✵ Strike Out Challenge!

I'm doing something fun and a little different today! I found this challenge through Lifesfinewhine, and though it is old, it looked too fun to pass up. It's a super simple challenge; I'm just striking out the ones I've done before and leaving alone the ones I haven't done. Some of these are good things....

✵ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past . . . Rating ★★★ My Review I feel quite conflicted about this book. I'm giving The Great Gatsby 3 stars mostly for its beautiful prose. Other than that, I have quite a few problems with this one.Don't get me wrong,...

✵ Spell the Month in Books│June

All right, I'm back with another addition to the Spell the Month in Books challenge from Jana @ Review From the Stacks! Most obviously, it's not June anymore (it's not even July anymore 😳), but I don't want to skip any months. Consistency in posting is hopefully now a lesson learned! J - Just One...

✵ Poetry│Lonely

For those who struggle. a room full of people,a head full of thoughts,a past full of memories,a heart full of doubt. dark nights and cold tears,fading hope, fading hope.but always she rises,again and again. with a dream that someday,someday,things will beokay. Originally from @KBuxtonBooks's #mondayfic on Twitter. It's a challenge to write a Tweet-long piece...

✵ Book Review│Laertes by Carly Stevens

About the Book Set in 1920s Europe, this poignant dark academia novel sheds new light on Shakespeare’s masterpiece, finally allowing Laertes to tell his side of the story.Laertes Belleforest lives two lives: a wild, passionate one with his best friends studying Classics in Paris, and a stifling existence in the Danish court where the mercurial...

✵ Book Review│Dust by Kara Swanson

☐ Debut novel ☐ Duology ☐ Portal fantasy ☐ Fairy tale ☐ Peter Pan retelling ☐ Characters with secrets ☐ Phenomenal cover ☐ Modern setting ☐ Dual POV ☐ Clean romance ☐ Morally gray characters ☐ Christian author and publisher ☐ Emphasis on mental health ☐ Themes on light and darkness Rating ★★★★★ About the...

✵ Book Spotlight│Laertes by Carly Stevens

Set in 1920s Europe, this poignant dark academia novel sheds new light on Shakespeare’s masterpiece, finally allowing Laertes to tell his side of the story. Laertes Belleforest lives two lives: a wild, passionate one with his best friends studying Classics in Paris, and a stifling existence in the Danish court where the mercurial prince Hamlet...

✵ Waves Crashing Just Like Me by Kelsey Gallant

☐ Two points-of-view ☐ Summer read ☐ Beach setting ☐ Christian author ☐ Clean romance ☐ Love triangle ☐ Depression and autism awareness ☐ Hidden gem ☐ Highly recommended for fans of Sara Ella's Coral About the Book Fifteen-year-old Mariana Kaywood is ecstatic about spending the summer on the beach. She’ll get to spend all...

✵ Poetry│Trees

the trees are calling. come, they say. come and rest just a moment. can you not spare just a moment? for we have seen the years go by. and in the end what remains are the simple times. like wind in the leaves. and light in the shadows. and joy in your heart. Originally from...

✵ The Bethany Tales by Bryan Canter

About the Book Stories Behind the Stories. Peer into the lives of four people from the village of Bethany—a harlot, a mistress, a beggar, and a leper—as their worlds interweave and collide. Throughout similar circumstances, they each have unique and personal encounters with Jesus. Along the way, they learn what it means to experience authentic...