“Folks had the nerve to call it Coleman Hill after y’all as if you was proud to own it.” – Kim Coleman Foote Coleman Hill Written by Kim Coleman Foote Published Sept 5, 2023 When I got my hands on the arc of this incredible story, I was intimidated beyond measure. I put off reading … Continue reading My thoughts on Coleman Hill
“Her stories only had a dramatic ending, never a sequel.” The Sinner Written by Petra Hammesfahr Published January 1, 1999 Originally a German thriller, The Sinner, is perhaps one of the darkest and most disturbing novels I’ve ever read this year. The novel introduces the reader to a young wife and mother named Cora Bender. … Continue reading The Sinner
“Everyone had their own theory about everything, and they believed that their truth was the only one that mattered.” Veronika Decides to Die Written by Paulo Coelho Published January 1, 1998 When I first heard about Veronika Decides to Die, it was seeing film stills from the 2009 movie starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. … Continue reading Veronika Decides to Die
Despite being a classic and its enormous size, once I began reading Don Quixote, I realized that the intimidation I initially felt was silly. As I embarked on this adventure with Alonso Quijano, a simple man nearing his 50s, who decided to become a knight due to his obsession with chivalric romances, was that I was in for … Continue reading My Appreciation for Don Quixote
The 2023 Reading Year has commenced! However, today I wanted to go back in time to evaluate my reading statistics. When I joined Goodreads in 2020, I set my Reading Challenge to 50 books. By reading 73 books, I dominated my challenge. In 2021, I put my Goodreads Reading Challenge to 100 books concurring … Continue reading My 2022 Reading Year in Review
With nine books, 2,642 pages, and thirteen different genres, I think it’s safe to say that I wrapped 2022 with an epic selection and reading month. Among the authors were Backman, Moshfegh, and Lucy Maud Montgomery; however, I think the book that was the biggest surprise to me was Babel by R.F. Kuang. Now let's … Continue reading Concluding the 2022 Reading Year with Nine Books
Looking back at my previous blog post from earlier this year, An Introduction to StoryGraph and the Genre Challenge, I chuckle at how incredibly accurate yet contradictory my first statement is. “Despite being a millennial, I’m not inclined to navigate new social media platforms.” This is entirely true, but then I go off on a tangent about … Continue reading Completing the StoryGraph Genre Challenge for 2022
Hi bookish friends! Happy Monday. It's currently 1:36 a.m., and I'm wide awake, thanks to going to bed around 7:30 p.m. last night. I genuinely love my job, so waking up early to get started on work happens from time to time. Today’s blog post, a book tag created by Ariel Bissett, was written in October; … Continue reading The End of the Year Book Tag 📚✨
Hi bookish friends! I hope you are all doing well. I took a sabbatical over the past few months; however, I recently sat down and wrote out my thoughts on all the novels I read during August, September, and October, a total of nineteen stories. From classics to thrillers and even a few movie novelizations, … Continue reading Let’s Play Catch Up: Here Are all the Books I’ve Read in August, September, and October
Despite being an avid reader and an even bigger purchaser of books, I do not often preorder titles. I tend to wait until I’m ready to read the novel before I commit. However, that wasn’t the case for Carrie Soto is Back. Not only did I preorder it, but I also made sure to … Continue reading Preparing to Meet Carrie Soto
Books and Mischief 