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Wrap Up: April 2025

April 30, 2025

Oh wow, it’s the end of April already! What a month it has been! It’s been a little busy, so let’s dive right in!

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Let’s Talk: Tier Ranking Retellings, Reimaginings, and Books Inspired by Shakespeare

April 23, 2025

Happy birth/death day to my favorite old white man, William Shakespeare! If you’ve been on the blog or talked to me for like 5 minutes then you’ll know that I absolutely adore Shakespeare, it’s maybe a little unhealthy.

Back in July of last year — yes, you read that correctly, July last year — I got the idea to do a ranking of every book I’ve read that is either a retelling, reimagining, or heavily inspired by Shakespeare. Some things I’m not including here are some of the graphic novels that I’ve read — I’ve read some that were the story told as is just in graphic novel format, graphic novel retellings are included in this list. I’m also not including plays, as I feel like that is its own category and maybe will do a post on those ones day. 

This is gonna be a long one, besties, you know me once I start talking about Shakespeare related things…grab your favorite beverage and a snack, get comfy and let’s talk about all (well most) the Shakespeare inspired books I’ve read!

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Quarterly Stats: January through March 2025

April 5, 2025

Who else is in denial that we’re already through the first quarter of 2025? Honestly, what the hell, how is it April? Anyway, I decided that this year instead of adding my quarterly stats in my monthly wrap up at the end of each quarter, I would dedicate an entire post solely to my quarterly stats.

Get comfy, and cozy and let’s talk about my stats for January through March!

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Wrap Up: March 2025

March 31, 2025

Okay, March literally flew by so fast. I think this month felt the quickest to me so far, which would make sense since it’s been a busy month, but it definitely flew by really quickly.

As always, we’ve got a lot to chat about, so grab your favorite beverage, get cozy, and let me tell you all about this past month.

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Book Recs: If you liked this musical, read this book

March 27, 2025

Hello hello besties, happy world theatre day! As I’m sure you all know, I love anything that celebrates theatre, so I love this day and I love that it happens to fall during my birthday month!

In honor of this day, I thought it would be fun to recommend some books that you should read based on what musicals you like! Or, what musicals to listen to based on what books you like!

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Review: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

March 24, 2025

When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

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ARC Review: For the Record by Emma Lord

March 22, 2025

An electrifying rom com of rivalry and redemption, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Daisy Jones and the Six, from New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord.

Once the most notorious rivals in the music scene, pop princess Mackenzie Waters and punk rockstar Sam Blaze electrified audiences as their bands clashed on stage. But behind the scenes, their simmering tension grew into something more — until suddenly both bands fell apart, and the idea of Mackenzie and Sam did, too.

Two years later, Sam has traded the rockstar lifestyle for a quiet life raising the son he didn’t know about. Meanwhile, Mackenzie is dealing with a postoperative change in her voice by only singing under a pseudonym. The only way to revive their public careers? A joint comeback album.

With fans over the moon and their futures on the line, Sam and Mackenzie face their biggest challenge yet: giving up the old rivalry and learning to work together. But as old sparks fly and new secrets emerge, they set off a chain reaction neither of them could have anticipated — one that proves that sometimes, the greatest hits are the ones yet to be written.

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ARC Review + Blog Tour: Lovely Dark and Deep by Elisa A. Bonnin

March 15, 2025

Hidden off the coast of Washington, veiled in mist, there is an island that does not appear on any map. And on that island is Ellery West.

Ellery West has always been home for Faith. After an international move and a childhood spent adjusting to a new culture and a new language, the acclaimed school for magic feels like the only place she can be herself. That is, until Faith and another student walk into the forest, and only Faith walks out.

Marked with the red stripe across her uniform that designates all students deemed too dangerous to attend regular classes, Faith becomes a social pariah, an exile of Ellery West. But all she has to do is keep her head down for one more year to graduate, and she gets to keep her magic. Because when students fail out of Ellery West, they have their magic taken away. Forever. And Faith can’t let that happen.

Except terrifying things are still happening to students, and the dark magic that was unleashed in the forest still seems to be at work. To stop it, Faith and the other Red Stripes will have to work together, risking expulsion from the magical world altogether.

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Wrap Up: February 2025

February 28, 2025

Wow, February has come and gone and what a month it has been. It’s been a bit of a wild ride and honestly, the beginning of the month feels like it was eons ago! What a wild ride, let’s just get into it! Get comfy and cozy, grab your favorite snack or beverage and let’s chat about February!

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Spotlight: The Swans of Harlem

February 26, 2025

Hi friends! Today I’m shining the brightest spotlight on a book I’m so excited about. I’m hoping to read more non-fiction this year, and one of the non-fiction books that I’m really looking forward to reading is The Swans of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults): Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History by Karen Valby. When Random House reached out to see if I was interested in a copy and participating in the blog tour, I jumped at the opportunity!

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