I finished reading So We Can Glow yesterday and needed to attempt to write my feelings on it. This book is a collection of short stories that showcase the longing, desire, friendship, and inner lives of women…and I LOVED it. From Kentucky to the California desert, these forty-two short stories expose the hearts of girlsRead More
Archives for August 2020
August Mini Reviews || Because I’m Tired
I have read quite a few books since my last review and I haven’t really had the desire to write up ANYTHING about a lot of them. Despite this, I feel the need to get my feelings about these books OUT OF MY BRAIN. So here I am, throwing all of my thoughts into theRead More
Weekly Snapshots No. 2 + Stay at Home Book Tag
I accidentally flew through a bunch of audiobooks and got a lot of my August TBR done this week, which I’m very happy about! I also finally received the romance novels I purchased from The Ripped Bodice, a romance bookstore here in Southern California, and have had a blast starting my *romance journey*. I thinkRead More
Super Specific “Tropes” || The Deity and The Damsel
I’m not really one to be super reflective about the types of books that I like to read, so it’s rare that I figure out something I specifically like in a book. Because of this, I couldn’t really name one trope that I like in particular…with one very specific exception. This exception is what IRead More
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff || A Jim Crow Era Horror
Lovecraft Country is an interesting mix of genres that has been adapted for television by Jordan Peele. While I struggled to decide on my thoughts about the book, it definitely packs a punch. *This is a Spoiler-Free Review!* “But stories are like people, Atticus. Loving them doesn’t make them perfect. You try to cherish theirRead More
July 2020 Wrap-Up || 15 books in 31 days!
This July brought an end to my quarantine-induced reading slump…finally! With that, I read a whopping 15 books. This was also the month that I had the most 4 and 5 star reads so far this year. Overall, a very good reading month! It was also my birthday month, which meant buying myself way too manyRead More
