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 …
Category: The Book Nook
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 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 …
Winter Street
I’m not ashamed to say that Elin Hilderbrand is one of my favorite writers. In fact, on my ever-growing list of books to review, she currently takes up three of those spaces. Her books fit like a cozy blanket and always include the quaint details of the North East. In addition, you always end each …