My Year of Reading Dangerously
A BOOKISH ADVENTURE
My Favorite "Dark Academia" Books Source. I've only recently realized that this sub-genre exists, but taking a look at common books included in this category, I realized I have read quite a few. In this post, I want to recommend my favorite books that fall under this sub-genre. What is "dark academia"? Essentially, it's books … Continue reading My Favorite Dark Academia Books | What to Read Wednesdays
I like the straightforwardness of this prompt, so without any preamble, here's the list: The House of the Spirits by Isabelle Allende: Good writing, but I did not enjoy the story. Sweeping family sagas are not my thing.The Republic of Birds by Jessica Miller: This was a very fun, interesting middle-grade with Russian-inspired worldbuilding and … Continue reading My Ten Most Recent Reads | Top 10 Tuesdays
I enjoyed the books I read in April so much and I hope to continue this streak in May. I'm excited because it's Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month and I have a lot of books by Asian authors that I'm looking forward to reading. I hope to keep up my current level of reading, … Continue reading May TBR
I went a little-off course on my reading this month, but only because I've picked up several very long books to read (400+ pages). Otherwise, I think I did fairly well and I've enjoyed most of what I've read this month! I'm really looking forward to next-month's reads, but at least one of the books … Continue reading April Wrap-Up
I saw this first on Literary Weaponry's blog. You can see their post here. It was originally posted on Way Too Fantasy's blog. It seemed like it would be a fun exercise, so I've done the tag here for my blog, as well. I hope you enjoy! What is the Highest Rated Book That You … Continue reading The Goodreads Was Wrong Book Tag | Tag Thursdays
I actually read a fair amount of books with animals in them or from animal perspectives (I enjoy this particular genre of fantasy as it is often more whimsical). I have had many a favorite animal character in my long career of reading, so I'm thrilled to have a chance to talk about some of … Continue reading Animals from Books | Top 10 Tuesdays
The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur Published: April 20 2021 Format: eBook (ARC) Tags: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Sisters | Synopsis from the Publisher | Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest, near a gruesome crime scene. The … Continue reading The Forest of Stolen Girls | ARC Review
So, I'm starting a new thing. I want to put more variety into my blog. Right now it's just full of reviews and Top 10s and Tags, which is fine! I love making each of these kinds of posts, but I've been inspired by reading other blogs to do a little something extra that is … Continue reading My Favorite Books by Asian Authors | What to Read Wednesdays
We're continuing with the color theme this week. I apologize for posting late, but I've been enjoying some time off from work and haven't been around my computer as much. Anyway, I didn't want to miss this prompt because I love beautiful, colorful covers and I for sure want to share some with you all! … Continue reading Colorful Book Covers | Top 10 Tuesdays
Because I follow The Infinite Library blog, I came across this tag they've created and I love it, so of course I had to do the tag myself! Please check out their blog and their post of this tag here to see her answers! Basically the rules are: If you’d like to do the tag, … Continue reading The Romance Tropes Tag | Tag Thursdays
