Hello deerlings! Last year J and I were FINALLY able to take the time and go off on our honeymoon. We took a 14 day transatlantic cruise that took us around some amazing parts of Spain and Portugal. It was an incredible experience to finally, FINALLY be able to travel abroad. Also we discovered sherry…
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Year of the Asian Reading Challenge 2020
Happy Sunday deerlings! In 2019 I learned about the AMAZING Year of the Asian Reading Challenge (#YARC) and I was able to participate until about September when life got super busy and I just lost track of what books I read. But! This year I really want to do this challenge again, especially since one…
Fierce Reads Tour Mashup
Somewhere Only We Know by Maureen Goo Synopsis | 10 00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she’s just performed her hit song “Heartbeat” in Hong Kong to thousands of adoring fans. She’s about to debut on The Tonight Show in America, hopefully a breakout performance for her career. But right now? She’s in…
TAG | The Midyear Book Freak Out
Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2019? Internment by Samira Ahmed has been my favorite read. I usually don’t read gritty contemporaries much less dystopian style ones so I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved and related with this novel. I feel like it’s one of those novels that EVERYONE, regardless of…
Review | Somewhere Only We Know
Title/Author: Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Page Count: 320 Pages Genre: Young Adult Own Voices Contemporary Obtained: I received an eArc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Tattered Cover GR Summary: 10 00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she’s just…
Review | Wicked Saints
Title/Author: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan Page Count: 400 Pages Publisher: Wednesday Books Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Obtained: I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Tattered Cover GR Summary: A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying…
Review | On the Come Up
Title/Author: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Page Count: 464 Pages Genre: Own Voices YA Contemporary Obtained: Borrowed from my local library Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Tattered Cover GR Summary: Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day….
Year of the Asian Reading Challenge
What’s up deerlings? I hope you’re doing well! What is the #YARC2019 ? #YARC2019 is the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge 2019 hosted by Shealea @ Shut up Shealea, CW from The Quiet Pond, Lily from Sprinkles of Dreams, and Vicky over at Vicky Who Reads. This is a year long reading challenge in…
February Wrap Up
Happy Tuesday deerlings! I hope you’re doing well and have had a great weekend. What are you reading this week? I just started an ARC copy of To Best the Boys which I’m reading for work. So far I’m really enjoying it. I know it’s only the 25th of the month but I figured it wouldn’t…
Review: Two Can Keep a Secret
Title/Author: Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus Page Count: 336 Pages Genre: Young Adult Mystery Thriller Obtained: Checked out from my local library Purchase Links: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Tattered Cover GR Summary:Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery’s never been there, but she’s heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there…
