August was not a great reading month, tbh. With school starting, my brain was definitely somewhere else. I read a lot of books with strange, suspicious characters, and the good books were SO GOOD. Unfortunately, there were probably more not-so-good books. This month was my lowest book count (tied with May at 6) and my … Continue reading Suspicious Characters: What I Read August 2018
I started the year with lofty goals of reading six self help books. Then I actually started reading them (and hating them?)
I started and completed 11 books in July, and thanks to the English class I'm teaching this year, I got the chance to read some really good YA fiction!
June was a prolific reading month for me... it felt like I read ALL THE BOOKS. In reality, I read 10, which is the most I can remember ever reading in one month. Considering how much I traveled this month for school-related things, I'm impressed that I managed to find time for 10 novels (and … Continue reading ALL THE BOOKS: What I Read June 2018
With a world gone mad and the heat of summer already kicking my butt, I find myself reading fluff books, and I'm not mad about it.
May is always a slow month of reading for me -- the weather is still (not too too) hot, school is wrapping up, and I'm knee deep in cheerleading and yearbooking, with very little time for anything else. This month, it looks like the books I gravitated towards were dark and heavy books, for some reason?
"The circus arrives without warning." This line kicks off a novel that is a whirlwind of description, decadence, and mystery. This is The Night Circus review.
This month has been a crazy month, full of distractions and beautiful weather. Despite all of that, I ended up reading a lot of really excellent YA reads, most of which have been on my To Read list for quite some time!
Leigh's life has been one of happiness... until her mother commits suicide. When Leigh's world shifts, she must travel to Taiwan to discover her heritage. This is The Astonishing Color of After review.
While not every book I read this month was historic fiction, it sure felt like that was what I was drawn to! I ended up picking up four different novels that had historical fiction elements, and there were all AMAZING.
