This one has been on my TBR since it was published. And even after it was starting to get mixed reviews, I still wanted to read it. Feminist dystopia is one of my favorite sub-genres. And I loved (in a literary-interest way, not in an actual real-life way because OMG NO) that the premise of… Continue reading Red Clocks
I was intrigued by the title of this book before I even knew what it was about. I wanted to know who the girl who smiled beads was and what it even meant to smile beads. After reading the description, I realized it was completely different than what I was expecting (though I am not… Continue reading The Girl Who Smiled Beads
This one has been on my TBR for quite some time. I got it in a monthly book subscription box (Muse Monthly, which, sadly, has closed that part of their business), about a year ago. It’s been on my shelf since then. I read Ng’s first book, Everything You Never Told Me, a couple years… Continue reading Little Fires Everywhere
This is the third book in the past couple months that I’ve read from Swoon Reads. And as I mentioned in the reviews for my earlier choices (Queens of Geek and Emergency Contact) I have been really impressed with their content! The books are all nice, light stories, with a perfect amount of romantic and… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Love
Confession: I received a copy of this book back in July 2018, before it was even published (through First to Read), and JUST NOW read it. Embarrassing. I mean, I realize you can’t always keep up with what you plan. But I really have no excuse for it other than just not picking it up… Continue reading The Air You Breathe
Ok, the buzz around this book was off the charts at the end of last year. It seemed like it burst onto the scene out of nowhere and was inspiring some of the most hardcore love/hate reader reactions I have seen in a long time. There was no middle ground anywhere! When I realized it… Continue reading My Year of Rest and Relaxation
I have no idea how I heard of this book or what it was that made me want to read it. What I can tell you though, is that it was one of the books I bought at Powell’s while visiting Portland last summer. So, there’s that. This might be my shortest intro of all… Continue reading The Argonauts
Everyone that I had seen that had read this book gave it good reviews, so it had been on my radar. And I was in the library looking for a “light” end of year read when I spotted this on the shelves and the spine popped out at me (love that blush and rose gold… Continue reading Emergency Contact
I started this wrap-up post last year, after my very first year of blogging, and loved seeing all my stats visually. Plus, it gave me real guidance on what diversity "holes" I needed to fill in for the following year's reading. So, here I am again, sharing some fun and colorful pie charts of my… Continue reading My Book Blogging Journey: Year Two
I had seen this one around a little when it came out a couple years ago. And it looked cute, but it just wasn’t one I had at the top of my TBR…or to be honest, on it at all. (I just wasn't all that drawn to the story - beauty pageants are not something… Continue reading Dumplin’
