Goodreads summary: To All the Boys Iโve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box […]
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The Picture of Dorian Gray – Book Review
Goodreads Summary: Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wildeโs story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the authorโs most popular work. The tale of Dorian Grayโs moral disintegration caused a scandal when it ๏ฌrst appeared in 1890, but though Wilde was attacked for the novelโs […]
A Korean Family Chuseok
Junkyu’s friends come over a lot. When I first started dating him, he would let me meet everyone over Skype and it made me feel really included, albeit a bit awkward. Then, when I would visit Korea, we would hang out with his friends and family, and it made me feel even more part of […]
New girl on the block, and in the office…
So Korea has been really great so far, but the biggest challenges in my life right now are adjusting to a new job and adjusting to living with my fiancรฉ. It’s doubly hard because I come home from work exhausted and in need of a break from the newness of it all, to find that […]
Emotionally Engaged – Book Review
I found this book a little while back, and I knew it would be something I’d like to read, but I was blown away by how helpful it actually was. Goodreads summary: From the countryโs foremost expert on โcold feet,โ a smart and compassionate guide for the bride-to-be who thinks she should be blissfully happyโbut […]
Shiver – Book Review
Goodreads summary: For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolfโher wolfโis a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without.ย Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few […]
Dewey – Book Review
Goodreads summary: How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can’t even begin to answer those questions until you hear the […]
The Teacher’s Room Makes Me Crazy
As an introvert, I hate the layout of the teacher’s room.ย No matter where you goย in Japan (and many parts of Asia) though, you will findย thatย open work spaces are the standard. As an introvert, I have so many problems with the spaces I work in but thankfully I am leaving soon, so now I can air […]
Sula – Book Review
Goodreads Summary: This rich and moving novel traces the lives of two black heroines from their close-knit childhood in a small Ohio town, through their sharply divergent paths of womanhood, to their ultimate confrontation and reconciliation. Nel Wright has chosen to stay in the place where she was born, to marry, raise a family, and […]
Rebel Belle – Book Review
Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper’s destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts. Just when […]
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