Dark academia seems to be everywhere this year, from fashion to books. Dark academia is defined as being “centered around higher education, writing/poetry, the arts, and classic Greek and Gothic architecture,” and its aesthetic is made for autumn: tweed blazers and Oxford shoes, old libraries with cloth-bound books, and Gothic mansions. I own far too many black turtlenecks and Doc Martens shoes, love reading...
Review | Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Beautiful World, Where Are You tells the story of Alice and Eileen, two best friends approaching their thirties, and...
Top 10 Books on My Fall TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week, she posts an idea...
Review | Namesake by Adrienne Young
Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea and by those who wish to profit from it. Where...
Mini-Review | How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame. Once upon a time, there was a boy with a...
August 2021: Monthly Wrap-Up
Happy September! In my heart, fall starts today, but in reality, fall is still a few weeks away. That...
Review | The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet...
My Favourite Places to Read
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week, she posts an idea...
Review | People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy....
Review | Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzalez
Her advice, spot on. Her love life, way off. Darcy Phillips:• Can give you the solution to any of...