Do you struggle to renew your library books on time? Are you someone who prefers to read on their Kindle rather than hold a physical copy? If this sounds like you, then continue reading, because this post will help you out! Libby is a free app powered by OverDrive that allows users to borrow and…Continue Reading Library Resources: A Quick Guide to Libby
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
Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Virginia Roberts Giuffre Virginia Roberts Giuffre was a brave woman with an important story to tell. Giuffre was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and she played a major part in putting them behind bars. She left behind this memoir, detailing…Continue Reading New Leisure Books (Part 2)
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 I can’t believe we live in a world where we still don’t believe victims first. Paraphrased from the book, Giuffre acknowledges it can take victims of sexual abuse years or even decades to speak about their experiences to anyone, let alone come forward publicly. It’s unfathomable how people still doubt and deny the absolute…Continue Reading Book Review: Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre
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)
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
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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