2021 releases I’m excited for

Hello friends and fellow book lovers! Today I'm doing a post I don't normally do, an anticipated releases post! I never know which books are being released and generally just wait for them to get hype in the community. But, I actually have some books on my TBR that aren't out yet (according to Goodreads). …

1,600 follower international giveaway!

Hello everyone! Two of my goals for 2020 were reach 1,600 followers and host a giveaway. I recently reached 1,600 followers on this blog (thank you all so much 💕💕), so today I'm hosting a giveaway to celebrate! This giveaway will also be partially to support the Philippines, so please read the entry rules below. …

Mini review: She Would Be King

She Would Be King by Wayetu Moore From Goodreads Wayétu Moore’s powerful debut novel, She Would Be King, reimagines the dramatic story of Liberia’s early years through three unforgettable characters who share an uncommon bond. Gbessa, exiled from the West African village of Lai, is starved, bitten by a viper, and left for dead, but still …

Books on my TBR: translated books

Hello, friends! Time to talk about some more books on my TBR! This is a series where I talk about a specific subset of books on my TBR. I've done a few posts of really long lists of books on my TBR, so for these posts I'm going to try to keep the list fairly …

Book review: The Water Dancer

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates From Goodreads Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her — but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life. This brush with …

Books on my TBR: books I want to read as audiobooks

Hello, friends! Time to talk about some more books on my TBR! This is a series where I talk about a specific subset of books on my TBR. I've done a few posts of really long lists of books on my TBR, so for these posts I'm going to try to keep the list fairly …

Recommendations for… books you should listen to as audiobooks

Hi friends, I hope you had a great weekend! Today, I'm going to talk about some books I think you should listen to as an audiobook. I personally love listening to non-fiction audiobooks, so most of these books are non-fiction (I think all of them, actually). And they're all books that I think are particularly …

How I decide what books to buy

Hello, friends and fellow book lovers! I just wanted to start by saying sorry for the lack of posts the last few days. School has been super busy, and I honestly just haven't wanted to write blog posts, so I didn't. Most semesters, I have at least one class where I can slack a little …

Mini review: Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe From Goodreads In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruders, her children clinging to her legs. They never saw her again. Her abduction was one of the most …

Recommending some standalones

Howdy, gals and pals! It has been a hot minute since I did a good old recommendations post. I've done a bunch of themed ones recently, but I wanted to do a regular recommendations post and talk about some books I've read and loved recently. So today I'm going to be talking about some standalones! …

Book review: I Hope we Choose Love

I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World by Kai Cheng Thom From Goodreads What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we …

Books on my TBR: memoirs

Hello, friends! Time to talk about some more books on my TBR! This is a series where I talk about a specific subset of books on my TBR. I've done a few posts of really long lists of books on my TBR, so for these posts I'm going to try to keep the list fairly …