2019 End of Year Survey

Hello, friends!! I am not going to lie, the thought of having to do a bunch of end of year wrap ups is part of the reason I have chosen to stay away from my blog for so long. I know it makes no sense, but that thought of having to wrap up one of…

ARC Review: Coral by Sara Ella

Summary from Goodreads: There is more than one way to drown. Coral has always been different, standing out from her mermaid sisters in a society where blending in is key. Worse yet, she fears she has been afflicted with the dreaded Disease, said to be carried by humans—emotions. Can she face the darkness long enough…

Announcing the Second Sapphic Saturday!

Hello, friends!! Guess what time it is? October!! (Though I should note that when I was typing that my brain went on auto pilot and typed March so uh, happy March everyone) And guess what that means? It's time for another Sapphic Saturday!!! If you missed our first round or all of our announcement stuff,…

Book Review: Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno

Summary from Goodreads: A magic passed down through generations . . . Georgina Fernweh waits with growing impatience for the tingle of magic in her fingers—magic that has been passed down through every woman in her family. Her twin sister, Mary, already shows an ability to defy gravity. But with their eighteenth birthday looming at…

Five Predicted Five Star Reads

Hello, friends!! I have seen so many other people do posts like this so many times and I have always thought they seemed super cool, so I wanted to try one! I have a lot of over dramatic and unnecessary feelings concerning star ratings, especially five star ratings, that I plan to share as soon…

Series Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

Hello, guys, gals, and nonbinary pals and welcome to to Arin rambles about Percy Jackson but this time she attempts to do it in an organized manner. Summary of The Lightning Thief from Goodreads: Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters…

19 Books That Mean the World to Me

What's up, I'm Arin, I'm nineteen and there is a slight chance I f*cking learned how to read.  In other words, hi, I'm Arin, and today I turn nineteen. By the time this goes up, I will have been nineteen for nineteen whole minutes (how iconic). That is right, nineteen years ago on this day…