Welcome back! That was mainly towards me, who has forgotten about this blog yet again. To be fair, there’s been so much going on. I have graduated from my Master’s program, begun teaching at the college level, gotten engaged, traveled a bunch, and I’m sure a lot more I’m forgetting. That’s not why we’re here… Continue reading April Wrap Up
It’s officially December, aka finals and holidays and just the busiest time of the year. I’m already exhausted. While looking forward to all that, November was also a whirlwind! I turned 25 (scary) and unfortunately got Covid for Thanksgiving. Fortunately, it was very mild, and the time inside has given me some time to read.… Continue reading November Wrap Up
"We take memories and bind them. Whatever people can’t bear to remember. Whatever they can’t live with. We take those memories and put them where they can’t do any harm. That’s all books are.” I picked this book up mainly because I had heard it compared to The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, which is… Continue reading The Binding by Bridget Collins
Summer has begun and there are still a couple weeks before my summer class starts, so I'm still able to enjoy some unassigned reading. I didn’t read as much this month, mainly due to me trying to read through all the Grishaverse books. I’m on the King of Scars duology now, and I’m enjoying it… Continue reading May Wrap Up
“I have love you all my life, Mal. There is no end to our story” Who would’ve thought at the end of this trilogy I’d be a malina stan? Not me. I finally hunkered down and did it. I had read Shadow and Bone a few years ago, liked it, yet somehow never picked up… Continue reading The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
It’s the final month of the semester and I am so ready for summer. I keep fantasizing about all the books I’ll be able to read as soon as my last paper is in. I read a lot of books for class this month, as it was very much crunch time and I didn’t have… Continue reading April Wrap Up
"Love meanwhile lives in the mundane, the moment-to-moment exchanges, and can so easily become invisible after the people who shared it are no longer alive. But, of course, it leaves traces." This was such an interesting memoir/biography/autobiography. One of my favorite types of writing is the biography, and I definitely liked the creative way Carson… Continue reading My Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Jenn Shapland
"The truth is we don’t know what we don’t know. We don’t even know the questions we need to ask in order to find out, but when we learn one tiny little thing, a dim light comes on in a dark hallway, and suddenly a new question appears.” This was an amazing book. Quiet and… Continue reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
*This post originally written for email newsletter* I read a ton this month. I was super burnt out last semester, as it was my first in my Master’s program and online due to covid, so for my six weeks of break, I read for fun as much as I could. Overall I read 61 books… Continue reading January Wrap up
Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Original Publication Date: June 30th, 2020 Rating: 8 out of 10 “The world might indeed be a cursed circle; the snake swallowed its tail and there could be no end, only an eternal ruination and endless devouring.” - What a wild ride. I have been looking forward to this… Continue reading Mexican Gothic
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