The Art of Reading

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  • Review: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

    Review: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

    Summary (from Goodreads): For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. The plan was 1) take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería, 2) move in with her best friend after graduation, and 3) live happily ever after with her boyfriend. But then the Trifecta happened, and…

  • Books to read if you can’t get enough of The Hunger Games!

    Books to read if you can’t get enough of The Hunger Games!

    If you’re anything like me, after finishing all the Hunger Games books, you may be wondering what you can read next to fill the hole that they left in your heart. On my quest to find books to fit that criteria, I read a LOT of dystopians and have compiled a list with my favorites…

  • October Wrap-Up 2023!

    October Wrap-Up 2023!

    I have been loving reading lately! It’s such a good feeling and definitely arrived at the perfect time as I decided to tackle my first Dark Academia this month, Babel. It was slow going and basically put my entire fall tbr plans on the back-burner but it was worth it! In other news, I was…

  • Review: Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

    Review: Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

    Summary (from Goodreads): “Magic doesn’t exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the notorious Night Zoo, she cares for its fearsome and magical creatures to pay off her family’s debts and secure their eventual freedom. But the night her loved ones’ own safety is threatened by…

  • Review: Shipwreck Island by Struan Murray

    Review: Shipwreck Island by Struan Murray

    Summary (from Goodreads): “Orphans Ellie and Seth have crossed an endless ocean in search of freedom and peace. Arriving on the shores of a colourful tropical island ruled by a mysterious queen, it seems they might just have found the perfect new home. But there is trouble brewing in paradise and soon Ellie and Seth…

  • Review: The Stranded by Sarah Daniels

    Review: The Stranded by Sarah Daniels

    My Thoughts: I bought this one after seeing the author speak on a dystopian panel at YALC last year but had put off reading in until now. I finally picked it up coming off the high of another dystopian I read and loved so maybe my expectations were just too high but regardless this one…

  • Review: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

    Review: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

    Summary (from Goodreads): “The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find…

  • September Wrap-Up 2023!

    September Wrap-Up 2023!

    I think you all know how this goes by now so I’ll jump straight into the books! Books Read: And the best book I read this month was… Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller! This was my first Tricia Levenseller book and it did not disappoint! The story was original but also had a comfortable…

  • Fall TBR 2023!

    Fall TBR 2023!

    It’s officially that time of year again! Last year was the first time I’d ever been intentional about choosing books that I felt fit with the season and I think it added so much to my reading experience. I’m really excited to tackle another *ambitious* round of fall books this year! (All summaries are from…

  • August Wrap-Up 2023!

    August Wrap-Up 2023!

    Welcome to another wrap-up! Summer is coming to a close but I still have a trip to Spain to look forward to next week and I’m so excited to soak in the last of the sun by the pool with a good book! I read 9 books in total this month with three of those…