Tag: Review

  • A Court of Wings and Ruin

    A Court of Wings and Ruin

    I’m not the biggest consumer of fantasy novels, especially YA fantasy, but since no one in the book world could shut up about these books, I finally picked it up. I read the first two books, A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Court of Mist and Fury, over Christmas Break, and patiently waited…

  • Big Little Lies

    Big Little Lies

    After a busy semester of reading the classics and then forcing myself to avoid fall spoilers related to the HBO show, I FINALLY read Big Little Lies

  • The Thousandth Floor

    The Thousandth Floor

    After months of this beautiful book sitting on my shelf, gathering dust, I finally picked up The Thousandth Floor and boy, I was not disappointed.

  • The Quiet American

    The Quiet American

    As an English major at a pretty reputable university, I end up reading a lot more classics in the classroom than most people do in their free time. In the course of my time at Yale, I’ve read (literally) every single work of Jane Austen, 32/37 of Shakespeare’s plays, and the entirety of Paradise Lost.…

  • The Magnolia Story

    The Magnolia Story

    I’m a sucker for a good book. My fascination with Home and Garden Television is unparalleled. Combining those two things makes me very happy. That’s why I was so happy to see that Chip and Joanna Gaines, of Fixer Upper fame, were writing a book.

  • Book of the Month Club

    Book of the Month Club

    Back in the fall,around the end of September, I received an email from a friend about something called ‘The Book of the Month Club’ and it included a coupon/discount code that made my first monthly $5. $5 for a book? Heck yes.

  • Three Dark Crowns

    Three Dark Crowns

    Back in September, I received my first Owlcrate box and the theme was “darkness” I was so excited to see that the book was Three Dark Crowns.