I hate to say, one of my most anticipated reads for the year by one of my favorite authors was a gigantic disappointment. Within most modern books (and movies) lately, the political messages saturating the pages are about as subtle as a gun to the head. Kristin Hannah, unfortunately, decided to venture deep into the…
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The Love Story of Missy Carmichael – Review
Many thanks to Netgalley and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for the chance to read this novel. These types of character-driven novels are my absolute favorites. This was like a mix of A Man Called Ove and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, which was right up my alley. I adore curmudgeonly characters who struggle to find their…
Do You Trust Book Reviews?
Much of my reading over the past year has been influenced by #bookstagram, the beautiful bookish corner of Instagram our likeminded friends hang out on. In the past couple of years, publishers have caught on to how beneficial bookstagram can be for new releases and have helped turn the hygge vibes into influencer and book…
January Recap + February TBR
10 books is not a bad month at all, but my goodness, I struggled to get all of them. I had a few DNFs (The Followers, Dead to Her, and another so bad I’ve already forgotten what it was). I always feel like I’ve wasted so much time when I stop reading a book, so…
The Perpetual Page-Turner’s 2019 Book Survey
The Perpetual Page-Turner is one of my favorite bloggers and bookstagrammers, and I’m so excited to fill out her reading survey! Definitely stop by her page and have a look around. **2019 READING STATS** Number Of Books You Read: 121 (I’ll probably finish a few more) Number of Re-Reads: 4 Genre You Read The Most…
The 80’s Movie Book Tag
Paper Royalty tagged me do The 80’s Movie Book Tag I was super excited! I LOVE 80’s movies! The Breakfast Club will forever be a favorite. Thanks so much for the tag, Crystal! I definitely recommend following her — such a beautiful blog! A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET A book that kept you up all…
Sweet Thing & Sweet Little Thing- Reviews
BLURB: “You have to teach your heart and mind how to sing together… then you’ll hear the sound of your soul.” Mia Kelly thinks she has it all figured out. She’s an Ivy League graduate, a classically trained pianist, and the beloved daughter of a sensible mother and offbeat father. Yet Mia has been stalling…
The Mystery Blogger Award
The Mystery Blogger Award Hi, everyone! Today I’m continuing to catch up on awards. I was tagged by Whimsically Meghan for this one. Thank you so much, Meghan! The Rules: Put the award logo/image on your blog List the rules Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog. Mention the creator of the…
Sunshine Blogger Award
Thank you, Laura Beth at Hotshot Headlines and Siobhan’s Novelties, for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. Laura Beth nominated me back in April and I’ve been ridiculously slow in getting to this. When I saw Siobhan nominated me, I thought it was the perfect time to get to it, combining both awards into one post….
Dreamy Book Cover Tag
Thank you so much to Jenna at Bookmark Your Thoughts Blog for thinking of me! Jenna is my newest book friend and we’ve just discovered how much we have in common. It’s quite eerie! ha! The Rules Thank the lovely person who tagged you, spread the love. Mention Tiana @ The Book Raven as the creator of…
Tatiana & Alexander – Review
Book blogging has given me so many things in life, but there has been one major downside since I started reviewing books over two years ago. My love of long books has taken the backseat to shorter, quicker reads for the sake of posting reviews more frequently. In this way, the Goodreads Reading Challenge has…
The Versatile Blogger Award
Thank you Darinda and Krystin for nominating me for The Versatile Blogger Award! I’m so excited you both thought of me and appreciate your nominations!! THE RULES • Thank the person who gave you the award • Include a link to their blog • Select 7 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly • Nominate…
Top Ten Tuesday – 10 Backlist Books I Want to Read
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. I decided to hop on the bandwagon and give the Top Ten Tuesday a go for the first time! This week’s topic is: Backlist Books I Want to Read. I have many great books to catch up on, written before I was…
The Fortunate Ones – Review
Thanks to R.S. Grey for allowing me to be one of The Fortunate Ones who was able to read this book in advance. I’m bowing down to the master of Rom-Com! When my favorite Texan Indie author is going to release a new novel, you better believe I’m all kinds of fidgety and jittery until…
The Smallest Part – Review
Many thanks to Amy Harmon for my very first ARC copy of one of her novels! Authors like Amy Harmon are the reason I read. Her beautiful heart bleeds onto the pages of every book she writes. After I finish reading each book I’m left in awe of her writing, the soul of her books,…
Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs – Review
Many thanks to BookSparks & She Writes Press for the chance to read and review this book early! If someone would have told me a memoir about baking bread would be one of the most exciting books I would read all year, I would’ve told them they were crazy. Thanks to Beth Ricanati and the…
Six Feet Under – Review
Oh, my heart. I’m not even halfway through this book at the moment of writing this, but I had to stop and quickly jot down thoughts before I’ve forgotten them. This book explains the substance of our feelings as humans. The main thing all of us want is to be loved unconditionally, to know no…
Exits, Desires, & Slow Fires – Review
When the woman who made me love poetry releases a new collection, you better believe I’m all but foaming at the mouth to get a taste. Her words are among my favorites ever written. Just look at this cover, guys. We’re not supposed to get our hopes up based on an image, but after gazing…
Ashes Books & Bobs 