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The Silent Patient

March 10, 2020March 19, 20201 Comment

"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways" - Sigmund Freud The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is an adult thriller that tells the story of Alicia Berenson: a famous painter living in one of London's most desirable areas with in-demand fashion photographer husband, Gabriel. Everything … Continue reading The Silent Patient

Summer Wrap Up (June-August)

October 11, 2019Leave a comment

I know, I know. It's definitely not summer anymore. We're two weeks into October, and I'm clearly a slacker. Just kidding. I'm back in grad school, and it's taken over MY LIFE! Oh man. This is the first time since school started in August that I've been able to sit down and write something that … Continue reading Summer Wrap Up (June-August)

Spin the Dawn

August 11, 2019August 12, 2019Leave a comment

"A tailor's worth is not measured by his fame, but by the happiness he brings" (7). Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim is a YA fantasy that tells the story of Maia Tamarin: a young seamstress and daughter of a once well-respected tailor who dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in all of A'landi. The only … Continue reading Spin the Dawn

Shadow and Bone

July 9, 2019July 13, 2019Leave a comment

"The problem with wanting is that it makes us weak" (221). Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone is a YA fantasy set in the Russian-inspired fictional world of Ravka. Ravka was once a great nation, until an impenetrable darkness known as the "Shadow Fold" ripped it in two and turned innocent people into flesh-eating monsters that thrive … Continue reading Shadow and Bone

Summer of Series

June 15, 2019June 15, 20191 Comment

Now that it's the summer, and I'm on break from grad school, I thought now would be the perfect time to catch up on all the series I've been wanting to read, but didn't have the time to start. Behold the Summer of Series! From June until August, I'm going to read as many books … Continue reading Summer of Series

A Very Large Expanse Of Sea

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019Leave a comment

A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi is a YA Romance inspired by the author's own experiences with breakdancing, love, and the prejudices she faced as a Muslim woman after 9/11. "It didn't matter that I was just as shaken and horrified as everyone else; no one believed my grief. People I'd never … Continue reading A Very Large Expanse Of Sea

Reading Goals for 2019

January 6, 2019January 9, 20191 Comment

Another year gone. It's 2019, and I'm ready for it! This new year brings with it the return to grad school (AND THERE WAS MUCH REJOICING....yay). And, of course, living the librarian life and doing librarian things like reading and such. I don't normally set reading goals for myself—I like to go with the flow—but I … Continue reading Reading Goals for 2019

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