Top 10 Tuesday: Books I’ve Read But Don’t Own

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. I've been trying not to buy a lot of physical … Continue reading Top 10 Tuesday: Books I’ve Read But Don’t Own →

Book Review: Contagion

Contagion by Erin Bowman 🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 When a distress call comes out from a lone planet in the far reaches of space, only one drilling team can respond in time—but soon the occupants realize that their captain has an ulterior motive for responding so fast. And one of their crew holds a deadly secret about the … Continue reading Book Review: Contagion →

Book Review: American Royals

American Royals by Katherine McGee 🌺🌺.5 out of 5 What if America hadn't gone the radical route of elected government officials and democracy, and instead had offered George Washington a crown and he had inexplicably taken it? This is the intriguing alternate history of a world that could have been, with the royal siblings—Crown Princess … Continue reading Book Review: American Royals →

Book Review: She’s the Worst

She's the Worst by Lauren Spieller 🌺🌺🌺.5/5 April's sister Jenn is leaving for college...tomorrow. Well, she would be leaving, except she's staying home to go to community college after getting declined from Stanford. Noticing that her sister has been sad, April plans a Sister Fun Day to give Jenn the best of LA before she starts school. … Continue reading Book Review: She’s the Worst →

Book Review: The Dragon Republic

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang 🌺🌺🌺/5 Rin struggles through an opium haze to come to terms with her horrific actions ending the Third Poppy War, and fights to maintain her power and her sanity. The only way she can reconcile her actions is to become a weapon—point her and aim. But who will she … Continue reading Book Review: The Dragon Republic →

Top 10 Tuesday: Book Characters I’d Love to be Besties With

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. I'm going to start out with that I'm an introvert … Continue reading Top 10 Tuesday: Book Characters I’d Love to be Besties With →

Book Review: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte 🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 A brief overview of the rise and eventual extinction of the dinosaurs. Spoiler alert: the dinosaurs are (mostly) extinct. I was very surprised at this shocking twist ending. I thought T-Rexs lived among us. Exhibit A: What Ice Age? And yes, this is a … Continue reading Book Review: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs →

Book Review: Grease Bats

Grease Bats by Archie Bongiovanni 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺/5 Queer besties Andy and Scout navigate life, love, friendship, the tumultuous political environment and their 20s in this hilarious comics collection. I was not expecting to love this nearly as much as I did. I'm not sure why? But I'm thinking it's because I saw the cover, with the … Continue reading Book Review: Grease Bats →