October is finally here! This month is arguably my favorite in the entire year. I love love love the crisp air, crunchy leaves and gorgeous foliage colors. Growing up and living in Portland has made me grateful for the fact that we truly get to experience a cliche'd October. Whether you're local or just planning … Continue reading An October in Portland
I don't know about everyone else, but once the leaves start changing, my reading tastes shift to something a bit more on the darker side. Gone are my desires for breezy romantic contemporaries, and in comes the taste for mysteries, thrillers, and more horror themed books. It could be the fact that I generally tend … Continue reading What to Read this Fall
I don't know about anyone else, but for me, I like to think of Memorial Day weekend as the kickoff to Summer. It's usually when the PNW rain starts to say its goodbyes and the warm weather and sunshine makes its grand arrival. Here in Portland, this weekend is supposed to be a total scorcher … Continue reading Sip into Summer
Hey all! I'm pleased to announce that I am hosting my very first book giveaway! All this warm weather has had me itching to start reading some cute contemporary books. And as I've mentioned in plenty of posts before, Morgan Matson is the QUEEN of Summer reads. I wanted to share the love and am … Continue reading Morgan Matson Book Giveaway
I love coffee. I love the taste, the smell, the uniqueness of each roast...basically I'm obsessed. When I was in college, I was working at Starbucks as well as working at my university's campus coffee shop. Long story short, at one point during my senior year I was drinking about 6 cups A DAY. It … Continue reading Friday Favs- Coffee Edition
Welcome back to another Top Five Wednesday! This weeks topic is "Books that would make great event themes". Now, some of you reading this may know that I was on (and eventually led) the committee in high school that planned all of the school dances and came up with the different theme options. A few … Continue reading Top Five Wednesday: Books as Event Themes
I was recently watching one of my favorite Booktuber's (Jordyn from J. Bookish) and she started talking about something called "Top Five Wednesdays". This is a group on Goodreads where the moderators come up with different topics for your "Top Five" bookish lists. Each week, everyone does a video or blog post on the previously … Continue reading Top Five Wednesday
I've recently finished watching two new television series, which you can probably guess from the title of this post, are Thirteen Reasons Why and Famous in Love. While these two shows could literally not be more opposite from each other in terms of content, they do share one thing in common: both of these series were adapted for … Continue reading Thirteen Reasons Why I’m Famous In Love…?
What a lame post title, right?? But I honestly could not figure out how else to title it, when this post is literally all about where I buy my books. I am constantly getting asked how I can afford all of the books I buy. I think that it's pretty typical when imagining a bookstore … Continue reading Where I Buy Books
When I was a kid, I was OBSESSED with Archie Comics. Specifically, the Betty & Veronica issues because duh...? Every time we would go on a trip, my parents would get me an issue or two to read to keep me busy. They grew up reading Archie and passed their love for these comics down … Continue reading The New Riverdale
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