• BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 20

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 20

    The Family RemainsAuthor: Lisa JewellPublication Date: July 2022Genre: mystery, thrillerMethod: hardcover borrowed from TPL To recap, in October I picked up my first Lisa Jewell, this books predecessor, The Family Upstairs, and absolutely loved it. I was glued to TFU, fascinated with the characters and the psychological, familial drama that unfolded. So to say I Read more

  • BUZZWORD READING CHALLENGE 2023 – INTRODUCTION + GOALS

    BUZZWORD READING CHALLENGE 2023 – INTRODUCTION + GOALS

    A look ahead to what I hope to be reading in 2023 for Kayla’s Buzzword reading challenge! JANUARY – “life” and “death” Top choices:A Quiet Life by Ethan JoellaThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Arthur Ashe: A Life by Raymond ArsenaultFrom Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP 2022 // END OF YEAR UPDATE

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP 2022 // END OF YEAR UPDATE

    My year of reading in 2022! General stats Fiction: 79Nonfiction: 24 Audiobooks: 58Physical books: 45 Borrowed books: 63 → Library savings $1,283.43Personal collection: 40 2022 TBR: 302022 Release: 27Book of the Month: 17Buzzword Readathon challenge: 38Debut Work: 28 5 stars: 214 stars: 353 stars: 222 stars: 2Not rated: 23 General Goals ☒ 70 books → Read more

  • 2022 Q4 | STOPPED MY SCROLL

    Inspired by Elise Blaha Cripe (blog linked here), here are a couple dozen Instagram images that made me stop, pause, and save over the past 3 months Until next time, Meryn Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 19

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 19

    The PushAuthor: Ashley AudrainPublication Date: January 2021Genre: thriller, fictionMethod: audiobook via TPL What a polarizing book! It seems like readers either love it for its intensity or hate it because they found it boring. I find that I’m falling somewhere in the middle, while I found it undoubtedly unsettling, based off other people’s reviews and Read more

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 18

    BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 18

    The Missing YearsAuthor: Lexie ElliottPublication Date: April 2019Genre: mystery, thriller Method: audiobook via TPL I saw the words inheritance and London and I got excited. I picked this up based off of Kayla’s recommendation and she didn’t let me down. Pros: intelligent main character, well crafted pacing, character backstory and intrigue, Scottish Highlands setting, creepy atmospheric house, and a Read more