March Wrap-Up and April TBR

Well, March 2020 was an interesting month, eh?! You'd think by social distancing and staying home as much as possible, I'd have read a lot more than I did! But that's okay because I still read and I loved most of what I read! In March, I read 5 books, including one buddy read, two …

Thorn by Intisar Khanani

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: The amazing humans at Harper Collins Canada were kind enough to send me an arc of Thorn in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions below are my own. "For every girl who has ever doubted she has what it takes." ^ this is the author's dedication and honestly, this is when …

Hannah's War by Jan Eliasberg

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: The amazing humans at Hachette Book Group Canada were kind enough to send me an arc of Hannah's War in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions below are my own. "I will protect you, Hannah. If I can." Hannah's War is a beautifully written story told from two different times, before …

The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I had the honour of buddy reading The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali with one of my dear friends, Julie! If you are on Instagram, you MUST follow her for some amazing photos and book recommendations! "According to Mom no one needed to know that I had boobs, much less a belly …

Friday Favourites – Classics

Today, we are talking about the classics, except, I haven't read a ton of them... So instead, I'm going to list the classic books that I'm hoping to read this (or next...) year: Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Beautifull Cassandra by Jane …

Friday Favourites – Bromances

This week is all about Bromances! I do love a good bro-friendship that makes me smile and make even squeal a bit! So here are a few of my favourites: Nasir and Altair from We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal - these two are the perfect enemies to bros story. They absolutely hate each …

February Wrap-Up and March TBR

I swear February zoomed by and yet, I don't understand how we're only in the third month of the year! Time is weird. Talk about wibbly wobbly timey wimey! My reading in February was pretty slow, so I decided to pick up a few shorter books, including my first graphic novel! Because of that, I …

Friday Favourites – Debuts

I am so excited about the topic this week because it is DEBUTS and oh my gods I have read SO many great debut novels! I tend to scream about them constantly on my bookstagram page, but get ready for some screaming here too! The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty - we all knew …

The Wolf of Oren-Yaro by K.S. Villoso

Stars: 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: The amazing humans at Hachette Book Group Canada were kind enough to send me an arc of The Wolf of Oren-Yaro in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions below are my own. "They called me the Bitch Queen, the she-wolf, because I murdered a man and exiled my king the …

Friday Favourites – Authors

Happy Friday! Today, we are talking about our favourite authors and you can bet my little brown butt is extremely excited about this! I love promoting authors of colour and authors who write characters of colour, so without further ado, here are some of my favourites: S.A. Chakraborty - I mean, we all knew Chakraborty …