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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMrDTDEmS4c If you haven't read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, then you should. It recently had an uptick in sales due to [...]
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Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon – Review and Trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42KNwQ6u42U 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 [...]
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxPgplMujzQ 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 [...]
2017 Valentine’s Day Reads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj8O0fiVxhs 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 [...]
January 2017 Bookish Wrap Up
The beginning of the year is supposed to be the most successful part because everyone's got the motivation to exceed their own expectations. It's usually in February when everyone drops their resolutions and returns to their former state. But I always have to be the exception to the rule. ALWAYS. I have to defy the [...]
Celebrate Black History Month with Some Amazing Fiction
Welcome to February! What is with February and being all romantic and lovely and all those good things in the world? It's like December is all about Christmas even though there's so much more going on in December than just Christmas. But February is also Black History Month and being an advocate for diverse reads, [...]
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
I'll admit, I picked up this book believing that Nicola Yoon was a young Korean woman. The name seemed like a dead giveaway, but I took another look. What I found was a story with more power than a simple love story. Synopsis (from Goodreads.com) Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. [...]
Grisha Universe Announcement!
I'm so excited to hear the good news! The World of Grisha won't be going anywhere soon because Leigh Bardugo announced a new series within the same universe! The book will be called The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic. As described in the LA Times, “It’s a collection of stories,” Bardugo said. “The kind of stories [...]
Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
I love when you're on vacation, you don't want to get bogged down by heavy stories or morose endings. You want something light and fluffy to make the vacation more enjoyable. It's like pairing a wine with your dinner. You don't want something heavy to go with something light. You want them to equally match [...]
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
*Swimming Lessons will be published February 2017. I purchased my advance copy of this book through my Book of the Month Club membership. All opinions here are my own and not in any way influenced by the author or publisher. I'm sitting on the airplane flipping through the final pages of this book and I'm [...]