By: Manuela Soares Happy Hump Day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you... Continue Reading →
Manuela’s Review of “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones
By: Manuela Soares "Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could... Continue Reading →
Tuesday Top 5: Books I Got Without Knowing They Were Already On My TBR
By: Manuela Soares Hello all and happy Tuesday! Welcome back to Functionally Fictional. This week my topic was inspired by a book I was recently given. Have you ever bought or been gifted a book only to look it up on Goodreads and find out that it, or a book in the series if it's... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: November 9, 2022
By: Manuela Soares Happy Hump Day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you... Continue Reading →
Manuela’s Review of “Their Vicious Darling” by Nikki St. Crowe
By: Manuela Soares Before getting into this, just a quick reminder that this is a dark romance/reverse harem fairy tale retelling, meaning that this is a smutty, smutty series that is not for everyone. There is a lot of sex in this book and in the series overall, so if reading that isn't your thing,... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Words
By: Manuela Soares Hello readers and welcome back to Functionally Fictional and this week's Top Ten Tuesday. This time, I figured it would be fun to do a topic from the official TTT post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's topic is Favorite Words (This isn’t so much bookish, but I thought it would... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: October 12, 2022
Happy Hump Day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read... Continue Reading →
TBR Tuesday: Fall 2022
By: Manuela Soares Happy fall/autumn, readers! With the new season upon us, it’s time for another seasonal TBR. Given that it’s the spooky season, I’m always in the mood for more horror, thriller, mystery, and spooky stories. That being said, here are some of the books that I hope to read this season. Dead Silence... Continue Reading →
Manuela’s Double Review of “The Never King” & “The Dark One” by Nikki St. Crowe
By: Manuela Soares This is going to be a double review for the first two books in the Vicious Lost Boys series by Nikki St. Crowe; "The Never King" and "The Dark One". For those not already aware (like me), this is a dark reverse harem fairytale retelling, meaning that this is a smutty, smutty... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: September 21, 2022
By: Manuela Soares Happy Hump Day, readers! We’ve reached the middle of another week, which makes it time to catch up with what’s being read! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you... Continue Reading →
