Last Week This week I read the YA debut, My Summer of Love and Misfortune by Lindsay Wong. The publishers describe it as Crazy Rich Asians meets Love & Gelato. Ivy is sent to Beijing to stay with her extended family after a difficult start to her summer. It is there that…

Last Week Historical fiction when well written has always taught me something new. And that’s exactly what happened when I read The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee. I had never heard that during Reconstruction plantation owners looked to Chinese Americans for labor. After reading about Jo’s story, I did more…

Last Week This week I read Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite. I was so looking forward to this book and really enjoyed it! It’s the story of a graduating senior who makes a mistake at school and spends a few months in Haiti with her…

Last Week I did it! I’m finally out of my reading slump! I contribute my reading slump to working long hours for the library and being utterly exhausted from making decisions that keep changing every single day! This week I finished Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys – a YA…

Last Week I’m still in my reading slump this week – only reading part of The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys. It’s set after the Spanish Civil War – a period of time I know very little about. It’s really interesting and I’m loving all the characters, I just…

Last Week I finished just one book this week. Just one! We started curbside delivery at the library and it is taxing! With a very limited staff, we’re trying to accomplish everything we would with a complete staff and it keeps me running from the time I start my day…

Last Week It was another busy, busy week and although I did get some reading done, I’m realizing that it’s just not enough. I tend to get much crabbier without reading on a regular basis, so this week, I plan on putting aside a little time every day to read.…

Last Week My full-time staff is officially back in the library this past week and even with a second power outage, all I managed to read was one book. We’re supposedly working shortened hours right now as our building isn’t fully open, but with only nine of us at work,…