Books, Writing, and Content for your Reading life
I saw so many people post about Recursion over the past few weeks that I knew I needed to read this book ASAP and share my thoughts on it. Hyped books worry me sometimes because when a ton of people like the book, it sets your expectations much higher than you would have if there [...]
For some reason I've been on a LA-settings kick. First it was The Friend Zone and now The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. It's the story of Nina Hill; your introverted reader who works at the independent bookstore in your neighborhood and fills hers nights with fun activities from trivia night to hot yoga. However, [...]
For a very long time, I've been shamed for reading YA. I would only buy books on my Kindle so you couldn't see what I was reading. I only shared my reads with close friends I knew wouldn't judge me for reading YA. I talked even less about them online to avoid trolls asking me [...]
The story is simple. Boy like Girl. Girl likes Boy. Girl's dog likes Boy. Girl has a medical issue that'll keep her from having children. Boy wants to have a "baseball team" of kids. Well, I guess the story isn't that simple. The Friend Zone is about Kristen and Josh. Kristen is a young entrepreneur [...]
When I used to work in a big corporate office, I would dance A LOT. We had this little room that was designated for meditation, but it was a rumpus room. People legit took power naps in there, so I was definitely going to dance in there. With abandon. I just loved going in there [...]
With this book, I wanted to take my time. I'd heard online that Hafsah Faizal is a super lyrical writer and so I knew I would need time with this book. I also been feeling super burnt out by work books and wanted to read something that didn't require a book review due quickly after. [...]
Well, June, you've bested me. I wanted to spend this month reading books for myself, for Pride, and just getting back to what matters. Alas, I'm at a loss because this month beat me down with tons of work, catching up, and general June Gloom. But the sun is shining and I think summer is [...]
