Book reviews, features, and recs.
Hi, book lovers! I hope you're having a good, safe day out there. Today I'm sharing what I'm currently reading. The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian Description: Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem … Continue reading Current Reads
Happy May the Fourth! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is my ten most recent reads. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan: So much fun. The Switch by Beth O'Leary: Loved this one. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn: Not my favorite by Julia Quinn. Adulting 101 by … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: My Ten Most Recent Reads
The month of April was a bit slow in the reading department for me (only read seven books), but I'm looking forward to a lot of books that are coming out this summer. I thought I'd share a super short list of the titles coming out in May that I'm looking forward to reading. Release … Continue reading May Releases to Add to Your TBR
I'll Be the One by Lyla LeeMy rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a delightful read. One of the things I really liked about it was Skye, the MC. She's ambitious and knows her worth, even when people come at her with their fatphobia. The casual bisexuality of both Skye and her male love … Continue reading Mini Review: I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
Hello, friends. How are you doing? I've been on a little bit of a hiatus from the blog recently as I've been working on other projects (streaming The Sims 4 and other video games on Twitch and writing fiction for Camp NaNoWriMo this month). Since there are a lot of books I'm looking forward to … Continue reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy I Can’t Wait to Read
Hello there, friends. I hope the day's treating you well. Today I'm featuring an anti-racist nonfiction book that I inhaled over the weekend. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo While I was listening to the audiobook, I wanted to write down so many passages that I lost count. Oluo pulls no … Continue reading Reading Recommendation: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Down the TBR Hole is a meme created by Lia at Lost in a Story. It involves whittling down your TBR by getting rid of the books you're never going to read. It works like this: Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.Order by ascending date added.Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) … Continue reading Down the TBR Hole #1
Today I'm sharing a list of excellent speculative fiction by Black authors, some of which I've read and others I'll be reading soon. All are currently available for purchase. Won't you join me in reading them? The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS. AGAIN. Three terrible things happen in … Continue reading 5 Excellent Speculative Fiction Books by Black Authors
Hello! How are you? This week I'm diving back into Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends … Continue reading TTT: Books That Give Off Summer Vibes
Hello! I hope this finds you well. Today I'm sharing a list of five books coming out this summer that I can't wait to get my hands on. Most are YA, and links go to Goodreads. The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson Expected publication: June 2nd 2020 When Dean Arnault’s mother decided to … Continue reading Books Coming Out This Summer
