New Books in Bloom
I finally got hit by my annual summer reading slowdown. I've been trying to avoid it as much as possible. Trying to read every day from a least a couple of books. However, it came and got me anyway. To be fair, it wasn't entirely my fault. I had lots to do this month. So… Continue reading Books I Managed To Read Despite Setbacks
I hope everyone had a good Pride Month. I didn't get as much reading done as I would have liked due to school. But I finished at least a couple LGBTQ books and will be reviewing them in the next week or so. One of the books I read was particularly interesting. It was My… Continue reading Exploring Gender Reassignment: My Journey to Her Review
Hello everyone and happy Wednesday, how is your week going? I can't believe it is almost May. April was a very busy month as I expected it to be. I went back to school for my second class in my medical coding certificate. So far it is pretty easy but I'm expecting it to get… Continue reading April Reading Adventures: A Recap
My reading taste at their very heart are quite cozy. I was raised on cute overly girly comics and shojo manga. I often say that Sailor Moon is in my DNA. I say this because because it is one of the first shows I remember watching as a kid. As bad as the DIC dub… Continue reading Skip and Loafer: A Fresh Look at Shojo Manga
Merry Christmas Eve to those who celebrate. I'm doing another book tag to help round out the holiday. Feel free to steal this from me and consider yourself tagged. 1) Anticipation: The Christmas excitement is real, what book release(s) are you most anticipating? I'm anticipating some new manga such as the next volume of Apothocary… Continue reading Joy of Christmas Book Tag
How is everyone's week going we are halfway through and I'm already excited about the month moving along. My move in date was changed from July 1st to August 1st but it was actually a good thing because packing is taking me so long. Anyways I've been enjoying the extra time to read. Unfortunately I've… Continue reading A Sign of Affection Volume 2
This shojo manga, "I See Your Face Turned Away," received the 2024 Kodansha Manga Award for Shojo, but the reviewer found it confusing due to multiple storylines. The story follows high school students Hikari and Ohtani, exploring themes of romance and self-discovery. The reviewer appreciates the opportunity from NetGalley but hopes for clearer storytelling in future manga.
Goodreads Monday is hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners all you have to do is show a book from your TBR you are looking forward to. I found this tag at Confessions of A YA Reader. This week I just redid my TBR to optimize it for reviews and the first book on my list is… Continue reading Goodreads Monday 6/10/24
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