I am aware that we still have 2 or 3 months until 2020 ends, but I’m running out of scheduled content so let’s roll with it (✿◡‿◡) While 2020 as a year has been… a dumpster of fire, to put it mildly, the book releases have been decidedly not. There are just so many fantastic-sounding … More Anticipated 2021 Releases (Yes I know it’s very early)
Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I last do a tag and I have so many backlogs, so I figure why not write one for today’s post. When I saw this post on my bookmark, I knew this is a perfect tag to do considering how 2020 really messed up with my memory. The … More Book Blogger Memory Challenge
This week’s topic is “Reader’s Canon“: We all know there seems to be a specific set of books that everyone in the community has read (with differences in the sub-communities of course). What are the ones you haven’t read, and do you want to? Or do you consider some these to be must reads for … More Top 5 Wednesday #54: Reader “Canon”
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova eARC, 336 pages Published September 6th 2016 by Sourcebooks Fire ✰✰ Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives. Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation…and she hates magic. At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her … More Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
American Midnight: Tales of the Dark by Laird Hunt eARC, 224 pages Published October 31st 2019 by Pushkin Press ✰✰ A masquerade ball cut short by a mysterious plague; a strange nocturnal ritual in the woods; a black bobcat howling in the night: these ten tales are some of the most strange and unsettling in … More American Midnight: Tales of the Dark by Laird Hunt
This week’s topic is actually titled “BookTube didn’t make me read it“: I’m sure all of us have picked up books because someone has mentioned it on their blog or channel, or posted a really aesthetically pleasing picture on instagram.Which books did you buy (or borrow) without this influence. Where did you find it? Have … More Top 5 Wednesday #53: Book Community Didn’t Make Me Read It
Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe eARC, 336 pages Published September 8th by Balzer + Bray ✰✰✰.5 From the award-winning author of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager comes a whip-smart and layered romantic comedy. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han. Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is … More Charming As A Verb by Ben Philippe
At this point, I sound like a broken record with how much I mentioned The Untamed, but that cdrama did take over my life in August. That’s not the only thing I watched though, but since I already made a full-post review of the show, let’s talk about other things I’ve watched in August! The … More August 2020 Screen Rambles // Best Month So Far
August really flew past by and now I’m stressing out it’s already September because it means that I only have 1 MONTH!!! left to work on my thesis 😨😨😨 🌞: Diversify That Shelf 🎠: Nostalgiathon ⛰: Avatar the Last Pageturner🎨: Graphic novel/comic 🌈: LGBTQ+ THE BLACK TIDES OF HEAVEN by J.Y Yang ⛰🌈 // ✰✰✰✰ … More August Wrap Up & September TBR 2020
Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha eARC, 288 pages Published June 2nd 2020 by Push ✰✰✰✰.5/5 stars An absorbing debut novel about three gay young adults in Brazil whose lives become intertwined in the face of HIV, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Bill Konigsberg Ian has just been diagnosed with HIV. Victor, … More Where We Go From Here by Lucas Rocha // A must-read thought provoking book about HIV
