A year has passed and I find myself once again in possession of the question: should I renew my setapp? Unfortunately, the question comes at a very busy time in my life, so I let it auto-renew rather than parcel out what I use and buying licenses for just those. However! This year! I promise […]
This book is a little nightmare of regular American self-care bullshit. Ever been on Instagram and swiped through stories of self-care influencers? That’s this book. There’s nothing useful or new in this book. Here’s a quote from the introduction that really highlights how I feel about it: “One of my ‘aha!’ moments happened while on […]
Can’t Wait Wednesday is a book blogging meme hosted over at Wishful Endings. It’s to discuss and spotlight books that you’re excited about but that you haven’t read yet, to get you more excited about your TBR pile! It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, which is hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. I first […]
This was a charming middle-grade read. It’s a great readalike for Star Girl, but there are more characters and I felt like it was a touch more thoughtful than Stargirl was. Really interesting and really good coming of ages represented here. Four stars.
I actually got this book through a blog tour, which I’ve never done before and I was very excited to participate in! So this post gets specific thanks to Algonquin Books’ publicist for finding me and inviting me — obviously I am Pleased As Punch about it. This is a queer graphic novel in three […]
This is a book all about pride flags, written for kids. The illustrations are friendly and quite lovely, and include a diverse range of people. The information in the book is easy to understand, but glosses over the unpleasant and divisive parts of LGBTQIA+ history; why did we need our own flags? What exactly was […]
This is a fantastic middle grade adventure novel from the great and inimitable Katie Zhao! The last middle-grade series I read and loved was the Aru Shah series, and fans of that series will find lots to love here as well. It’s a fantastic entry into Percy Jackson readalikes, and it was a quick read. […]
This is a cute book that has accessible recipes for kids! These recipes are well-written and include a list of cooking techniques up front, including various ways to cook eggs. I really appreciated the explained differences between chopping, dicing, and mincing. Four stars; list of recipes included on my blog post. Bookshop link here. Cheesy […]
This is a great introduction to gluten-free cooking. There’s a lot of family and kid-friendly recipes in here, without a ton of reliance on gluten-free flour. There were a lot of errors in this ARC, as other readers have noted; there also weren’t any pictures. I assume these will be fixed by publish point. Three […]
Wow! In April I turned another year older, totally rearranged my life (moved unexpectedly), took finals (4.0 babey), was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, and made 30 blog posts! Let’s look at some of them. Reviews In the Key of UsZara’s Rules for Record-Breaking FunNinja Kitties Mini ReviewsThe MapmakersTin ManDeliciously Healthy MenopauseDeath by Beach ReadBlaine […]