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  • New Release: The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon

    OMG I don’t know about you, but I am a huge fan of The Bone Season series. If you’re just as big a fan as I am, then you probably feel the same way I do: why does it take a million years for this author to put out a new book? Seriously, The Bone…

  • New Reads from Scribner’s

    I recently got a package from Scribner’s Books with a couple of great reads publishing right now. Both of these books have already published this March and I’m super excited to get into them. Sadly, I suffer with “too many books in my TBR” syndrome. However, if you have a chance, definitely pick them up…

  • February 2017 Bookish Wrap Up

    Better now than never, that’s what I say! February seemed like such a short month! Then again, it technically is a short month and goes under the radar a lot. However, it is Black History Month and I dedicated it to reading all PoC writers. After looking over all the books I’ve read, I’m surprised…

  • Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

    This is probably the first story I’ve read where I don’t understand the Asians in the story. It’s because they’re super rich and I’m not super rich. It’s because it takes place in Singapore and honestly, I don’t know much about Singapore outside of their food. However, what I did understand is that this story…

  • Love, Life, and the Teen Dream

    Ah…young love. Recently, a bookish friend asked me for some book suggestions. She was looking for teen romance novels for girls who are single and want to find love. I obligingly provided her with a few of the authors that I loved (more on that in a little bit), but there was something I wanted…

  • The Mothers by Brit Bennett

    I approached this book believing that it’d be vignettes of different mothers and their daily lives. However, it is so much more than that. The Mothers here are a group of church women who congregate outside of regular sermon hours to pray, chat, and mostly gossip about everyone in their small town in San Diego.…

  • The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu

    I don’t know about you, but I’m super excited about this show. It doesn’t come out until April, but if the trailers say anything it’s going to be an amazing show. Here’s the trailer: If you haven’t read The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, then you should. It recently had an uptick in sales due to a…

  • Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon – Review and Trailer!

    Happy belated Valentine’s Day, y’all! The internet gifted us the other night with the new trailer for Everything, Everything and I’m in love! I didn’t plan for the trailer to be released at the same time I was finishing this book. Since that’s the way it goes, I’ve decided to post both my review of the…

  • Swing Time by Zadie Smith

    I’ve never seen Swing Time in full. I’ve only seen the parts where Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dance. Their moves are so hypnotic and envious. However, a frequent theme throughout Old Hollywood that no one really knows about is the awful hours, the struggles to support yourself, and the drug abuse to stay up through the…

  • 2017 Valentine’s Day Reads

    I don’t know about you, but I had a lot of fun watching 50 Shades Darker this weekend as my own little Valentine’s Day gift! With the opening of 50 Shades Darker over the weekend and a very popular romantic holiday coming up, I figured I’d give you a few of my favorite Valentine’s Day reads.…