2022 is going to be a good year for me (even if January has been rough). I want this year to be one where I learn and try new things. One of the ways for me to reach that goal is to read outside my usual genres. I tried to read outside my usual genres … Continue reading Expanding My Horizons: Reading New Genres
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Storygraph: A New Year, New Reading Challenges
Yes, I'm a day late. At this point it's not that surprising. Since 2020, I've been busy, busy, busy and 2022 is no different. Luckily this time, it was because I was spending time with family. Not recovering from surgery, or job loss, or any of the other silly things that's happened in the past … Continue reading Storygraph: A New Year, New Reading Challenges
Goals for 2022!
Happy New Year! It’s been a while since we’ve talked. I took December off because the holidays were absurdly stressful. I was overworked and overwhelmed. But now it’s January. It’s a new year! And I am still a little overworked, but being overwhelmed? Well, I took some time for myself. I didn’t write. I didn’t … Continue reading Goals for 2022!
Spooky Reads Challenge
October is upon us, and even though I love Halloween, I am usually not a huge fan of horror or thrillers. I avoided most horror movies growing up (besides my weird fascination with the Final Destination movies) and when it came to books I'm more of a fantasy person (and October is also fantasy read … Continue reading Spooky Reads Challenge
5 Romance Books in 4 Weeks: A Review
Did it take me longer than 4 weeks to read all these books? Yes. Did I read every book on this list? No. We should expect this by now. I give myself these tight deadlines and then fall apart either do to book availability (I'm trying to focus on library books instead of spending money … Continue reading 5 Romance Books in 4 Weeks: A Review
#AsianReadathon Book Review (Only a Month Late)
As posts before indicated, I bit off a lot more than I could chew in May. I told myself that I could totally read four books for the #AsianReadathon in May but honestly it took me far longer...mostly because the first two weeks was just me sleeping off a surgery. I didn't finish my last … Continue reading #AsianReadathon Book Review (Only a Month Late)
In Defense of Adults Reading YA
I was that teenager. You know the one. The one that thought they were so cool. The one that read adult books because they wanted to be grown up. I spent most of my teen years trying to be older. I think part of it was childhood trauma that made me grow up fast but … Continue reading In Defense of Adults Reading YA
A Poem for Every Autumn Day
Today's post is a special one (and posted outside our normal schedule...the scandal). I have a special guest PM, a spoken word poet. We're doing a sort of collab guest post breaking down our thoughts of three poems from A Poem for Every Autumn Day, a collection by Allie Esiri. We'll be hoping through time … Continue reading A Poem for Every Autumn Day
Peak Romance: Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Series
Please enjoy another guest post from Melissa, the creator and host of Paperback Romance Book Club. Later this year the very talented Shanda Rhimes will be bringing her talents to Netflix with her adaptation of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton {book} series. While we don’t know much about the TV series yet except that you can already … Continue reading Peak Romance: Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Series
Be My Valentine, Book Boyfriend
Today is super special! For today is A Writer Bee's very first guest post! Below is a post by a friend of mine Melissa, the creator and host of Paperback Romance Book Club. Enjoy! Valentines Day is either a wonderful day or an annoyance. Okay so I know that there are a few in-betweens in … Continue reading Be My Valentine, Book Boyfriend