Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard – Tom Felton

Genre: Non-FictionPublisher: Grand Central PublishingPages: 304Release Date: October 18, 2022 “At lunchtime we would congregate in the canteen, which was always a fun moment. There was no separation of roles. An electrician would be queuing for his lunch next to a witch and a goblin, then a cameraman, a carpenter and Hagrid”.  Tom Felton’s adolescence was …

Know My Name – Chanel Miller

Genre: MemoirPublisher: VikingPages: 357Release Date: September 24, 2019 She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford’s campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where …

Monthly Wrap-Up | August 2021

Hello everyone! August was not a great reading month for me. I'm very much a set TBR reader only allowing my mood to dictate what I read within the TBR. Only when I finish my set TBR do I truly let my mood dictate what I read next. Usually, this isn't a problem for me; …

WWW Wednesday | August 18, 2021

“Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time …

Monthly Wrap-Up | September 2020

Hello everyone! September has come and gone and we are now into the spooky month! But, before we get to October let's take a look at September. During the month of September, I read 11 books, 1 novella, and 1 audiobook. I also DNF'ed one book (To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher …

When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father’s War and What Remains – Ariana Neumann

Genre: Memoir Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 336 Release Date: February 4, 2020 In this remarkably moving memoir Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father’s past: years spent hiding in plain sight in war-torn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew. In …

Monthly Wrap-Up | January 2020

Hello everyone!  Welcome to my first wrap-up of 2020. I started off 2020 with a bang by reading 10 books! I don't know where I found the time to read, but I'm glad I did. I'll be starting a new job this month that will demand even more of my time. This year, I'm using …

Monthly TBR | January 2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and you're reading to kick off the new year reading great books. I know I am! Let's get the cliche out of the way... NEW YEAR, NEW ME and all that jazz. This month my TBR is pretty light and noncommittal since I'm not sure …

How We Fight For Our Lives – Saeed Jones

Genre: Memoir Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 192 Release Date: October 8, 2019 From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power. “People don’t just happen,” writes Saeed Jones. “We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people …

WWW Wednesday | September 18, 2019

“Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, …