2020 has been quite a year. With everything going on in the world, I found solace in reading. Running away from the real world and jumping into a fictional one was, honestly, my way coping. And it helped. My goal this year was to read 24 books and I ended up reading 39! I discovered … Continue reading My Favorite Reads of 2020
I've once again found another book tag floating around the bookish world. And since the fall season is upon us, it's only right to do this book tag. So here we go: In fall, the air is crisp and clear: name a book with a vivid setting! I LOVE VELARIS! I always say that Velaris … Continue reading It’s Finally Fall Book Tag
Well, this is it guys, the last quarter of the year. We're almost there to the finish line. October WILL be a good month, a great month for me. I'm declaring it now. I want to read more and write more. I want to start something that I've been scared to do for quite some … Continue reading What’s Going On Wednesdays | October 2020
Welcome to the ending of my Black Voices series! Previously, I talked about fantasy and social commentary books that I wanted to read. Today, I'll be talking about some contemporary books by black authors that I really want to get into. These will be a mix of young adult contemporaries and some good old romance. … Continue reading Black Voices On My TBR – Part 3: Contemporary
Time for another book tag! I stumbled across this a while ago and it looked fun! This tag was created by About To Read on Youtube so be sure to check it out. You have 20,000 books on your TBR. How do you decide what to read next? Knowing me, I can't decide. I've tried … Continue reading The Reader Problems Book Tag
Back at it again with part two! This is a continuation of my Black Voices series where I talk about books on my TBR by black authors that feature black and/or other POC characters. If you haven't checked the first part of this series, go on ahead! Today, I'll be talking about books that focus … Continue reading Black Voices On My TBR – Part 2: Social Issues
It's Friday so it's time for a book tag! I forgot where I found this one but it looks fun, so here goes: AUDIOBOOK OR PHYSICAL BOOK I've only ever listened to two audiobooks in my life: Born A Crime by Trevor Noah and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. I enjoyed … Continue reading Bookish This or That Tag
Welcome to part one of my blog series! Recently, I noticed that my library wasn't all that diverse. To rectify that, I've been trying to find more black authors to add to my TBR catalog. Thanks to Goodreads and bookstagram, I've been able to come across A LOT of different books with black characters written … Continue reading Black Voices On My TBR – Part 1: Fantasy
Time for another book tag! I love finding these tags and participating it them. I found this tag on Zezee With Books and I thought it would be fun. Feel free to participate as well! Do you have a certain place at home for reading? Yes! My bed is my number one reading spot. I … Continue reading How I Read Books Book Tag
I'm finally out of my reading slump! Yes, yes, I’m getting back into the swing of things and it’s going great. What has been helping me is the fact that I’ve challenged myself to try and read at least five chapters a day. It’s been working and hopefully at this rate, I’ll be able to … Continue reading Books and Authors That Made Me Into A Book Lover
So Rae at Rae's Reads and Reviews, made this awesome book tag for the Ungodly Hour album by the amazingly talented Chloe x Halle and I just had too do it. Their album, Ungodly Hour, came out a few weeks ago and what a great way to celebrate by doing a book tag! The Rules … Continue reading Ungodly Hour Book Tag
So July was a HORRIBLE month for reading. I went through a reading block. I did not want to pick up a book at all. At the time (and still now), I was reading the last installment in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series, Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco. I started reading it June … Continue reading I Went Through A Reading Block
Thank you so much Ren (A Bookish Balance) for nominating me to do The Real Neat Blog Award! It means so much and I'm so happy you enjoy my blog! Check her blog out guys, i love it! This award was created by Dear Kitty, Some Blog as a way to highlight blogs with great … Continue reading The Real Neat Blog Award
Top Five Tuesday is a weekly prompt hosted by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm. Head over to her blog if you’d like to participate! Today’s Top Five Tuesday features some of the best opening lines in books I've read. Below are some of the first lines that hooked me from the beginning. Stalking Jack the … Continue reading Top Five Tuesday | Top 5 Opening Lines
Top Five Tuesday is a weekly prompt hosted by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm. Head over to her blog if you’d like to participate! Today’s Top Five Tuesday features some of the worst rulers in the literary world. Beware for slight spoilers if you haven’t read any of the books below. Queen Maeve from Throne … Continue reading Top Five Tuesday | Top 5 Worst Rulers
Hello readers! I was looking at my bookshelf this week, thinking about what book I would pick up next. Of all the unread books sitting there and collecting dust, I couldn't help but reach out for some of my favorites. Below are a few books and series that I just have to reread before the … Continue reading Books I Want To Reread In 2020
Hello readers! Like most of you, I have hundreds of books on my TBR. And among my TBR are sequels to series that I've started. Why haven’t I finished these series, you may ask. Well, there are multiple reasons for that. Below you’ll find my list of series that I’ve started but haven’t finished. The … Continue reading Book Series I’ve Started But Haven’t Finished
Hello readers! I’m happy to be taking part in Shanah’s (Bionic Book Worm) Top Five Tuesday prompts for April. For this last prompt, I’ll be talking about book series that I want to start. So here goes: The Selection by Kiera Cass So I’ve been seeing this series float around more recently due to Netflix … Continue reading Top Five Tuesday | Top 5 Series I Want To Start
Hello readers! I’m happy to be taking part in Shanah’s (Bionic Book Worm) Top Five Tuesday prompts for April. I found this kind of late, so I’ll be participating in the last 2 weeks. Head over to her blog, it’s not too late to join! So there are A LOT of books I have yet … Continue reading Top Five Tuesday | Top 5 Popular Books I Haven’t Read
Like anyone else with a love for reading, I’m trying to read just about everything. But aside from standalones, I love series. There’s a lot I haven’t read and want to read. I feel like everyone has already read all the popular series and I’m so behind! So, I sat down one day and decided … Continue reading Book Series I Have Yet To Read
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