The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

I was genuinely at the edge of my seat as I read through this book. I also find that I was able to relate on so many levels with the main character, as I am in the mental health profession. I loved the quotations and all the technical psychotherapy hints here and there. Definitely a...

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

FIRST BOOK of 2021!!! It is my goal this year to read more Asian authors!! 😀 this is my first attempt and so far I'm happy with my reading goal for the year. ❤ Started reading: December 31, 2020 Finished reading: January 8, 2021 Favorite lines from the book: Then one day she spotted him,...

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Started reading: December 26, 2020 Finished reading: December 30, 2020 Favorite lines from the book: “Heaven last all ways.” (pg. 40)“What he beat you for? she ast. For being me and not you.” (pg. 71)“Life don’t stop just cause you leave home, Miss Celie. You know that.” (pg. 77)“…unbelief is a terrible thing. And so...

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Belletrist’s December Book Pick)

Started reading: December 22, 2020 Finished reading: December 26, 2020 Favorite lines from the book: “…but there’s always that nagging hope that this time, it will be different, that this time, they will remember.” (pg. 19)“But a life without art, without wonder, without beautiful things–she would go mad.” (pg. 35)“…the kind of sweetness that makes...

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman (Curl Up Club December Book)

Started reading: December 16, 2020 Finished reading: December 22, 2020 Favorite lines from the book: Indeed, we may have reached the point where cosmetics has replaced ideology as the field of expertise over which a politician must have competent control. (pg. 4)Iconography thus became blasphemy so that a new kind of God could enter a...

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Started reading: November 30, 2020 Finished reading: December 5, 2020 (201202) I have this subtle feeling that I don't want to read through it right away for fear that it might me feel emotional. I have been delaying finishing the book at this point. I must say, he wrote so well! (201204) At this point,...

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Started reading: November 16, 2020 Finished reading: November 29, 2020 I genuinely thought I would take long to finish this book, but I found that I was moving in a pace directed by the gripping tales of Catherine (and Cathy), Linton, and Heathcliff. The narrator's recollection of their plight was also as interesting as the...

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Reading Timeline Started reading: November 11, 2020 Finished reading: November 16, 2020 I have heard so much good things about this book from caricakes/ caricanread (someone adorable I follow on YouTube; click the links for her channels). Of course, I had to give it a chance because (aside from the wonderful cover hehe) it sounded...

Almond by Won Pyung Sohn

Reading Timeline October 30: Started Reading November 1: Finished Reading I gotta say this was a quick read because it was just so gripping. Favorite lines from the book: "Mom thought that if I ate a lot of almonds, the almonds inside my head would get bigger. It was one of the very few hopes...

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Book Insights)

Reading Timeline November 1 Started reading November 11 Finished reading I may have found another favorite book of mine. I enjoyed this book too much and it reminded me a lot of Memoirs of a Geisha (which is also a beloved book of mine). So far, this world reading challenge list I found on Pinterest...