An anticipated releases post (???)

Hello, friends and book lovers! Yes, today I am doing an anticipated releases post. Do I read new releases? Rarely. Do I know when books are being published? Never. Do I add books to my TBR because I like the title? Absolutely. Have at least a third of these books already been published? Yes. But …

Book review: Night Film

Night Film by Marisha Pessl On a damp October night, 24-year-old Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Though her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he probes the strange circumstances surrounding Ashley's life and death, McGrath comes face-to-face with the legacy of …

Adaptations I’ve watched but haven’t read and have no intention of reading

Happy Friday, pals! Today I'm talking about some book-to-movie adaptations I've watched but haven't read, and am honestly not interested in reading. This was inspired by Ellyn’s post, so definitely go check hers out! I used to be so strict about always. reading. the book. first. And then, I thought one day, but why? If I'm …

Critiquing my favourite books

Hello my fellow book lovers, I hope you're all having a lovely day. For today's post, I'm going to be critiquing some of my favourite books. Personally, I think it's important to be conscientious of the issues in your favourite books. I think it's absolutely okay to enjoy a problematic book, as long as you're …

My (somewhat underwhelming) reading year so far

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you had a lovely week and have great weekend plans! Today I thought I'd do a mid(ish) year wrap-up and talk about what I've read so far this year. Honestly, it's been a bit of a meh year. I haven't read anything bad, but I've only read one five-star book and …

Physical TBR update: 2019

Hi everyone, I hope all is well! Today I'm doing a physical TBR update. These are mainly the books I've received for Christmas and birthdays the past few years, and where I call myself out for not reading any of them. IN MY DEFENSE I don't live at home during the school year, so I …

1,000 follower Q&A

Happy Saturday, everyone!! If you missed it, a few weeks ago, I reached 1,000 followers on this blog! To celebrate, I decided to do a Q&A, and today is the day I'm answering all the questions. Thank you to everyone who asked questions! There were so many good ones and I had so much fun …

Deciding the fate of overused tropes in fantasy

I love a good fantasy novel. I don't read it a ton, but when I do, I generally enjoy it. But there are some tropes in fantasy that are overused. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Tropes are tropes for a reason: they make a plot interesting. But I thought it'd be fun to go …

Books with the best (in my opinion) writing

If a book has good writing, I will 100% be tricked into loving it. It’s the fastest and easiest way to my heart. These are some books that have, in my opinion, some of the best writing Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: this book just has such a great flow. It's told as …

Book review: the Power

In honour of International Women's Day, I'm here with my review of a popular feminist novel! The Power by Naomi Alderman From Goodreads In The Power the world is a recognisable place: there's a rich Nigerian kid who lounges around the family pool; a foster girl whose religious parents hide their true nature; a local American politician; …

2018 backlog mini reviews

So in 2018 I got pretty behind on writing reviews for some of the books I read. I just never wrote a review, and the book has just been sitting on my review list since I read it. So today I thought I'd post some mini reviews for some of those books. Behind the Beautiful …

Favourites from 2018

Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope your first week of 2019 was a gooder! Today I thought I'd go over my favourite books from 2018. I read a ton of good books and wanted to gush about them. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng This was my #1 favourite of the year. It was …