top 5 recommendation | romances

I've been on a bit of a romance kick lately - I think it's something about the heat and the laziness of summer that's drawing me to them! So here's a quick list of some of the romances that I've really enjoyed recently. Start HereI will never shut up about this book! Start Here is …

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diverse book blogger spotlight: the reader devotee

Thank you so much to Sabrina for agreeing to be on my blog today! 1. Who are you and where do you blog?  My name is Sabrina and I blog at thereaderdevotee.wordpress.com ☺ My Instagram is thereaderdevotee and my Twitter handle is readerdevotee ☺ I review Young Adult books ranging from Contemporary to Fantasy and …

the brightsiders review

I read The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde during June, which was Pride month! It was the group read for the Queer Lit Readathon, which I took part in. As a rock star drummer in the hit band The Brightsiders, Emmy King’s life should be perfect. But there’s nothing the paparazzi love more than watching a …

#mentalhealthmonday – summer and mental health

I've got conflicted feelings about summer. First of all, summer seems to be the time when I develop new symptoms. Last summer, it was my psychosis. This summer, it seems to be a worsening of my depression. I sometimes also find summer a bit difficult because of the increased emphasis on being social, drinking, and …

top 5 recommendation | best books of 2018 (so far!)

I've read a lot of really great books so far this year - so I thought I would mention five books that I LOVED. This isn't in any particular order. FreshwaterDeliciously dark, Freshwater is Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel about fractured selves. Ada's alternate selves (Asụghara and Saint Vincent) develop after she is sexually assaulted, and protect …

god smites and other muslim girl problems review

I read God Smites and Other Muslim Girl Problems during the Ramadan Readathon and the BuzzwordAThon. Craving a taste of teenage life, Asiya Haque defies her parents to go for a walk (really, it was just a walk!) in the woods with Michael, her kind-of-friend/crush/the guy with the sweetest smile she’s ever seen. Her tiny …

if the dress fits review

If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman is a romanceclass romance novel that features a fat protagonist! I've had a bit of a romance kick and this is one of the books that I picked up. Martha Aguas kind of has it all--she's an accountant who loves numbers, an accident-prone puppy that loves her, …

patreon!

Hey y'all! I have some exciting news for you - in short, I've created a patreon! If you don't know, Patreon is basically: "a membership platform that provides business tools for creators to run a subscription content service" I've only got one tier at the moment, where you pay $1 or more. If this kicks …

diverse book blogger spotlight: the book satchel

  1. Who are you and where do you blog?  Hi, I am Resh. I have a thing for good food and good books. I blog at The Book Satchel which is a place for bookish talk and reviews. I also talk about reading and other things in life on my Instagram. Blog : http://www.thebooksatchel.com …

summer tbr

I was never one for set TBRs, but since I've started booktube, I've actually been really good at following them! So I wanted to write up a quick TBR for this summer - I want to focus on books that I have on my Kindle, because I'm spending some of the summer in London, where …