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.

  • Black (Book Review)

    Black (Book Review)

    *Synopsis* Black is the story that your oppressors don’t want you to hear. It’s the story of what life would be like if only Black people had superpowers. Kareem is thrust into this super powered world after being shot multiple times and running out of the ambulance. He is then found by people who train

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  • This weekend I decided to treat myself with a much needed Netflix retreat. I have been hearing about these shows for a while now and I decided to finally check them out.  

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  • The Loud House (Show Review)

    I talked about this show a little bit before in my What I’m Watching post from last month, but this is my in-depth review. If you have seen The Loud House, I hope you’ll be able to relate. And, if for some reason you haven’t, please check it out immediately. If this post doesn’t convince

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  • Miles Morales: Spider-Man (Book Review)

    *Synopsis* Miles Morales is Spider-Man. This may sound simple and it has become a fact of life for Miles, but that doesn’t make it easy. Miles is black and Puerto Rican, and his father has quite the checkered past. Even though he’s changed, Miles worries that some of that “bad blood” still flows through his

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  • September TBR

    I have five books I’ll be trying to get through this month. There are no guarantees, now that I’m a college student, studying between blogging breaks.

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  • I recently purchased two books with a gift card I’d gotten for Amazon. I’ll put the photos, names and blurbs down below.

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  • Eleanor & Park (Book Review)

    *Synopsis* Eleanor has just moved back in with her mother and stepfather after being kicked out a year ago. The move brings with it a new school and the need for readjustment. Her family doesn’t seem so accepting and neither do the kids at school. Park is half Korean and half white. He’s lived his

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  • My Life in Books Tag

    I didn’t have a post ready for today, so I decided to repost a tag I did a few weeks ago. I found this tag on Darque Dreamer Reads blog and decided it would be a nice distraction. So, here goes.  

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  • The Unique Blogger Award

    I’ve seen this around the blogosphere quite a few times before, but today is the day I can take part in it. I was nominated by the lovely Sara of The Bibliophagist. Thank you so much for the nomination! RULES: Display the award! Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their

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  • Two for Tuesday is something I try to keep up with every week here on my blog. It can be used to review anything, from children’s books to makeup products. If you’d like to join in posting Two for Tuesdays, just comment on this post here.

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