Books, Writing, and Content for your Reading life
I was really hoping to enjoy this one, but it hit a few of my personal pet peeves and didn't work completely for me. However, that isn't to say this book isn't good. It's still a great novel, but definitely relatable more to younger folks who are active in their school community or looking for [...]
I was so excited to read a book with Filipino representation! It feels like I'm always on the hunt for books from marginalized voices and Filipino was one I haven't heard in a while (or at all). And for the first book with Filipino rep, it definitely delivers a fantastic story that's unafraid to be [...]
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you're all going to be spending time outdoors this weekend and soaking in that summer sun. I just hope there's a little sun in June here in LA to enjoy. I wanted to approach the end of my week a little differently and give you a reading update from the [...]
I went into reading Girls of Paper and Fire with little knowledge of the book. You have to admit, marketing teams don't do the greatest job explaining books in their blurbs and that completely makes sense. However, this book gave me some serious Raise the Red Lanterns meets The Hunger Games vibes. The stories aren't [...]
When I first picked up this book, I thought I was picking up a romance. I think being published by Berkley always has that reflex of assuming the novel is a romance. While it's not entirely a romance with two protagonists that fall in love, it is a book about love. It's about the love [...]
Happy Tuesday, but most importantly, happy new releases Tuesday! This Tuesday feels like May because the publishing train keeps on chugging and putting out some amazing reads for us this summer. We've got a famous Queer Eye personality publishing his novel. We have a few very interesting diverse reads coming out as well. There's so [...]
I'm so happy to start off Pride month with a Pride book and truly blessed I got to read Casey McQuiston's Red, White, and Royal Blue! The story starts with young Alex heading off to England with his sister to attend a royal wedding. He finds out that Prince Henry of Wales will be there, [...]
