I'm not huge on traveling, but I do like to get away every so often, and like many people I have dream destinations that I'd like to visit someday before I die. Most of them are overseas, in Europe, and have to do with my backgrounds. The main two I'd like to visit because of … Continue reading Countries I’ve Traveled To (through books)
Month: June 2021
ARC Review: Blackout
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…A first meeting. Long-time friends. Bitter exes. And maybe the beginning of something new.When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight. Blackout is a collection of … Continue reading ARC Review: Blackout
Review: The Juvie Three
Gecko Fosse drove the getaway car. Terence Florian ran with the worst gang in Chicago. Arjay Moran killed someone.All three boys are serving time in juvenile detention centers until they get a second chance. Douglas Healy, a former juvenile delinquent himself, is running an experimental halfway house in New York City, where he wants to … Continue reading Review: The Juvie Three
Three Things Book Tag
Hey everyone! How's your week going so far? Mine's been a blur and I went from thinking it was still April to thinking we're in July. I have no idea how that happened! Maybe the heat wave messing with my brain? Anyway, today I'll be doing the Three Bookish Things tag, which I saw Roxanne … Continue reading Three Things Book Tag
Review: Sorry Not Sorry
Navigating through youth and young adulthood isn't easy, and in Sorry Not Sorry, Naya Rivera shows us that we're not alone in the highs, lows, and in-betweens. Whether it's with love and dating, career and ambition, friends, or gossip, Naya inspires us to follow our own destiny and step over--or plod through--all the crap along the … Continue reading Review: Sorry Not Sorry
Glee Book Tag
I recently re-watched Glee, and somehow convinced one of my friends at work to watch it as well. I'm sort of coming off my high of reading Glee fanfiction (I'm still reading it, just not as much each day) and thought to myself, "I wonder if there's a Glee Book Tag?" And what do you … Continue reading Glee Book Tag
Review: A World Without Princes
Witches and princesses reside at the School for Girls, where they've been inspired to live a life without princes, while Tedros and the boys are camping in Evil's old towers. A war is brewing between the schools, but can Agatha and Sophie restore the peace? Can Sophie stay good with Tedros on the hunt? And … Continue reading Review: A World Without Princes
Review: This Is Where It Ends
Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun… 10:02 am: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.10:03: The auditorium doors won't open.10:05: Someone starts shooting.In 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. … Continue reading Review: This Is Where It Ends
Review: The School for Good and Evil
The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before. Some years it was two boys taken, some years two girls, sometimes one of each. But if at first the choices seemed random, soon the pattern became clear. One was always beautiful and good, the child every parent wanted as their own. The other was homely and … Continue reading Review: The School for Good and Evil
May 2021 Wrap Up
May was a much better month for reading. I found my groove again and I cannot be happier. I still didn't read as many books as I usually do in a month, but life has been happening... so I'm not too upset about it. In general, May was just a fantastic month, or at least … Continue reading May 2021 Wrap Up