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
Harley in the Sky Book by Akemi Dawn Bowman || When Life & Literature Collide
Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman Hardback, 384 pages ★★★1/2 “I wonder if that’s what life feels like when you make a change- like you’ve jumped ahead in time. Like your entire life just feels different.” When I was in high school, I discovered my life’s dream in the music of my favoriteRead More
Recent Reads: Nonfiction Edition
After my last post in which I talked about how I get out of a reading slump, I decided to peruse my library’s Libby collection and ended up picking a few nonfiction books to read. This past year, I have grown to absolutely love reading nonfiction books and memoirs more than ever before. There isRead More