Congratulations everyone! We finished the fifth year of 2020! While I know everything won't magically get better when the clock hits midnight, it's nice to think that 2021 is a fresh start. New year, new goals (well, reading goals), and honestly, I'm just a fan of odd numbered years. Maybe because my birthday is literally … Continue reading December Wrap Up
Month: December 2020
Liebster Award – December 2020
Hello everyone! Today I will be answering questions for the Liebster Award! Thank you so much to Anna from Anna's Book Nook for the nomination! I loved reading through your post and I'm excited to answer the questions you asked! Rules Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog. Answer … Continue reading Liebster Award – December 2020
Review: The Mistletoe Secret
One year after his wife left him, Alex is still bitter over the divorce. Well, maybe not as bitter as he was, but he's lonely... that's for sure. His best friends decide it's time for him to get over the divorce and encourage him to move on and sing up for an online dating site. … Continue reading Review: The Mistletoe Secret
Review: The Mistletoe Inn
Kim is an aspiring romance writer despite her terrible past with romance. After two failed engagements and a divorce, you'd think she'd want to write anything but romance. However, that's what she wants to write and until she can get her book published, she stuck at a job that is far off from her dream. … Continue reading Review: The Mistletoe Inn
Books I’d Like to Revisit
I'm one of those people who loves rereading books. After all, it's not like books are meant to be read once, and when you really love a book, why wouldn't you want to revisit it at some point in your life? I like to revisit Harry Potter every now and then because it brings a … Continue reading Books I’d Like to Revisit
Review: Lock & Key
A few months before Ruby turns eighteen, her mother leaves, though Ruby doesn't see this as an issue. Her mom often disappears, so it's nothing out of the ordinary. Only this time, her mother doesn't come back and Ruby is on her own. It's not long before she's busted for living alone and is sent … Continue reading Review: Lock & Key
Review: A Work in Progress
"I refuse to live a life of regret. I refuse to hope things will get better in the future when I have complete control over making them the best possible right here and now. We have one life – and none of us knows how long our life will be or what will become of … Continue reading Review: A Work in Progress
21 Books I Want to Read in 2021
Can you believe it's mid-December already? I feel like this month is going by quicker than most, which is saying something for 2020. Most months lasted at least a year, right? I'm sorta glad for it though, not only because I'm ready for a new year, but because I've had my Christmas shopping done for … Continue reading 21 Books I Want to Read in 2021
Review: A Quiet Kind of Thunder
A book featuring a (selective) mute character and a deaf character? Sign me up! Neither one of these are represented much in fiction, so it's refreshing to find an author that does it and does it well. Steffi is a selective mute, which doesn't mean that she chooses to be mute. It's more that she's … Continue reading Review: A Quiet Kind of Thunder
Review: Tradition
I'm usually all for boarding school novels, that's why I picked this one up. Especially since there are students, Jules and new student Jamie, that want to just survive this year of school as well as expose the academy's dirty secrets and traditions. There are hints right away as to what some of the major … Continue reading Review: Tradition
How to Speak Book Nerd
Is it really a surprise that the bookish community has its own language? No, not really. After all, we read a lot, so why wouldn't we have our own bookish terms to go along with our social media (and sometimes in-person) community? A lot of the terms are acronyms, which are usually easy to figure … Continue reading How to Speak Book Nerd
Review: The Van Gogh Deception
I found this book by accident at work (perks of being a librarian) and it was while I was reading Vincent and Theo, so I had to pick it up! It was one of those books that I knew I'd enjoy, but I underestimated how much I would! I read it in one day - … Continue reading Review: The Van Gogh Deception
Review: Pancakes in Paris
This book tells the story of how Craig Carlson, the owner of Breakfast in America, fell in love with the country and got the idea to open up an American diner in Paris. I read this after reading his second memoir, which was fantastic. The first half of this memoir actually doesn't take place in … Continue reading Review: Pancakes in Paris
We Need to Stop Calling YA a Genre
I'm guilty of doing this, so I'm not coming down on anyone. For the longest time, actually, I would just refer to Young Adult books as a genre of books. The problem with calling YA a genre is the fact that it's not really a genre. It's an audience target. Much like children's books are … Continue reading We Need to Stop Calling YA a Genre
Review: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
Lila Reyes had it all planned, until the trifecta of losses happened. First, her grandmother passed away, then her boyfriend broke up with her right before prom, and the last blow... her best friend told Lila she's not staying in Miami and is going abroad. So, of course, Lila has a breakdown of sorts, and … Continue reading Review: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow