Month: May 2019

— beauty product review —

Kat Von D Beauty Go Big or Go Home Mascara (Review)

May 29, 2019

Kat Von D Go Big or Go Home mascara is an extreme volume vegan mascara, powered by plant-based fats. This long-wear mascara has a smooth texture that glides onto lashes for big, blown-out volume, delivering an eye-opening effect that lasts all day and actually doesn’t smudge or flake. In high-pigment “Trooper Black,” lashes stay saturated and true-black until you go home. Get a perfect application with the custom-designed Fluff Brush: Its wavy fibre bristles catch and coat each lash for fluffy full coverage… Read More Kat Von D Beauty Go Big or Go Home Mascara (Review)

— Adult, ARC review, book review —

Pride, Prejudice, and other Flavors by Sonali Dev (ARC Review)

May 29, 2019

It is a truth universally acknowledged that only in an overachieving Indian American family can a genius daughter be considered a black sheep. Dr. Trisha Raje is San Francisco’s most acclaimed neurosurgeon. But that’s not enough for the Rajes, her influential immigrant family who’s achieved power by making its own non-negotiable rules: Never trust an outsider; Never do anything to jeopardize your brother’s political aspirations; And never, ever, defy your family… Read More Pride, Prejudice, and other Flavors by Sonali Dev (ARC Review)

— book birthdays —

Book Birthdays: May 28, 2019

May 28, 2019

Here are the books (on my radar) that are celebrating their Book Birthdays today (a.k.a. books that are being published in Canada today)! Happiest of Book Birthdays to all of these lovely new releases! Which ones are you most excited for?!

— Adult, ARC review, book review —

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (ARC Review)

May 23, 2019

A big-hearted romantic comedy in which First Son Alex falls in love with Prince Henry of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends… First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides… Read More Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (ARC Review)

— Adult, ARC review, book review —

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (ARC Review)

May 22, 2019

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 own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride… Read More The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (ARC Review)

— book review, food & drink, nonfiction —

Asma’s Indian Kitchen by Darjeeling Express (Review)

May 20, 2019

Let Asma Khan feed your soul with this collection of authentic Indian recipes. Award-winning restaurant Darjeeling Express began life as a dinner party with friends; Indian food lovingly cooked from family recipes that go back generations. In this book, Asma reveals the secret to her success, telling her immigrant’s story and how food brought her home. The recipes pay homage to her royal Mughlai ancestry and follow the route of the Darjeeling Express train from the busy streets of Bengal, through Calcutta… Read More Asma’s Indian Kitchen by Darjeeling Express (Review)

— author signing, book event, giveaway —

#FrenzyPresents Fantasy Tour: Tahereh Mafi, Victoria Aveyard, and Maya Motayne (Author Signing Recap & Giveaway) [CLOSED]

May 19, 2019

As those of you who saw some of my social media posts this past weekend might know, I went to a super awesome author signing on Saturday! Three amazing fantasy YA authors, Tahereh Mafi, Maya Motayne, and Victoria Aveyard, are touring together and (luckily for me and some of my fellow local bloggers) they decided… Read More #FrenzyPresents Fantasy Tour: Tahereh Mafi, Victoria Aveyard, and Maya Motayne (Author Signing Recap & Giveaway) [CLOSED]

— TBR post —

May 2019 TBR

May 17, 2019

Hello everyone! And welcome to my May 2019 TBR post! (Please let’s ignore the fact that I am posting this halfway through May because I seriously dropped the ball hahaha. I updated the TBR listed in this post to represent what my TBR is for the rest of the month, haha.) What are you most… Read More May 2019 TBR

— book birthdays —

Book Birthdays: May 14, 2019

May 15, 2019

Here are the books (on my radar) that are celebrating their Book Birthdays this week (a.k.a. books that are being published in Canada this week)! Happiest of Book Birthdays to all of these lovely new releases! Which ones are you most excited for?!