Once the sun slips away and winter hushes the world, there’s a sound you were never meant to hear. A bell. Just one. Light as a breath but heavy enough to catch right in your throat. Known in scattered pieces of German folklore as a skeletal winter spirit, the Jingle Man legend is now quiet[...]
Retellings remind me that stories are living things. They change depending on who tells them and when they are told. There’s something about December that makes stories feel older, softer, and a little closer to folklore. Maybe it’s the longer, colder nights, but I found myself gravitati[...]
The banter, the emotional growth, and the undeniable chemistry between the main characters - We Met Like This by Kasie Westended up being impossible for me to put down. While I never want to judge a book purely by its cover (but let's get real, we all do it--right?), I did find myself putti[...]
How many women carried light through history’s darkest times and were never named? Finishing The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah while in public is something I cannot discourage enough. As I shielded my face with the book, not daring to make any eye contact whatsoever with anyone, I was real[...]
If you love Jane Austen, enemies-to-lovers romance, and time-travel stories, The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell is a charming and fun historical romance you’ll love to read. There is something so irresistible about the idea of stepping into the world of your favorite author. Not just readi[...]
"I want you onlyLike when we were kids under chemtrails and country clubs" - Lana Del Rey I don’t think I’m going to get over this feeling anytime even remotely soon. There is something so painfully and achingly beautiful about reading Releasing 10 while Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails Over[...]