Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! This month was a PACKED month for me! I started the month off with a week off, and then was rushed back into school mode by finishing several final projects and final exams. I had my last exam yesterday and I am SO happy to be finished with this… Continue reading January 2019 Wrap-Up
Month: January 2019
GUEST POST: Christene Browne, author of Philomena Unloved
Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! Today I have a very special post I am eager to share. Just under a month ago, I was asked to share a guest post written by Christene Browne. Christene Browne is the author of Philomena (Unloved), which was released on September 25, 2018. Christene Browne is a well-respected… Continue reading GUEST POST: Christene Browne, author of Philomena Unloved
Quick Thought: Posting Negative Reviews
Hi everybody and welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! Firstly, I wanted to mention how happy I was to receive so much positive feedback on the latest instalment in my "Quick Thought" blog series. I wasn't sure if many people would be in to a discussion-based post, since I don't see them very often on… Continue reading Quick Thought: Posting Negative Reviews
Alyssa’s Reviews – Golden State by Ben H. Winters (ARC)
Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! If you are active on the bookstagram community, you have most likely seen a lot of pictures of "Golden State" by Ben H. Winters. It was one of the January Book of the Month picks, and has been receiving a lot of buzz from the book community. I cannot… Continue reading Alyssa’s Reviews – Golden State by Ben H. Winters (ARC)
Alyssa’s Reviews – A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (FC)
"One said that literature was more important than human life so what was the problem if a few people had died in the pursuit of excellence?" - pg. 358, ALTTS Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! A few months ago, I found out that John Boyne was publishing a new literary fiction novel about a… Continue reading Alyssa’s Reviews – A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (FC)
Alyssa’s Reviews – Looker by Laura Sims (ARC)
Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! As I featured last month in my "In My Mailbox: Winter 2019 Edition", "Winter Vacation Reading Plans", and "December 2018 Wrap-Up", I recently read "Looker" by Laura Sims. The cover definitely drew me to this book, and I was really excited to read a 2019 thriller release. However, this… Continue reading Alyssa’s Reviews – Looker by Laura Sims (ARC)
Off The Grid Readathon TBR
Hi everybody and welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! If you read my Bookish Goals of 2019 post, you will know that one of my goals was to participate in a lot more readathons. This weekend, Shanah from the Bionic Book Worm BlogĀ is hosting the "Off the Grid Readathon", which will be my first readathon… Continue reading Off The Grid Readathon TBR
Alyssa’s Reviews – The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe (ARC)
Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! While the first book I read this year was quite... awful... I was very excited to pick up a unique #OwnVoices contemporary set in a high school! Even though books set in high school are not usually my first pick, I was still thrilled when I received an unsolicited… Continue reading Alyssa’s Reviews – The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe (ARC)
Quick Thought: Returning “Rough” Reads
Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! When I first started my blog in 2013, I created a series called "Quick Thoughts", where I would discuss my opinions about different aspects about the reading/bookish community. While I haven't continued the series as often as I had hoped, I want to bring it back in 2019 and… Continue reading Quick Thought: Returning “Rough” Reads
2019 Bookish Goals
Welcome back to Reading, Reading, Reading! I hope the first few days of 2019 have been going well for all of you! With a new year comes new goals. While I am not a big fan of making "new years resolutions", I still thought it would be fun to share a few bookish goals I… Continue reading 2019 Bookish Goals