Hello again honeybees! I usually jump right into the review but since this is a bit of an unusual one. J.R.R. Tolkien is such a masterful writer but he's also very wordy and info-dumpy and it takes a long time for these novels to get going anywhere (if you've read The Hobbit and Fellowship, I'm … Continue reading Lord of the Rings Book Series Review | My First Time Reading A Beloved Series
April TBR + Goals | YallWest, Camp NaNo + More!
Hello again honeybees! I'm so excited for this month. YallWest is at the end of the month and I've missed it every since going for the first time in 2019. It'll be my first time riding a plane (I live in Northern California and it's in Southern California which is roughly a 7-8 hour drive … Continue reading April TBR + Goals | YallWest, Camp NaNo + More!
March Wrap Up: The Longest Month Ever??
Hello again honeybees! Long time no see, but I've been super touch and go on here for a year or so now and that joke is getting a bit old. But this month was a super long month and I spent the majority of it writing, as well as getting back into really loving reading! … Continue reading March Wrap Up: The Longest Month Ever??
February TBR + Goals: Let’s Love Again
Hello again honeybees! I've been really into the Valentine's Day spirit and digging anything pink and heart shaped! I've been super depressed lately and my mental health overall is not where I'd like it to be, so this month I'll be prioritizing some more fluffy reads and books I think will be 5 stars. My … Continue reading February TBR + Goals: Let’s Love Again
January Wrap Up: 2022 is off to an interesting start
Hello again honeybees! This month I kept my goals pretty lowkey. I wanted to read three books and post four times on here. Did I do that? Well... No, not at all. I really tried this month but the books I was picking up were not it and I was having a really hard time … Continue reading January Wrap Up: 2022 is off to an interesting start
Book Review: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole | I Couldn’t Have Anticipated Any Of This
Title: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole Published: September 1, 2020 by William Morrow Paperbacks Rating: 4.5/5 stars Content Warnings: death, substance abuse, violence, killing Synopsis Copied from Goodreads The gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning… Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems … Continue reading Book Review: When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole | I Couldn’t Have Anticipated Any Of This
Four Year Bookstaversary | Everything Has Changed
Hello again honeybees! This is a bit of a different post. I don't typically write think pieces/reflections but I thought I would give it a go for today since I feel like I have a lot to say! Warning: this gets super sappy. Today my bookstagram, My Honey Reads, turns four years old. When I … Continue reading Four Year Bookstaversary | Everything Has Changed
My Favorite Reads Of 2021
Hello again honeybees and hello 2022! I sincerely meant to get all of my end of year posts up, you know, at the end of the year, but I was especially low on spoons and ended up in and out of sleep instead. So here we are! I thought my reading year was a lot … Continue reading My Favorite Reads Of 2021
Blogmas Day 3 | Audiobook Review: On Skein of Death (Riverbank Knitting Mystery #1) by Allie Pleiter
Title: On Skein of Death (Riverbank Knitting Mystery #1) by Allie Pleiter, Narrated by Brittany Pressley Published: June 1, 2021 by Penguin Audio Genre: Murder Mystery Rating: 2/5 stars Notes: Audiobook gifted to me by Penguin Random House via the Volumes App One sentence review: A predictable knitting mystery that could've been 10 chapters shorter, … Continue reading Blogmas Day 3 | Audiobook Review: On Skein of Death (Riverbank Knitting Mystery #1) by Allie Pleiter
Blogmas Day 2: December TBR
Hello again honeybees! Happy Blogmas Day 2 and thank you for 400 subscribers! Getting that notification today was such a positive moment in the chaos of finals and end of year everything. I honestly have no idea what I’ll be reading this month but here’s a general idea. Books To Read In A Holidaze by … Continue reading Blogmas Day 2: December TBR