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.

  • The Liebster Award

    The Liebster Award

    I was tagged by the lovely Hanna of Hanna Reads several months ago. I was looking through my drafts and realized I never finished this. There’s no time like the present, after all. I don’t actually know the origins of this tag, but if you do, comment them down below. Thank you Hanna for nominating

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  • Top 5 Tuesday – Covers of 2019

    Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Shanah of the Bionic Book Worm. I’ve been following her blog for a while and you probably should, too. She’s a great book blogger and super sweet. I’ve been eyeing the Top 5 series for a some time now, and ever since I stopped doing Two

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  • Down the TBR Hole #6

    Down the TBR Hole #6

    Here’s my sixth edition of Down the TBR Hole. This has now become my Monday tradition. As promised last week, I’m trying out a new format for these. I’ve also created a new banner. Please let me know what you think. I’m hoping it’ll make these posts all the more enjoyable for you, my dear

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  • Slay by Brittney Morris (Book Review)

    I won an Advance Reader Copy of Slay from the Bibliophagist and Page to Page giveaway, which I talked about last month. This was my top choice for the giveaway, so I’m super happy I got it. I read it while I was in vacation in Haiti last month. Remember this is an ARC, so

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  • Summer Reading Wrap-Up

    Summer Reading Wrap-Up

    I haven’t done a monthly wrap-up in quite a while and it feels way too late to try doing one for each month now. I thought it would be best to group the summer months together. This summer was great for me. I traveled, met new people, started a new job and became an English

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  • Down the TBR Hole #5

    Down the TBR Hole #5

    I think I’m starting to get into a nice little routine with these posts. I may change the formatting next time, just to experiment. As always,click the titles for links to the Goodreads pages. The Rules  1. Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.  2. Order on ascending date added.  3. Take the first 5 (or 10 if

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  • Here’s Why I Binged Carole and Tuesday this Weekend

    Hello everyone! I just got through Carole and Tuesday and I really wanted to share my thoughts on it. It’s such a new series on Netflix, it literally came out on Friday and I started watching it on Saturday. So, let’s get into it.

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  • 3 Shows to Watch this Fall

    If you’ve been following this blog for a year, a month, a week, or you just found it today, you probably already know that I’m a lover of TV shows. As with the theme of this here blog, I support shows that have good representation and are inclusive. Here’s three such shows that I’m excited

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  • Down the TBR Hole #4

    Down the TBR Hole #4

    Welcome to the fourth installment of Down the TBR Hole. As with any good game, we must start off with the rules. The Rules  1. Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.  2. Order on ascending date added.  3. Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books.  4. Read the synopsis of the books.  5.

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  • My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich (Book Review)

    While I was on vacation, I brought along a whole bunch of books. I still had a little less than half of My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich to finish, so I brought it along to read on the plane. This review is on an Advance Reader Copy I was gifted from a friend

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