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super late (weekly report)
Last week got busy for me >< Maybe I’ll start adding pictures to these posts/posting on Instagram or TikTok concurrently? We will see. reading The Goldfinch still, and the delusional part of me is wanting to finish this book before the end of the month and before I start the new book for my book…
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back to it (weekly report)
So I took a little break from my weekly posts—not really intentionally, just a lot of stuff going on! I went to a bachelor/bachelorette party, I celebrated Easter with the family, we got a new car… just lots of stuff going on >< reading My current book stack is as follows (newest to oldest)— On…
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2024 reading goals: 3-month progress
I keep track of my reading progress using the Storygraph App, and I thought I’d check in and see how I’m doing so far with my goal this year, which is to read 50 books. I’m definitely reading a lot more than I have in years past, which makes me happy, so I want to…
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what the heck does “dickensian” mean? (weekly report)
So I’m currently reading Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch, and the reviews on the cover refer to it as “Dickensian.” Naturally, I think of Charles Dickens, as I’m meant to, but frankly, I have very little experience with his work. I’ve read A Christmas Carol and I know the Oliver Twist story and I think some…
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the start of a manga collection
One thing about me is that I’m an Anime Enjoyer. I’m especially a slice-of-life, sports anime, “the power of friendship!!” Anime Enjoyer, and this has lead me to go so far as to start reading manga to keep up with some of my favorite franchises. I’m (digitally) caught up on Black Clover and Jujutsu Kaisen…
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anatomy lessons (weekly report)
I’ve been re-watching “Grey’s Anatomy” as kind of a background show for me while I do chores or work, but it’s really hard not to get sucked into the drama and the characters. I think I’m getting to the part where things really start to go off the rails and the original cast is pretty…
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sunshine + ocean views (weekly report)
Moving back to California meant that I’d be able to take more frequent walks. That hasn’t been the case lately in January, I’ve been enjoying cozy, more gloomy days indoors, but we had a bit of much-needed sunshine this week. I’m writing this on a Thursday and it rained a lot last night so it’s…
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Comparing and Contrasting “The Dead Romantics” and “Book Lovers”
Ashley Poston’s The Dead Romantics and Emily Henry’s Book Lovers are contemporary romance novels, both released in 2022. I happened upon The Dead Romantics at Barnes and Noble just after it was released. Poston’s novel hooked me with a quick, couldn’t-be-more-than-500 words prologue, where the narrator talks about hiding their fan fiction in the baseboards…
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“Winter’s Orbit” by Everina Maxwell
🪐 In Everina Maxell’s 2021 debut novel, Winter’s Orbit, Prince Kiem, the black sheep of the Empire’s royal family, is married off to Count Jainan, a widower and political representative of his planet, in order to stabilize interplanetary treaties. As they navigate the ups and downs of their forced together-ness and unpeel the layers of…
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My 2022 Reading Awards
📚 It’s the last week of 2022, so I thought I’d share a few superlatives and thoughts about some of my favorite reads this year. The Critically Acclaimed Fave: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin I feel like everyone has talked about this book, and by everyone, I specifically mean John Green on…
milk tea sip
books + stuff
milk tea sip 