The Weirdest Books I’ve Ever Read

Do you ever read those books and then think to yourself "...........what the actual fuck?" Because that's how I felt about these books. Luckily, there's only two. HOWEVER. They are both very much "what the fuck" books. That's the only way I can described them. (there is swearing below, just be warned if you don't …

Thursday’s Top 4: favourite fictional worlds

Find out more about Thursday’s Top 4 here! It’s basically a meme I started mainly for myself, but anyone can participate! Visit this page for the upcoming topics This week’s topic is your favourite fictional worlds! I didn't do Harry Potter, because that's a given. And I also wrote this post before I read the Night Circus, or else that would definitely be on here.

T5W: Characters’ Fitness Routines You Want

Find more about T5W here! This week’s topic is Characters' Fitness Routines You Want. Sam says "This can be interpreted a bunch of different ways! Fitness comes in many different packages. This can be about characters who are super fast, strong, agile, good at dancing, good at climbing, athletes, or foodies! Whatever it means to you. This is inspired by those routines you see in magazines for actors, but with more of an open mind and less body shaming 🙂 "

TTT August 15: Ten book recommendations for young women

Learn more about Top Ten Tuesday here! This week is "Ten book recommendations for ______________: (Skies the limit here...examples: for Hufflepuffs, for fans of Game of Thrones, for people who don't normally read YA, for animal lovers, for video game lovers, etc.)" I chose recommendations for young women, because I am all about girl power. I also …

Academic August: the Whitehall study

If you haven't read it, read my post here about what Academic August is and why I'm doing it! This week I am highlighting public health literature. When I entered university, I was dead set on majoring in biomedical sciences, minoring in psychology, and eventually going to med school to become a psychiatrist. And then …

The Black Cat Blue Sea Award

Many thanks to J.W. Martin at Storeys of Stories for the nomination!! He has a wonderful blog, so everyone should go check him out. “This award is for bloggers who strive to write for everybody, and no matter how many viewers they get, make an impact on a reader. This award is an expression of …

Books I’m taking on holiday + mini life update

The day this post goes up, I will be leaving for vacation! We're doing a road trip and I'm super excited, so I thought I'd show the books I'm taking on vacation. Most of these can be found on my Read-a-thin TBR; HOWEVER, life happened as it sometimes does so I've had to adjust my …

WWW Wednesday: August 9

Normally I participate in T5W, but again this week's prompt (second book is best) wasn't working for me. I literally cannot think of any series where the second book was my favourite. WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. It’s very simple: answer the three questions and leave a …

Tag Tuesday: Summer Book Tag

Thanks to Haley for the tag!! This tag was originally created by Kaelyn from misskaelyn over on Booktube. It was a really fun tag to do! What book cover makes you think of summer? Zigzag by Ellen Wittlinger. It's just so summery to me! What book has brightened your day? Most recently, the Night Circus. I love it …

Monthly Recommendations: oldies

Found here! This month's topic is oldies, books published before 2010. I cannot believe 2010 was SEVEN YEARS AGO WTF. Because I have yet to accept this, I did books older than me that I really enjoy because those are actual old books. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien (1937) And Then There Were None by …

Academic August: classic psychology experiments

If you haven't read it, read my post here about what Academic August is and why I'm doing it! This week I am bringing you two classic psychology experiments. They are both very famous, so there's a good chance you've heard about them. But they are two of my favourites so I wanted to highlight …

Book review: A Tale for the Time Being

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Paraphrased from Goodreads In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there’s only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates’ bullying, but before she ends it all, Nao plans to document the life of her great-grandmother, a Buddhist nun who’s lived more than a century. A …