Hey friends! Welcome or welcome back to my bookish corner on the internet. Today we're catching up on my reading for 2024.

Top 5 books

1. A love song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

2. A curious beginning by Deanna Raybourn

3. James by Percival Everett

4. Of time and turtles by Sy Montgomery

I also chat about a few honorable mentions, answer the mid-year book tag questions, and discuss my tbr for the rest of 2024! Enjoy.

Hi friends. Today I am going to be talking all things Tia Williams. Specifically her new release: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde. I also discuss some drinks and snacks that I want to try, my four current reads, and an update in my music taste (including a short rant about Fleetwood Mac). Enjoy!

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Hi friends! :) Today we're going to be talking about all of my bookish plans for 2024. We're also going to talk about my recent granny activities and current reads. Enjoy!

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📖 Books mentioned:

Soil by Camille T Dungy

Garden spells by Sarah Addison Allen

One dark window by Rachel Gillig

Emily Wilde's encyclopedia of fairies by Heather Fawcett

Anticipated releases:

1. All we were promised by Ashton Lattimore (April 24
2. Score by Kennedy Ryan (fall) 
3. A love song for ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (February 6)
4. Lore of the wilds by Analeigh Sbrana (February 27)
5. A tempest of tea by Hafsah Faizal (February 20)
6. The orange by Wendy Cope (March 5)
7. A witch’s guide to magical innkeeping by Sangu Manadanna (April 2)
8. Masquerade by OO Sangoyomi (July 2)
9. So let them burn by Kamilah Cole (January 16)
10. Business Casual by Bk borison (July 16)

 TBR (books I can’t wait to read this year)

• Wait for it by Mariana Zapata
• Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko 
• Among Flowers by Jamaica Kincaid
• Outdrawn by Deanna Grey
• White teeth by Zadie Smith
• Shokos Smile by Choi Eunyoung
• The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi