MERYN MADE

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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 1 ISSUE 9

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex LifeAuthor: Emily NagoskiPublication Date: March 2015Genre: nonfiction, feminism, scienceMethod: paperback, borrowed from TPL Review: I’ll be honest, I had…

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 1 ISSUE 8

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list The Vanishing HalfAuthor: Brit BennettPublication Date: June 2020Genre: fiction, contemporary Method: digital copy via TPL Review: It was the first paragraph of chapter 5, for me. It was at this point I…

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // 6 MONTH UPDATE

    Never in a hundred billion years did I think I’d read 30 books in 6 months. Or obsess over book recommendations and bookstagrams accounts. Or stalk Reese’s Book Club and Book of the Month’s Instagrams for their monthly picks. But here we are. Like a lot of people, I found…

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 1 ISSUE 7

    A quick review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list Mexican GothicAuthor: Silvia Moreno-GarciaPublication Date: June 2020Genre: horror, gothic, mystery Method: audiobook and ebook from TPL Review: Just finished reading author Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s notes and highlights on Goodreads and it’s an…

  • BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 1 ISSUE 6

    A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list The Woman in the WindowAuthor: A.J. FinnPublication Date: January 2018Genre: mystery, thriller, fiction Method: hardback, lent from a friend Review: Rating books is hard. I was less than impressed during chapter 1-93…