❈ Autumn Reads | September 2020

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It’s finally Fall! To celebrate I filled this month’s list with books that give me early Autumn vibes or that I tend to gravitate towards this time of year. What are some of your favorites? Continue reading

✎ Back to School Reads | August 2020

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This month since many schools are starting back up for the new academic year I decided to put together a list of my Top Ten favorite school-related reads! What are some of your favorites? Continue reading

✵ Independence Day Reads | July 2020

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Happy U.S.A. Independence Day! To celebrate, this month’s theme is all things patriotic, rebel, freedom, and revolution. What are some of your favorites? Continue reading

♕ Top Reads of 2020: Part 1 | June 2020

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I’ve had to cut down on my blogging time this year so instead of writing a review for every book I read (good, ho-hum, or bad) I decided to just post a mid-year and end-of-year wrap-up of my top recommended reads! I’ve written mini-reviews for you here but you can always hop on over to Goodreads to read more of my thoughts there as well as my thoughts on other books I’ve read so far this year. But without further ado, here’s what I really enjoyed and stood out to me these first six months of 2020… (listed alphabetically) 
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✺ Cinco de Mayo Reads | May 2020

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! To celebrate I’ve put together a list of ten or so books either featuring latino characters, written by latino authors, or both. What are some of your favorites?  Continue reading

❀ Springtime Reads | April 2020

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This month’s post is dedicated to Springtime! Here’s a list of my Top 10 favorite reads for the season. Why do they make me think of Spring? I really don’t know haha but they’re what came to mind when putting together a list plus I’m trying not to repeat books in any of this year’s lists and that is a challenge to be sure! What are your favorites? Continue reading

♣ St. Patrick’s Day Reads | March 2020

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I aimed to put together a list of 10 books with anything Irish or Celtic in its story but it seems I need to expand my reading so I ended up widening the geographical scope to fill out the list haha. What are your favorites? Help me out, please! Continue reading

♥ Valentine’s Day Reads | February 2020

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Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate I’ve put together a list of my Top 10 favorite romance reads (if you want to see more, visit my Goodreads romance shelf). It’s a genre with quite the spectrum of content, but for me my rule of thumb is that I pay for plot. I try not to waste my time or my money on a “romance novel” that lacks plot and is just too much dramatic nonsense or has toxic content that is never corrected/addressed. Sure some that I’ve enjoyed have been quick and light while others were deep and dark, some have stronger romance plot lines than others where quests or whatever have just as strong a role, but there must always be an actual plot and world-building and character development. I love how there is such diversity in the genre, and I’ve read so many different ones, but plot plot plot! Anyway…let me know what your favorites are! Continue reading

Top Ten Anticipated Books for 2020

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It’s a new year and what better way to welcome it into our hearts than by scouring the news for the fantastic book releases 2020 will bring! Truthfully 2019 was a bit of a slump for me when it comes to reading new stuff Continue reading

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READERS: I will still update my Goodreads constantly so be sure to follow/friend me and never hesitate to send me your book recommendations!!

AUTHORS: I am still open to review requests! Just send me an email through the contact form like usual and if I accept then I will post my review on Goodreads and Amazon (plus there’s the chance it will be featured in my Top 2020 Reads wrap-up posts). ♥ Continue reading