Friday Wrap-Up – August 16, 2019

So far, August has been about reading as many ARCs as I can as quickly as I can. I've received so many August and September releases from publishers (which I'm very thankful for), and I've gotten behind on reviewing them. Fortunately, so many of the books I've been reading are great, so it's making it…

Tolkien, Special Editions, and Paper Insects: Foxy Links – July 26, 2019

“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit or There and Back Again You've probably noticed that things have been a bit slow on the blog this week, which is due to some random mysterious sickness that I've been dealing with. I've…

Friday Wrap-Up

Thoughts This past week, my blog hit 10,000 overall views since I started it back in September. I'm also nearing 1,000 subscribers, and my mind is absolutely blown by all of this. It's surreal. I started Read Yourself Happy because I was lonely and didn't have any bookish friends to talk to in the city…

Friday Wrap-Up

Thoughts I'm not sure what I want to talk about here this week. This past week has been a mental struggle for me. The thing that drives me crazy about being bipolar and that has driven me nuts long before my diagnosis, is the inconsistencies of my mood. It's exhausting to wake up and not…