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.

  • Matching my Favorite Christian Bops to Books

    Hey y’all! It’s been more than a month since my matching Gospel songs to books post and I’ve been racking my brain for follow ups. I have several in my drafts but this one popped into my head recently and I thought it’d be perfect for the next segment of this series. In that first

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  • When Dimple Met Rishi (Book Review)

    Hey y’all! Time for another review. Look at me, actually reading books and whatnot. It must be something in the water. I’m pretty sure this is the first book I’ve read by an Indian author. I remember when it first came out, I was going through a whole “I don’t like romances at all” phase

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  • I’m Not Dying With You Tonight (Book Review)

    Hey y’all! I’ve been hearing about I’m Not Dying With You Tonight a lot lately, so I decided to check it out. It’s pretty short and I listened to the audiobook (through the CloudLibrary app of course). So, let’s get into it. StoryGraph Synopsis

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  • WWW Wednesday (#15)

    WWW Wednesday (#15)

    Hey y’all! I skipped this last week because of Punching the Air‘s release, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been reading. This past week has been an interesting one with the added load of schoolwork, but since I don’t have to spend a chunk of my day driving to and from campus, I’ve managed to

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  • Top 5 Tuesday – F to J

    Top 5 Tuesday – F to J

    Hey y’all! It turns out that I was actually pretty off on the theme last week. I must have skimmed the fine print or something because the challenge was to match the letters to your favorite CHARACTERS. Seeing as I am someone who immediately forgets character names (even while reading) this was definitely a struggle

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  • Let’s Catch Up (#17)

    Let’s Catch Up (#17)

    Hey y’all! Another week has gone by and we are still here, weathering each storm together and for that, I am grateful. Grab your beverage of choice (preferably warm), a cozy blanket, and whatever screen you’re reading this on so we can catch up. Life Update

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  • August Wrap-Up

    August Wrap-Up

    Hey y’all! Wow, was August even a month? So much happened that it honestly felt like a year. I somehow managed to post every single day of August which is… well, nothing short of a miracle. I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve ever done that. I’ve just been stocked up with ideas

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  • Punching the Air: Netflix Recommendations

    Hey y’all! Welcome to my stop of the Punching the Air book tour hosted by Karina @ Afire Pages. If you’d like to hear my full thoughts on the book itself, check out my review of Punching the Air. There’s also an international giveaway going on, so enter to win your own copy of Punching

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  • Head Over Heels (Book Review)

    Hey y’all! I’ve been getting into romance lately and I saw this in my library’s audiobook catalog. I’m pretty sure some blogs have talked about it but I can’t think of any specific reviews right now. It sounded cute, so I decided to check it out. StoryGraph Synopsis

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  • Punching the Air (Book Review)

    Hey y’all! I know I don’t usually post reviews on Wednesdays, but I decided to make a special exception for this new release. I recieved an eARC of Punching the Air for the tour that’s being organized by Karina @ Afire Pages. My official post for the tour will be going up on Friday. StoryGraph

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