The Random Bibliophile

December 2004, Date - forgotten Brokenshire College Toril Christmas Party
I was a first year in high school. I remember being very excited to go to school with my new outfit. I was all dressed up in tea green, from my off-shoulder, body-hugging blouse to my three-sister ombre tea green skirt to my…

Synopsis from Goodreads:It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped.

Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the…

And just like that, March is gone. Time flies when you're busy surviving it day by day and I cannot be thankful enough that I'm still here. Even when life fucks you up, you still have the choice to either stand up and move forward or sink and drown in your sorrow. For months, I chose to do…