The Vibe Continues to Deteriorate: To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara Review

Goodreads blurb: In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a…

12 Book Recs for 2022 TBR

OKAY, so since I did not really set any goals for 2021 (besides a backlist TBR, and I actually read 10 out of 12, LOOK AT ME GO), I have no goals to reflect on, and I don't want to set any goals this year either. HOWEVER, I am losing the usual backlist TBR, because…

Favorite Books of 2021

WOW, 2021 is over and it was a hellish year so good riddance! It's time for the IT post and that's my favorite books of 2021! Like I said in my reading year in review, I had an overall good reading year, with lots of books that I enjoyed, but when I look back, there…

Reading Year in Review: 2021

Welcome to my favorite post to write ever and that’s my reading year in review! I am here to share all the stats for my reading in 2021 and I am always beyond excited to chat about all the different statistics of my reading. I did this post in 2018 and 2019 and 2020 as…

Almost Favorite Books of 2021

I think this is the first time in a while that I feel like I had a good reading year. I had a lot of really enjoyable reads (but very few absolute favorites, not every book can be Brood sadly). So I thought I'd share with you some books I really liked but that did…

Most Disappointing Reads of 2021

As usual, I one of my favorite things to write at the end of the year are worst/most disappointing reads. We love being negative and judgy here. So as per usual, these are most disappointing, so not necessairly bad books, just books that did not do what I was hoping for them to do. Let's…

Best Romance Novels I Read in 2021

As usual, I read quite a few romance novels throughout the year - in fact, 26% of the books I read this year were romance. However, romance rarely makes it to my favorite books of the year, and I like doing a separate post for this genre, to highlight all the great romance I read.…

40+ New 2022 Book Releases to Get Excited About

Hi, hello, long time no see! It's been so sad not being able to make time to put out blog posts as regularly as I used to, but I am just currently juggling too many projects, and the blog just slipped under. I will try and schedule it more into my routine in the coming…

the caught the vibe vs could never be me tag (or the in or out book tag)

it's been so long since i've done any post that isn't a review and i really wanted to write something today to distract myself from actual work, SO a book tag seemed appropriate. The In or Out book tag was created by Rick MacDonnell of Booktube fame, and it's basically just discussing a bunch of…

No Discourse, Just a Review of Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Goodreads blurb: Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a distribution warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon…

New Releases for the Rest of 2021 to Get Excited about

Thought I'd put together a little list of upcoming releases for the rest of the year – there's only a bit of 2021 left, but still lots of exciting books are still to come. I am not allowed to buy any new books SO I AM LIVING VICARIOUSLY through this list. As per usual, I…

WITMonth 2021: Magma by Thora Hjörleifsdóttir Review

translated from the Icelandic by Meg Matich Goodreads blurb: Twenty-year-old Lilja is in love. As a young university student, she is quickly smitten with the intelligent, beautiful young man from school who quotes Derrida and reads Latin and cooks balanced vegetarian meals. Before she even realizes, she’s moved in with him, living in his cramped apartment,…