2026 has been an interesting year when it comes to my reading life. I have not been posting here or on youtube and I think that is thanks to burnout. I am slowly starting to feel motivated again and I have 25 books so far this year and there are a few standouts I want [...]
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November 2024 Book Releases
It is that time of year when new releases slow down but there are still a few that I cannot wait to read, especially some highly anticipated sequels. Play November 5th A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy, perfect for readers of Travis Baldree and Sangu Mandanna. [...]
February 2024 Book Releases
February might just be the biggest release month of the year! I am overwhelmed by how many incredible books are coming out this month, on February 13th in particular! https://youtu.be/Fls2QTKfq2k February 6th These sixteen stories by award-winning and bestselling YA authors center a Latinx point of view in an empowering anthology that reimagines classics through [...]
November Wrap Up // Once Upon a Readathon and Nonfiction November
I participated in Once Upon a Readathon and Nonfiction November this month, so how did I do? https://youtu.be/E07asN3EuAc Wren Greenrock has always known that one day she would steal her sister's place in the palace. Trained from birth to return to the place of her parents' murder and usurp the only survivor, she will do [...]
Books on My Summer TBR
You may know that I have decided to focus on sequels this summer and it is going well so far! I have finished two series and caught up on another one. However, I plan to read books other than sequels in between so that I don't get burnt out. I thought I would share a [...]
How I Track My Reading
Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits and Dani @ Literary Lion where we discuss certain topics, share our opinions, and spread the love by visiting each other’s posts. Do you keep track of the books you read? If so, do you use Goodreads? Storygraph? Another platform? I [...]
Five Year Blogging Aniversary + Q&A
Where has the time gone? I cannot believe that Kristin Kraves Books is five years old! I have learned so much over these last few years. I now know my reading tastes in a way I never have before, I have a better understanding of things like SEO and HTML, I have started a bookstagram [...]
Books I Recently Added to My TBR
Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away? Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity amongst the stars. Alone in space, she is the [...]
March 2022 Wrap Up
March has been one of my best reading months in terms of quality for a long, long time! I read 13 books, and a few of them have been on my TBR for years and I always knew that they would be favourites. https://youtu.be/m9ONu4JrywA Thank you for always supporting me! A GHOST SHIP.A SALVAGE CREW.UNSPEAKABLE [...]
Books I Recently Added to My TBR
I have added so many books to my Goodreads TBR lately, and I haven't written one of these posts in ages! I am going to share a few of the new additions to my TBR, not including new releases. After a lifetime of failed relationships, non-binary history professor Sam Bell is committed to a new [...]