5 Thoughts About JAY’S GAY AGENDA

Thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy of JAY’S GAY AGENDA in exchange for an honest review! 5 Thoughts About JAY’S GAY AGENDA 1. So many of these characters are so easy to fall in love with They all have their little quirks like Jay having the most random statistics memorized and […]
5 Thoughts About MEET CUTE DIARY by Emery Lee

Welcome back to Ace Of Bens! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Some way, somehow, I’ve read over fifty books already this year, so I figured I ought to start posting reviews again. Today I’m back with a review in the form of a few thoughts that stood out to me in the days after […]
Interview with Talia Hibbert | Shattering Stigmas

Today we welcome Talia Hibbert, author of The Brown Sisters series, including the upcoming Act Your Age, Eve Brown. We had the chance to talk about the importance of acknowledging mental health in fiction, how representation is evolving, and taking care of yourself.
Interview with Anna-Marie McLemore | Shattering Stigmas

Today we welcome Anna-Marie McLemore, author of The Mirror Season and Dark and Deepest Red. We had a chance to talk about trauma, seeking mental health help, and, of course their books
Interview with Julian Winters | Shattering Stigmas

Welcome back to Shattering Stigmas! Today we welcome Julian Winters, author of The Summer of Everything, to talk about his books, keeping a balance between the good and the bad in fiction, and, of course, mental health! Q: Welcome to Shattering Stigmas! Let’s start by talking about your books, particularly your newest release The Summer of […]
Welcome to Shattering Stigmas 2020

Welcome, everyone, to the sixth year of Shattering Stigmas, a blogging event all about coming together and speaking up to continue to break down the stigmas that surround mental health. Today is the first of a two-week series taking place across several platforms, so come check out how you can follow and get involved!
Shattering Stigmas 2020 — Call for Guest Posts! | BLOG EVENT

What a time to talk about mental health, right? While nothing that has happened in the past nine months should be boiled down to “Oh no, 2020 strikes again!”, it certainly has been a tough nine months. We’ve seen the world shut down from the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve come together to protest police violence and […]
7 of My Favorite Book Dedications

Book dedications might not always pop out to the reader, but they’re one of the most important, and often very interesting, parts of the book. Here are some of my favorites.
10 books I loved but never reviewed | Top Ten Tuesday

Time for another Top Ten Tuesday post! This week I talk about 10 books I loved but never got around to writing full reviews for.
The “I Should Have Read That” Book Tag!

Like just about every other reader out there, I often think about all the books I want to read and, naturally, get stressed about it. This tag is a good opportunity to remind myself how many books I need to read and share that with all of you!