I, like many readers I believe, love when I'm reading a book and it's located in a place that I have been before. Makes it so much easier to step into that book world and picture everything going on around you. I especially have a soft spot for any book located within Chicago. Like if... Continue Reading →
Impostor Syndrome by Kathy Wang
I'm not going to lie, I really didn't want to write about this book. I try to keep my opinion to the last paragraph in order to not sway you on what I think about it and you can draw your own conclusion if you want to read or not. But I just did not... Continue Reading →
The 7 (1/2) Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
When I was probably nine years old I was invited to a mystery themed birthday party. Everyone who was going to the party got sent a description of a character they would be playing and the characteristics that made them who they were. Included were clues about other characters that they would have in hopes... Continue Reading →
Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
Warning: This book contains some sensitive and often disturbing moments throughout. I feel like I need to start adding that warning before some of the books I read. While many of them are not always happy themes throughout the book, every once in a while I read a book that it becomes almost upsetting to... Continue Reading →
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
I often get asked by family and friends how I find the books that I read. There is no set genre and they're kind of all over the board in terms of topics. To be honest, I find a good amount of mine by either going to bookstores and seeing what is new or looking... Continue Reading →
The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
It is truly amazing how we have the ability to associate certain smells with certain memories. How our brain can process what we are smelling and recall a certain time, place, person, etc in just seconds. For example, how whenever I smell someone grilling outside it takes me back to summer nights with my family... Continue Reading →
The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward
One of my favorite things in life is taking trips or just spending time with my family in general. Because I can guarantee that something interesting is going to happen, someone is probably going to cry, and there will also be inside jokes that we get to share with each other. So, it's always nice... Continue Reading →
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
If this book has taught me anything it is that I have been sleeping on Filipino food for way too long. Why have I not tried this yet! I will be looking for the best Filipino food in Seattle these next few weeks to see if the description in this book is as delicious as... Continue Reading →
The Removed by Brandon Hobson
This book was so confusing. No other way to start this post then by saying that right from the beginning. I had no idea what was happening or being said for a majority of this book. The one good thing is that is is a very fast read. Like easily could be read in probably... Continue Reading →
The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
I never know how to start book reviews. I can do the middle paragraphs because that part is easy. Just giving you a brief summary of the book that might have you interested in reading it even if I didn't like. Gotta sell you the story. Then the last paragraph is incredibly easy. It's me... Continue Reading →