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June Reading Wrap Up

Target: 5 Read: 5 Phew! I can’t believe I actually managed to reach my monthly goal. I wish I’d read more though since five just seem like a really small number to me. However, as much as I want to say that I’ll read more next month that’s not going to be the case as I have some personal commitments to deal with. So for now, let’s talk about the books I read in the month of June.  Glass Sword…

Mardi Gras Book Tag

So here we are with another book tag. This time I’ll be doing the Mardi Gras book tag which I found over at Zezee with Books blog who saw this post over on Madame Writer. This tag was originally created by Randomly Bookish Gina over on YouTube. I found the prompts interesting so decided to give this a shot.  Designated Driver: What re-read book is reliable to get you out of a reading…

Books for a Gemini

I know, I know I said I would post this during Gemini season and I was going to do that. This post was due last week but I was unable to post it since I had some other commitment come in the way. However, I am writing this post now and hopefully it’s still relevant. So without any further delays, here are the books I would recommend to all my Gemini friends.  Sybil: The Classic True Story of a…

Book Review: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

Date of Publishing: August 3rd, 2021 Author: Ashley Winstead Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Genre: Mystery Thriller This story follows a college reunion where our main character Jessica Miller is all set to blow the crowd apart and show everyone that she had become someone of importance since graduating college. However, when old secrets dig themselves out of the past, Jessica and her six…

May Reading Wrap Up

Target: 8 Read: 4 To say this was the worst reading month would be an understatement. I’m embarrassed to even talk about it because I read a total of four books. Only four! I wanted to read more, I really did but life had to get in the way and I do have other things that take up my time which made it difficult to focus on reading. So with the shortest wrap up of the year so far, here are the…

The Birthday Book Tag

Yes, yes today is my birthday and that is why I decided to do this tag. I was wondering which tag to do for this blog post and since it’s my birthday I thought to look up some birthday themed tags. I found this tag over on The Bibliophile Girl’s blog who found it on Bionic Book Worm’s blog. The original creator of this book tag is Antonia by Always Books. I tried searching for her blog so I can…

Books for a Taurus

I know, I know I’m a little late for this post since Gemini started already but I had to make this post as we cannot ignore our beloved Taurus and recommend some books to them. So without further ado, here are the books I would recommend a Taurus to read.  Bared to You by Sylvia Day This is book 1 in the Crossfire series—a fairly popular series by a fairly well known author and follows our two…

Book Review: Killing November by Adriana Mather

Date of Publishing: March 26th, 2019 Author: Adriana Mather Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Genre: Mystery, Thriller This is book 1 in the series by the same name and follows November who’s father enrolls her in a school known as Academy Absconditi, a boarding school full of secrets and hidden agendas. For a girl who’s lived a normal life, Academy Absconditi is a completely new world…

April Reading Wrap Up

Target: 6 Read: 8 I did manage to reach my goal for the month of April and managed to read two more books on top of it, but only because my goal for the month was a lot smaller than it’s ever been, so it was easy for me to reach. Anyway, here’s my wrap up or the books I read in April.  Fate’s Dice by V. Domino This is book 1 in the Chicago’s Finest series by V. Domino, and follows our two…

Books for an Aries

So this is another recommendation post but for this one I decided to utilize the zodiac wheel and decide to recommend books based on each zodiac sign. So first stop, we have the sign of Aries to kick off the zodiac wheel, so here are the books I think would be perfect for an Aries, or books I think really personify the Aries energy in one way or the other. The Burning God by R. F. Kuang This is…

This is something I’ve never done before but is something I’ve been eager to try and that is to do one of the hundreds of tags which have been created by so many amazing people in the book community and so I decided to do a tag for this post.  After going through a long list of tags available I decided to go with the Currently Reading Tag. I found this tag on Zezee with Books blog which was…

7 Hidden Gem Book Recommendations for You

We’re always looking for hidden gems. Books that do not make it to the mainstream media and therefore do not get the recognition they deserve. And if we do find a book that most people are not talking about, then we kind of feel it like an accomplishment, at least I feel like that. So here I have 7 books which I believe are hidden gems. They might not be, but since I’m always late to the party, I…

Book Review: Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier

Date of Publishing: October 7th, 2014 Author: Kerstin Gier Publisher: Square Fish Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction  This is the last book in The Precious Stone Trilogy by Kerstin Gier and considering how amazing this entire series is, I’m not surprised that this trilogy has been translated in multiple languages. The story follows Gideon and Gwen as they try to figure out their…

March Reading Wrap Up

Target: 9 Read: 7 I really wanted to reach my reading goal for this month but unfortunately I failed yet again. There were a couple of books that took me a little longer to finish, even though I wanted to finish them ASAP. But as it is, I still managed to read seven books and these are the books that I read.  Hallowed by Cynthia Hand This is book 2 in the Unearthly series by Cynthia Hand and…

Book Review: I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron

Date of Publishing: August 1st, 2006 Author: Nora Ephron Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group Genre: Humor, Non-fiction Non-fiction is not a genre I consider to be funny but my views have changed recently and this book is one that helped shift my perspective. This book is a beautiful and funny slice-of-life novel that gives us a glimpse into Nora’s life. And to say it’s hilarious would be an…

Book Review: Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Date of Publishing: May 30th, 2017 Author: Francesca Zappia Publisher: Greenwillow Books Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult After finding out the release date of this book I realize I’m kind of late to the party. But, don’t fret, that’s the norm for me. I’ve properly got back into reading since a couple of years ago, so I’m like the backlist queen because I’m reading books that have been…

5 Fantasy Book Recommendations for You

We all need book recommendations from time to time because at times we run out of reading material or can’t decide what to read next. So this post contains five fantasy book recommendations for you guys. See, if your favorite pick is on here and if so, do you agree with my opinion?  The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon This book should be your go-to if you’re looking to read some…