Chit Chat with Author Ashley Jean

Reading Time: 6 minutes Welcome to my first installment of Chit Chat. In these interviews, I introduce and celebrate influential figures in my own life. My hope is to showcase talented people who are making a difference. Meet Ashley Jean Ashley Jean and I met in college and we have maintained a friendship since …

Reading Sarah J. Maas Books While Maintaining a Critical Approach

Reading Time: 2 minutes Way back in February, I went to the library and grabbed my first Sarah J. Maas book. It was her first published novel, Throne of Glass. My nervousness as a people pleaser was an all-time high. This was the case because Sarah J. Maas has been criticized a lot over the years on …

V.E. Schwab’s Vicious: Delicious Morally-Grey Enemies

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Love for V.E. Schwab I started reading V.E. Schwab’s work about a year ago. Prior to this, I had only collected her books with some vague assumptions of their greatness. Having read most of her stories, I had one more book to go: Vicious. Back when I was sure of my …

Book Review: Laini Taylor’s Breathtaking “Daughter of Smoke and Bone”

Reading Time: 2 minutes         **Before I continue, I have to credit the following brilliant photographers: Blue haired girl photo by Ben Waardenburg on Unsplash Halo photo by Ravi Roshan on Unsplash Hand reach out photo by Ian Espinosa on Unsplash Leaning Together Photo by Joao Silas on UnSplash Dark Curls Photo by Carlos Arthur on Unsplash I hesitated to read Laini …

Book Review of Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater’s Introduction to the Wolves of Mercy Falls

Reading Time: 2 minutes   After reading the Raven Cycle, Maggie Stiefvater became one of the most interesting authors on my shelves. Many years ago, I had gathered the first books by her that I had heard of: The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy. Beginning with Shiver, this trilogy follows werewolves and a girl who is fascinated by …

Thoughts and Rambles on An Ember in the Ashes

Reading Time: 3 minutes I read Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes over the course of two days last week. It was easily one of my favorite reads this year. A review, thoughts, and rambles on An Ember in the Ashes, is in order. The premise of An Ember in the Ashes Sabaa Tahir creates …

The Mixed Bag of One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake

Reading Time: 2 minutes     I am going to share with you my experience of reading One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake here. Naturally, spoilers will arise. While I avoid naming specific characters, I advise you to read with caution. Okay. When I read Three Dark Crowns, I remembered how much I enjoyed Kendare Blake’s writing. Upon seeing the …

My Top 5 Most Out of this World Urban Fantasy Young Adult and Middle Grade Books

Reading Time: 3 minutes     In my early days of reading for pleasure regularly, I was mostly relying on one genre. This genre is, and will probably always be, my safe place. It is urban fantasy. For Top 5 Wednesday this week, the topic is to share our top 5 urban fantasy novels. …

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