What’s Next, Library Recs (February 2023)

What’s Next, Library Recs is a feature I started doing on Instagram a couple years ago to share what books I was recommending to my library. I’m now bringing it over to my blog where I hope to share my picks monthly. To see previous recs, you can view here. Here are the ten audiobooks I recommended for February: ~One~ Live Your Best Lie by Jessie Weaver Sometimes the prettiest Instagram feeds hide the darkest—and bloodiest—secrets. Social media influencer Summer Cartwright leads a charmed life: millions of followers, the trendiest designer and vintage clothing in her closet, a newly minted book deal, the coolest friends, and until recently, the hottest boyfriend at her über elite prep school. Every moment of her life has been carefully planned and cultivated to complement her “perfectly imperfect” online persona. She is truly #LivingHerBestLife. But when Summer goes missing during her annual Halloween party and […]

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Posted March 19, 2023 by Amber in What's Next / 0 Comments

What’s Next, Library Recs (#1)

What’s Next, Library Recs is a feature I started doing on Instagram a couple years ago to share what books I was recommending to my library. I’m now bringing it over to my blog where I hope to share my picks monthly. I am kind of a recommending machine when it comes to my library. I make it a point to recommend books by authors from marginalized communities, especially when they sound as amazing as these books do. I always try to recommend the newest releases or upcoming releases for the month so I can listen to them as soon as possible. Most of these my library has purchased audiobooks for and I’ve already listened to since. Here are the ten audiobooks I recommended for January: 6 Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe […]

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Posted March 5, 2023 by Amber in Library Recs / 0 Comments

January Monthly Recap (2023)

Monthly Recap is a bit of a self-explanatory feature where I recap my life, share books I’ve read, borrowed, and purchased, blog posts you may have missed, shows I’ve watched and give an overall count of my reading progress and more. There isn’t much to say here regarding my life. Everything is going pretty business as usual work-wise. I’ve been spending a lot of time with my nieces and nephew. I did start insulin and Ozempic last month and they seem to be working pretty well so far. My blood sugar levels are a lot better. I attempted to participate in Bout of Books and ended up starting two books but not finishing them by the time the week was up. I have since finished them though so win? Blog Posts Made. . . 2 I kind of failed at blogging last month. I did manage to do two posts […]

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Posted February 5, 2023 by Amber in Uncategorized / 0 Comments

Looking Forward To: February, 2023

Looking Forward To is a monthly feature where I showcase all of the books, music, movies, etc. that I’m looking forward to in the coming month. Hey everyone! I hope you all had a productive reading month. Here is this month’s edition of Looking Forward To. ~Books~ ~February 7~ Nerdcrush by Alisha Emrich This One’s For You by Kate Sweeney Daughters of Oduma by Moses Ose Utomi Out of Character by Jenna Miller The Long Run by James Acker Afterglow (Golden Boys #2) by Phil Stamper Seven Faceless Saints by M. K. Lobb Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood ~February 14~ Always The Almost by Edward Underhill And Other Mistakes by Erika Turner My Flawless Life by Yvonne Woon Revelle by Lyssa Mia Smith The Girls of Fall by Jessica Minyard The Pledge by Cale Dietrich These Infinite Threads (This Woven Kingdom #2) by Tahereh Mafi This Time It’s Real by […]

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Posted February 2, 2023 by Amber in Looking Forward To / 0 Comments

My Goals For 2023

Hi all. As the years go on, I start to like the idea of the new year more and more. There is so much potential there. Here are some of my goals that I’m making for the year. ~Blogging Goals~ Write 50 posts this year I say this every year but I really do want to start blogging more. Even if it’s a simple “Looking Forward To” or “Monthly Recap” post. I want to feel like I’m a part of the blogging community again. Get New Blog Graphics I really want to try to update my blog this year along with my profile pictures for Twitter and Instagram. Go To ALA Annual Conference I still ache when I think of how I was supposed to go in 2018 and 2019 before COVID happened. I am already making plans to go this year though with my mom. Let me know if […]

