welcome to printessential
My name is Alex and I’m 25 years old. As you may have guessed, I’m an avid lover of books and have been looking for the right place to spill all of my book-related thoughts and opinions. What better place to do so than my very own blog? I’m so excited to share my reviews, anticipated reads, and so much more!
About Me
Until I find a way to make reading my 9 to 5, I am a full time secretary in a doctor’s office! I also work part time as a social media manager for a local fish market, a secretary for my friend’s tattoo studio, and a retail assistant for a small female-owned gift shop. Don’t worry, I still manage to find time to myself!
I live with my boyfriend, Quin, and our cat, Kitty girl! We just recently moved into our little apartment and are so happy to have made this next step together. Quin and I have been together four years now - we met at a mutual friend’s graduation party!
He’s been an oyster farmer since high school and is hoping to own his own farm someday, either locally or up in Maine. It works out well in my favor - every so often he’ll take me out for a boat ride around the harbor and it’s so beautiful.
reading
I am a true mood reader at heart - I will jump from a psychological thriller to a fantasy to a rom-com in no time. The only genre I haven’t read is nonfiction, but everything else is at least on my TBR.
My go-to reads are typically romance and thrillers but I have jumped into the fantasy world this year! My first ever fantasy books were The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent and Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. I absolutely ate these books up - feel free to check out my full review on these books and more on my bookshelf!