“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • Lies We Tell Ourselves- Review

    Book Review: Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) Introduction Lies We Tell Ourselves is one of those books that stays with you — not because it’s flashy or dramatic, but because it’s honest in a way… Continue reading

  • Atmosphere: A Love Story- Review

    Book Review: Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: A love story set in a STEM field… sign me up. I love me a smart girly and this one gives me two! This story is set… Continue reading

  • Game Changer – Review

    Book Review: Game Changer by Rachel Reid Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5) Introduction Game Changer was a mixed experience for me. I appreciated what the book was trying to do — especially in terms of queer representation in professional sports — but… Continue reading

  • The People We Meet on Vacation- Review

    Book Review: The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Introduction The People We Meet on Vacation is warm, charming, and emotionally satisfying in that very Emily Henry way. It’s a friends-to-lovers story that leans heavily… Continue reading

  • Vladimir- Review

    Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Book Review: Vladimir By Julia May Jonas Introduction: Vladimir is a sharp, unsettling, and darkly funny exploration of desire, power, and self-deception, told through the eyes of a narrator who is both deeply intelligent and deeply unreliable. Julia… Continue reading

  • Julie Chan is Dead: Review

    Book Review: Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: I was turned on to this novel off of Good Reads debut novels list. I went into it blind though and was pleasantly surprised. “I know that Chloe… Continue reading

  • The Idaho Four- Review

    Book Review: The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson and Vicky Ward Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: November 13th 2022 was 3 days before my birthday. I was pregnant with my first child. December 30th was my anniversary and by… Continue reading

  • The Wedding People- Review

    Book Review: The Wedding People by Alison Espach Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: I read this book back in March and it has sat in my drafts folder since then. I got busy with life and some loss and took a few… Continue reading

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures- Review

    Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Rating: ★★★★☆(4/5) Introduction: I was recommended this book by readers on a FB page I am in. It did not seem like something I would have picked up a year ago… Continue reading

    Remarkably Bright Creatures- Review
  • Not in My Book- Review

    Book Review: Not in My Book by Katie Holt Rating: ★★★☆☆(3/5) Introduction: I want to be Rosie. Or Katie Holt. Rosie is an aspiring writer living in NYC getting her MFA in writing. Katie is a published author writing about… Continue reading