It’s official: I’m on hiatus

Hi everyone! You may (or may not) have noticed that I’ve been a bit MIA over the past month. Since Covid hit, I have struggled a bit with blogging and keeping up with everyone. A ton has happened over the past two years that has pulled me in different directions and moved my beloved blog […]

Top Ten Tuesday #313: Authors I eventually want to read

Today’s Topic:  Authors I Haven’t Read, But Want To  Happy Tuesday! I’m back with a top ten this week full of authors I haven’t read yet, but definitely want to! Some are new and some are new to me, but they’re all authors that have been on my TBR for a little while.  Isabel Cañas […]

Top Ten Tuesday #312: 21st Century Classics

Today’s Topic:  21st Century Books I Think Will Become Classics Happy Tuesday! This is such an interesting topic! Not all of the books I chose this week are ones that I loved (or even liked), but they’re all books I believe will stand the test of time and become classics.  Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Lightning […]

Saturday Screen Time #47: Superheroes and miracle workers

Happy Saturday, everyone! I’m back with the first screen time update for 2022 and it’s packed with movies and shows. Last year I started watching horror movies with a friend who lives in Canada so I’m watching those pretty consistently these days. I’ve FINALLY made it to a theater to see two movies in the […]

ARC Review: The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert

Title: The Dragon’s Bride (A Deal With A Demon #1)Author: Katee RobertPublication Date: March 29, 2022Publisher: Trinkets and Tales LLCPages: 185Add to Goodreads //I received this ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review// Briar Rose might have a name out of a storybook, but she learned at a very young age that […]

Top Ten Tuesday #311: Spring 2022 TBR

Today’s Topic:  Books On My Spring 2022 TBR Happy Tuesday! It’s time for one of my favorite post topics of the year, seasonal TBRs! There are so many gorgeous (red and yellow??) books releasing this spring. I hope I can get to all of them!  Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson Wicked Beauty by Katee […]

ARC Review: The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

Title: The Lies I TellAuthor: Julie ClarkPublication Date: June 21, 2022Publisher: Sourcebooks LandmarkPages: 320Add to Goodreads //I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review// She’s back. Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She’s a con artist who […]

Top Ten Tuesday #310: Enemies to Lovers

Today’s Topic:  Enemies to LoversFantasy Romance Happy Tuesday! Today I’m sharing some of my favorite enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance books! There are some older and some fairly recent, but all of them were amazing, five star reads for me!  Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer The Wrath […]

February Recap

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! To no one’s surprise, I’ve barely posted. I haven’t gotten off the struggle bus since 2020, but it’s fine. I’ll just be over here cuddling puppies and reading fanfiction. I did manage to read a couple of actual books in the month of February, but mostly I stuck to […]

ARC Review: Gallant by Victoria Schwab

Title: GallantAuthor: Victoria SchwabPublication Date: March 1, 2022Publisher: Greenwillow BooksPages: 384Add to Goodreads Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home—to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting […]

Weekly(ish) Recap: 1/9 – 1/29

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! I hope you’ve all had a decent January! I’ve spent the month reading quite a bit, and not just fanfition! Yay, me! XD This month I’ve also made a new bookish friend IN PERSON! Can you imagine? We met up for lunch and it went really well. We got […]

Top Ten Tuesday #309: New to me authors in 2021

Today’s Topic:  New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021 Happy Tuesday! Today I’m sharing new-to-me authors I found (and loved) in 2021. There are no 2021 debuts on this week’s list! These are all authors who’ve published in 2020 or earlier who I’d never read before. So many I’m glad to finally know! Laura Thalassa | […]

ARC Review: Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshmen by Kristen R. Lee

Title: Required Reading for the Disenfranchised FreshmenAuthor: Kristen R. LeePublication Date: February 1, 2022Publisher: Crown Books for Young ReadersPages: 336Add to Goodreads //I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review// A striking debut novel about racism on elite college campuses. Fans of Dear White People will embrace this activist-centered contemporary novel […]

Series Review: The Sinner’s Duet by Sophie Lark

Title: There Are No Saints Author: Sophie LarkPublication Date: October 20, 2021Publisher: Self publishedPages: 350Add to Goodreads I loathe Alastor Shaw. The city of San Francisco thinks we’re rival artists. In truth, we’re predators battling for hunting ground. We never chased the same prey. Until the night we both laid eyes on Mara Eldritch. Shaw wants […]

Book Review: The Vacation by T.M. Logan

Title: The VacationAuthor: T.M. LoganPublication Date: June 13, 2019Publisher: St. Martin’s PressPages: 374Add to Goodreads Seven days. Three families. One killer. It was supposed to be the perfect holiday – a group of families enjoying a week together in the sun. Four women who have been best friends for as long as they can remember […]

Weekly(ish) Recap: 12/19 – 1/8

HAPPENINGS OFF THE BLOG Hi, everyone! Happy New Year! I hope your 2022 is going well so far. I started off the new year feeling under the weather with what seemed to be Covid symptoms, but two rapid tests came back negative. I’m on the upswing now, but I still have a PCR test scheduled […]

Book Review: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Title: Carry On (Simon Snow #1)Author: Rainbow RowellPublication Date: October 6, 2015Publisher: Wednesday BooksPages: 528Add to Goodreads Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Half the time, Simon can’t […]

Top Ten Tuesday #308: Anticipated for 2022

Today’s Topic:  Most Anticipated Books Releasing In the First Half of 2022 Happy Tuesday! This week I get to hype the books I’m most excited about for the first half of 2022. From this list, the one that I would read TODAY if I had the chance is Wind Daughter. I’m so sad it isn’t […]