Shopping isn’t my favourite pastime by far, and as much as I can, I order supplies I need online. Yet, I’ve looked forward to the yearly SG Book Deals warehouse sale since 2015. When they skipped out on last year, I was bummed.
HOW TO FIND LOVE IN THE LITTLE THINGS by Virginie Grimaldi
Depending on how you look at it, quarter- and midlife crises books can add to the disillusion or be rather cathartic. Personally, I thought How to Find Love in the Little Things tended towards the cathartic.
ON THE COME UP by Angie Thomas
Books about music usually are full of heart and soul. On the Come Up is no exception. In fact, it far surpassed more than a few of such books I’ve loved before. On that front, I actually am a bit surprised. I knew that coming from Angie Thomas, this one would be a good book. However, hip hop isn’t generally on my radar, so I did go in with slightly tempered expectations.
January 2019 Overview
One of my 2019 reading goals is to read a greater proportion of books I already own. In order to help me keep track and to be accountable for it, I decided to revive my monthly wrap-ups! This means I’m back once again with loads of stacks of books to share with you this year.
SUMMER BIRD BLUE by Akemi Dawn Bowman
I was pretty excited when my hold on the audiobook of Summer Bird Blue came through on Overdrive. I knew that the main character was biracial, and since I am too, I’m constantly seeking out out such identities in book.
