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Review | The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he’s defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her...

Review | The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High...

Top Ten 2019 Releases That I Need to Read

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week, she posts an idea relating to books and encourages other book bloggers to respond with their own top ten lists. This week’s topic is “top ten bookish discoveries that I made in 2019.” I couldn’t think of 5 items that would fit this...

On Book Reviews

I, personally, love book reviews. When I first discovered Goodreads in ~2013, I remember being amazed that there was an entire community that reviewed books – and I immediately wanted to be a part of that. In the years since then, I’ve written almost 300 reviews, and they’ve made up the bulk of my posts on this blog....

2020 Bookish Resolutions

Happy New Year, everyone! It’s slightly terrifying to think that it’s already 2020 – where did the last year go? I finished a post-graduate degree in digital media marketing, and now that school is finally over, I’m hoping to put more time and energy into blogging – I’ve truly missed being able to celebrate a love of reading...

Review | The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

When I first heard that The Testaments was being published, I immediately assumed it was because of the massive success that The Handmaid's Tale saw on Hulu. While The Testaments didn't rehash the show's plot points, as I initially feared, it was an unnecessary addition and a far cry from the original source material.