An online journal of my reading life
Recently, my friends and I started a new book club focused on reading romance and exploring the genre. So far, we've read one contemporary novel and two historical novels. We wanted to really deep dive into the genre and set aside our pre-existing opinions or notions about it. I feel like we get a lot [...]
If you don't follow me on Instagram, then you might not know that I've been struggling to keep up with the books I've been reading. I want to read faster, but don't know how to approach that when it comes to reading. But after researching and watching videos, what I've learned is that speed reading [...]
A few months back, I saw this new Netflix movie called Murder Mystery. It's supposed to be an Agatha Christie style comedic thriller movie where a couple goes to Europe on vacation and meets a man on the plane that invites him to spend their vacation with him and his family. Turns out, the family [...]
I haven't read a book that made me mad in a really long time. I'm glad that this book was the break from that. When I get mad at a book that's really good, it's because of how it all played out and what the outcome of everyone's actions led to. It's been a really [...]
The American Dream. Many people talk about it, but no one really knows what it means. Some people work their entire lives to try and achieve it and some people succeed. Sadly, sometimes it takes death to figure out that not only you achieved the American Dream, but excelled beyond it. Here's more about the [...]
When I first started reading this book, I honestly thought this was going to be one of those super YA stories about a young woman who is on the brink of growing up and falls in love. Yes, it is all those things, but there is so much more to this than just vapid annoyance. [...]
"Good Lord, why have you never taken me to that place before?" Alexa asked him. "I've never had pancakes that good." I don't know about you, but I'm a huge fan of reading and eating. Whether it's a small snack or a full on meal, I can always be found with a book in hand [...]
