Month: July 2023

International Day of Friendship (Broken Friendships Version)

July 30 is International Day of Friendship and, unlike my Friendship Day posts in 2019 and 2020 which focused on a thriving friendship, this year I am wearing my heart on my sleeve by writing about a not oft-talked about aspect of friendship— broken friendships. Before getting into today’s post, I need to clarify that … Continue reading International Day of Friendship (Broken Friendships Version)

The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan

Book 35/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsThe Intimacy Experiment is a tender, thoughtful, sexy and often intellectually stimulating story whose MCs are a former porn actress and a rabbi. Yes, you read that correctly 😅 Ethan Cohen is a young ambitious rabbi, but his synagogue is in trouble. If he cannot turn things around … Continue reading The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

Book 34/30. My rating: 1 of 5 stars Ugh! This was absofuckinglutely BORING!!! The storyline, the writing, the characters, the setting… everything about The English Patient was A MAJOR SNOOZEFEST 😴 Going from not reading any 1 star book in 2022 to reading two of them in three months <<<<<<<<<<<<< I have not watched the … Continue reading The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

Book 33/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsMy fiancé gifted me The Folk of the Air trilogy for my birthday last year and I was realllllllyyyyyy excited to dive in because Young Adult is my second favourite genre and after the Six of Crows duology I have Crazy, Stupid, Love for YA Fantasy 😍🤓In this … Continue reading The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Book 31/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsMy fiancé gifted me The Folk of the Air trilogy for my birthday last year and I was realllllllyyyyyy excited to dive in because Young Adult is my second favourite genre and after the Six of Crows duology I have Crazy, Stupid, Love for YA Fantasy 😍🤓The Cruel … Continue reading The Cruel Prince by Holly Black