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    Book Review: Fame, Fate, and The First Kiss by Kasie West

    It’s now officially fall! Fall means many things for many people, but on many of the book social media sites I used to follow, it means they will post content relating to books in the horror genre. (Probably because they…

    By essieofwho September 24, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: The Apple Creek Announcement by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    For many years, I’ve had a pile of books I want to review here on this blog, but don’t. Sometimes I forget about them until I stubble on a save post that I never finished. Other times it’s because of…

    By essieofwho August 6, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: The Boys of Benjamin Boulevard by Samantha Robinson

    It’s been a few weeks since I published a book review post. To be honest, I’ve been watching so many YouTube videos reviewing books. This caused me to suffer from book review burn out… and made me question if I…

    By essieofwho July 16, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Fashion,  Food and Cooking,  Home,  Kate Spade New York,  Kitchen,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Kate Spade New York: All In Good Taste Book Review

    While during a recent clean out and organization of my things, I came across some books I wanted to write review posts for. One of those books is All In Good Taste by Kate Spade New York. The book, which…

    By essieofwho June 25, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Summertime

    Book Review: What Happens After Midnight by K. L. Walther

    When I read K. L. Walther’s novels for the first time, I felt very conflicted. The first novel I ever read by her was The Summer of Broken Rules. I wrote a review about the book here. The Summer of…

    By essieofwho May 21, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: The Summer of Broken Rules by K. L. Walther

    For many years, Booktok has been a major influence on which books become popular. A few years ago, I heard about a popular Booktok novel called The Summer of Broken Rules. It was written by K. L. Walther, who became…

    By essieofwho May 7, 2025
  • Anime,  Blog,  Books,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Lifestyle,  Manga

    Book Review- Sugary Girls: The Art of Eku Uekura (Japanese Edition) by Edu Uekura

    For many years, I enjoyed collecting art books. I own art books from movies, artists, and other media. As someone who has always loved art, I loved collecting them. Since the 2020 Covid pandemic, I have substantially slowed down in…

    By essieofwho March 19, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: Maybe This Time by Kasie West

    Even though it is January, I am really enjoying taking the time to read summer young adult romance novels. I have quite a few that need to be read, but so far I’m really enjoying reading one of my favorite…

    By essieofwho January 15, 2025
  • Blog,  Books,  Books,  Comic Books,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: Sound of Light: A Marvel School of X Novel by Amanda Bridgeman

    I used to really like Marvel Studios movies, but for the past few years I haven’t enjoyed them. Instead, I shifted my focus from watching Marvel movies to reading comic books only. I have been aware of Marvel novel that…

    By essieofwho January 8, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2024,  Books,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    Book Review: A Royal Christmas Wish by Lizzie Shane

    A few years ago, I read A Royal Christmas Wish from Hallmark Publishing. At that time, there were many things happening so it took me a while to finish the book. Years later, I rediscovered the book and decided to…

    By essieofwho December 18, 2024
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