HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE BOOKISH UNIVERSE!
Hello and welcome to The Bookish Universe!
I’m Mar, devourer of books and explorer of the BOOKIVERSE. I’m passionate about Literary Culture and spend many hours a day reading and discovering the magic and mystery of the BOOKIVERSE to bring you the best book recommendations, latest trends, and the most anticipated new releases and screen adaptations. I’d love to be your guide to the BOOKIVERSE, Let’s explore together! [LEARN MORE].
Yes, I’m a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, sees the dawn before the rest of the world. – Oscar Wilde
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WHAT YOU'LL FIND HERE IN BOOKIVERSE
I read hundreds of books every year of all genres and categories. However, I have a soft spot for magical, diverse, atmospheric own-voices stories by POC authors that invite social commentary, Hispanic, and magical realism/SFF books.
I mostly read ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) of upcoming hot new releases, screen adaptations, and other hyped/trendy books so I can tell you if they are worth the \”hype\”. Books rated over 4 stars are on the Recommendations page, and all opinions are on the Review page.
I’m an independent book reviewer, so I don’t get compensated for my reviews and recommendations and only recommend books I genuinely enjoy.
I do offer to collaborate with others to promote books (learn more) on the BOOKIVERSE news (new releases, cover reveals, etc.). Still, they will always be identified as a “book promotion service”. I will never recommend a book just because I provide these services, only if I genuinely enjoy it.
You’ll find the latest news, reviews, and recommendations on the HOME page, and these are some of the books you can expect to see next:
You will also find recommendations and news based on the calendar of events below, which (along with the latest trends, new releases, and screen adaptations) determines my monthly reading list (TBR).
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JANUARY EVENTS
World Day Of Peace, New Year’s Day, Euro Day, World Introvert Day, National Thank God It’s Monday Day, National Science Fiction Day, National Screenwriters Day, National Bird Day, National Technology Day, International Choreographers Day, National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, Heritage Treasures Day, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Korean American Day, World Logic Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, National Religious Freedom Day, International Day Of Acceptance, International Day Of Education, National Florida Day, Australia Day, National Spouses Day, Holocaust Remembrance Day
JANUARY TBR
FEBRUARY EVENTS
FEBRUARY TBR
MARCH EVENTS
International Women’s Day, National Read Across America Day, World Wildlife Day, World Book Day, National Grammar Day, World Obesity Day, National Employee Appreciation Day, Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day, Genealogy Day, Freedom of Information Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Equinox, Earth Day, International Day of Happiness, National Teenager Day, International Day of Forests, World Down Syndrome Day, World Poetry Day, World Water Day, first day of Ramadan, World Meteorological Day, National Puppy Day, World Theatre Day, National Doctors’ Day
MARCH TBR
APRIL EVENTS
APRIL TBR
MAY EVENTS
MAY TBR
JUNE EVENTS
Camp NaNoWriMo prepping, end of school year, U.S. Father’s Day, Global Day of Parents, World Environment Day, World Oceans Day, World Refugee Day, International Day of Yoga, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Summer Solstice (Litha)
JUNE TBR
OCTOBER EVENTS
Preptober, U.S. LGBTQ+ History Month, International Day of Older Persons, Halloween, World Habitat Day, World Teachers’ Day, World Mental Health Day, World Food Day, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Samhain (Hallowe’en)
OCTOBER TBR
NOVEMBER EVENTS
NOVEMBER TBR
DECEMBER EVENTS
DECEMBER TBR
MY STORY
Hello!
This is me on the dock over the
frozen lake in my backyard during the latest of the infamous “Nor’easter”
blizzards in New England, U.S (January 28-29, 2022), determined to read that
big tower of books, “The Outlander” series, since I was snowed in.
Besides being a recurrent blizzard survivor, I’m a wife, sports
mom of two busy athletes and an engineer working full time for the U.S.
government and dedicating most of her inexistent free time to reading, writing,
and exploring the BOOKIVERSE.
An upbringing filled with the myths and folklore of the three
cultures I’ve lived in (South America, Spain, and New England) shaped my
literary taste, which dwells in the liminal space between fantasy and magical
realism. So, now my passion is to create and promote more magical, mysterious,
and atmospheric stories, especially own-voices, diverse, relevant stories that
invite social commentary.
In 2015, I started a bookish blog to share this passion. After
rebranding that first blog twice, the third time was the charm, and BOOKIVERSE
was born in 2020 with a Big Bang of stardust and stories!
MY PROJECTS
LOOK I WRITE STORIES TOO!
Write what should not be forgotten. ~ Isabel Allende
ALMA SOLA
The Curse of the Weeping Woman
The call me the “Weeping Woman”
They say I haunt their waters because I’m cursed.
They say I’m cursed because I killed my family.
I did kill my family.
But, they only know the legend.
This is the real story.
– Alma Sola
BURNING WITCH
I look at the starry night
I look up because I don’t want to look down.
The flames above whisper “home”,
whereas the flames below scream “pain”.
“Burn the witch!” the crowd screams too.
I wonder who they are burning. I’m a princess not a witch, right?
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