Daijah

I really loved the concept and the writing in this book but I do feel like I'm slightly too dumb to fully understand what it was trying to do. 

Actual rating: 4.5/5 stars

This was so good! I loved the writing and the smut was so spicy

Read for Swoon Sisters Book Club Live Discussion: January 2022

I really loved the writing and the representation of women in STEM. The romance was well done but I noticed if I took a break from this book for even a day I would start to forget what happened in the book so I think it'll be a bit forgettable for me. 

Read for Buzzwordathon January 2022: 5 Ws

i enjoyed the writing, hated the carnival, it had no plot at all, and was extremely boring 

Read for Stacks of Strange: January 2022

The only way I can describe this as is The Year of the Witching meets Follow Me to Ground. What's not to love? 

I really did love this book and its raw, real depiction of extremely important issues. This really resonated with me at the time I read it and it couldn't have been any more perfect. What doesn't make it a full 5 stars for me is similar to the one I had with the Float Plan because I wish this didn't have an HEA. I feel like the story didn't need to have a wrapped-up romance in the end and that it took away from the story a bit. But overall I really enjoyed it

I love this series but thomas was done so dirty in this. i obviously still loved the vibes, the mystery, and audrey rose but the love triangle made this one my least favorite in the series. 

An amazing short novelette! I loveddddd the mutual pining between the characters and it was just so good. Rilzy's writing never disappoints. 

Actual rating: 4/5 stars

Read for Winterween 2022: book with a winter setting & book with snow on the cover

I really did love the themes in this book. This book is very important and this made me understand why people really love team sports which is a weird thing to get from this book. I have never really been a sports person even tho I played them when I was younger but I never understand why people are always so committed to them. This made me understand that. Besides that I really like how all the perspectives mattered to tell a story of how sexual assault can impact so many people especially when sports players are involved. The writing wasn't my favorite and it was a bit too slow for me but besides that I adored this.

This book was really interesting and I honestly loved the combination of serial killers with something more out of this world. There was one line put in here that was racist and just a thought of the main character that wasn't necessary at all and it really rubbed me the wrong way but I loved everything else.
 

This graphic novel was a beautiful slice of life story that follows four different friends. There are 5 shorter stories in the graphic novel, one for each woman, and then one that celebrates their friendship.

This graphic novel showed the diversity and connections between black women from hair to their love lives to mental health. I loved how each woman was so different and there was so much representation in this short graphic novel. We saw a toxic ex, depression and mental health struggles, queer representation, trying to reconnect with family, and love life struggles.

This honestly had everything I could ever want and more and don't even get me started on the art style! It was absolutely so stunning and one of my favorite art styles I've ever seen in a graphic novel.

Thank you to Chronicle Books, Jamila Rowser, Robyn Smith, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

Read for Winterween 2022: book that gives you thrills and chills

I really did enjoy this book because ms. karin knows how to write. there were some parts that were slow and a bit more “boring” which is why it isn't a full 5 star from me. i also never guess twists and i guessed one of them like halfway through so that hindered my enjoyment a little bit but the other twist had me by the THROAT

Read for Swoon Sisters Live Discussion: December 2021

The beginning hooked me a little bit but I got bored so quick. I honestly didn't care about the characters at all. Dorian is supposed to be like broody and whatever and I get it but the explanation and trauma that caused that is barely talked about. The smut was good so I bumped it from 2 to a 2.5. I don't think historical romances are for me honestly.

I enjoyed my time reading this a lot and riley really had me in a chokehold. i needed to know what happened fr and the twist was so good

I don't even know how to articulate my love for this book but I loved how magical and whimsical this book was and it truly made me feel like a kid again. I thought the commentary was woven in amazingly to the plot.

I really love the commentary and comparison of the monstrous actions of the man abusing the main character to those of the actual creature. The overall story was great but just like Marcy Reads I also for some reason feel slightly disappointed and I'm not sure why exactly. I just don't love it like how I thought I would and there's nothing wrong with the book, I just wanted more.

Loved the 80s vibes and the general premise but for being such a short book it felt like a pain to pick it back up each time and it didn't explore some things like I wanted it to.

I know most people don't like pregnancy in books but I loved it in this. Rilzy Adams can do absoultely no wrong

This book was so rough to read but it's so important. I think this book is perfectly written to introduce teenagers to these subjects because unfortunately, it is something they need to know but anybody of any age should read this book

December 2021

I loved this book even more the second time around because I was able to pay more attention to the details and these books are just so faced paced I can never put them down.

March 2021

Read for Bookoplathon 2021 - 48 hour round

Ms. Jackson is literally a queen and I stan her so hard. This book was amazing and I loved the mixed media elements so much. I relate to Pip so much and her and Ravi's relationship is literally the cutest.

This book is one I could read over and over and over again because it is just so masterfully done. It is a work of art. The subtle aggressions of a toxic, abusive relationship that were explored in here were so relatable and the character dynamics were so well crafted. Who doesn't want a queer, historical retelling with vampires that does violence and smut equally well and explores important topics?

December 2021
okay ik this book is so angsty and dramatic and messy but it resonates with my angsty, dramatic, messy soul consistently

July 2021Read for Tarot Readathon 2021: Queen of Wands

This book was just perfection and I just adored the characters and the themes throughout it. It made me so emotional and for being a high school romance, I feel like it dealt with everything perfectly. The end also was written so well and I just loved every moment of it. I couldn't put it down. 

Read for the Merry & Bright readathon: dual perspective

I normally am not a huge fan of holiday romances of fluffy contemporary romances but I absolutely adored this one. I don't know exactly why this worked for me but I loved the characters, I loved their chemistry, I loved exploring their pasts, and the smut?! Omg it was just so good

Read for the Merry & Bright Readathon: white on the cover

This went in a very different direction than I expected but it was so interesting!

this book was so much fun and the end had me literally reeling. jaw on the floor. the twists just kept smacking me in the face and i'm a masochist so i was living for it