For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle for the category “A Cozy Mystery with a Beverage in the Title.” This mystery follows coffee shop owner Clare Cosi, as she works to solve the crime that occurred during New York Fashion Week in her shop. Can she figure out …
In June 2019, I decided to try a reading challenge once more. To help me with this, I decided to create a Ravenclaw themed book jar where I placed the titles of the books from the list. This way I can cure my indecisiveness. The first book I pulled from my book jar was We …
It's late, but I finally posted my recap of the books I read last month. Hopefully, I can find time to get next month's recorded so I can get the next video out earlier. Again, I welcome any feedback on my videos and any book suggestions. https://youtu.be/hTdTmqCWWfI
For Black History Month, I decided to read “Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America,” an anthology of short stories featuring Black characters. It is one I came across many times at the library, and I wanted to read it. I am glad I did. It is very rare that I like …
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With February deemed the month of love, I decided to read a romance novel that worked within my reading challenge. For my Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge, I chose “The Wedding Date” by Jasmine Guillory for the category “A Book with an Interracial Relationship.” This was my first time reading an adult romance novel and …
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In 2015, I went to speak with a friend in her dorm room, and she was listening to the Hamilton soundtrack. While I was interested in it, I didn’t sit down to listen to it until I saw the cast perform at the Tony awards. When I sat down to listen to the entire musical, …
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For my 2021 Reading Challenge, I had the category “A Book with ‘Better’ in the Title.” For this, I chose a book I had come across before, “Again, but Better” by Christine Riccio. “Again, but Better” is a YA book that follows Shane as she travels to London on a study abroad trip. She believes …
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One of my favorite authors that I came across in the past year or two is Karen McManus. I first read “One of Us is Lying” in 2019, and I immediately became hooked. McManus has so far released four books, and I read all four in 2020 with “The Cousins” being the book I read …
When I watched “A Simple Favor” starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, it was something that I found thrilling and at times funny. When I discovered that it was adapted from a book, I immediately placed it on hold. “A Simple Favor” by Darcey Bell follows stay-at-home mom and blogger Stephanie as she tries to …
Hello! I began my monthly posting with my book recap from January, and I have plans to possibly do more videos before the end of the month. I hope you enjoy the video, and if you have any suggestions for me, just let me know! https://youtu.be/cCsBFxgOI4s
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