90 books in 2021! I must admit this is NOT a number I intentionally tried to reach nor will it be my goal for the next year. However, with my first semester of grad school including a class on graphic novels, my numbers increased dramatically. I also spent a lot of mornings in denial about …
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A 2020 Review
It is officially the first day of 2021, and as a tradition, Josh and I will be sitting down to reflect over our plans and dreams for 2020 while also setting new ones for 2021. I love this process because it reminds me of all of the things that keep me focused on those difficult …
Surfside Sisters
I have a list of 27 books to review, and if I’m being honest, I’d rather keep reading than writing. You see, comparison is a tricky thing, and I follow a lot of book bloggers and bookstagram accounts. However, what I was reminded just a few weeks ago is that not everyone is as book …
Recipe for a Perfect Wife
Men, that probably never read this blog, don’t let the title of this book full you…Recipe for a Perfect Wife will not all of a sudden give you a wife that is eager to do all of the things you currently hate doing. In fact, it will only continue to promote that strong, independent female …
American Dirt
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins is FIRE! I can’t honestly do this one justice, so I’m not going to try. I work in a community that is 97% Hispanic. I work in a school with students that have fled countries that were no longer safe. I work with students that I don’t know a single …
On the Bright Side
With the current state of our nation and all of the events surrounding the pandemic that is Covid-19, I’ve decided to take this Spring Break and the next few weeks to really catch up on a few book reviews. I’ve allowed myself to get behind, 15 books to be exact (not including audio), because reviewing …
The Paper Wasp
I’ve officially quit. I quit a book that I thought would be so good. Reviews said decent things, and one version of the cover is edgy beyond belief, which made me believe it would fit into my love of Indie Books. However, it did not… It’s silly, but quitting books is so hard for me. …
The Last Book Party
How many times have you walked into the bookstore and told yourself you were just going to look around but not buy anything? I think I live this lie at least once a month, and I have found that I’ve even started justifying that it’s okay because I know of others that have stacks of …
The Writing Desk
Lately I find myself drawn to novels about writers and bookshops, introverts that spend their days devouring words and dreaming up stories. I guess it’s the Writing teacher (and the introvert) in me longing to surround myself with characters that I can relate to, ones that are both following the normal path of character development …
Winter Stroll
If you’re anything like me, you’re not ready to let go of the holidays just yet. Tomorrow, I officially go back to work, but I have found a way to maintain daily festive cheer since Christmas Day…mainly through Hallmark movies and the barenaked tree in our living room that will be boxed and put away …