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Top 10 Bookish Pet Peeves That Make Me Dramatic
There are some bookish things I can handle with grace. A plot twist? Fine. A beloved character death? I’ll sob into my blanket but I will survive. A slow burn that takes 600 pages and three near-death experiences before anyone admits they have feelings? Annoying but delicious. Immediately buying it. But there are certain bookish…
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Musical Review – SUFFS
Heyyy bookish/theater/history besties! Today we need to discuss Suffs, the full women-led Broadway musical about the American suffrage movement that I watched via PBS Great Performances, because apparently my idea of a relaxing Friday night is crying over constitutional amendments, ideological splits, hunger strikes, and women in period clothing absolutely dragging a president. Of course,…
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April Wrap Up + May Reset
Heyyyyyy bookish besties! So. About April. You may have noticed I didn’t post much. Honestly? I got lazy. However, the blog may have been quiet, but April itself was not quiet. April was actually kind of packed. Reading. Writing. Gaming. Broadway. Side quests I didn’t have on my April BINGO card. Before I sprint into…
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Real Talk – ACOMAF, Healing, and Me – *spoilers*
Bookish besties, this is the most personal post I’ve made yet. Grab a drink and some snacks because we’re unpacking how your favorite book can become a mirror, reflecting back the parts of yourself you thought you lost, while teaching you about endings, rebuilding, unexpected friendships, and healing. I’m rereading and annotating A Court of…
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A Day in the Life of A 2nd Grade Paraprofessional (Vol. 2)
Hey besties!!! So this happened earlier in the month and I’m still tired. Working with second graders means everyday already has the potential to go off the rails for reasons that make absolutely no sense. Somebody’s crying because someone looked at them. Somebody else is lying badly. Somebody is singing a song that is entirely…
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March Wrap Up + April Reset
Heyy bookish besties! It’s been a while! Let’s just say March was…a month. Not in the cute “it’s spring” way either. More in the “why is my basement flooded, why are these 2nd graders bouncing off of the walls…literally, and why has my reading slump followed me into yet another month like a clingy ex”…
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Book Review – False Play by Yinn Quirós
You ever pick up a romance thinking, “Cute, this should be fun,” and then suddenly you’re emotionally attached to a fictional hockey player who is built a red flag but acts like a weighted blanket? Yup. That was me with False Play. What It’s About In this interracial sports romance, Kennedy works as a PR…
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Real Talk – When Life Gives You Lemons…
Dear Bookish Besties, …sometimes life doesn’t hand you the lemons gently. Sometimes the lemons get yeeted through your front door by a catapult and they’re all shouting, “SURPRISE!” Let’s review the chaos, shall we? Okay, but like on the real? I need to talk about those diaries for a second. These were not random notebooks.…
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February Wrap-Up: Reading Slumps, Tears, and Bridgerton Season 4
February is supposed to be a short month, but in all honesty? It felt like 47 business days. Let’s unpack. 📚 WHAT I READ Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel This book held me hostage. Not in a bad way. In a “you WILL sit here and contemplate art, survival, and the fragility of…
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Growing Up a Black Girl In The 90s (And Why Representation Matters)
There are two types of people in this world: I said what I said. Growing up in the 90s and early 2000s felt like living inside a cultural renaissance wrapped in butterfly clips, Blockbuster Friday nights, and theme songs that still activate something in my brain like a sleeper agent. It was a time when…
Stories, Sips, and Shenanigans
Grab a book, pour a glass, and let's spiral together.
Stories, Sips, and Shenanigans 