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.

  • I love watching TV shows, especially on Netflix, but there are quite a few series that I just haven’t been able to finish. Sometimes, the wait for a new season is simply too much for me. Other times, I just get out of the show. Here are a few of the series that I haven’t

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  • The Sun is Also a Star (Book Review)

    *Synopsis* Daniel is a first-generation Korean-American. His parents are doing all they can in hopes of providing him and his brother Charlie with a better life. Daniel has an interview that could determine the course of his future. Getting into Yale is the first step to becoming a doctor, the profession his parents long for

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  • I saw this tag over on Thrice Read’s blog and decided to give it a try. FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIME? This is a tough one. To Kill a Mockingbird was my favorite for years but I think I can give this title over to Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. FAVORITE BOOK FIVE YEARS

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  • Booktubeathon Wrap-up

    Booktubeathon Wrap-up

    This year’s reading challenges were: 1/ Let a coin toss decide your first read. 2/ Read a book about something you want to do. 3/ Read and watch a book to movie adaptation. 4/ Read a book with green on the cover. 5/ Read a book while wearing the same hat the whole time. 6/

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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. Both of these stories were published today, so make

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  • The Time Traveler’s Wife (Book Review)

    Clare and Henry have a relationship defined by time. Clare was six years old when she first met Henry, while he didn’t know Clare existed until he was twenty-eight. Henry is a time traveler, but not by choice. He has no control over his travels, though they’re often places of meaning. I used to watch

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  • Netflix Book Tag

    I saw this on the Life and Other Disasters blog and it just felt so right. I love Netflix, I love books, and I really enjoy doing tags. RECENTLY WATCHED: The last book you finished reading. I just finished this yesterday for Booktubeathon. TOP PICKS: A book that has been recommended to you based on

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  • The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (Book Review)

    *Synopsis* Hadley Sullivan misses her flight to London by just four minutes. She doesn’t know whether she should be elated or disappointed. Hadley is going to London for her father’s wedding to a woman she has never met before. She ends up getting a flight for three hours later, which could just barely get her

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  • Originally posted on Rae's Reads and Reviews: ? Click me! A touching story about a young girl and the fun she has with her grandmother. This is a great book for reading with your little ones, especially before bedtime. ? Click me! This is a fun short story about a boy and his grandfather…

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  • It’s no secret that I love children’s movies and TV shows. Here’s 10 movies that the whole family can enjoy, and they’re all on Netflix! Moana I have seen Moana at least 3 times now. I absolutely love this movie and if you haven’t seen this yet, you need to reassess your choices.

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