I’m very happy to take part in the fabulous feature thought up by Ginger at GReads Books where a bunch of awesome bloggers (and some authors) have written letters to themselves when they were young adults. I struggled with this a little as I’m not a huge letter writer. But as I thought about it I thought about who I am and what seemed more me than writing a letter.
Anna and the French Kiss ► Trouble From the Start ► The Devil You Know ► Emmy & Oliver ► Open Road Summer
And now the fun part, the giveaway. You can win one of these FAB books thanks to the generosity of the lovely Ginger.
Thanks for having me Ginger!
I would tell my YA self that there are tons of amazing books out there waiting to be read my you (me) and to quit stalling. I would also reccomend The Throne of Glass series to myself, that would’ve gotten me out of my reading slump.
<3 this!
Love how you put this post together and hooked a book up with each statement!! 🙂 Each one is so true and something my YA self definitely needed to hear. <3
So cute, and so you! You’re clearly more of a scrapbooker than a letter writer, and that’s okay. I like that the advice is succinct – mine was like a Bible, but maybe that’s because teenage me was very wordy? Teenage Andi is clearly a to-the-point kinda gal. =)
I would definitely tell myself that being different is okay and being a weirdo is awesome! I think I was already pretty weird in HS and pretty in-the-know that I was a dork, but I still worried about it. I would definitely tell myself to rock it because not caring if I look silly is fun! (Also to try things that scare me. I’m still trying to do these, and I find that all my fav experiences are when I do something that scares me)
(And I would tell myself to read SimonVs because it’s all about being different and celebrating who you are! And CAKE! My friends and I did that in HS and brought cake a lot, so that was fun!)
I love how you paired the books with your advice. So clever! The advice about true friends is definitely something I wish I could give my YA self. I put a lot of time and effort into friendships that I thought were worth it. But come to find out years later, they weren’t true friends to begin with. But I guess that goes with your The Devil You Know advice.. I’ll eventually learn from those decisions 😉
Thanks Andi for being apart of this feature! Loved having you on board, xo.
Very clever tying the books to your advice!
Don’t be in such a hurry to grow up – be in a hurry to know yourself.
Read widely and don’t be ashamed!
Oh my goodness your graphic is so perfect! I love the way you did that. 🙂 And now I really want to read Emmy and Oliver!
I’d tell my younger self: Don’t be afraid to reach out to new people. They just might surprise you! And I’d recommend anything by Stephanie Perkins, Emery Lord and/or Morgan Matson!
Such a creative take on this letter, Andi! I love that you pinpointed the advice to yourself that each book rec would have provided for you 🙂