Victoria Brown
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twenty-three & longing.
lover of words, tea, & antiques.
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2022 Reading Round-Up
At the start of 2022, I said I wanted to write something about every book I read. I didn’t think I’d end up reading 45 books, but I also didn’t think I would end up working at a library and having enough free time to read without compromising on something else.
By Victoria Brownabout a year ago in Geeks
December '22 Reads
December. The last month of the year. 365 days later and I’ve read 45 books and written 23 posts, including this one. I’m proud of myself for sticking with myself and writing about every book I read this year, and yes, a whole post recapping my 2022 in relation to books will be following this one.
By Victoria Brownabout a year ago in Geeks
November '22 Reads
After finishing one book in October, which you can read about here, I’m back with another monthly reading round-up. I’m (still) writing these for myself, and that’s okay. It’s fun. Kind of. I haven’t read this much in years, and I’m enjoying it.
By Victoria Brownabout a year ago in Geeks
September '22 Reads
Another monthly roundup. Not necessarily because I read so many books in September – I only read four – but mainly because they were very emotionally draining books. Maybe? I don’t know how else to describe them. Maybe I just had a very emotionally draining month that made it hard to read?
By Victoria Brownabout a year ago in Geeks
Without Merit
I’m still on the fence about Colleen Hoover’s books. I know she’s super popular on BookTok – her books rarely stay on the shelves at the library I work at. And I’m glad she’s bringing more readers to the world after reading was deemed “nerdy” and “uncool.” (To be honest, I’m trying very hard not to be gatekeepy or “I liked reading before it was popular” over the new “trend” of reading).
By Victoria Brown2 years ago in Geeks
An Abundance of Katherines
Being a YA reader in the early 2010s meant you devoured anything and everything John Green wrote. I am guilty of that phenomenon. Even in 2022. I still enjoy his books, albeit they’re a little cringey – but it’s hard to differentiate between what was cringey: the writing itself of the glamorization and obsession with it.
By Victoria Brown2 years ago in Geeks
Meet Me in the Margins
Another bookish romance under my belt. Book Lovers drew me into romances where the main characters share some type of bookish connection – whether it's an author and an editor, an editor and an agent, or editors from the same publishing house. I want them all (Side note: where are my library romances?? Someone give me a recommendation ASAP).
By Victoria Brown2 years ago in Geeks
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
I really, really wanted to love this novel. I ended up just liking it a lot. I still gave it four stars on Goodreads, though. It is such an important novel telling such an important story, and I think anyone with a heart and interest in historical Sapphic novels would love it.
By Victoria Brown2 years ago in Geeks