Reviewing every book I read in 2019

Happy Friday, gals and pals! This is very late. BUT I never write reviews anymore. Or I often don't write reviews. And I wanted to share my thoughts on the books I read in 2019 because I read quite a few books I want to talk about. So, here are one or two lines about …

Mini reviews of some books I’ve loved recently

AKA me being very, very late with my reviews. Hello, gals and pals! Happy Valentines Day! In the spirit of love, today I have some more mini reviews for you, this time of three five-star books that I loved. I often struggle to write these types of reviews because I don't have much more to …

An anticipated releases post (???)

Hello, friends and book lovers! Yes, today I am doing an anticipated releases post. Do I read new releases? Rarely. Do I know when books are being published? Never. Do I add books to my TBR because I like the title? Absolutely. Have at least a third of these books already been published? Yes. But …

Book review: Conversations with Friends

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney From Goodreads Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed, and darkly observant. A college student and aspiring writer, she devotes herself to a life of the mind--and to the beautiful and endlessly self-possessed Bobbi, her best friend and comrade-in-arms. Lovers at school, the two young women now perform spoken-word poetry …

January wrap-up!

Hi gals and pals! January lasted about 57 weeks but it is finally over! Books Read Fall on Your Knees by Anne-Marie MacDonald: four stars Wilder Girls by Rory Power: four stars The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline: four stars Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado: four stars Hunger by Roxane Gay: …

2019 mini audiobook reviews + what works for me in audiobooks

Hi friends! In 2019, I began listening to audiobooks and learned what I like in audiobooks and what works for me. I managed to listen to eight audiobooks, four of which were the Raven Cycle series, which I reviewed here! But today, I wanted to review the other four books I read, some of which …

2019 backlist mini reviews

Hello, friends and foe! I have this issue where, even though this is a book blog, I never review the books I read. Often, it's because I don't have a ton to say other than "I really enjoyed this book and thought it was entertaining". So I have quite a long list of books I …

Goals for 2020 + blog plans

Happy Friday, everyone! Can you believe that it is almost February? Me neither. It's finally time for me to talk about my goals for 2020, as well as give y'all a bit of an update about my blogging plans. If you didn't know, I took a bit of a hiatus in December that carried over …

Backlist books to read in 2020

Hello friends and fellow book lovers, I hope all is well! Today I thought I'd talk about some of the backlist books I want to read in 2020. These are books that were published prior to 2020 (and mostly 2019) that I want to prioritize this year. I don't like making myself a specific TBR …

Series review: The Flappers

The Flappers by Jillian Larkin Synopsis for Vixen (from Goodreads) Every girl wants what she can’t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle—and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that she’s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, Gloria’s party days are over …

Most disappointing books of 2019

Hello friends, and welcome to another wrap-up post! Today I'm talking about the most disappointing books I read in 2019. I generally don't like to be a negative person, but I also like talking about books that disappointed me. This post is a combination of the worst books and the most disappointing, because even though …

Favourite books of 2019

Hi friends, and welcome to my first wrap-up post of the year! Today, I'm going to be discussing my favourite books of 2019. I read a lot of mediocre books this year, honestly, but I also read a lot of books that I really enjoyed. So here are my top ten (eleven) books of the …