💜 Some of the most painful stories happen behind closed doors. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and I’m highlighting 13 books from my personal library that explore domestic violence, abuse, trauma, and unhealthy relationships. While not all of these books focus specifically on domestic

At what point did follower count become more important than genuine influence? 👀📚 Publishers are overlooking creators who actually know the genres, understand the cultural significance, and have built communities around these books. Representation matters beyond the pages, and having a large platfo

The fact that Louis Zamperini survived all of this in REAL LIFE is absolutely mind blowing. What an incredible story of survival and resilience! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #Unbroken #LauraHillenbrand #BookTok #NonfictionBooks #BookReview

I had to do it! #CapCut #transformation #plants #planttok #philodendron

Clap When You Land was such a beautiful and emotional read. 🥹❤️ Knowing this story was inspired by the tragic American Airlines Flight 587 crash made it even more powerful. Honoring the 265 lives lost and the families forever impacted. 🕊️📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #ClapWhenYouLand #ElizabethAcevedo #Book

📚 September Reading Wrap Up! I read 10 books this month, and we’re keeping it SIMPLE: YES, NO, or MAYBE September reads: 📖 The Correspondent — Virginia Evans 📖 Daggermouth — H.M. Wolfe 📖 Blood Slaves — Markus Redmond 📖 Rock Paper Scissors — Alice Feeney 📖 Ring Shout — P. Djèlí Clark 📖 Afte

It’s Banned Books Week 📚🚫 and apparently my shelves have been a little rebellious 😂 Some of these I already knew were banned or challenged, but a few definitely surprised me! 📚 A Clockwork Orange 📚 1984 📚 Beloved 📚 Native Son 📚 Bridge to Terabithia 📚 The Perks of Being a Wallflower 📚 Lord

I went to the Goodwill Bookstore in Collierville and came home with 13 books! I had a $50 Goodwill Books gift card, so after that was applied, I only spent $2.50 out of pocket for this entire haul! 😭📚 📍 1015 W. Poplar Ave., Collierville, TN 38017 And YES, this is an actual Goodwill bookstore

The Nightingale was heartbreaking, beautiful, and SO damn good. Easily 5 stars. 🥹📚 #TheNightingale #KristinHannah #HistoricalFiction #BookTok #BookReview

October reading is officially STACKED. 📚🍂 I picked a little bit of everything this month—historical fiction, fantasy, horror, nonfiction, and some books that have been sitting on my shelves waiting on me. 😂 I’m especially excited to finally get into The Nightingale! Which one should I prioritize fi

Y’all know about the books and plants, but there’s a whole lot more to Cee. 😂 A little peek at the woman behind CeeReadsNRoots. What’s one thing people would be surprised to learn about you? #GetToKnowMe #CeeReadsNRoots #BlackWomenInBusiness #BackToSchoolJourney #MemphisCreator

The beginning had me wondering if I should keep going 😭 but it FINALLY picked up. The House in the Pines wasn’t bad… it was just okay for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #TheHouseInThePines #AnaReyes #BookTok #ThrillerBookTok #BookReview

I walked outside and this beauty was waiting for me! Look at the size of that flower…and there’s another bud coming. Plant parent moments like this make me so happy. 🥹🌸 #CactusBloom #CactusFlower #PlantTok #PlantParent #CeeReadsNRoots

Plant people know the excitement! 😂🌿 My Thai Constellation is pushing out a brand-new leaf, and now I’m checking on her every five minutes like that’s gonna make her unfurl faster. 😂 I already KNOW I’m about to be obsessed with this one. 😍 #ThaiConstellation #MonsteraThaiConstellation #Pl

Al Capone, Eliot Ness, a serial killer, AND an unsolved case?! 👀 American Demon sent me down a whole historical true crime rabbit hole. #AmericanDemon #DanielStashower #TrueCrimeBooks #BookTok #BookReview

Secrets, survival, a disappearing island, and a family with WAY too much shit going on. #WildDarkShore #CharlotteMcConaghy #BookTok #BookReview #BookRecommendations

Some books are good… and some have you looking up and realizing you just read the whole damn thing in one day. Maybe Someday was THAT kind of read for me. #MaybeSomeday #ColleenHoover #BookTok #BookRecommendations #RomanceReads

You know I had to check the book sections at Marshalls and Ollie’s. 😂📚 Let me show y’all what I found! Which one are you picking up first? #BookHaul #BookTok #OlliesFinds #MarshallsFinds #CeeReadsNRoots

A meal so special it can bring someone you love back one more time… 🥹🍽️ Aftertaste was such a creative and beautifully strange read. I absolutely loved this one! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Aftertaste #DariaLavelle #BookTok #BookRecommendations #BookReview

If you followed me for the books or plants, surprise… there’s a whole lot more going on over here! 😂 Welcome to my little corner of the internet, where we read, grow, collect vinyl, try new hobbies, talk a little shit, and have a good damn time. What made you follow me? 📚🪴🎶 #CeeReadsNRoots #