for fun!  I thought that after a year of blogging, I would run out of things to say about books and that hasn’t been true! This blog will always be a personal place for me to share my love of books and interact with the other bloggers and readers in this great community.

I get asked all the time if I make money book blogging.  HAHAHAHA!!!!  No. I don’t. The google ads barely cover my web hosting costs.  Money is not the reason I book blog (There’s seriously no money in it).  I know it sounds cliche, but I run this blog because I genuinely love reading and sharing that love here.

This blog’s purpose: I write the kind of reviews that I would want to read.  I like short reviews and clean formatting that is easy to read.  The main purpose of my reviews is to share what I thought about the book to help you find great books to read.

My values:  I will always be as honest and polite as I can in all the posts I write here.  If I had to pick between the two, honesty will always win.  I pledge to not plagiarize and steal other’s work.  I try to only promote books that I’ve personally read and enjoyed through giveaways, blog tours, author interviews etc.