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.

  • 5 Tips for Blogging Consistently

    I was inspired to write this post because of one of New Lune‘s blogging posts. I’ve had this blog for over three years now and I haven’t taken consistency seriously until this past summer. Here are some tips that have helped me stay (relatively) consistent.

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  • Two for Tuesday – Prompts

    I want to make Two for Tuesday into a real tag this year, so I’m setting up the prompts, starting for next month. If you’re interested in participating, please comment below and link back to me in your posts. I will be making an official list of the participants and I plan on linking back…

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  • Mini Review Monday – Room (The Movie)

    I’m trying out a new series! If you’d like to participate, just comment down below. Mini-Review Monday is just that, a mini-review on a Monday. It can be on books, products, or TV shows/movies. I recently watched the film adaptation of Room on Netflix and all I can say is that I was bawling for…

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  • A Full Week of Posts

    This week, I did something that I’ve never done before. I posted every day for a week straight. That being said, these posts were scheduled in advance, but still, that’s a major accomplishment for me. This is probably going to be a one time thing, but it felt great having something new out every day.…

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  • Coco (Movie Review)

    Coco (Movie Review)

    *Synopsis* Coco is about a Mexican boy whose family forbids music. Miguel is a musician, no matter how often his abuela tells him how music almost ruined his family. Miguel plans to perform on Día de Muertos in hopes of becoming as famous as his hero, Ernesto de la Cruz. Instead, Miguel finds himself in The…

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  • I’ve been trying to get more involved in the blogging community these past few months and I’ve been loving it! Along with being more active, I’ve gotten a ton of book recommendations from my wonderful, fellow bloggers. I’ve linked to their blogs and their reviews of books mentioned. Here are just a few of the…

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  • Grownish Season 2 Premiere (Recap + Discussion)

    I’m trying something new, let me know what you think. The Grownish Season 2 Premiere was one hour long, so the first two episodes. I was live tweeting for the first time. I had so much fun reading everyone’s comments. Let me start off with the non-spoilers, like the fact that the outfits were poppin…

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  • Beat the Backlist TBR

    Beat the Backlist TBR

    Getting involved with the book blogging community has been so fun these past few months. I want to keep that same energy throughout 2019. I found the Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge on Kristin‘s blog (Kristin Kraves Books) and I think I’ll give it a try. The only requirement for this challenge is that the…

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  • Two for Tuesday – New Year, New Books

    Happy New Year! We’ve successfully made it into 2019 and to rein in the new year, I purchased more books. New books also mean new pictures, so here is a shot I took right after I opened my package. I’ve decided to treat myself, especially since these books were in my TBR for so long…

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  • Mini Review Monday – Cousins for Life

    I’m trying out a new series! If you’d like to participate, just comment down below. Mini-Review Monday is just that, a mini-review on a Monday. It can be on books, products, or TV shows/movies. Today, I’ll be talking about one of the newest shows on Nickelodeon. The pilot episode came out late November, but the…

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