About

Rae is a Haitian-American writer and educator, born and raised in South Florida. She received a 2018 Silver Medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition for her poem “Red Blood Cell.” She earned her bachelor’s as a double major in Psychology and English with a Concentration in Multicultural and Gender Studies and her master’s in English Literature with a Specialization in Caribbean Literature from Florida Atlantic University. Her poetry has been published and/or forthcoming in Rigorous Magazine, The Anti-Languorous Project, and Strange Horizons. You can find her nerding out over her latest reads @raethereviewer on Instagram and Tik Tok.

  • Opposite of Always (Book Review)

    Opposite of Always has been on my TBR for the longest time now. I even added it to my list of books I needed to get through in 2020. I’ve been meaning to get around to it and this ended up being the perfect time to do just that. I listened to Opposite of Always…

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  • On the Come Up (Book Review)

    It took me a whole year but I finally read On the Come Up! *throws confetti* I know I’m late to the party but who shows up on time? I’ve mentioned before that I was going through a bit of a reading slump before remembering that audiobooks existed. My library does a fairly good job…

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  • Isaiah Dunn is my Hero

    Hey y’all, so you may have noticed that I haven’t read middle grade in a while. It’s not a genre that I’m quick to run to and let’s face it, I’m a YA gal at heart. But that doesn’t mean middle grade can’t tug at my heartstrings every now and again. I received an ARC…

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  • Let’s Catch Up (#11)

    Hey y’all! This week has been a super productive one for blogging. I had so much to say that I actually ended up posting something every day this week. It’s been quite a while since I did something like that. Oh, how I miss those days. Life Update

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  • Bored in the House Watchlist

    Hey y’all, I’m bored in the house and I’m in the house bored. Now that I’m only taking one class instead of four, I have so much free time on my hands. I had originally planned to use it to clean out the back room/storage space at my moms house but that ended up being…

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  • The one where I gush about We Were All Someone Else Yesterday (Book Review)

    Omar Holmons debut collection of poems! I’ve been following Omar’s spoken word since high school. I feel like I say that with every poet but honestly it’s the truth. This collection was so refreshing. The bits of humor in the hard parts reminded me that that’s how life goes.

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  • The Reading Rush 2020 TBR

    Hey y’all! I feel like I’ve been talking about The Reading Rush for a while but I’ve made no actual plans. It starts on Monday and I’m hoping to get through several good books. So, without further ado, let’s get into it.

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  • WWW Wednesday (#10)

    WWW Wednesday (#10)

    Happy Wednesday, y’all! I hope this week has been treating you well. I’ve been losing track of days lately but writing has brought back some stability. WWW Wednesday is a meme that was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam of Taking on a World of Words. It’s all based on three simple questions. What…

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  • Books that Shaped my Childhood

    Thinking about The Babysitters Club and how it shaped my childhood made me start thinking about all the other wonderful books I read as a kid. Though I can’t remember everything I read (books were, and kind of are, basically my life) there are some books and series that stand out. Seeing as I’m 20…

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  • The Babysitters Club Shaped my Childhood…. and Possibly Yours

    Hello friends, today I want to tell you a story. Get your snacks ready, we’re going to be talking about The Babysitters Club. The Babysitters Club has been rebooted by Netflix and I’m here for it. Growing up, I LOVED reading The Babysitters Club. Every time my mom would take me to the library, those…

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