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.

  • Two for Tuesday: Books by WoC

    Week 2: Two books written by women of color The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo I can’t go too long without making a plug for my bookstagram. The photo above was taken by yours truly. I read The Poet X at the beginning of this year and I absolutely loved it. As a poet myself,

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  • This Week’s Wrap-Up

    This Week’s Wrap-Up

    So, I was doing these weekly wrap-ups at the beginning of the year but I started to fall off some time last month. I think I’ll try revisiting these, let me know your thoughts in the comments. I was on Spring Break this week, which is one of the main reasons I got so much

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  • My Thoughts on The Upside

    I went to see The Upside with my mom a couple weeks ago and we had a great time. This isn’t going to be a full review, just a few of my thoughts. I felt a little iffy about going to see The Upside, but my brother mentioned that this was one of Kevin Hart’s

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  • Grownish Season 2 Episode 11 (Spring Finale) Recap + Discussion

    I’ve gotten super into banner making lately, thanks to Canva. Let me know if this one was a hit or miss!

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  • February Wrap-Up

    February Wrap-Up

    February is the shortest month of the year and I really felt that. This month completely flew by. My Two for Tuesday and Grownish Recaps + Discussions got a lot of love this month. Thank you for the support and comments, I love seeing what you have to say. Now, let’s see how I did

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  • My Thoughts on the Grownish Spring Finale

    I plan on posting my actual Recap + Discussion some time tomorrow. I just wanted to talk about tonight’s episode ASAP. Until then, you can check out my twitter feed since I was live-tweeting the whole episode. This post is gonna be filled with spoilers, so be warned. This episode was packed with all the

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  • Two for Tuesday: Strong Female Leads

    Week 1: Two books with a strong female lead It was difficult choosing just two. I don’t think my first choice will come as much of a surprise, considering how often I gush about it.

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  • Two for Tuesday Participants

    If you missed it last month, I posted my official prompts for the February Two for Tuesday. It’s a tag that I’m trying to start for book blogging but I might extend it to TV and Movies, as well. You can join at any time, just make sure to comment and link back to me

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  • Two for Tuesday March Prompts

    Happy Women’s History month everyone! I think I’m going to making this month’s prompts themed around that. Week 1: Two books with a strong female lead These books can feature superheroes, activists, or just a woman who knows what she’s doing. Week 2: Two books written by women of color One of the main reasons

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  • Grownish Season 2 Episode 9 Recap + Discussion

    I know I completely missed posting this last week. I talked about that in my thoughts on this episode post. Make sure to check out my recaps for Episode 10, Episode 8, Episode 7, Episode 6, Episode 5, Episode 4, Episode 3, and the Premiere. And follow my Twitter for weekly live-tweeting of the episodes.

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