I don't know about you, but I'm feeling the year 2022! It has been far too long since I posted (almost two years--oof), but I can happily say I am back and ready to read all the things! My goodness, I've never been so excited to get back into reading for fun instead of reading … Continue reading Reading Goals 2022
Spring is finally here! I'm so ready for warmer temperatures, no more snow (fingers crossed), and all the flowers to bloom. Some birds have already made their way back home, and there are ducks quacking away in the pond near my home (love them). That being said, it's time to dive into my wrap up … Continue reading Fall/Winter Wrap Up (Sept – Feb)
"I am telling you the truth. The unvarnished, ugly truth. And it is all that. It is unpolished and unpleasant, and I don't pretend I acted like an angel. But I didn't kill anyone" (16). Ruth Ware's The Turn of the Key is an adult thriller that begins with Rowen Caine writing a letter to a potential lawyer … Continue reading The Turn of the Key
"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
"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
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
Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone is a West-African inspired YA fantasy set in the fictional world of Orïsha. In this world, there are magic wielders known as divîners, or maji—people born with white hair who have power over the elements, death, life, etc. The white hair is a symbol of the gods' touch, and … Continue reading Children of Blood and Bone
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