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  • It took me exactly one month to finish A Court of Wings and Ruin

    Some of you may do this while others take a more traditional approach, but I love to track my books on Goodreads. Being as my day job consists of looking at numbers all the time, I wanted to look at the numbers for a book I was reading. How long does it take me to…

  • Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

    I love me some good old fashion young adult. No frills. No complications. The kinds of books that don’t surprise you with turmoil or unexpected struggles. It’s like reading a book about reality and sometimes in reality, there’s not a lot of drama for your mama. Synopsis Lara Jean’s letter-writing days aren’t over in this…

  • Caraval by Stephanie Garber

    Remember, it’s only a game… Maybe it’s me or the most recent weeks, but I’ve been watching and reading a lot about warp realities and the mind playing tricks on you. What is real? What’s not real? How can you tell the difference? In a world where you can’t tell what’s real and what’s not…

  • Next Year, For Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson

    Imagine if you were in a relationship and completely happy. Blissfully happy in the same routines you’re always used to doing. You’re always sure you’ll come home to someone. Then suddenly, your significant other tells you that they’re interested in someone else. How do you react? This book is about the value of a relationship.…

  • A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab

    If you’re into video games, this book and its series definitely feels like you’re playing one. I think that goes double for A Conjuring of Light in which they have to fight a mega boss; a shadowy creature that inhabits its prey and forces them to do things. What would you do with your rag-tag…

  • New Release: The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon

    OMG I don’t know about you, but I am a huge fan of The Bone Season series. If you’re just as big a fan as I am, then you probably feel the same way I do: why does it take a million years for this author to put out a new book? Seriously, The Bone…

  • New Reads from Scribner’s

    I recently got a package from Scribner’s Books with a couple of great reads publishing right now. Both of these books have already published this March and I’m super excited to get into them. Sadly, I suffer with “too many books in my TBR” syndrome. However, if you have a chance, definitely pick them up…

  • February 2017 Bookish Wrap Up

    Better now than never, that’s what I say! February seemed like such a short month! Then again, it technically is a short month and goes under the radar a lot. However, it is Black History Month and I dedicated it to reading all PoC writers. After looking over all the books I’ve read, I’m surprised…

  • Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

    This is probably the first story I’ve read where I don’t understand the Asians in the story. It’s because they’re super rich and I’m not super rich. It’s because it takes place in Singapore and honestly, I don’t know much about Singapore outside of their food. However, what I did understand is that this story…

  • Love, Life, and the Teen Dream

    Ah…young love. Recently, a bookish friend asked me for some book suggestions. She was looking for teen romance novels for girls who are single and want to find love. I obligingly provided her with a few of the authors that I loved (more on that in a little bit), but there was something I wanted…