nevertheless, she persisted
This week, I had quite a few technical difficulties with the blog, but we should be back on track for this week! (Keep your fingers crossed.) But despite the tech issues, I was still able to have a pretty great reading week! I managed to finish four books, including my first two-star read of the […]
Read MoreIt’s been a hard week, one in which I doubted whether risks I wanted to take for myself were even worth it, whether the payoff would be great enough. But I had to remind myself: If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.-Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book There […]
Read MoreI have a problem. I cannot resist books about books or writers. Literary literary fiction always catches my eye, and Juliet Lapidos’s debut novel, Talent was no exception. Unfortunately, this book fell short of my expectations (which honestly weren’t that high to begin with). (All reviews are spoiler-free unless otherwise noted.) Synopsis (From Goodreads) Anna Brisker […]
Read MoreIt’s no secret that I am a huge fan of audiobooks. But that wasn’t always the case. My first full-time job out of college had an hour+ long commute. It was giving me terrible anxiety, because I felt like I was wasting so much time just to get to a job I didn’t really like. […]
Read MoreYou probably know that Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books. I just love Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy. When I saw a diverse P&P retelling, I knew I had to read it. Soniah Kamal’s Unmarriageable is a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic set in modern-day Pakistan, and I thought it was a great take […]
Read MoreThis was an incredible reading week for me! It was the first week in months that I feel like I read as much as I wanted to. I felt back to normal, and I loved it. This was a really great way to start the new year. I managed to finish four books this week, […]
Read MoreThis week, I decided to introduce a new feature on my blog! Each week, I want to share one of my favorite quotes with you guys. I’ve been collecting notebooks full of quotes since I was in elementary school. I think they helped me make sense of the world when I was younger, and, as […]
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