Knives as Bookmarks

 Okay, so for many of you, you probably don't know that I haven't really read that much in the past six years. Well I got back into it in the past year, but honestly I think from 2011 until 2017,  I read maybe five or six books. I know, it's devastating and because of that INCREDIBLY long reading slump there's a lot of books that I haven't read yet. So I've scoured through my Goodreads to read list along with watching some Booktubers talk about some very hyped books. I will say, it's okay to be shocked that I haven't read these, but don't worry, I will be getting to them. In fact you can keep up with everything I read not only on my Goodreads, but also Knives as Bookmarks has a Twitter and Instagram, so you can keep up with the blog on there and maybe even control my future TBRs, we'll see where that goes, so go ahead and follow me on those at KnivesasBookmarks. But anyways, let jump into the part where I shame myself for not reading pretty mu

  Okay, so like most of y'all, we get started on a series only to never finish it until another book in the series comes out or you finally realize that you never finished the series and you forgot everything you read prior. Fortunately for me, most of these books fall into the first camp, but that doesn't mean if I don't catch up or finish these series I will still remember what the heck the books were about. So let's get into the series.  Creekwood by Becky Albertalli  Okay, this might not technically be a series, but Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda has, at least, a companion novel, Leah on the Offbeat. I flippin loved Simon and I really wanna to know more about Leah. I'm also not sure there are any plans for there to be more books set in this world or if just these two, but at least I just have one more book in the series. Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine   This one goes super dark and it's about a woman who was married to a serial killer and h

  Why hello there everyone. It's been a while since I've last posted on here, but don't worry I'm back for at least the foreseeable future. Now let's get into the actual reading challenge   Not a lot of y'all probably know this about me but I love travelling. I've always been a history junkie and I love learning about different cultures. Hopefully I'll be able to say that I've been to every country in the world, but for right now while I slowly set foot in every country; I want to at least read something from every country. So the goal for this challenge is to read at least one book set in every country in the world (or have a main character from that country) AND read a book where the author who is from that country.  Now that might not make too much sense, but don't worry I'll have my list at the end, but essentially I want to at least read two books about every country in the world. I know that some countries will be immensely harde

 It's finally summer which means enjoying a nice iced drink while downing a good story. The days are longer and the list of new releases are just as long. Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Genre: Historical Fiction Release Date: July 31   This book is centered around a young sheltered girl, Chula Santiago, and a teenage maid, Petrona,  striking up a friendship in 1990s Columbia. The Santiago's live in a gated community in Bogota, safe from the violence terrorizing the country. Their mother hires a live in maid from the slums named Petrona and Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona's mysterious ways.  While most of the books I've been drawn to have been YA fantasy or thrillers, I've always been interested in history from a young age and since this book is inspired by the author's own life, I am much more interested. To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder by Nancy Rommelmann Genre: True Crime Release Da