Like many of my ideas for posts, I can not take full credit for this idea. I saw a YouTuber do something similar and thought it sounded interesting. Kind of my own personal reading goal to see how many of these I can get to in the next year. Now I did turn 26 in... Continue Reading →
I don't know if anyone else feels this way but man am I struggling to comprehend how we are somehow already in July. I say this every year but I just feel like as I get older, each year goes by quicker and quicker. 2024 has been a year of decent reads so far. I... Continue Reading →
Below are the books I read this last month and the tier ranking I gave them on Goodreads from worst to best. These are not including the books I did not finish but ranked anyways just to be done with them. If you are looking for your next read, would recommend those near the bottom... Continue Reading →
Before I get started on the actual content of this post, I wanted to give a brief update. As many of you may have noticed, I took an extended break from posting any type of content for a good chunk of April. I'm keeping it totally transparent with you all and saying I was really... Continue Reading →
Title: The Serpent King Author: Jeff Zentner My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: Jeff Zentner is one of the most poetic writers I’ve read in probably my entire life. He has a way of creating these visuals with his words that just has you wanting to cry. Cry from happiness. Cry from sadness.... Continue Reading →
Title: The People We Keep Author: Allison Larkin My Rating: ⭐ Why I gave this rating: I’m sure this is a great book but as soon as they had the 16 year old start a relationship with a 27 year old, I couldn’t read anyone. Kind of a bummer cause was enjoying it until till... Continue Reading →
Title: The Investigator Author: John Sandford My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: This style of action/thriller isn’t really my favorite. It’s great for fans of James Patterson or Lee Child but I always struggle to get into these kinds of books. The one plus of this series vs others is the main character... Continue Reading →
Title: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Author: Daniel James Brown My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why I gave this rating: This was a historical fiction book that I may not have normally picked up for myself, but I gifted it to my dad for... Continue Reading →
If you know me or have been reading my book reviews for some time you probably have caught on that I am a very harsh critic when it comes to books. In all the books I have read this year I have only given four books a five star ranking on Goodreads. This being one... Continue Reading →
The Library Abroad 