MERYN MADE

  • 2020 IN REVIEW: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

    The year 2020 was a lot of things:unexpected, transformative, eye-opening I had no idea that I would: Start a blog and publish 50 blogposts Read 56 books and start a bookstagram Complete a whole30 Run a half marathon Lose 30 pounds Start trading in the stock market Negotiate a $2 raise in a global pandemic… Read more

  • CURRENTLY // JANUARY 2021

    Reading Planning For the year of 2021, scheduling time off for weddings, weekend getaways, short trip to Nebraska in October, purchasing our first home, financial successes Watching News coverage regarding the attack on The Capitol, Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Booktube’s favorite books of 2020, beauty Youtube’s 2020 favorites, news regarding Reddit’s impact… Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW: EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU BY CELESTE NG

    A stand alone book review, because this one hit me in my feels. Celeste Ng knows how to write about complex, family drama. Last year I read and loved Little Fires Everywhere, and this story, her debut, definitely did not disappoint. Everything I Never Told You is an exploration of family dynamics and relationships of… Read more

  • BIDEN / HARRIS INAUGURATION DAY REFLECTION

    January 20, 2021 A historic day for women Kamala Harris Now officially Madam Vice President The nation’s first female, Black and South Asian Vice President The glass ceiling? Shattered  “I may be the first woman to hold this office.” “But I won’t be the last.” Jill Biden Dr. Jill Biden Once Second Lady, now First Wife… Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come Anxious PeopleAuthor: Fredrik BackmanPublication Date: September 2020Genre: fiction, contemporary Method: hardback, borrowed from TPL Review: Within the first 50 pages I knew this would be a 5 star read. I loved the ambiguous… Read more

  • BOOKS I’VE LOVED BY BLACK AUTHORS + TBR LIST

    In celebration and honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Kamala Harris’s historic inauguration as the first Black, South Asian, woman Vice President of the United States happening on Wednesday this week, I wanted to share my favorite 2020 reads from black authors! Fiction: contemporary, historical fiction, thriller An American Marriage by Tayari JonesHis… Read more

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