Author: Luke Harkness

I picked up Yellowface because I’d heard quite a few people sing its praises and because all of the bookish stars aligned (I needed to pick up a book and it was on my “realistic TBR” and the audiobook became available). It’s an interesting book that discusses the topic of the affects of social media on authors but I’m not sure it quite does enough. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Yellowface tells she story of how one day unsuccessful author June Haywood's friend and incredibly successful author Athena Liu dies…

A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara is a book that I'd been hearing incredibly sad things about for months. After reposting my monthly follower choice reads over on my Instagram, every single time, someone would make a comment "A Little Life is going to ruin you". So when I finally got around to reading it, I had both high hopes but also tempered expectations due to hype. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. A Little Life chronicles the lives of four friends—Jude, Willem, JB, and Malcolm—navigating adulthood in New York City.…