Book Reviews and Book Adventures
Themed lists of recommendations and roundups of seasonal reading challenges.
Happy New Year, readers! Thank you to everyone who has stuck along with my blog these past few years. I'm looking forward to telling you all about new books and book adventures in 2023! 2022 was a wild year from me. I spent the first half of the year living in London and exploring Europe,… Continue reading My 2022 Year in Books
From January to May 2022, I spent my semester living in London and traveling around Europe. This meant lots of reading time on planes, trains, buses, and the London Underground. Of course I picked up some great books along the way! Here’s ten of my favorite reads from this semester. In London and looking for… Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read in London
Whether it's upped stakes, the introduction of a new character, or a plot twist, the second book can really make or break a series. Here's four sequels that, in my opinion, turned out better than their predecessor, and four that did not live up to expectations. If you've got a sequel that you love or… Continue reading Four Sequels That Are Better Than the First Book (And Four That Are Not)
Summer! For a bit there it felt like the weather would never turn warm again. Summer is time for packing bags full of books and heading to the beach. I love buying books throughout the year and mentally adding them to my summer TBR list. As a college student, I'm pretty much always reading something,… Continue reading Summer Reads
One of the most exciting and terrifying things as a devoted reader is discovering that your favorite book is going to be turned into a movie or TV show. If done well, the film can be a global phenomenon that turns a huge audience and attracts more readers to the source material. When done poorly,… Continue reading YA Movie Adaptations: The Good, the Bad, and the Incomplete
Ah, middle school. There was a point in time where I would beg my mom to drive me to the library every week and she would have to limit the amount of books I'd check out. I think my subconscious goal was to read everything in the "Teen/Young Adult" section of the library. I must… Continue reading Books I Read in Middle School
I think there isn't a soul out there who wouldn't say that 2020 was an incomparably difficult year. Looking back, absolutely nothing happened as anyone expected it. I have been doing online college since March. That in itself feels strange to write. Sometimes, 2020 felt like it would never end. Despite it all, we made… Continue reading My Top 5 Books of 2020
I love vampires. There's something just so mysterious and alluring (and sometimes sparkly!) about them. Vampires have overtaken my life in a few ways: first, by invading my TikTok For You Page with an abundance of Edward Cullen videos. Second, through my constant rewatching of The Vampire Diaries. It was actually my eighth grade English… Continue reading Top Five Vampire Reads
The fact that I'm putting together a fall TBR list feels unreal. How is it already September? Surrealism aside, fall is definitely my favorite season. I'm not ashamed to say I love a pumpkin spiced latte every once in a while, although tea is definitely my hot beverage of preference. Fall feels really cozy to… Continue reading What I’m Reading – Fall 2020
Summer is finally coming to an end! I’m just about to start back up with college classes and that means it’s time to round up my summer reading list. I started off really strong this summer and read a lot of books on vacation. But since beginning a heavy work schedule in August, my reading… Continue reading Summer 2020 Wrap Up & Ratings
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