Happy December! I hope that you had a great Thanksgiving and spent time with your friends and family. To me, Thanksgiving always serves as the last true fall activity before we jump into the winter months. As the weather has been getting colder, I know that I am looking for ways to feel warmer. I’ve…Continue Reading Feel Good Stories: Cozy & Nostalgic Books to Keep You Warm This Winter
2025 was a great year for fantasy releases, with many appearing somewhere on my to-be-read for the year. Lots of my favorite authors released books this year, so I’ve compiled a list of the top 10 fantasy books I encourage you to read before the year is out. There is a mix of books I’ve read…Continue Reading 10 Fantasy Books to Read Before the End of the Year
INTRO As an able-bodied woman, I’m always looking to learn more about the disabled community. I grew up watching Molly Burke on YouTube, fangirling over her late guide dog, Gallop, and listening to her struggles as a blind woman. In one video, 10 Things That Amaze Me About Sight, Molly marvels at the idea…Continue Reading Book Review: Unseen by Molly Burke
Tender is the Flesh: A Novel Agustina Bazterrica Tender is the Flesh is a story about a man named Marcos who works at a processing plant for human meat, which has now been legalized because of a virus that made animal meat poisonous. To do his job, he and many others have learned not to…Continue Reading New Leisure Books (Part 1)
INTRO I have to be honest: I am usually not the type to pick up a nonfiction book. While I have a few of my nonfiction favorites, they are few and far between, and I often find myself lost in worlds of fantasy or young adult fiction. However, when I read the synopsis for Jennie…Continue Reading Book Review: A Silent Treatment: A Memoir by Jeannie Vanasco
I hope that you all had a great Halloween! Halloween is my favorite holidays; I love to dress up, decorate my room, and watch my favorite Halloween specials. But as much as I love Halloween, I am content to leave it behind in October to embrace the November festivities and celebrations. November is Native American…Continue Reading Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: Our Indigenous Book Recs
Are you a first-generation college student? If you are thinking “I don’t know, what does it mean to be first-generation” then you are not alone. Until I came to college, I didn’t realize what being first-gen meant, or how significant the title was. To be a first-generation college student, it means that your parents did…Continue Reading Celebrating First-Generation College Student Day: Our favorite First-Gen Book Recommendations
INTRODUCTION I’m angry at the romance genre. That’s quite a blanket statement, but for the most part, it’s true. In recent times, the romance genre has lowered women’s standards. Authors like Colleen Hoover influence people to believe that abuse is love (see It Ends With Us). Abusers can be forgiven and even loved again….Continue Reading Book Review: My Dark Vanessa
Immigrant stories are more important now than ever. My great grandmother Ona came to the states from Lithuania in the early 20th century. While I’m quite disconnected to my personal history, families face the horrible injustices of immigration as you read this review. The time to be educated was…Continue Reading Book Review: The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman
INTRODUCTION With three declining grandparents, I tend not to read books with elderly main characters (hence why I don’t touch A Man Called Ove). It’s too close to home for me to enjoy the reading experience. My grandparents are everything to me and reading a book about elderly people going through loneliness, grief, and…Continue Reading Book Review: The Correspondent
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