June is upon us, which means SUMMER BABY! I love summer. Yes, here in Hawaii, it does mean extra hot days, possible humidity, and hurricane season, but it also means beach days, lots of sun, summer blockbuster movies, and feel-good, summery books. (Although, I don’t think my list of anticipated reads has many feel-good, summery […]
Review: Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher (Codex Alera #1)
The Codex Alera series is not my typical read. I don’t really read adult fantasy novels, but it came recommended from a good friend of mine. So I decided to give it a try. The first third/half of Furies of Calderon was a STRUGGLE. It was difficult to get into. There were moments where I […]
Review: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (Truly Devious #1)
Truly Devious has been on my want to read list for months. Once the library told me it was available, I knew I had to read it. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to what I had hoped. With mystery novels, I tend to enjoy the books that are more fast paced with a lot of […]
It’s Almost May!
Hey guys! It’s good to be back. I’m not gonna lie. It’s been a bit difficult these past several weeks. I was in a horrendous BOOK SLUMP. My personal life has been a tad stressful. I’ve fallen way behind in my planners and journals. (Totally fell off the wagon.) There was a bunch of cleaning […]
Hey, It’s March!
It’s already mid-March, guys. Obviously, I’m so behind in the world of books. To be honest, I haven’t been reading much. I used to be ahead in my Goodreads challenge by like 2-3 books. Now I’m just on track. I’m in a terrible reading slump. (I’m also trying to desperately save all my money, and […]
Review: Lies That Bind by Diana Rodriguez Wallach (Anastasia Phoenix #2)
**SPOILER ALERT: This review may contain spoilers for the first book in the series. Please do not read this review if you have not yet read Proof of Lies. Without reading the synopsis, I totally thought this book was going to be an adventure finding Marcus’s brother Antonio. I was wrong. They found him in […]
Review: Darkest Night by Tara Thomas
I love romantic suspense novels. I have also enjoyed novels of a different genre by Tara Thomas under a different pen name. Sadly, while I did love the Benedict brothers and Tilly Brock, I did not enjoy Darkest Night as much as I hoped to. Overall, I thought Darkest Night simply had too many elements leaving it feeling a […]
Trying Non-Fiction Books
I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t read non-fiction. I’ve avoided it most of my life. I always felt that I read enough non-fiction in school and work. Between textbooks, scientific journals, the news, I wanted reading to be an escape from the real world. So fiction it was. This year, I’m trying […]
Review: Assassin of Truths by Brenda Drake (Library Jumpers #3)
**SPOILER ALERT: This review may contain spoilers for the first two books in the series. Please do not read this review if you have not yet read Thief of Lies or Guardian of Secrets. Assassin of Truths by Brenda Drake was by far my favorite book in the series. There was action, romance, and a ton of […]
Review: Guardian of Secrets by Brenda Drake (Library Jumpers #2)
**SPOILER ALERT: This review may contain spoilers for the first book in the series. Please do not read this review if you have not yet read Thief of Lies. In Guardian of Secrets, Gia, Nick, Arik, and the rest of the team are back to the human world. This time they’re hiding from the Mystik world […]