Special Book Review: Sleeping with the Frenemy by Natalie Caña!
Sleeping with the Frenemy follows Sofi and Leo (the 3rd Vega) as they navigate a complicated relationship they've been hiding since high...
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Puerto Rican Heritage Month: A Pair of Book Recommendations
Friends, I have a pairing of two fantastic books for you! But before I get into it, I need to set the stage. My maternal family have...
Jul 192 min read
June Reading Wrap-Up
Anywayyyyyy, here are the four books I read last month:
Jul 172 min read
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1916-2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
This book has been on my tbr for some time. I kept telling myself I should read it. I knew I would love it but I also knew that it was one..
Jul 108 min read
The Best Books Of The 21st Century According To Me
I'm often at odds with the choices that The New York Times makes so here are my best books of the 21st century.
Jun 213 min read
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi was everything I’d...
Jun 214 min read
May Reading Wrap-Up
I finally have some time to share my May reading wrap-up! I got married this June and the planning has been all-consuming for so long...
Jun 213 min read
April Reading Wrap-Up
Welcome to my April reading wrap-up! Like many others, I’ve been struggling to stay on top of my old reading goals so I’m just gonna...
Jun 202 min read
March Reading Wrap-up
It’s time for my March Reading Wrap-up! Stats Books Read: 6, Pages Read: 1,761, Hours Listened: 40.5 Author Stats: 83% books by & about...
Jun 202 min read
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
Format: audiobook via Libby app After seeing this book pop up on my timeline quite a lot, I thought I’d add it to my TBR. I didn’t want...
Jun 202 min read
February Reading Wrap-Up
I’m back w/ my reading wrap-up for the month of February. The Stats 100% were by & about Black, Indigenous, & Latine folks! I read 7...
Jun 143 min read
How To Read Now by Elaine Castillo
So much of this book resonated with me. Especially Castillo’s argument on reading as empathy building. Many of us raised in U.S. school...
Feb 102 min read
A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay by Octavia E. Butler
My first read of the month was A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay by Octavia E. Butler! This essay was originally published...
Feb 43 min read
January Reading Wrap-Up
Wrapping up January 2024! I read a bit less than I used to but I'm amazed I even read this much with everything that's been going on. So...
Jan 72 min read
38 Books I Want To Read This Year
It’s a snowy day and I finally have some time to share some of the books I really want to read this year. Some of them are upcoming...
Jan 72 min read
My 2024 Bookish Goals
This year, I’m not really interested in reaching a certain number of books. I don’t feel like it 😄So here’s what I narrowed my goals...
Jan 11 min read
My Favorite Reads of 2023!
Let’s get into my favorite books of 2023! I read 119 books this past year and here are my top 27. Romance Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan...
Jan 12 min read
Updates and Reflections
Hey y'all! I know it's been quite a while but I'm back now. 2023 felt like it lasted two seconds for me. So much happened that I keep...
Aug 31, 20231 min read
A beautiful reflective narration of one’s feelings during the pandemic, especially as a Black person
Ain’t Burned All The Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin As you can probably guess this book is 5 stars ⭐️. (This is marked as for...
Aug 31, 20235 min read
The Trans Rights Read-a-thon 2023
🏳️⚧️Have y’all heard about the Trans Rights Read-a-thon yet?🏳️⚧️ It was from March 20-27th in 2023. Sim Kern (@sim_bookstagrams_badly...
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