A(nother) book based on a fairy tale: The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh Why I picked it: This book has been on my TBR pretty much since last spring when I finished The Wrath and the Dawn. I’m a huge fan of retellings (in case you haven’t already figured that out yet), and Ahdieh’s […]
A satirical book: Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld Why I picked it: So I had originally planned to read C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters for this category; however, I don’t actually know where my copy walked off to and my general attitude towards these challenges is to follow the spirit rather […]
A book recommended by someone you just met: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi Why I picked it: I mean, have you seen the cover? *drools* I first heard about this book on Instagram from Lisa Parkin, creator of Uppercase Box a couple of months ago (I’ll admit, I’m stretching to fit this in this particular Popsugar Challenge […]
This week didn’t get off to the best start—fifteen inches of rain and soggy car floorboards tend to put a damper on things—but today was made of awesome. First, I managed to snag a subscription for May’s Bookish Box after a few spots opened up at the last minute. Bookish Box is a new(ish) literary-inspired subscription box […]
image source | image source | image source | image source Part three of my Popsugar Reading Challenge review series. Read the first two installments here and here. Or just, you know, keep scrolling down. A dystopian novel: Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard Why I picked it: Yes, this is yet another YA dystopian trilogy. […]
image source | image source | image source | image source Here’s a 5-star quartet of novel reviews for your reading pleasure. You can catch up on my first set of Popsugar challenge reviews here. A book published in 2016: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkowski Why I picked it: I started the Winner’s Trilogy last year after […]
image source | image source | image source | image source Three months in and I’m a little over a quarter of the way through the 2016 Popsugar Reading Challenge (read more about the challenge and my progress here). After I started drafting this and was confronted by my utter lack of brevity in black […]
One of the best dates I’ve ever been on began with a trip to Barnes and Noble. I still remember the rising excitement I felt as I saw the storefront and he pulled his truck into the parking garage behind it—where were we going? What were we going to do there? I was absolutely giddy. Sidebar: […]
The other day, my roommate asked me if I always loved to read. Truthfully, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t. My childhood was picture books read on the laps of my parents and sisters, the joy of my first library card, my cursive signature smudged and a little unsteady; an entire hand-me-down set of […]
Bookworms are Baie 