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2020: Reading in Review

Well, it’s finally over, so let’s take a look back at what I read in 2020.

January 3, 2021

Break Your Glass Slippers

I’ve been reading a lot of long novels in 2020 so far, so I was excited to take a quick break with the latest poetry collection by Amanda Lovelace

March 16, 2020

Swing

I was looking for a book of poetry or in verse for my YA literature class and this one came highly recommended. I flew through it like I do all books in verse and I really enjoyed it.

February 20, 2019

January 2019 Reading Recap

Wow, I started off 2019 at a sprint.

February 5, 2019

The Poet X

My grad school class on YA literature asks us to read an “award winning YA book from 2017, 18 or 19” and I knew I wanted to read The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

January 23, 2019

Long Way Down

After being told to read this book by just about everyone I mention it to, I finally sat down and cranked out a reading of Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

October 29, 2018

19 Amazon Prime Free Reads You Can Download Today

Everyone loves free books, and if you’re paying for Amazon Prime already, you might be missing out on these great opportunities to access free books

September 12, 2018

6 Books in Verse You Should Read

Stories can only be told so many ways, and in 2018 I’ve noticed a lot of books that feel exactly like another book I just read, so I’m always looking for something unique. Novels in Verse have never let me down when it comes to this

September 3, 2018

People Kill People

I absolutely LOVE Ellen Hopkins’ book, particularly her YA verse books, and so I was over the moon when my #bookishwish was granted and an ARC of People Kill People showed up on my door step!

August 25, 2018