Mindful Ramblings 010 // Shopping for Dad, Tie Dying, and Watching Disney's Luca

Surprise, surprise I actually had a pretty good week. Mainly thanks to the long weekend. I had a long day of shopping for my dad's presents for father's day. Another one on Sunday where I went in the pool, had some veggie hotdogs, and tie dyed. The next day was cleaning, blogging, and watch…

Wilder Girls by Rory Power // A Story of Friendship on a Dystopian Island

It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her.
It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut of…

Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno // Magical Summer Days and the Bond of Sisterhood

A magic passed down through generations. An island where strange things happen. A summer that will become legend.
Georgina Fernweh waits impatiently for the tingle of magic in her fingers—magic that has touched every woman in her family. But with her eighteenth birthday looming, Georgina fears her g…

New Profile Image!

I just wanted to pop in here to let you know about my new profile image created by EllieGracesArt. I absolutely had a great experience. I asked for a similar image of me (not exact) in her style emphasizing the curls and glasses and I think it came out perfectly. If you are looking for something si…

Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag // 2021

I loved doing this tag last year. It lets me look back and see how my reading has been going this first half of the year. I just looked at my last year's post and I didn't realize I read some favorite books that fast into the year! So let's see what this year's got.

Best book you'…

Mindful Ramblings 009

It was a really disappointing week at work but that's life. Luckily, I was able to finally read Invisible Girl and I even wrote a review. I started up a favorite of mine last week - Saint Anything. It's actually not as great as I remembered but still really good. I'm planning on getting…

Weekday Reading Experiment // How Much Can I Read While Balancing Everyday Life?

I started a weekend reading experiment to get myself to read more consistently. Then I thought well I kind of have to focus on the weekdays too if I want to be a consistent reader. I struggle with balancing my work life with my home life so I want to get to a point where I am just naturally reading…

Mother Daughter Book Club Review // Invisible Girl

Owen Pick's life is falling apart. In his thirties and living in his aunt's spare bedroom, he has just been suspended from his job as a teacher after accusations of sexual misconduct--accusations he strongly denies. Searching for professional advice online, he is inadvertently sucked into t…