Cheers to finally getting through 2020! I was a bit absent this past month because I was trying to get to my goal of 150 books read in the year. Luckily, I finished my 150th book right on time, a few hours before the new year. Here are all of the books that I readRead More
The Shadow of the Wind Book Review || Not My Cup of Tea
Title: The Shadow of the Wind Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón Genre: Historical Fiction Published: 2001 Pages: 486 Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals from its war wounds, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by oneRead More
September 2020 Wrap-Up
Where did September go? Here I am commenting once again about how fluid and odd time has been lately. September was a busy-ish month for me that flew by. Here we are, finally in October. Despite how short the month seemed for me, I actually read quite a few books. I didn’t get the chanceRead More
Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Meija and Anna-Marie McLemore || Book Tour
Title: Miss Meteor Authors: Tehlor Kay Mejia & Anna-Marie McLemore Genre: Young Adult Pages: 320 Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: September 22nd 2020 Content warnings: Bullying, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, xenophobia Disclaimer: I was given a free e-arc from the publisher through Hear Our Voices in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion ofRead More
Recent Reads: Audiobook Edition || Mini Reviews
The first week of September was a week of many audiobooks. I was in a real mood to read, but I also was not in the mood to sit down and concentrate on printed pages. I decided to read a bunch of books that had been on my TBR for awhile and were 5-9 hoursRead More
August 2020 Wrap-Up || A Few Five-Stars
This month I read quite a few books again, 19 to be exact which is wild since I was in a bit of a reading slump for most of the year. That number is also mostly due to the fact that I read 8 audiobooks this month and got into romance, which tend to beRead 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
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
Weekly Snapshots No. 1
While this summer has been difficult for so many obvious reasons, it has also been a summer of major learning for me. Learning about myself, about the world and other people. Because I work so far from my family in California, this past five months has included me traveling back and forth between my apartmentRead More