The YA Prom

Earlier this month Alexa and Gaby came up with the absolutely brilliant idea of hosting the YA Prom, a chance for us book nerds to dream up our ideal prom night. It's been my dream since I was fifteen years old to go to prom with Edward Cullen and now I finally have my chance (sort of)!

THE DATE: I knew from the moment I saw Alexa and Gaby post about the prom that my date absolutely had to be Edward Cullen. He was the first YA boy I fell completely head over heels in love with. :) THE DRESS: Not only is this dress just plain gorgeous, but it's also very similar to Stephenie Meyer's version of Bella's prom dress. THE SHOES: Yeah, they're Gucci, but since this is my dream prom I'm going all out! THE JEWELRY: The bodice of the dress is so intricate that you really don't even need much jewelry, so I went with simple but sparkly bangles. THE HAIR: I love how simple yet elegant this style is! And this time, my curls would last the whole night (at my actual prom my hair was stick straight again by the end of the night, haha).

And finally, it wouldn't be prom without some great music so here's a little playlist for the night:

Thanks again to Alexa and Gaby for hosting this awesome event! Don't forget to join the Twitter party at 8:30PM (#YAProm). 

Blog Event: Mental Health Awareness Month

Hey all! Starting June 1, Leah at Uncorked Thoughts and Ula at Blog of Erised will be hosting Mental Health Awareness Month. By reading and discussing books centered on mental health, they hope to enlighten others and hopefully reduce the stigma attached to mental health issues. But for the event to be really successful, they need us, the book bloggers, to join in on the conversation. To sign up, all you need to do is go to this post. 

As someone who struggles daily with anxiety, mental health is an important topic to me and one that I feel needs to be discussed more frequently. For the moment, the main book I plan to feature in my MHAM discussions is Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl. Although it's all about the joys of being part of fandom culture, Fangirl also has some very poignant things to say about anxiety disorders. I'm so excited to be rereading it and discussing it with you all for MHAM!

Let me know in the comments if you'll be participating and what books you'll be reading!

Blog Event: Book Blogger Summer Reading Challenge

Remember those summer reading programs at the library that you used to participate in as a kid? Well, Katie of Katie's Book Blog is bringing back the fun of those days with the 2014 Book Blogger Summer Reading Challenge. It runs from May through the beginning of September and, in addition to the fun of seeing just how much you can read this summer, Katie will also be hosting various giveaways on her blog. You can find all the details and the official sign-up here.

Since my year-long reading challenge goal for 2014 is to read 100 books, and because I'm miserably behind so far, I'm challenging myself to read 30 books this summer. To keep track, I've made a Goodreads shelf and this fun little cross-off worksheet:

Since I'm a mood reader, I don't have a specific TBR list for this challenge. I'm just gonna go with the flow and read whatever strikes me as interesting. :) Let me know if you'll be participating and what your goal is!