

Review: The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski (Spoiler-Alert)
I haven't read a series with such ease since high school Vampire Academy . Of course, The Winner's Trilogy is nothing like Vampire Academy in plot or tone, but it does manage to be expertly revised with no filler. The writing style is is so fast-paced, that even though there is little to no action in this series, I find myself easily reading 200 pages at a time without realizing. And despite the simple language, I am thoroughly impressed by the depth of themes in these book
★★★★-4
Oct 29, 2025


Review: The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski (Spoiler-Free)
Going back to my roots and ran to the library to grab the sequel immediately after finishing this. Reverting to inner high school Emily. As the trees went from green to burnt orange, as the wind picked up from a light breeze to a deep howl, I started craving kingdom fantasy. But I didn't want anything too complicated, didn't even want magic or creatures involved, I just wanted a classic story where I could imagine myself in a ball gown getting my hair elaborately braided. And
★★★★-4
Oct 15, 2025


Review: Penpal by Dathan Auerbach (Spoiler-Free)
Was looking for an eerie story perfect for a crisp October evening, and this delivered. Initially a creepypasta series on Reddit, Penpal ...
★★★★-4
Oct 12, 2025


Review: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Spoiler-Free)
Re-read 10 years later and yup... this is still THE book for children!! I vividly remember reading When You Reach Me for a middle school...
★★★★★-5
Oct 9, 2025


Review: The Other Significant Others by Rhaina Cohen
An interesting collection of case studies, but an unconvincing book. I was excited to pick up Rhaina Cohen's The Other Significant Others...
★★★-3
Oct 3, 2025


Review: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Spoiler-Free)
Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind's essential illness. Well, this seems particularly resonant at this current moment in history 😀 and I don't think that's a good thing. I'm not even going to try to write a polished essay here while I know that there are hundreds out there about this classic, ones written by scholars much more equipped to articulate "mankind's essential illness" than I am. But, having now read this in my adulthood instead of being int
★★★★-4.5
Sep 24, 2025


Review: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Spoiler-Free)
I was perfectly aware that I had only added another question to all the others, but it was a new one, and, in the absurd world in which I lived, and still live, that was happiness. I could sense this book would be 5 stars from a mile away. Every time I read, I find that the book I'm currently working through eerily reflects the same problems I'm grappling with at that exact moment. And yes, admittedly, that must be because I'm seeking a solution to those problems, but Jacquel
★★★★★-5
Sep 10, 2025


Review: We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad (Spoiler-Alert)
Devastated to report that the sequel to my favorite book is... bad. DNF @66% I simply can't do it anymore. Mona Awad's Bunny is perfect...
DNF
Aug 31, 2025


Review: A Sentimental Education by Hannah McGregor
How do we care ferociously for one another without demanding that we become collectively legible to one another? This is a very...
★★★★-4
Aug 6, 2025


Review: Bodas de sangre by Federico García Lorca (Spoiler-Free)
MADRE: ¿Tú sabes lo que es casarse, criatura? NOVIA: ( Seria. ) Lo sé. MADRE: Un hombre, unos hijos, y una pared de dos varas de ancha...
★★★★-4
Jul 19, 2025
























