So, I've been seriously lacking in marking off some of the POPSUGAR challenge prompts. I literally marked off three. By May I should have marked off five more, baby steps, but it's still slow going. If you would like to vote on what I read&review next check out my challenge list here: POPSUGAR Reading Challenge I … Continue reading May Reads & POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
The Wedding Party (The Wedding Date #3) I usually don’t like the enemies to lovers trope. But I don’t think this is a true ETL. Maddie and Theo didn’t like each other but they disliked each other based on a misunderstanding. Theo, to people who don’t know him, can come off as snobby and prudish. … Continue reading First Impressions
Yona of the Dawn volumes 25-27 Yona kissed Jak and after all that craziness died down Hak confessed to Yona, which caused her to tailspain. She is all jittery around him because she can't figure out how to tell him she loves him too. They both didn't think that their feelings would be returned. Hak … Continue reading Crimson Princess
Our Stories Our Voices Edited by Amy Reed This collection of essays ame at the right time for me. While this book is four years old the feelings of restlessness, hopelessness, and injustice are still relevant. The fact that these feelings of despair are still relevant is very sad, but also uplifting. It gives me … Continue reading All Together Now
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard What I like about Mare is that she's real. She doesn't always do the right thing or the nice thing. She doesn't apologize for who she is, and she leads her people even though she doesn't consider herself a leader. She's messy and complicated but so is life. She makes … Continue reading Unrelunctant Hero
Life by Lu Yao Gao Jialin thought because he was educated that he was better than the people who worked in the fields. He thought that they were small minded and didn't know anything. When he meets the love of his life his perspective starts to change, until he's offered the life he always wanted. … Continue reading What goes up must come down
"A Court of Mist and Fury" by Sarah J. Maas In the first book I loved Feyre and Tamlin's relationship. Looking back on it I can't really say why. Reading this next installment I realized, right along with Feyre, how toxic that relationship was. When we're young we see and are taught that some things … Continue reading Tainted Love
"Red Clocks" by Leni Zumas This book focuses on four women who are connected in different ways. The Mender is a holistic healer who takes care of everyone but herself. The Teacher preaches about women's rights but she actually learns more in the end. The Wife fights for more purpose in life than being a … Continue reading Feminine Energy
"A People's History of the Vampire Uprising" by Raymond Villareal This book was different from most vampire books I've read. Vampirism in this book was introduced as a virus. There were doctors, journalists, and law enforcement trying to find a way to cure/control it. Meanwhile the vampires were fighting to garner rights. They were claiming … Continue reading The History of Vampires
"The Paper Magician" by Charlie Holmberg The whole time I was reading I was imagining them doing some really fancy, magical origami (which I already find magical since I can't do it). I liked the idea of magic being like a trade. You learn it and can pick a different medium to practice with i.e. … Continue reading Magic is in everything
When you make a plan god laughs. This is kind of the theme of the final installment. The final Battle of light vs dark was upon us. Alina, our reluctant hero, puts it all on the line to save Ravka. It's only when she's prepared to sacrifice everything that she gets her ultimate desires. The … Continue reading Laughter of the gods
