By: Cait Marie Happy Friday! With today being Korean American Day and Chinese New Year taking place on the 22rd, I wanted one of the prompts this month to show appreciation for Asian-American authors. I read quite a bit of books featuring Asian-American characters, and have even more on my TBR, so I'm excited to... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Blue Covers or Covers With Snow
By: Cait Marie Happy Friday! This week's prompt is books with blue or snowy covers. I'll be honest, blue covers are my weakness. They're always just so pretty! It was hard narrowing it down to these fifteen. For a full list of the Friday Favorites prompts, click here. Bloggers, the linky to add your post... Continue Reading →
Cait’s ARC Review of “Tokyo Dreaming” by Emiko Jean
By: Cait Marie *Originally reviewed on YA Books Central. I received a free advanced copy of this book from the publisher for my honest review. Blurb When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Now, she’s overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: June 29, 2022
By: Cait Marie Hello! It's that time again. 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 next? I read multiple books at a time, so I'm only going to share one... Continue Reading →
TBR Tuesday: June 2022
By: Cait Marie Hello! It's time for another TBR Tuesday! Last month, I finished 9 books while finishing grad school, so I'm determined to beat that this month. I have a few proofreading and editing jobs to do, and I also want to read... Curse Touched - Becky Moynihan I just read the first book... Continue Reading →
TBR Tuesday: May 2022
By: Cait Marie Hello! It's time for another TBR Tuesday! Last month, I finished 6 books, but I'm almost done with a few more. May is going to be hectic for me. Not only is it my last month of grad school, meaning my thesis (a full-length book) is due in a few weeks, but... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: April 6, 2022
By: Cait Marie Hello! It's that time again. 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 next? I read multiple books at a time, but I'm only listing one per prompt,... Continue Reading →
TBR Tuesday: April 2022
By: Cait Marie Hello! It's time for another TBR Tuesday! Last month, I only finished 4 books. It was rough. There was a lot going on between school, work, and a family vacation. I'm almost done with a few, so hopefully April is better. Here are the books I want to read/finish this month (outside... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Spring-Inspired Books or Covers
By: Cait Marie Happy Friday! This one was trickier than I anticipated, so some of these take place in the spring, but most either remind me of spring or have pretty spring-looking covers (aka flowers). For a full list of the Friday Favorites prompts, click here. Bloggers, the linky to add your post is at... Continue Reading →
Cait’s Review of “Tokyo Ever After” by Emiko Jean
By: Cait Marie Blurb Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, it’s always been Izumi—or Izzy, because “It’s easier this way”—and her mom against the world. But then Izzy discovers a clue to her... Continue Reading →