I received an advance listening copy from NetGalley. All opinions are my own. New York City, 1922. Nicolás Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest in the city’s glamor. Going to New York is all about establishing himself as a young professional, which could set up his future—and his life as a … Continue reading Self-Made Boys | Book Review
WWW Wednesday | August 24th
WWW Wednesday was formerly hosted by Should be Reading and is now hosted by Taking on a World of Words. What are you currently reading? I have two hours left in my advance listening copy of Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore, a YA retelling of The Great Gatsby. I'm really, really enjoying this and several times … Continue reading WWW Wednesday | August 24th
Other Media I’ve Loved Recently
Look, sometimes you plan out a month of book blog posts, but have one day you can't think of anything bookish to fill it with. So today, here are the movies, TV shows, and other such things I've been loving recently! Dead End: Paranormal Park (2022-) (Yes, this is an adaptation of a graphic novel, … Continue reading Other Media I’ve Loved Recently
Summer Spooky Book Recommendations
I think in the northern hemisphere, we're all aware that sometimes autumn doesn't hit when it should, so we need some spooky summer books to ease us in until the cool weather finally hits. These are all books I rated higher than 3.5 stars with ghosts, demons, and otherwise spooky stuff and all take place … Continue reading Summer Spooky Book Recommendations
Can’t Wait Wednesday | August 17th
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Moonflower by Kacen Callender Moon has been plunged into … Continue reading Can’t Wait Wednesday | August 17th
Books I Love That Were Written Over Ten Years Ago | Top Ten Tuesdays
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is "Books I Love That Were Written … Continue reading Books I Love That Were Written Over Ten Years Ago | Top Ten Tuesdays
Recommending Books with Under 500 Goodreads Ratings
This post is a follow up to this post I made 2 years ago about recommending books with under 1000 GoodReads ratings. Today, we're going even more unheard of and I'm recommending books with under 500 GoodReads ratings. Just like the first time, this was inspired by the amazing blog readsrainbow, which you should definitely … Continue reading Recommending Books with Under 500 Goodreads Ratings
WWW Wednesday | August 10th
WWW Wednesday was formerly hosted by Should be Reading and is now hosted by Taking on a World of Words. What are you currently reading? I'm still reading Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonald. I might have to soft DNF this until I'm more in the mood for high fantasy because I'm still only at 3% … Continue reading WWW Wednesday | August 10th
The Summer Book Tag
I hope you are all enjoying the summer, as much as you can with the number of heatwaves that have been going on. I found this tag from over at Mybookworld24 and as far as I can tell, the origin of the tag is alittlebutalot. Lemonade: Pick A Book That Started Off Bitter But Then … Continue reading The Summer Book Tag
Out of the Blue | Book Review
I received an eARC from the publishers and from TBRandBeyond Book Tours (but because of poor timing on my part, I couldn't read it for the tour, so also thank you for being understanding!). All opinions are my own. Crest is not excited to be on their Journey: the monthlong sojourn on land all teen … Continue reading Out of the Blue | Book Review
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