TBR “Spring Cleaning” Pt. 2
Hey! It’s Olivia, and I’m here with another “spring cleaning” haha. I’m literally watching the snow melt and drip from our roof, so I suppose that could be a sign of spring. I live in the Midwest though…so it’ll probably get super cold randomly one day and super hot the next day. Midwest weather is…
The Safest Lies by Megan Miranda | Book Review
Hey, it’s Olivia, and I (surprisingly) finished The Safest Lies by Megan Miranda in approximately 2-3 days😲 I discovered this book in high school because every year, we did this competition called “Book Bash.” This is where they give your team a list of 20 books, and everyone can divide the books amongst themselves, and…
Knowing Yourself by Lisa Shea | Book Review
Heyyy, it’s Olivia, and I have finally finished another book! This is a feat for me because even though I keep buying books, I’m not as fast when it comes to reading them. However, I learned that nothing motivates me more to read than spending 24/7 with the same people in a foreign country. I…
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian | Book Review
As y’all can see from my blog upload schedule and my bookstagram (@liv_ing_normally), this summer has NOT been good for my Goodreads reading goal (Olivia from the future says that the school year hasn’t gotten any better either). However, I was recently able to actually finish a book. Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian…
Rose: Future Heart by Jazalyn | Book Review
I have an interesting relationship with poetry. I didn’t truly have an appreciation for poetry until I was in my junior year of high school. In sophomore year, I decided to try individual speech… and I was really bad in the prose category. I decided to do poetry my junior year, and it was my…
Home by the Waves by Anderson Park | Book Review
I’m so excited to finally be back with another book review! Towards the end of the school year, I told myself that summer would be great because I would have so much time to read…and then I found out that a summer internship plus an English summer class took up a tad more time than…
AAPI Month Edition: Top 2 Pre-Blog and TBR Books
I’m a proud Korean American, but believe it or not, I only started intentionally reading books by Asian authors or books with Asian characters a couple of years ago. I grew up in a very small, Dutch town, so it’s no surprise that our library was unconsciously geared towards white people. I’ve always known the…
Things I Couldn’t Say in English Class: Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
Hi! My name is Olivia, and I have no idea if this blog concept will be a great idea or a chaotic mess haha. Currently, I’m in my first year of college, and I’m taking my first true English class this semester. I like Critical Literature and Writing…but I feel like I can’t speak in…
The Search For Synergy by Brett Salter | Book Review
Okie dokie! I had three exams this week and am exhausted, but I’m determined to start and finish this blog post. It’s been a hot second since I’ve blogged, but I recently finished “The Search For Synergy” by Brett Salter. This book is the first of The Talisman Series, and there are three more books…
Webtoons at a Glance pt. 3
Hey, everyone! I’m Olivia, and I’m back with another webtoons post. I like webtoons a lot, but I’m super fickle when it comes to which ones I read. I always start a series, and then I forget about it for awhile. Then, I move on to the next one that intrigues me. There are only…
Cousin Calls by Zeb Haradon | A Chaotically Organized Book Review
For some reason, I thought I would have all the time in the world to read during break. I was wrong😅 However, I’m still trying to read at least one chapter every day, so that’s better than normal. Anyway, I’m here to do another book review…but this may be a little different than usual. I’ve…
My Unofficial TBR for 2022
It’s officially 2022, so I wanted to make an unofficial TBR for this coming year. I’m stressing the word unofficial because no matter how hard I try, I’m just not a TBR girl. The only time I push myself to read or make myself read a specific book is when I receive review requests. Otherwise,…
Madness by Paityn Parque | Book Review
The holiday season is upon us, and my school’s winter break is here! This means that I just had finals😭, but I’ve finally found the time to blog since I didn’t have a mountain of homework to do every night. I’m hoping to blog more over break and maybe blog posts ahead of time and…
Here U Are | Manga Review
Hey y’all! It’s been A LONG time. Ugh, college is still making me run all over the place, but hopefully, I’ll be able to find enough time to publish this post. Although I’ve been mostly preoccupied with classes and homework, I find myself reading manga before I go to bed and right when I wake…
TBR “Spring Cleaning” Pt. 1
Starting college has been one of the most overwhelming experiences of my life! So many things has happened this week, and I just need to blog about something easy and fun. I don’t know if this will be something I’ll do regularly, but I wanted to do some “spring cleaning”. My TBR on Goodreads is…
“I make a halfway decent friend if you give me a chance.”
-Kota Lee, The Ghost Bird Series
Liv-ing Normally 