A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: Four books read, two DNFs, a new favourite romance author, and an eclectic list of books I want to read, all topped off with some frustrating technical glitches.
February 8, 2021
The Weekly Wrap: February 1st to February 7th
08February
February 3, 2021
25 Best and Worst Books of January
03February
25 books read, two DNFs, 7 books read from my Up Next Shelf, 12 new books I want to read – one I've already started reading – and so many Goodreads reviews!
February 1, 2021
The Weekly Wrap: January 25th to January 31st
01February
Two books read (both from my Up Next shelf), three new books I want to read, including a nonfiction novel that delineates the LGBT+ world-wide rights movement and analyzes its impact, a moving fictional story that explores familial relationships and the desire to belong and an entertaining nonfiction book about the highs and lows of dating, and one new book releasing this week!
January 25, 2021
The Weekly Wrap: January 18th to January 24th
25January
Seven books read (one from my Up Next shelf and one DNF), three new books I want to read, including a winner of the JCB Prize (an Indian literature award), a novel in verse, destigmatizing periods and a memoir on the intersections of sexuality, immigration status and the Muslim religion and three books releasing this week!
January 18, 2021
The Weekly Wrap: January 11th to January 17th
18January
Three books read (one from my Up Next shelf), three new books I want to read, including a sweet-AF high school romance, a nonfiction novel analyzing the USA empire from a non-US centric perspective and a memoir on being a Black man in the US that also unpacks masculinity, and all the books releasing this week – there are SEVEN!
January 12, 2021
The Weekly Wrap: January 4th to January 10th
12January
Nine books read (two from my Up Next shelf and three re-reads), three new books I want to read, including a young adult novel that addresses the adultification of Black girls, a classical historical fiction novel exploring a Black man's family history and a compilation of essays on racial injustice challenging Canada's politeness stereotype and my thoughts on re-starting my Up Next progress and a new release featuring a gender-swapped retelling of Beauty and the Beast!
January 9, 2021
The Monthly Wrap: December
09January
37 books read, two DNFs, five books knocked off my Up Next shelf, 12 new books at the top of my want to read list–two of which I’ve already purchased–and four new book reviews all under the shared theme of standalone fantasy novels.
January 4, 2021
The Weekly Wrap: December 28th to January 3rd
04January
Seven books read and two books I want to read including Fannie Lou Hamer's speeches and a Bachelorette-style contemporary romance!
January 2, 2021
2020 Wrap Up: 327 books read
02January
I read 327 books in 2020! In this post I breakdown my reading habits, including my favourite reads, reviews by theme and my plans for 2021!
December 30, 2020
Sweet Yet Anti-climatic: A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova
30December
A standalone epic fantasy loosely based on the mythology of Hades and Persephone, and while an enemies-to-lovers romance that has its sweet parts, the lack of world-building, endearing characterizations and number of plot holes made the novel quite anti-climatic.
