November seemed to go quickly, but also jam packed with news, articles, and great reads. I had a blast this November and here are some of the highlights. Thanksgiving at my in lawsI've never had Thanksgiving at anyone else's house before. I've always had it with my family with the same meal and the same [...]
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How do I review Sing, Unburied, Sing?
The other night, in the silence of my apartment, I tore through the last 50 pages of Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward. I sat on my couch while waiting for my dinner to cook in the oven, getting up every so often to make sure my meatballs weren't burning. Once I finished the book, [...]
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
I honestly am so happy that a book like this exists. Shortly after being told I had OCD, I tried to search the book world for fiction stories featuring characters with similar traits. I was a little surprised to find out that the world's exposure to OCD was only As Good As It Gets with [...]
Little Fires Everywhere to Celeste Ng
I know this review is a long time coming. I've been mulling over this book for the past couple of weeks. I don't know how to describe my feelings for this book, but I know they are good. I just don't know how to explain it the best way possible. I'm going to at least [...]
Banned Books Week: Be Proud to be Banned
Today, I'd like to highlight one of my favorite authors: Toni Morrison. Toni Morrison's work to me has been these haunting tales of loneliness, sacrifice, desperation, and turmoil. Set during some of the most difficult times for black Americans, Toni Morrison has this incredible way of making you feel and understand what it must have [...]
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas
I picked up Joan from the bookstore the day before it was supposed to appear on the shelves of every bookstore in the country. I searched through Strand because it wasn't something displayed just yet on the mounds of book tables in front of the store. No, Joan was a little secret left to those [...]
Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert
Imagine you're in high school. Now imagine you're in high school coming to terms with your sexual preference, your decisions for school, your religious identity. Now imagine that you have a brother who is bipolar and you love him to death and you want to make sure he's okay. LITTLE AND LION by Brandy Colbert [...]
My First Amazon Books Experience
I was walking to the train the other day from a bridal shower my sister threw for me. The shower was a great time and we walked around and looked at expensive clothes I can never be able to afford. And as I was making my way down to the train station, I walked across [...]
Eight celebrities who love to read
I love it when I find out that a celebrity is a book reader. Something happens to me where I light up and almost feel closer to that person even though I've never met them in real life. I do hope that one day that I do, but for now I can only dream. Perhaps [...]
Things that Happened Before the Earthquake by Chiara Barzini
"California girls, we're undeniable. Fun, fresh, fierce, we've got it on lock." - Katy Perry When you think of California, you think of that easy breezy place where everyone surfs and eats vegan and worries more about how they're composting than how people in the middle of the country are starving. However, California has its [...]
