REVIEW: The Pannell Witch by Melissa Manners *Spoiler-free*

A heart-wrenching tale of love and sacrifice. CONDEMNED AS A WITCH. WILL SHE FACE THE GALLOWS? OR CAN SHE ESCAPE WITH THE WOMAN SHE LOVES? Yorkshire, 1593.  Mary Pannell, small-town herbalist, only ever wanted to help. She never meant for anyone to die. But still, they called her witch. She deserves to have her story

January TBR 2024

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holidays and end of the year. I didn’t blog much last year, my laptop hasn’t been working too well, but I recently received a new one for Christmas, so I’ll hopefully be posting more regularly. It’s been a while since I’ve actually had a set TBR,

Day6 Jae’s Bookshelf; Read Like Park Jae-hyung

Day6 is a South Korean pop rock band under the label JYP Entertainment. The group debuted on September 7th 2015. The band consists of five members: Sungjin, Jae, Young K, Wonpil, and Dowoon. All of the Day6 members are heavily involved in writing, composing and producing the band’s music. Here I’ve compiled a list of books mentioned/recommended by Jae

Perfect Pairings #15: A Book for Every Song from BORDER: CARNIVAL by ENHYPEN

South Korean rookie group ENHYPEN returned April 26th 2021 with their second Mini-Album Border: Carnival. This marks their first comeback after the group shot to fame on idol reality show I-Land and made their debut in November 2020 with Border: Day One. This EP consists of 6 tracks. Today, I’ll be pairing up books with each

Review: We Still Live by Sara Dobie Bauer *Spoiler-Free*

Running from a scandal that ruined his life, Isaac Twain accepts a teaching position at Hambden University where, three months prior, Professor John Conlon stopped a campus nightmare by stepping in front of an active shooter. When John and Isaac become faculty advisors for the school’s literary magazine, their professional relationship evolves. Despite the strict

Review: Blood Stained Tea by Amy Tasukada *Spoiler-Free*

Nao hides from his violent past in the Japanese mob by opening a teahouse in Japan’s cultural center, Kyoto. His past comes flooding back when he discovers a gravely injured man with a tattooed chest, a bloody knife, and a Korean business card. Saehyun would’ve died if not for Nao’s help. He knows nothing of

Review: Why Can’t Life Be Like Pizza by Andy V. Roamer *Spoiler-Free*

RV is a good kid, starting his freshman year at the demanding Boston Latin School. Though his genes didn’t give him a lot of good things, they did give him a decent brain. So he’s doing his best to keep up in high school, despite all the additional pressures he’s facing: His immigrant parents, who

Perfect Pairings #14: A Book for Every Song from Winds Will Change EP by William Beckett

I’ll be pairing up books with William Beckett’s second EP, Winds Will Change, this was released in 2012 with 4 tracks. William Beckett started out in a band called The Academy Is.. an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, they formed in 2003 and disbanded in 2011. After they disbanded he went on to release his 3 EPs, a

Perfect Pairings #13: A Book for Every Song from IT’z DIFFERENT & IT’z ICY by ITZY

ITZY is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment, the group debuted on February 12th 2019 with the release of their Single Album, IT’z DIFFERENT, and consists of members Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna. So today I’ll be pairing up book (Manga) with the songs from their Single Album, as well as their EP, IT’z

Perfect Pairings #12: A Book for Every Song from The Rabbit Hole EP by Ashe

The Rabbit Hole is the debut EP from American Singer-Songwriter Ashe, it was released in 2018. The Track list consists of 7 songs and I’ll be pairing them up with books that I feel match each of the songs in anticipation of Ashe’s debut album, set to be released May 7th 2021. DISCLAIMER: All the