A piece of advice: do not read this book at 1 am while everyone else is asleep (you will start to hear things). And no, I am definitely not speaking from experience. Moving on! The town of prosper is full of drowned secrets ready to boil over. Over the course of one burning summer, three … Continue reading ARC Review: Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves
I am now convinced that Chloe Gong has the ability to write enemies to lovers that I will eat up every. single. time. In the twin cities of San-Er, the annual games are about to commence. Games where one of eighty eight players will be awarded, victory, fame, and riches to change their lives. Calla … Continue reading ARC Review: Immortal Longings
This may be the most self-reflective book I’ve ever read. Everbody’s Favorite is a memoir/essay collection that chronicles Lilian Stone’s life from her early childhood to adulthood and touches on themes of religious trauma, OCD, eating disorders, and the social pressures of growing up in the 90s-early 2000s. She doesn’t shy away from giving the … Continue reading ARC Review: Everybody’s Favorite
There is absolutely no better feeling than when a book you’re looking forward to is just that good. In the flooded city of Alante, Io is one of the other-born—dependents of the Gods. Specifically, she is descended from the Moira, meaning that she and her two sisters can see the threads of fate that connect … Continue reading ARC Review: Threads that Bind
What a cute lil magical story! I’m so tired of giving formal summaries of books so let me sum it up like this: Margaret misses her alchemist mom who abandoned her to search for the last Hala, a mythical creature of great power and destruction. Enter: Wes. An absolute golden retriever of a human who … Continue reading ARC Review: A Far Wilder Magic
The longer it has been since I read this book, the more I despise it. I just. don't. get it. There's a magical library you go to when you die that has all of the other ways your life could have been. It is somehow made of limitless lives, yet there are certain things that … Continue reading Book Review: The Midnight Library
Was it what I was expecting? No. Did it get me out of a months long reading slump? Yes. The town of Ilvernath has a secret—it is the last town on earth that has access to high magick. Magick that is awarded to one of seven families through a deadly curse. Every 20 years, each … Continue reading ARC Review! All of us Villains
So I was a really big fan of These Violent delights. And while I definitely enjoyed Our Violent Ends, I wouldn’t say it quite lived up to the first book. Still 1000% better than Shakespeare though. Roma and Juliette return while facing an even bigger threat. Not only are monsters lurking in the city, but someone … Continue reading ARC Review: Our Violent Ends
Sigh. Apparently it is my destiny to go on hiatuses with 0 warning and for undetermined lengths of time. The good part is that I always seem to find my way back! Of course, I’ve missed you guys! Before I get back into blogging I figured I’d give you a small life update post. I … Continue reading Check in: It’s been a while…
Well well friends, it's been a while! But I am back to finally give you the conclusion to my research series (I know you have been eagerly awaiting it, after all). However, while there is much research about the benefits of counterstereotypes in literature, there is relatively little research about the impact of stereotypical representations … Continue reading Research: Stereotypes and Books
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