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Posted January 30, 2023 by Amber in Uncategorized / 0 Comments

Looking Forward To: January 2023

Looking Forward To is a monthly feature where I showcase all of the books, music, movies, etc. that I’m looking forward to in the coming month. This post is extremely belated as a lot of my posts are but here it is! 2023 has so many amazing sounding books so far and I can’t wait to read them. With the new year comes shows returning and new shows premiering. I’m still waiting on the show to fill my Netflix’s The Babysitter’s Club sized-hole. Books: ~January 3rd~ 16 & Pregnant by LaLa Thomas A Ruinous Fate (Heartless Fates #1) by Kaylie Smith All That It Ever Meant by Blessing Musariri Breakup From Hell by Ann Dávila Cardinal For Lamb by Lesa Cline Ransome French Kissing in New York by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert Take A Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden The Wrong Kind of […]

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Posted January 29, 2023 by Amber in Uncategorized / 1 Comment

Bookish List: Featuring DNA Tests (Inspired By The Noh Family)

Hey everyone! Today I am bringing back my book spotlight feature where I feature a new release book and create a book inspired list. Today’s list is inspired by The Noh Family by Grace K. Shim. I listened to The Noh Family last month and absolutely loved it. I would not mind a sequel for it at all, by which I mean please please, I need it. In The Noh Family, Chloe discovers her mother’s been keeping the truth of her father’s family from her. Soon after a DNA test, she goes to visit them and drama ensues. If you like Korean Dramas, you will love this and if you love this, you need Korean Dramas in your life. There is something so intriguing about DNA tests and discovering where you come from or who you’re related to. As someone who found out I have an older half sister sans […]

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Posted June 7, 2022 by Amber in Bookish Lists / 1 Comment

My 2022 Life Update

Hey everyone! Happy Pride month! It has been such a long time since I’ve posted. Here is a long overdue life update for this year. I changed jobs as a temporary employee for the state of Kansas in to another temporary job for 2020 and finally, last July I was hired on as an administrative specialist. This means I have actually been able to go to the doctor and specialists and while I still can’t quite afford it because, hello, United States, it is amazing. I’m an aunt to a two and a half year old nephew, Ozias and a one and a half year old niece, Dayci. And another baby on the way. Earlier this year, my mom and I took our […]

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Posted June 6, 2022 by Amber in Personal / 1 Comment

Top Twelve Books for Book Lovers

Happy Friday everyone! I’m so excited to be on the blog tour for Recommended For You by Laura Silverman. Thanks to Simon & Schuster Children’s publishing! ABOUT THE BOOK To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets You’ve Got Mail in this charming and hilarious rom-com following two teen booksellers whose rivalry is taken to the next level as they compete for the top bookseller bonus. Shoshanna Greenberg loves working at Once Upon, her favorite local bookstore. And with her moms fighting at home and her beloved car teetering on the brink of death, the store has become a welcome escape. When her boss announces a holiday bonus to the person who sells the most books, Shoshanna sees an opportunity to at least fix her car, if none of her other problems. The only person standing in her way? New hire Jake Kaplan. Jake is an affront to everything Shoshanna stands for. He […]

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Posted August 28, 2020 by Amber in Blog Tour, Bookish Lists / 0 Comments

Blog Tour Spotlight: Body Talk edited by Kelly Jensen

Hi everyone. I’m so excited to spotlight Body Talk today, a book on diverse bodies. It comes out in less than a week which is so soon! Here is information from Goodreads on Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy It’s time to bare it all about bodies! We all experience the world in a body, but we don’t usually take the time to explore what it really means to have and live within one. Just as every person has a unique personality, every person has a unique body, and every body tells its own story. In Body Talk, thirty-seven writers, models, actors, musicians, and artists share essays, lists, comics, and illustrations—about everything from size and shape to scoliosis, from eating disorders to cancer, from sexuality and gender identity to the use of makeup as armor. Together, they contribute a broad variety of perspectives on what it’s like to live […]

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Posted August 13, 2020 by Amber in Blog Tour / 326 Comments