A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: Nine books read, including two re-reads, a recap of last week’s book review and my book plans with Sarah J. Maas’s latest release!
(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 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…)2020 Wrap Up: 327 books read
Summary: 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!
(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!
(more…)The Weekly Wrap: December 14th to December 20th
A detailed look at last week’s reading habits: twelve books read (three from my Up Next shelf), three new books I want to read featuring two nonfiction books exploring feminism and antiracism and an LGBTQIA+ romance and four new additions to my Upcoming release list and an update on my last few posts for 2020.
(more…)The Monthly Wrap: November
A detailed look at November’s reading habits: 30 books, no DNFs, six books knocked off my Up Next shelf, 12 new books at the top of my want to read list–one of which I’ve already purchased–and a new read-alike recommendations category, and five new book reviews with the following themes: learning to love again, challenging “conventional” relationships and whodunnit mysteries (part 2).
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