About YOU

Do you spend too much money on books? 
Do you have a to-read pile that keeps growing? 
Did you once love to read and now feel the soul-crushing reality of life has gotten in the way? 
Are you just a person who fell in love with reading because you were socially awkward in high school?
Were books the only place you felt understood? 
Did you learn random facts and even empathy from books?
Have you ever said, “I read it in a book once”.
Have you ever loved books more than anything? Even your new boyfriend? 
Did you ever dream of having Belle’s library? 
Have you ever read a book with such a crazy plot twist that you needed to tell the entire plot to whoever would listen? 
Do you enjoy discussion because you have so many takes, but the best part is hearing someone else’s opinion that strikes you in awe? 

Well, if you answered yes to even one question, then this is for you. Yes, you. Hey, maybe you should write a book blog too.

Why “Matcha & Motifs”?

You may be wondering why “Matcha & Motifs”? Well, it’s certainly not because every other book blog name I came up with was taken.

But because, I love matcha. Specifically, matcha lattes (extra sweet). I always drank them when writing or reading. I drank them a bunch while pursuing my English and Linguistics BA. It was very nice. So it’s kinda my thing, actually I’m sipping on one right now as I write this, 3/5.

My favorite literary device are motifs. Motifs are repeated element such as an image, word, or phrase that highlights main ideas of the work. They’re like small nuggets that can connect to a bigger theme. I like searching for these small but mighty eggs. It makes me believe that authors actually have underlying meanings in their works and it’s not just a literal story. I’d like to think that English teachers are actually onto something and we’re not over-analyzing and making random stuff up. Either way, it’s a win for me.