the ramblings of a twenty-something who's just trying to do the best she can
If anyone had asked me prior to last month who Gucci Mane was, my answer would've simply been, "he's an Atlanta rapper" and that's about all I would've been able to respond with. And while that answer is technically correct, there's so much more to Gucci Mane than just being a rapper; he's so much more… Continue reading All Hail the Trap God
Imagine a mashup of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, the musical whimsy of 2016's Academy Award-winning La La Land, and heroin, and you get Heather O'Neill's The Lonely Hearts Hotel. This rather unique love story set in Depression-era Montreal is the most perfect balance of sadness and fantasy with a touch of humor that someone with as… Continue reading Whimsy and Despair Clash in Canada
Here it is! My first review as a grad student! A LOT has been happening in the last seven weeks since I made my move to Baton Rouge, which explains the lack of blog activity, but I'm technically still on top of my "one book a month" goal, so let's get into it! My latest… Continue reading Walking A Mile In the Shoes of A Dead Woman
Tradition, jealousy, lust, and dinner recipes, come together as ingredients to a delicious twelve-chapter story of love and ultimately (in my opinion) tragedy in Laura Esquivel's debut novel Like Water for Chocolate, or Como Agua Para Chocolate when published originally in Spanish. As the youngest daughter in the de la Garza family, tradition dictates that… Continue reading How Forbidden Love Taught Me to Cook Mexican Food
When I first saw the trailer for Disney's A Wrinkle In Time, released earlier this year, I had no earthly idea what I had just seen, which was so odd to me because I remembered reading the book in elementary school. It was one of the few books I never finished, but I read a… Continue reading Wrinkled Time and Utter Confusion
How many times have you realized you're not taking the risks you could? Do your days go by without you making some effort to push yourself further in life, whether it be in your career or personal life? Do you want to take more risks, but just don't know how? If you're a young woman about… Continue reading Good Girl Gone Gutsy
Literally Just Thriving 