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Hey friends! It's another instalment of 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 small, provide the … Continue reading Books on my TBR: YA
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! … Continue reading Recommending some standalones
Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you are all staying safe and healthy in these trying times. Today, I thought I would give some recommendations for some low-stress, entertaining books to help keep you mind off things. These are all books that will hopefully keep your mind off things if you've been stressed about the news and … Continue reading Some low-stress books to read if you’re feeling stressed
Howdy, gals and pals! Today I'm doing a recommendations post, but a bit of a different kind of recommendations post. Recently, in class, my friend Shenille texted me saying "I need book recommendations" So of course I made a whole post about it! Idk I thought it'd be a fun and different post, and if … Continue reading Recommendations for… my friend Shenille
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 … Continue reading Series review: The Flappers
Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for fast-paced books. If you need a few quick books to read to finish off … Continue reading Recommendations for… fast-paced books
Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for books with magical realism, because I talked about books with magical realism a couple of … Continue reading Recommendations for… books with magical realism
Happy Monday, everyone! Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for books for when you want pure, 100% trash. Sometimes you don't want to read a … Continue reading Recommendations for… books for when you want pure, 100% trash
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand From Goodreads Who are the Sawkill Girls? Marion: the new girl. Awkward and plain, steady and dependable. Weighed down by tragedy and hungry for love she’s sure she’ll never find. Zoey: the pariah. Luckless and lonely, hurting but hiding it. Aching with grief and dreaming of vanished girls. Maybe she’s … Continue reading Book review: Sawkill Girls
Broken Things by Lauren Oliver From Goodreads It’s been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. That driven by their obsession with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn the three girls had imagined themselves into the magical world where their fantasies became twisted, … Continue reading Mini review: Broken Things
Okay so I love YA fantasy, don't get me wrong. It's a great genre and, when done well, can be amazing. Today, I am not talking about any of the actual pressing issues in the world of YA fantasy. I'm not talking about the lack of diversity or sensitivity reading, the overused and occasionally damaging … Continue reading YA fantasy authors: we need to talk
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Today I'm doing another mini-discussion, today on books I would've enjoyed more if I was younger when I read them. I feel like as you read more or as you develop in life, your reading habits or preferences change and develop too. I know I've definitely matured as a reader. I still … Continue reading Books I would’ve enjoyed more if I was younger
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