Title: The Water DancerAuthor: Ta-Nehisi CoatesRating: ★★★Summary: Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother is sold away, Hiram is robbed of all memory of her—but gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life. This brush with death births an urgency … Continue reading Review: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Month in Review: September 2019
Favorite Media I spent September reading multiple books (only two of which I actually finished), listening to lots (and lots) of podcasts, and watching exactly one (1) movie. The only rainbow was the newest seasons of The Good Place and American Horror Story coming back on tv. (I think I like horror now? 🤷♀️) Stuff … Continue reading Month in Review: September 2019
Review: Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi
Title: Permanent RecordAuthor: Mary H.K. ChoiRating: ★★★½Summary: On paper, college dropout Pablo Rind doesn’t have a whole lot going for him. His graveyard shift at a twenty-four-hour deli in Brooklyn is a struggle, and he’s up to his eyeballs in credit card debt. Pop juggernaut Leanna Smart has enough social media followers to populate whole … Continue reading Review: Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi
Top Ten: Numbered Book Titles on My TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was book titles with numbers in them. ♥ Ready Player One by Ernest Cline♥ Indivisible by Two: Lives of Extraordinary Twins by Nancy L. Segal♥ Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum♥ Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover … Continue reading Top Ten: Numbered Book Titles on My TBR
Thoughts On: Mood Reading
"Thoughts On" is a feature where I give my (often rambling) thoughts on a topic relevant to reading, literature, or the book business. To see previous topics, click here. After reading Michelle's "How a Moody Reader Picks Her Books" and Alys's "How Being a Mood Reader Affects My Reading Experience," I thought to myself, "am … Continue reading Thoughts On: Mood Reading
Review: Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker
Title: Say You Still Love MeAuthor: K.A. TuckerRating: ★★★★½Summary: At twenty-nine, Piper Calloway is living the high life with her two best friends in a swanky downtown penthouse. She's also VP at her dad’s multi-billion-dollar real estate development firm, considered a pair of sexy legs in a male-dominated field who constantly has to prove her … Continue reading Review: Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker
Top Fifteen: Books on My Fall TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was books on my fall tbr. It's that time of year, y'all! Here are fifteen books I hope (🤞) to read within the next three months. Some of these are holdovers from my summer tbr—because I am so bad … Continue reading Top Fifteen: Books on My Fall TBR
