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Chyina Powell
Sep 18, 20244 min read
Best Books So Far!
Books have always been a lifeline for me. A place to escape when things got too real, too rough, too complicated. They were also the...
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Chyina Powell
Aug 19, 20242 min read
Legends & Lattes: A Review
Legends & Lattes is a novel by Travis Baldree that came out a few years ago and wowed the writing community, particularly because it is...
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Chyina Powell
Jul 22, 20242 min read
Passiontide: A Review
I received a free electronic advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review. Passiontide is a novel by Monique Roffey sat on the...
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Chyina Powell
Jul 18, 20243 min read
Castle of the Cursed: Book Review
I am blessed enough to say that about 80% of the books I read are either ARCs or come from supporting my local library. And so, I’m...
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Chyina Powell
Jan 20, 20242 min read
Witches, Princes & Mothers, Oh My!
This is a short book review of the novel When Wishes Bleed. Don't worry or shield your eyes as I won't be including any spoilers in this...
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Chyina Powell
Jan 11, 20242 min read
An Old Lady Solves A Murder
Okay, first things first. I read this book for a book club I am a part of and I am so glad that I did. It was funny and cringey in all...
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Chyina Powell
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Upgrade: A Book Review
Upgrade is a science fiction novel by Blake Crouch that features a would-be scientist turned government agent named Logan Ramsey. Logan...
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Chyina Powell
Nov 24, 20232 min read
My Favorite Scar: A Review
I received an advanced reader copy of the novel My Favorite Scar free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My Favorite...
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Chyina Powell
Nov 18, 20233 min read
How Lucky: A Book Review
How Lucky is a novel by author Will Leitch that centers Daniel, a man with SMA, who is regulated to a wheelchair and using technology to...
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Chyina Powell
Nov 11, 20233 min read
The Throwback List: A Review
Sometimes I get really excited for books, and I think that works to by downfall. True, some books live up to those expectations, but many...
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Chyina Powell
Nov 3, 20232 min read
What Does Silence Cost You? A Book Review
The Fountains of Silence is a historical nonfiction book set in Spain during the time of Franco. It is quite a thick book, but I promise...
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Chyina Powell
Oct 20, 20233 min read
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and...What Else?
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a contemporary novel by Gabrielle Zevin that centers two game developers (Sam and Sadie) through...
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Chyina Powell
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Could You Hide Your Identity?
The Personal Librarian is a historical fiction novel that tells what may be an account of the life of Belle Marion Greener, better known...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 15, 20233 min read
Who Wants To Win A Time War
This Is How You Lose The Time War is a novel by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. It is a science fiction novel and the latest book club...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 8, 20232 min read
A New Book For Your Winter TBR!
It is nowhere near the winter holidays but that doesn't mean you can't be prepared in advance! I received an ebook ARC of Love in Winter...
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Chyina Powell
Sep 1, 20232 min read
What If Death Just Stopped?
That's the question that Jose Saramago asks in his novel Death with Interruptions and I have got to say that this was a really great...
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Chyina Powell
Aug 18, 20232 min read
Secrets Never Die...or Do They
My copy of Secrets Never Die was received for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It is a YA thriller about a...
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Chyina Powell
Jul 14, 20233 min read
Everything Right With Yellowface: A Discussion
Yellowface is a novel by R.F. Kuang that centers a white woman who decides it is in her best interest to steal the work of an Asian woman...
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Chyina Powell
Jul 7, 20232 min read
A Review of A Kidnapping
This book was received for free in exchange for a free honest review. What book is that? Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of A...
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Chyina Powell
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Camp Zero: A Book Discussion
Camp Zero is not a book about your run-of-the-mill summer camp. It is about life after humanity has ruined the planet thanks to its...
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