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.

  • Let’s Catch Up (#4)

    Let’s Catch Up (#4)

    Sunday funday y’all! Let’s catch up on the happenings of this week. Please bear with me and my seventies slang. I’m trying something a little different this week. I love testing the waters with new things like this. I also love reading others bloggers wrap-ups and seeing how their lives are going. So today, I’m

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  • Grown-ish Season 3 Episode 2 (Recap + Discussion)

    Hey y’all, we’re back for another installment of these Recap + Discussion posts. I have some things to say about this episode, but we’ll get into all of that later.

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  • WWW Wednesday (#2)

    WWW Wednesday (#2)

    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. I do want to start doing this regularly here. I’ll either do it every week or every other week, depending on how much I’ve read. Right now, I’m reading a lot for school, including

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  • Top 5 Tuesay – TOP 5 REASONS I RATE A BOOK 5 STARS

    I don’t have a set rating system, but I’m starting to think that I should. There’s a lot that goes into a book being great and it’s nice to see that laid out in a practical way. Who knows? That may be one of the next things I do in 2020. Top 5 Tuesday is

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  • Down the TBR Hole #12

    Down the TBR Hole #12

    Thank you for starting your week with me! I started de-cluttering my room last month and I really enjoyed the process of letting stuff go. I guess in a roundabout way, these posts are also a way I de-clutter my life. The Rules 1. Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.  2. Order on ascending date added.  3.

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  • Let’s Catch Up (#3)

    Let’s Catch Up (#3)

    Hey y’all, it’s that time of the week again! I ended up posting every day this week except Thursday, but 6/7 isn’t too bad. I’m surprised I was able to do it between school and work. That being said, I’ll probably start slowing down now with classes but I’m still determined to have at least

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  • Grownish Season 3 Premiere (Recap + Discussion)

    It’s good to be back y’all. I’ve missed these recaps so much! With all the snippets and previews and hints the producers have been dropping since Season 2 ended, you already know we were in for quite the ride. The only think I’m disappointed about is the fact that episodes are still only 30 minutes.

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  • Beware the Kitten Holy ~ Lumberjanes Vol. 1 (Book Review)

    So, I had no idea that Amazon Prime had books that you could get for free with it (thank you Goodreads). Lumberjanes is one of those graphic novel series that just about everyone has talked about at one point or another and with good reason. Now I understand just why it’s so popular! Goodreads Synopsis

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  • Who’s Ready for Grown-ish Season 3? + 4 Theories

    Hey, hey, hey y’all. The day has finally come! I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve been waiting for Season 3 ever since Season 2 ended. Yes, I’m talking about August 7th, 2019. The promo videos have dropped and the internet is buzzing. What fan would I be without a few theories for Season 3?

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  • Top 5 Tuesday – TOP 5 BOOKS I NEED TO READ IN 2020!

    I’m happy to be back for Top 5 Tuesday. That October slump really got me last year, but this year I plan on persevering. Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the lovely Shannah of Bionic Book Worm. It’s all good vibes and good times and if you’re on the fence about joining, just try it

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