Haley's Book Haven

Instagram: haleysbookhaven

Home: Welcome

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (SPOILER FREE book review)

haleylynnthomas22

Apr 9, 20213 min read

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (SPOILER FREE book review)

GENRE: YA Mystery LENGTH: 433 pages PLOT Pip decides to do a school project investigating a death in her small town. It is believed that...

4,020 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Apr 2, 20214 min read

March Reading Wrap-up and Check-in

COMPLETED READS 1. Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams (342 pages) (3.5 ⭐️) This adult romance is a friends-to-lovers story of a...

8 views0 comments

All This Time Disappointed Me (book thoughts)

haleylynnthomas22

Mar 20, 20214 min read

All This Time Disappointed Me (book thoughts)

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! PROCEED WITH CAUTION! ABOUT THE BOOK/WHY I READ IT Daughtry and Lippincott are the authors of one of my favorite...

505 views0 comments

Feel Good Fantasy: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune (book review)

haleylynnthomas22

Mar 13, 20213 min read

Feel Good Fantasy: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune (book review)

GENRE: Adult Fantasy LENGTH: 396 pages PLOT A caseworker (Linus) is sent to an orphanage for magical children on a distant island to...

2,082 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Mar 8, 20211 min read

Flower (a poem)

She’s a delicate flower not yet ready to bloom. She’s afraid once people see her petals they won’t like all of the colors. So, she stays...

15 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Mar 6, 20215 min read

February Reading Wrap-up and Goal Check-in

COMPLETED READS 1. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (368 pages) (3 ⭐️) This adult mystery/thriller follows an apartment sitter at a swanky...

14 views0 comments

A Guide to: The Books by Angie Thomas (Including Concrete Rose)

haleylynnthomas22

Feb 27, 20213 min read

A Guide to: The Books by Angie Thomas (Including Concrete Rose)

THE HATE U GIVE This novel follows Starr Carter who witnesses the death of her childhood best friend, Khalil, when he is wrongfully shot...

368 views0 comments

Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston (book review)

haleylynnthomas22

Feb 20, 20213 min read

Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston (book review)

GENRE: YA fantasy LENGTH: 338 pages PLOT Cerys lives in the kingdom of Aloryia which is surrounded by a cursed wildwood. When the curse...

173 views0 comments

5 Things I LOVE in Books Ft. Recommendations for Each 💖 (Inspired by BooksandLala)

haleylynnthomas22

Feb 13, 20213 min read

5 Things I LOVE in Books Ft. Recommendations for Each 💖 (Inspired by BooksandLala)

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I debated if I should do a related blog or not. I considered doing a tag or talking about my favorite...

17 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Feb 6, 20215 min read

January Reading Wrap-up + Goal Check-in

COMPLETED READS 1. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir (458 pages) (5 ⭐️) This YA fantasy is the 3rd book in the Ember in the Ashes...

13 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Jan 30, 20213 min read

I Matched 5 Disney Princesses with Book Best Friends 👑

Welcome, princesses, to my matchmaking services! You've already found your princes, but life is lonely without a gal pal to share it...

11 views0 comments

The Inheritance Games: A Perfect Novel for Truly Devious Fans (comparison and review)

haleylynnthomas22

Jan 23, 20214 min read

The Inheritance Games: A Perfect Novel for Truly Devious Fans (comparison and review)

WHAT IS THE INHERITANCE GAMES (AND TRULY DEVIOUS)? The Inheritance Games is a YA mystery novel about an impoverished but kindhearted and...

1,787 views0 comments

I Read a Book Written by a K-pop Idol: Shine by Jessica Jung book review

haleylynnthomas22

Jan 16, 20213 min read

I Read a Book Written by a K-pop Idol: Shine by Jessica Jung book review

GETTING INTO K-POP AND ABOUT THE BOOK This past fall I started casually listening to K-pop (Korean pop music). I know a lot of people who...

275 views0 comments

Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett (book review)

haleylynnthomas22

Jan 9, 20213 min read

Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett (book review)

GENRE: YA Contemporary LENGTH: 404 pages PLOT Josie returns to her New England hometown of Beauty after having fled in the night with her...

75 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Jan 2, 20215 min read

November to December Reading Wrap-Up and 2020 Yearly Reading Stats (+ 2021 Goals)

NEW READS 1. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (466 pages) (5 stars) A refugee (Malik) must slay a princess (Karina) to...

8 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Dec 26, 20205 min read

I Ranked Every YA Fantasy I Read in 2020 (Part II - #12-1)

12. Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova (rated 4.25 ⭐️) Renata is a memory thief of the fallen kingdom of Memoria. She was kidnapped as a child...

14 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Dec 20, 20205 min read

I Ranked Every YA Fantasy I Read in 2020 (Part I - #24-13)

24. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (rated 2 ⭐️) This novel is Twilight from Edward's perspective. Twilight is an insanely popular 2005...

13 views0 comments

I Have Ovarian Cancer at 28 (a personal blog and poem)

haleylynnthomas22

Dec 15, 20202 min read

I Have Ovarian Cancer at 28 (a personal blog and poem)

On Wednesday December 2nd, 2020 I had what was supposed to be a routine surgery to have an ovarian cyst removed. During my surgery, a...

158 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Dec 5, 20203 min read

My Final Fantasy of 2020: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown (a review)

GENRE: YA Fantasy LENGTH: 466 pages PLOT Refugee Malik must kill Princess Karina in order to free his sister from an evil spirit who has...

19 views0 comments

haleylynnthomas22

Nov 28, 20205 min read

My 12 Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2021

I just recently started a new job and I hope to adopt a dog soon. These are great things, but they will inevitably mean less time to...

24 views0 comments

Home: Blog2

Home: Subscribe

Contact

Home: Contact

Watch Now

Home: Video_Widget

Haley's Book Haven

Subscribe Form

Contact

Subscribe Form