August was the month that I got super into reading romance for the first time. I read a total of 5 romance books, which is a lot for me considering that I was never very interested in the genre. I owe it all to reading Get a Life, Chloe Brown last month and my obsessionRead More
So We Can Glow by Leesa Cross-Smith || In Which I Gush About All the Girl Magic!
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
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
August 2020 Magical Readathon TBR || Piles and Piles of Books!
I am not really one to plan out the books that I read each month, but this August will be a bit different as there are a couple of readathons I am hoping to take part in. Last April, my best friend and I decided to participate in the Magical Readthon on our own asRead More
The Odd and Surreal || Diverse Short Story Collections I Want to Reread
While recently going through my list of “Books Read”, I realized that there were a few short story collections that left a truly lasting impression on me. One of my favorite qualities about short story collections is that they expose you to new authors in a generally quick amount of reading time. Most of theRead More
July 2020 OwlCrate Review
Although it typically takes me AGES to decide whether or not a purchase is worth it (time, money, transportation, waste, etc, etc), July was my birthday month…which meant that I felt that I needed to splurge on something for myself. Luckily, that decision coincided with my “removed from the wait-list” email from OwlCrate. I trulyRead More