Hey y'all! Today I wanted to talk to you about some big, thicc books that you can escape in while you're at home social distancing. I really love big books and enjoy getting lost in them. I do love an epic, thick fantasy, but a I also like to sink into a sprawling family drama … Continue reading Book Recommendations: Big Books to Get Lost In
Pachinko follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan. So begins a sweeping … Continue reading Big Book Review: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Hey y'all! Today I want to do a full review of the Illuminae Files series. I know it's shocking that I actually completed a series. Illuminae ended up being a fun ride but it was slow going in the beginning. It took me about 150 pages for me to get into the story. The formatting … Continue reading Series Review: The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple … Continue reading Big Book Review: The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
Hey y'all! I don't talk about it often but I love to get sucked into tomes. There is something about spending a lot of time with characters and a world that I really enjoy. I feel like I can get to know the characters and be transported into the world. Can you tell my social … Continue reading Blogmas Day 14: Biggest Books on My Shelf
Hey y'all!! Today I wanted to talk about 7 books that I want to complete before the end of 2017. I am excited about these, as I am most books honestly, but these are the top priority books. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - This is the last Austen novel that I need to complete … Continue reading End of Year TBR 2017
