Calendar Girls (August 2019): Book Lover’s Day (Favorite Book You’ve Read This Year)

August 5, 2019

It’s time for another Calendar Girls Books post, and this month our prompt is Book Lover’s Day: Favorite Book You’ve Read This Year! It took some decision making, but I think I narrowed it down okay. I was very stuck between the book that I chose and my first honourable mention, but then ended up… Read More Calendar Girls (August 2019): Book Lover’s Day (Favorite Book You’ve Read This Year)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (July 2019)

August 2, 2019

Welcome to my wrap-up post for July 2019! We’re halfway through 2019. What? What?! Someone explain this to me, please! What were your favourite reads of July 2019? And which books are you looking forward to for the rest of 2019? Let me know!

— ARC review, book review, indigo book box, young adult —

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal (ARC Review)

July 10, 2019

It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist. With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she’s going to trust Legend or a former enemy. After uncovering a secret that upends her life, Scarlett will need to do the impossible. And Legend has a choice to make that will forever change and define him.… Read More We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal (ARC Review)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (June 2019)

July 2, 2019

Welcome to my wrap-up post for June 2019! We’re halfway through 2019. What? What?! Someone explain this to me, please! What were your favourite reads of June 2019? Let me know in the comments!

— Adult, author interview, book review —

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim (Review + Author Q&A)

June 27, 2019

At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn’t spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco’s Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She’s even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmother’s restaurant.… Read More Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim (Review + Author Q&A)

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Fumbled by Alexa Martin (Review)

June 12, 2019

Single-mother Poppy Patterson moved across the country when she was sixteen and pregnant to find a new normal. After years of hard work, she’s built a life she loves. It may include a job at a nightclub, weekend soccer games, and more stretch marks than she anticipated, but it’s all hers, and nobody can take that away. Well, except for one person.… Read More Fumbled by Alexa Martin (Review)

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Calendar Girls (June 2019): Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (Favorite Book with LGBTQ+ Representation)

June 6, 2019

It’s time for another Calendar Girls Books post, and this month our prompt is Pride: Favorite Book with LGBTQ+ Representation. I’ve been reading LGBTQ+ books since I was in high school, so I’ve read quite a few but I think it’s still not enough. It doesn’t help that my high school library didn’t have any… Read More Calendar Girls (June 2019): Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (Favorite Book with LGBTQ+ Representation)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (May 2019)

June 2, 2019

Welcome to my wrap-up post for May 2019! What is happening this year? Each month has seemed to just fly by! It feels as if I’ve been writing one of these monthly wrap-up posts once a week rather than once a month, haha. I’m behind with my personal TBR list but am still ahead on… Read More Monthly Wrap-Up (May 2019)

— 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)

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Monthly Wrap-Up (April 2019)

May 10, 2019

Welcome to my wrap-up post for April 2019! The past month went by quicker than I had expected it to! I’m loving work, and while I fell behind on my reading, I’m still ahead of my Goodreads reading challenge…somehow… But anyway, what were your favourite reads of April 2019? Let me know in the comments!