#hairoftheweek: Mosaic Braid

It feels like just a year ago the Internet went berserk over the dress that either blue and black or white and gold. Wait, that was a year ago. I just got this dress (in the same package as the dress I wore last week) and the first time Gordon saw it, he blurted out, "Is that blue and black or white and gold?" It brought back some great memories of frantically asking around to confirm everybody around you could see the same colors and you weren't going insane. Personally I saw black and blue for the most part (I was most likely influenced by the Backstreet Boys and their Black and Blue album) but once I glanced at it on Twitter and I saw white and gold. That was the only time. I'm convinced there was more than one version circling the web. Since this meme brought as many people together as it tore apart, this week's #hairoftheweek was carefully planned to land on the exact one year anniversary. I thought it was an important enough holiday that we should be commemorating it.

Happy Hub: Nine Track Mind, Deadpool, Zoya Blaze, & More!

A word of advice: grab a drink and/or a snack. You've got a long blog post ahead of you. February is the shortest month of the year (even if we do have one extra day this year) and according to my Happy Hub, I made the most out of it. I've written more than I meant to -- I wonder if that says more about my faves or about how I feel about my faves. I won't take up any more of your time with the intro, you've got plenty of reading ahead of you. Gear up and click the read more!

#hairoftheweek: Wednesday Addams | Double Inverse Fishtails

Last season I did a Khaleesi-inspired hairstyle and it was so well received, I knew I had to think up some more hairstyles based on characters we all know and love. A month ago, Abercrombie put their clearance on sale and it was an offer I couldn't refuse. This dress was one that I ordered and it just came in last week. The moment I tried it on, I knew what had to be done. Wednesday Addams has been on my mind since I saw the Addams Family Musical in November and all the pieces were falling into place for this week's hairstyle.

Book Talk: Companion Recommendations

So far, we've covered recommendations for stand alones and duologies. Today I'm bringing you some of my favorite companions. You might be asking, "what are companion novels?" My answer to you would have to be, "amazing." Companion novels are books that are set in the same world, but focus on a different set of characters. Usually the protagonists in one novel are secondary characters in its companion. One of the best things about companion novels is that they allow you to better explore a world, which is fantastic for fantasy and science fiction, by giving you multiple perspectives on the same issue or setting. We all know the feeling of reading a series that's dragging itself out but you're too invested to quit. It's a real problem. Thankfully, you won't find yourself encountering that problem with companions since every book is pretty much a fresh start. With that, let's jump into my companion recommendations! 

#hairoftheweek: Messy Heart Bun

Happy Valentine's Day! Since I am my own Valentine this year, I thought I'd celebrate by treating myself with a gorgeous heart hairstyle (plus curled hair!). This hairstyle took a little more effort than ones I've done in the past but I've found that many agree it was time well spent. Hopefully this will help you if you need a last minute Valentine's Day hairstyle or if you just want to look cute any other day of the year -- and trust me, you will look cute in this hairstyle.

Book Talk: Popsugar 2016 Reading Challenge

Last year when I had just started my blog, one of my first Book Talks was my list for Popsugar's 2015 Reading Challenge. While I had a lot of fun choosing books to fit each prompt, I'm going to get it out there and over with: I did not complete the challenge. I did not even come close. Some of that had to do with the fact that there were books that I couldn't access through my library system and it was also partially because some of the books were too far out of my comfort zone, but the biggest factor in my failure to complete the challenge was simply that I forgot about it.

#hairoftheweek: Four Strand Crown

You would not believe the creative rut I was in this week. Usually when this happens I can just look at hair accounts on Instagram to find some inspiration but even that wasn't doing the trick. No matter how many tutorials I tried, my hair did not want to cooperate. I even tried coming up with some things myself but none of them worked out. My hair was being a problem child this week for sure.

Book Talk: January Wrap Up

I've had a surprisingly productive reading month considering school has started up again. This quarter's day-to-day schedule gives me plenty of opportunity to get the me-time I need to function as a human being in society. It just so happens that my me-time consists entirely of reading. It's been refreshing being able to indulge myself in so many worlds. I'm already doing better than last year especially considering none of these books were read for class, unlike last January. On top of all the time I've had to read, every single book I read this month was good. There was a little disappointment mixed in but that was my own fault for having high expectations. Ready to get to the books I read this month? Click the read more!