Author: Lauren

Black History Month

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The start of Black History Month alerted me to the number of unread books I currently have by POC authors (including the massively popular The Hate U Give.)

This month, to honor black writers and books with black main characters, I plan to read the following: Continue reading →

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January Books-of-the-Month Club

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I had a decent January, not in the least because I got to celebrate my birthday with a trillion new books.

I read almost 30 books this month and I loved most, if not all, of them.

That’s rare!!!

I wanted to see if I could narrow down my favorites to five books.

Though difficult, I managed. Continue reading →

Top 5 Most Disappointing January Reads

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This month, I read books hyped books from my TBR. I expected to be blown away by every book I read.

For the most part, I was. I loved almost all of the books I read this month.

In fact, I positively reviewed 75% of the books I read.

THAT’S AN IMPRESSIVE PERCENTAGE.

In that remaining 25%, though, were some disappointing reads. I DNFed almost all of the following books in protest.

Here are my top 5 most disappointing reads this month. Continue reading →