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Tis the Season (Part 2 of Holiday Recommendations)

So, I am back with the holiday recommendations, this post will focus on recommendations for the young adult readers. Just like with the young readers anyone can read these books not just young adults, now let's get onto all these recommendations!! I am going to be giving four great recommendations, and these are all series too, just like my first holiday post. I will make sure to include my progress in the series after each recommendation so you all can jump in with them me t

Nov 243 min read

Tis the Season (Part 2 of Holiday Recommendations)

Tis the Season (Part 1 of Holiday Recommendations)

Hi everyone and welcome back to the Nest. I'm sure everyone has Christmas shopping on the brain, so I wanted to share some recommendations for all age groups to help ease the shopping stress. Everyone loves a good book, and those who don't I honestly think they have not found the right book for them yet. So I am starting with the young readers, and I do want to preface this with anyone can read these books not just for kids! I see so often at my job that people can miss out o

Nov 122 min read

Tis the Season (Part 1 of Holiday Recommendations)

First Time for Everything (I DNF'd a Book)

So, I know this will sound a little silly, but I have never DNF'd a book before until yesterday. Previously, I would always finish a book for two reasons. I am usually rather optimistic when reading so even if a book does not start off strong, I believe that it will finish on a strong note. I am usually right here and have finished many books that have had spectacular endings. The other reason is that sometimes I like to be petty but like in an informed way. If a book is not

Nov 73 min read

Audiobooks: All Pros and No Cons (So Far)

So, I got into audiobooks in the beginning of 2024, and I am glad I did. It has opened my eyes up to a whole new format of enjoying something I already love and that is books! I usually listen to audiobooks through Spotify, mainly since I already pay for a subscription, and have listened to a total of 28 audiobooks so far. I really enjoy the format for its accessibility and its atmosphere. Now accessibility can mean a lot of things, but for me I would say in this sense it mak

Nov 44 min read

Along for the Ride (My Love of Memoirs and a Review)

So when I'm not reading, I feel like I am pretty tuned in to pop culture and the sphere of entertainment in general. Which is why I really enjoy reading memoirs, I feel like I get to be there with the author and truly get a sense of who they are. Getting to see what they are really like and not just taking my perceptions about them and thinking that I know them. I didn't want to be super corny and use the title of the post, but it really feels like I get to be along for the r

Oct 283 min read

Smells like Team Spirit (Author Spotlight on Jed Mackay)

Hello again everyone, today I wanted to do another spotlight on an author I really enjoy. This time I will be putting comic book writer Jed Mackay in the spotlight! Comic books are a medium I have recently gotten back in to within the last several months, and this time I am not falling victim to comic FOMO. It is very easy to fall into that rabbit hole where you feel like you have to read everything when you really don't. Just follow the characters or in this case the writer

Oct 213 min read

Smells like Team Spirit (Author Spotlight on Jed Mackay)

A Spooky Season Pit Stop (Rapid Reviews)

Hi everyone and welcome back to the Nest, we are about halfway through spooky season and I have already read four books. So far this month has been a real mixed bag with some really great reads and others that left a lot to be desired. I am also including my read for Hispanic Heritage month as I just finished it today, on the last day of Hispanic Heritage month. So this post is really like a spooky and diverse two for one special! :) So let's get the bad stuff out of the way

Oct 153 min read