Heir of Fire: The Second Worst Book In The Series (thus far) | Book Review

Book 3 in Throne of Glass Series Genres: Young Adult Romance Themes: Epic friendships, failure, fire, demons My Rating:★★★★★ Why did this book take me two years to finish? I wish I knew why. But this isn’t the first time this has happened to me. With all of her books, I always struggle engaging with her books. I have to read into 250 pages of her … Continue reading Heir of Fire: The Second Worst Book In The Series (thus far) | Book Review

A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True: Short Story Review

Do you ever recall stories about cute little kids wanting to make a difference for the less fortunate? Well this short story is a take on that. A short story retelling of Charles Dicken’s classic “A Christmas Carol.” Written by Louisa May Alcott, writer of Little Women, she wrote moral short stories as a way to generate more income, but also developed themes that she … Continue reading A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True: Short Story Review

How To Track Your Reading Habits on Notion: Notion Templates, Tips, and Tricks for Book Readers

Whether you are a college student, or a book nerd like me, we need a system of check and balances to keep us engaged with our reading habits. We have so books that we are reading and a simple notebook to track it all won’t do. This blog post is for the digital planners who love spreadsheets, lists, and bullet lists. For those who are … Continue reading How To Track Your Reading Habits on Notion: Notion Templates, Tips, and Tricks for Book Readers

Call Us What We Carry: A Must Read

Release Date: December 7th, 2021 Page Count: 211 My rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis A collection of poems based on the themes of moving on, unity, and the pandemic. Her poems use her unique style of separating the words, sentences, and creating images with words. Thoughts + Reactions Most of theses poems are really good! What I like most about this book is that it’s not basic poetry … Continue reading Call Us What We Carry: A Must Read

Good Plot, Bland Characters: The Last Thing He Told Me – Book Review

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Genre: Mystery That one Reese Witherspoon book club pick that you see everywhere. I remember I bought this book the day it came out, full priced too, thinking I was in for treat. That’s the thing with books that are heavily marketed by book publishing houses, they overhype a mediocre book to you and you are left unsatisfied with a negative $30 in … Continue reading Good Plot, Bland Characters: The Last Thing He Told Me – Book Review

The Hill We Climb: Is This Book Really Worth Purchasing? | Book Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Genre: Poetry In Case You Don’t Know: This book contains the infamous poem that was read in Joe Biden’s inauguration by the youngest poet ever to perform in American history. At 22 years old, Amanda Gorman expressed what we felt as a country during the exchange of power. The Million Dollar Question: Is This Book Worth it? Before I dive into the book review, I … Continue reading The Hill We Climb: Is This Book Really Worth Purchasing? | Book Review

🥺Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag⛱

It’s June, and that means it’s time for my 6 month reading progress report. My goal: To read 50 books. My Harsh Reality: I’ve read 10 books, AKA I’m 11 books behind schedule. This is the part of the blog post where I’m embarrassed to call myself a book blogger, English major graduate, and bookseller. My excuse: life is crazy man. In six months I … Continue reading 🥺Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag⛱

Swimming Lessons: Poetry That Never Stopped Swimming | Book Review

Spoiler Free Author: Lili Reinhart  Release Date: September 29th 2020  Page count: 240 Genres: Poetry Themes: Love, Forgiveness, Mental Health My Rating: ★★★★☆ Synopsis A collection of poems about love, forgiveness, passion, and anxiety. This book was by an actress coming into Hollywood and her only way to cope through it all was to write poetry, and I exactly felt that.  Synopsis by the publisher … Continue reading Swimming Lessons: Poetry That Never Stopped Swimming | Book Review

The Sun and Her Flowers: Little Fluffs Of Nothing, But Longer Fluffs Of Something | Book Review

Spoiler Free Author: Rupi Kaur Release Date: October 3rd, 2017 Page count: 256 Genres: Poetry Themes: love, feminism, self-love, and immigration My Rating: ★★★☆☆ Synopsis Compared to her first collection of poems, this collection of poems are much more personal. The Sun and Her Flowers reflects on Ruri’s past relationships, her admiration for her mother and culture, and talks more about what it is like … Continue reading The Sun and Her Flowers: Little Fluffs Of Nothing, But Longer Fluffs Of Something | Book Review