Author: Jenivieve De Castro

Jayvee De Castro is a misfit. There is no denying that. She shares her love of books and her quirks as a misfit on her book blog, Writer For Misfits and is also a huge anime nerd. Ask her anything anime from time to time. She has intense frustrations of learning to play the piano, the drums and the violin, but to no avail. She also dreams about becoming a writer who will inspire young kids to read and write. She doesn’t know what fun and pains life has in store for her, but she’s taking it one step at a time, with a pen in hand, stacks of journals, books, her laptop and 3 bags of marshmallows for sustenance. She also stares at Kylo Ren/ Adam Drive photos on Tumblr and is insanely dedicated to Star Wars. She also likes to dream of Min Yoongi of BTS. Talk to her on Twitter @jayvwrites27 coz she actually needs friends.

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas Join Forces For Safehouse Records

Posted on Aug 5, 2015Jan 8, 2016 by Jenivieve De Castro

Pop singers Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas announced May 26 that they are partnering together — along with music industry powerhouse Phil McIntyre — to create a record label called Safehouse Records. Safehouse Records will apparently favor artists over record labels, making it artist-centric. Along with Island Records and Disney-owned Hollywood Records, Safehouse Records will release […]

Louise O’Neill on Her Novels and Women’s Issues

Posted on Aug 3, 2015Aug 30, 2015 by Jenivieve De Castro

A lover of writing and reading since she was young, Louise O’Neill ventures into the industry with her debut novel, Only Ever Yours, which came out June 30th. She has found a great deal of inspiration through her feminist views and her own experiences. Now, let’s get to know more about her novel and what makes […]

#ThisDoesntMeanYes: A Campaign Against Sexual Assault and Myth Busting

Posted on Jun 11, 2015Jul 19, 2015 by Jenivieve De Castro

On April 11th, 2015, four feminists — Nathalie Gordon, Lydia Pang, Abigail Bergstrom, and Karlie McCulloch, alongside renowned photographer Perou — took to the streets to take photos of women for the Rape Crisis center in South London. Through his pop-up photography studio, he got to know more about these women’s stories and their thoughts on rape culture. […]

Sabaa Tahir on Writing ‘An Ember in the Ashes’ and More

Posted on Jun 8, 2015Jun 29, 2015 by Jenivieve De Castro

Book junkie, musichead, and, most of all, writer: these are some of the words that Sabaa Tahir uses to describe herself. She graduated from UCLA, worked for The Washington Post for five years, and decided to leave to work on her very first novel. If you want to know more about Sabaa’s quirks, then check […]

Love Is a Ride: Things I’ve Learned from YA Romance Novels

Posted on May 20, 2015Jun 14, 2015 by Jenivieve De Castro

“Nothing is permanent.” “We can get through this, I know we can.” “Trust me. I’m with you.” “I’m sorry, I don’t love you anymore.” These are typical “romantic” lines you might find in YA novels, and clearly, they are very reflective of the wonderful and agonizing thing that is love. Since human beings are curious creatures, we tend to be […]

Meet Beyonce’s New Proteges…And Future Millionaires

Posted on May 16, 2015Jan 7, 2016 by Jenivieve De Castro

If you were given the chance to work with Beyoncé, the Queen of Queens, and be taken under her wing as an up and coming artist, would you take it? Chloe and Halle Bailey from California and Sophie Beem from New York sure did. These gorgeous girls are practically living the dream. Chloe, 17, and Halle, 15, have an […]

When It’s Unrequited Love

Posted on May 9, 2015May 31, 2015 by Jenivieve De Castro

Your heart skips a beat…no wait, a few more. It’s that fuzzy feeling you get when you think about that guy you absolutely adore or admire. It’s that moment when you realize that your breathing gets heavy when you pass by them and your eyes follow their every move. Yes, you are in love (or at least […]

Ringling Brothers to Drop Their Elephant Act

Posted on Apr 13, 2015Apr 12, 2015 by Jenivieve De Castro

For centuries, elephants have been equated with the image of the circus, and they are noted as one of the iconic acts of the famous circus company Ringling Brothers. However, as much fun as circuses provide for their audiences, hidden behind the big top is the torture that is inflicted on these elephants. They are tamed and trained to obey […]

BRINGING HONOR TO US ALL: A Mulan Live-Action Movie Announced By Disney

Posted on Apr 6, 2015Jan 7, 2016 by Jenivieve De Castro

I think I must have some super powers of clairvoyance or something because right before Disney announced that Mulan is set to be a live-action film, I was busy watching the animated version. (Which, incidentally, is by far my favorite Disney movie, and it will definitely be the first Disney movie my children — if I have some– […]