MERYN MADE

Author: merynmade

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2021 – INTRODUCTION

    In December, I stumbled upon booktuber Kayla, of BooksandLala on youtube, and became quickly infatuated with her videos, content, and book recommendations. One of her recent videos (imbedded below) introduces her Buzzword Reading Challenge and I immediately started making plans to join in the fun. According to her Goodreads challenge…

  • CURRENTLY // NOVEMBER 2020

    Reading // Watching // Regan of PeruseProject on youtube, Tik Tok creatives collaborating on the fictional Ratatouille the Musical, Cleveland Browns 8-3 baby! Cooking // homemade cornbread, Buck Naked Kitchen Thanksgiving turkey meatballs, Half Baked Harvest beer bread, Half Baked Harvest carnitas, homemade meatloaf and mashed potatoes Eating // traditional…

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 1 ISSUE 10

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list His Only WifeAuthor: Peace Adzo MediePublication Date: October 2020Genre: fictionMethod: hardcover, borrowed from TPL Review: What a joy it was to travel to Ghana through the pages of this book. I loved…

  • WHY I RUN

    I’m inundated with these thoughts after I’ve ran, they won’t let me be. So here it is, to live forever on the internet, out of my brain. Why I Run: Because it’s therapeutic Because it’s uninterrupted time with myself Because I know it is good for me Physically Emotionally Because…

  • BOOK REVIEW: NORMAL PEOPLE BY SALLY ROONEY

    A dedicated blog post for just one book? Yes. Because I have thoughts. There’s only a hand full of books I’ve read twice in my life, let alone twice in 4 months. But here were are, insert Sally Rooney’s Normal People. After seeing Normal People plastered all over bookstagram, Goodreads,…