August wrap-up

August is over and where is the time going! I'm writing this as 12:01 am because I didn't realise it was the end of August lmao Books Read The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson: 4 stars Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater: 4 stars Columbine by Dave Cullen: 4 stars …

Books in every genre with good female representation + why it’s important

So here’s the thing: whenever I’m reading a book (or watching TV or a movie or whatever) and there is a female character, I automatically cringe and wait. I prepare myself for the shitty female character we’re about to get. Either she’s a super annoying airhead or she’s ~not like other girls~. And if we …

Decluttering my Goodreads TBR #11

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I did one of these posts not too long ago, and when I was writing it, I was in the mood to keep cleaning my TBR. So here we are with the ninth round of decluttering my Goodreads TBR. Last time was (as always) a major failure, so let's hope this one …

Asian-inspired fantasy books on my TBR

Happy Wednesday, friends! Today I thought I'd talk about some Asian-inspired fantasy novels on my TBR. I've recently gotten back into fantasy (thanks, Leigh Bardugo) and wanted to highlight some diverse books that I want to read! So here they are. Also, why does Asian fantasy have the best covers? I mean honestly, they're all …

Tropes I want to see more of

Happy Tuesday, gals and pals! Last week's Top Ten Tuesday was favourite tropes, which I didn't do because I didn't think I had enough to say about tropes. Well, reading everyone's posts, I realised that I do, in fact, unsurprisingly, have a lot to say about tropes. So here we are today, with me talking …

If you liked The Butterfly Garden, try…

Happy Monday, pals! Today I thought I'd do a bit of a different recommendations post. Instead of just recommendations, I'm doing a "if you like this, try this" post. Today we're doing The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson! Some features about The Butterfly Garden that I used: it's dark, it's a thriller, it has a primarily …

My favourite books by authors I’ve read multiple books from

Happy Friday, gals and pals! Today I'm talking about some of my favourite books by authors I've read multiple books from. I thought it would be fun to talk about what books I did or didn't like, especially if I loved one book by the author. For this, I didn't include series, and only when …

Thursday discussion: favourite books by male authors

Happy Thursday, everyone! Welcome to this week's Thursday Discussion. Essentially, this is a biweekly meme where you write a post based on the prompt for that week. The post can be as long or as short as you want, and you can talk about as much or as little as you want. Visit this page …

Decluttering my Goodreads TBR #10

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I did one of these posts not too long ago, and when I was writing it, I was in the mood to keep cleaning my TBR. So here we are with the ninth round of decluttering my Goodreads TBR. Last time was (as always) a major failure, so let's hope this one …

Tag Tuesday: the Book Addiction Tag

Happy Tuesday, gals and pals! I was tagged for this tag by Jess and Rebecca, who are two of my favourite bloggers! I've followed Jess since almost the beginning of my blogging days, and I love her blog. And Rebecca is one of my best blogging buddies, and she's the nicest person ever. I couldn't …

Book review: Ready Player One

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline From Goodreads IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines, puzzles that are based …

Top five(ish) Wednesday: plays on my TBR

Happy Wednesday! I'm back with another Top Five(ish) Wednesday, which you can find more about here! Over the summer, Sam (the host) is taking a break, so all the topics are throwback topics, which I'm excited about. This week I'm doing plays on my TBR. I don't actually know if this was ever a T5W topic …