Synopsis When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off andContinue reading “The Poppy War: A Review”
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Reading Goals for 2020
Though it is now almost June, I thought I would share my original book goals for 2020, not editing any of it. I wrote this out in the beginning of the year…basically the books I am hoping and planning on reading this year. I had put this together from looking over the books I hadContinue reading “Reading Goals for 2020”
2019 Year in Review
In 2019, according to Goodreads, I read… …18,241 pages across 45 books!!! This was a personal best for me. I set out wanting to read at least 30 books and I nearly doubled it…! My goal for 2020 is going to be at least 50 books. As with my 2018 books, I’ll include a listContinue reading “2019 Year in Review”
2018 Year in Review
I won’t do reviews for these since it’s been quite a while since I’ve read them, but this is the list of books I read in 2018 with a quick rating on the ones I recall well enough! Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas (4.5/5 stars) A Court of Thorns and Roses series byContinue reading “2018 Year in Review”
My Way Back to Reading
In 2018, I found my way back to books. For years, I forced myself to stick to the “ADULT” fiction shelves. I struggled to become engaged in the stories, feeling like I couldn’t really connect to the characters..but also, I just wasn’t interested in what they were doing nor how they were doing it. IContinue reading “My Way Back to Reading”
Hello there!
My name is Lace. I’m a clinical psychology trainee studying child and adolescent psychology. I do therapy, conduct research on anxiety and OCD, and teach undergrad classes as well. In my spare time, I absolutely LOVE to read. Some of my earliest memories are of browsing the library and begging my mom to let meContinue reading “Hello there!”
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