A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: I’m back after a week-long break! Six books read, two Did Not Finished, and two highly anticipated releases out this week by Suzanne Wright and Crystal Ash.
(more…)The Weekly Wrap: February 15th to February 21st
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: Seven books read, two Did-Not-Finished, and three romances I want to read, including a forbidden relationship between two enslaved men, a sapphic high fantasy and a political contemporary romance.
(more…)The Weekly Wrap: February 1st to February 7th
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.
(more…)25 Best and Worst Books of January
A detailed look at January’s best and worst: 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 – and so many Goodreads reviews!
(more…)The Weekly Wrap: January 18th to January 24th
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: 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!
(more…)The Weekly Wrap: January 11th to January 17th
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: 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!
(more…)The Weekly Wrap: January 4th to January 10th
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: 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!
(more…)The Monthly Wrap: December
A detailed look at December’s reading habits: 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.
(more…)The Weekly Wrap: December 28th to January 3rd
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: seven books read (one from my Up Next shelf), three new books I want to read featuring one nonfiction that’s a compilation of a civil rights activist’s speeches, a contemporary fiction novel that unpacks the influence of family secrets and a contemporary romance Bachelorette-style and three new books releasing this week!
(more…)The Weekly Wrap: December 21st to December 27th
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: nine books read (none from my Up Next shelf but one re-read), three new books I want to read featuring two nonfiction books about critical race theory and an autobiography on a significant civil rights leader and an epic fantasy inspired by West-African mythology and two new additions to my Upcoming release list and an update on my last few posts for 2020!
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