It was my birthday last Wednesday and I had plans for the first time in years. One of my best friends had a work thing in Amsterdam and she came a day early to celebrate with me. I still had the gift voucher for the American Book Center that I won in a writing competition Read More
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17 Beach Reads
It’s that time of the year again. Holiday time! Since most countries have lowered all the COVID-19 restrictions, it’ll be easier to travel again. So here are seventeen books you take with you and enjoy on the beach or beside the pool. Or anywhere else, really. What I Hid From You by Heleen Kist Thriller Read More
ARC Review: Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. Silvia Moreno-Garcia has written so many books I loved, I couldn’t miss out on this one. Vampires in Mexico City, what’s not to love? It’s a thrilling urban fantasy with different factions of vampires. Some Read More
Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone
Most of us stick to what we know and love, but to grow as a person, we have to step outside of our comfort zone. We have to explore the regions of discomfort to understand ourselves and the world a little more. Reading outside of your comfort is an easy and safe way to explore Read More
Review: The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Thank you to Netgalley and Jo Fletcher for an ARC of The Beautiful Ones. Below is my honest opinion. Last year, I read Gods of Jade and Shadow and Mexican Gothic back to back and fell in love with Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s writing. The Beautiful Ones is a continuation of that love. Still very different from Read More
Best Reads of 2020
This has been a strange year. I started out with a reading goal of thirty books. I ended up reading 103 books! The most I’ve ever read in a year. Yes, I’m including comics and manga too. But still, it’s a lot. Over 20k pages. And I’m not even counting the reading my own books Read More
Gift Guide 2020
The year 2020 is about to end and with only a month away until the gift-giving season, Black Friday Sales starts, it only seems right to do a gift guide today. Books I can’t have a gift guide without a few book recommendations, so here are my top two reads of this year. They’re both Read More
6 Spooky Reads For A Spooky Month
Spooktober is already in full swing and I’m sure most of you have already put together your reading lists for readathons and reading challenges, but I want to share a few more if spooky reads are your thing. Not all of them are outright horror and I have one middle grade book for variety. Hopefully, Read More
Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Thanks to Moon for pointing me in the direction of the contest run by the author, which I won. My review reflects my honest opinion about the book. Even if I hadn’t won the contest, I would’ve bought this book anyway. Moon, Mexican herself, recommended this to me (and everyone else) shortly after. Read her Read More
Best Reads of 2020 (so far)
We’re halfway through the year (even if it might not seem like it) so it’s time to review the goals I set at the beginning of the year. I set my Goodreads Reading Challenge at 30 with the intention to read more physical chonkers that are weighing down my shelves. I didn’t actually read that Read More