MERYN MADE

  • READING GOALS + TBR LIST // 2021

    Reading Goals + Intentions 1 | Backlist titles from 2020 favorite authorsYangsze Choo stole my heart with her 2019 release The Night Tiger and I’m excited to get to her first book, The Ghost Bride this year. Similarly, I want to prioritize reading Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, whose 2020 release Little Read more

  • CURRENTLY // DECEMBER 2020

    Reading // Planning // reading plans for Kayla’s #buzzwordathon 2021 (blogpost linked here), goals and intentions for 2021, TBR list for 2021 Watching // marathoning booktube content from Kayla of BooksandLala (youtube channel linked here), dipping my toes in fellow Canadian booktuber Ariel Bissett (youtube channel linked here), The Bachelorette finale spoilers and highlights, Jessica Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // 2020 CONCLUSION + REFLECTION

    And just like that, the year 2020 is behind us. What a wild, unexpected, and transformative year it has been. 2020 will forever be the year I rediscovered a love for reading. In total, I read 56 books from a wide array of authors, formats, and genres. I read stories that were beautiful, mysterious, thrilling, Read more

  • FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020

    A quick mention of my favorite, 5 star books of the year! Mostly thrillers, mysteries, and horror with a splash of historical fiction and contemporary. Educated by Tara WestoverGenre: nonfiction, autobiography, memoirPublication Year: 2018blogpost review Final Girls by Riley SagerGenre: thriller, mystery, horrorPublication Year: 2017blogpost review The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGenre: fiction, Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 1 ISSUE 11

    A review and rating of the last 6 books I read to finish off the year 2020 and a look into my TBR list One to WatchAuthor: Kate Stayman-LondonPublication Date: July 2020Genre: romance, contemporary Method: paperback, borrowed from TPL Review: What I’ve learned this year having read 50 books across a multitude of genres is Read more

  • SMALL BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

    In this post you’ll find a collection of small and local businesses, mostly female founded, that I support and love year round! Home Goods // Art, Fragrance, Decor Paige Poppe, artistshop webpageinstagram In my collection:“Wild Poppies” Watercolor Art Print“The Sonoran Sketchbook” 2021 Wall Calendar“We Stick Together” Printable Coloring Book Phoenix, AZMinneapolis, MN Flourish in Fibersetsy Read more

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