MERYN MADE

  • REVIEW OF YEAR 27

    The people, places, and pleasant pastries that defined my year Year 27 highlights: 1 | 30 pounds weight loss 2 | exploring Detroit 3 | Traverse City for Kyle’s birthday 4 | solo half marathon 5 | COVID19 vaccination 6 | 7 years with Kyle 7 | BFF’s wedding in Presque Isle, Michigan 8 | Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW: SURVIVE THE NIGHT BY RILEY SAGER

    I have a lot to say, so much that I had to write an entire blogpost about this book WARNING: spoilers ahead Survive the Night was my most anticipated book of the year, and I’m so disappointed. I consider myself a bandwagon Riley Sager super fan. To this day, I credit Home Before Dark for Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 10

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 10

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come Deacon King KongAuthor: James McBridePublication Date: March 2020Genre: fiction, historical fiction Method: audiobook borrowed from TPL This just, wasn’t the book for me. I was struck by the cover last year and kept Read more

  • SUMMER + ROAD TRIP TBR

    We leave for our 3 month road trip in less than a month! I’ve spent the past few weeks curating a list of books I hope to get to throughout the summer, keeping in mind we will be on the road for the entirety of August and September. I maybe be totally over estimating how Read more

  • CURRENTLY // JUNE 2021

    Reading Planning Birthday weekend camping trip near Brighton, Michigan (Brewery Becker and Bourbons Brighton), packing and moving out our of first apartment, last minute purchases for our road trip Cooking Tomato basil frittata, grilled hot dogs, baked beans, and pasta salad for Father’s Day Eating Double dates at Twin Oast Brewing, The Heights, and Bronze Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP 2021 // SECOND QUARTER UPDATE

    And in the blink of an eye, half of 2021 is gone. In this post I’ll be sharing all 49 books I’ve read this year, an update on the facts and figures from the past 6 months, and reflecting on my 2021 reading goals and intentions! Facts and Figures Nonfiction: 14Autobiographical: 5Feminism: 1Race: 3Self-help: 2 Read more

Meryn is a thrifty physical therapist and book collector based in Ohio.