Reads That Took Me On Vacation
Due to the pandemic, there has been a limit on traveling and adventure. I have been wanting to get out of California and explore the world for so long and COVID has ruined all of my plans. Since I can’t travel, I read instead. Here are some of the books that took me on a wonderful mental vacation. Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibanez Summary: Ximena’s parents were killed when she was very young by the Llacsan armies. She demands vengeance for her family’s murder so she agrees to become the decoy for the Condesa, the leader of the Illustrians. When the leader of the Llacsan demands the Condesa as…
Caraval Series Review
Summary The game of Caraval has been a magical story for sisters Scarlet and Donatella as long as they could remember. Scarlet is obsessed with the magic and Donatella is obsessed with the man behind it. When they get the chance to attend the game, will they risk Scarlet’s marriage, their father, and their future to go? My Thoughts OMG OMG OMG OMG! Everyone has been talking about this on book and I finally understand all the hype. It was a beautiful magical mystery about strong women taking risks for a better life. The game of Caraval was so interesting. I loved how magical everything was from mysterious potions, fortune…
What is a “Bookish Hangover” and How Do You Get Rid of It?
Have you ever read a book that was so good that you are still dealing with your feelings about it for the next couple of days or weeks? This problem in the bookaholic business a bookish or a book hangover. In this post, I will share some books that have done this to me and try to give some tips I have used in the past to get over this terrible feeling. You just feel that the book was SO GOOD that you feel that any book you read after is not going to be as good and you go down this spiral of emptiness and heartbreak. I have also…
Trick or Treat Reads
Halloween is soon upon us and I cannot be more excited! Halloween is my favorite holiday for many reasons, but the main reason I love Halloween is the fact that I get to be whoever I want to be which is a lot like reading a book. While I was thinking of blog posts, I really want to do something with the phrase, “trick or treat,” and I thought about how this could relate to books. Some books that I thought were going to be a trick turned into being a treat to read. Other books can start out as a treat, but turn into a trick. These are some…
My Favorite Ten Reads of 2020 So Far
I’ve read so many amazing books this year and it was an extremely hard decision to pick ten of my favorite for the year so far. I chose the books that made me feel extreme emotion that I either wanted to throw the book or hug it and never let go. There is still four more months of 2020 left and I still have so many books on my TBR, but here are the ten I loved so far! After by Anna Todd Tessa is a good girl. She listens to her mother, she is a great and dedicated student, and has a very sweet and dependable boyfriend. However, she…