Last Week A Wish In the Dark by Christina Soontornvat was so, so, so good! It’s probably one of my favorites for this year! Again, it’s been another week of very little reading, but this book was so engaging. Even when I could barely keep my eyes open, I’d try…

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,…