• Tags and Awards

    Give a Book Tag

    Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I’m doing another book tag, the Give a Book Tag. I found out about this tag from Aster Marie @ Happy Bookish After, who did it a while ago, and immediately liked the concept of it. The tag was originally created by Katherine Zofrea on YouTube. While the giving season is usually thought of as the holidays, it’s never bad to be in the habit of giving. Let’s get into it! Give a book to make someone smile The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune will fill your heart with a warm and fuzzy feeling. It’s about Linus, who…

  • Tags and Awards

    The Racing to Read Book Tag

    Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. It’s been a little while since I’ve done a tag I was actually tagged for, not just one I did because it looked fun. Today I am doing the Racing to Read Book Tag. Thank you to Riddhi @ Whispering Stories for tagging me! This tag was originally created and done in 2020 for a readathon. It was created by Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lamay. You can also find them on their podcast: Books Unbound. Warm-Up: a book that stretches your mind A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (AGGGTM #1) by Holly Jackson My mind was definitely stretched while reading this book.…

  • Lists & Recommendations

    7 Books by Asian Authors I Recommend

    Hello, everyone! I hope you’re doing well. Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! (More like end of the month at this point). I’ve been drafting this post for a really long time, and I finally got it done. Today I have a list of books by Asian authors that I enjoyed and recommend. I just want to note that it’s important to read books by Asian authors year-round, not just in May. Red Scarf Girl ~ Ji-Li Jiang This historical fiction memoir tells the story of Ji-Li Jiang*, a twelve-year-old girl who grew up during the Cultural Revolution. It’s not a light read, I will admit, but there’s…

  • Discussions,  Let's Talk Bookish,  Memes

    Let’s Talk Bookish: What Makes a Book Beautiful?

    Hey, everyone, happy Friday! I hope you’re doing well. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done a Let’s Talk Bookish and I’m looking forward to this week’s topic. Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and is hosted by Rukky and Dani @ Literary Lion where we discuss various topics and share our opinions. Today’s topic is What Makes a Book Beautiful? (suggested by Dani). What makes a book beautiful to you? In terms of book covers, I think there are a lot of different ways that a book can be beautiful. A lot of it depends on the colors. I think color…

  • Memes,  Top Ten Tuesday

    Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2020

    Hello, happy Tuesday! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I have another Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl where there is a topic and you make a list that best fits it. Today’s topic is New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2020. Rebecca K.S. AnsariThe Missing Piece of Charlie O’Reilly was an amazing book filled with the powerful message of forgiveness and a great storyline. Orson Scott CardI read the first two books in the Ender’s Saga series, Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead, and they were one of the first science fiction books I’ve read. I’m…

  • Memes,  Top Ten Tuesday

    Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books of 2020

    Hello everyone, happy Tuesday! Today I’m going to be doing a Top Ten Tuesday, which I’ve never done before, so we’ll see how it goes. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl where there is a topic and you make a list that best fits it. This week’s topic is Favorite Books of 2020. A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers #1) by Brigid Kemmerer. It’s an incredible retelling of Beauty and the Beast with some extras twists and adventures along the way. One of Us is Lying (One of Us is Lying #1) by Karen M. McManus. This is a great…