Review: “Beach Read” by Emily Henry

The next thing I knew, this book was all over my Twitter and Instagram feed.

Content warning: grief, death of a family member, brief discussions of physical abuse

Review: “Comeback: A K-pop Novel” by Lyn Ashwood & Rachel Rose

A huge thank you to the authors for reaching out and offering me a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book.

I have to admit I’m not deep into the K-pop scene. Maybe if I were younger and BTS (lol) had come around then like they are now, then perhaps yes. I had my moments when I was in high school though. Yet being Korean made me want to review this book and give it honest criticism as the book is written by two white women.

Content warning(s): depression, grief, mentions of suicide, death of a loved one

Top 5 Wednesday: Books Not Set in the Western World

Well, this is going to be loads of fun, I just know it! And to choose only 5?! Ahhhhh! Let’s get to it!

Non-bookish Post #5: NaNoWriMo 2016 & a Hiatus!

Guys, I really shouldn’t participate in NaNoWriMo this year.

If you don’t know what that is, it stands for National Novel Writing Month, where you commit to write a 50,000 word novel within the span of 30 days. I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo twice before and it’s actually where my current work-in-progress actually started.

Review: “Exit, Pursued by a Bear” by E.K. Johnston

Oh my, another contemporary/realistic read for me? 😮 Shocking, I know but after reading this book and truthfully after reading the description of the book, I felt this would be an important read. Tackling subjects like what happened to the main character in the book is extremely important. We, as readers and as people, need to know we are not alone in our experiences.

So here’s my disclaimer: The book’s main character was raped. This is a trigger warning.

And if this happened to you or anyone you know, please know you are not alone. There is help and hope in even the darkest times. I will reiterate what the author herself said: There is support for you. If you live in the US, there is the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (http://www.nsvrc.org/organizations) and the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN — http://www.centers.rainn.org).