So I was in the kitchen last night, getting stressed over the tasteless pasta I was making that happened to be both undercooked and soggy at the same time, and I came to a realisation. I don’t think I’m ever going to enjoy cooking or being in the kitchen. It’s something that I’ve always envisaged suddenly […]
It’s been almost four months since the lovely Jenna and Aila joined me on Happy Indulgence! While I was super nervous about the decision to co-blog based on my past experience, I have had the best time blogging with these two – not one day passes where I’m not thankful for their help with Happy Indulgence […]
To read, or not to read, that is the question: Whether ’tis Nobler in the mind to suffer The Cliches and Holes of outrageous Books, Or to take Arms against a Sea of words, And by opposing end them: to finish, to suffer No more; I think that we can all agree on how we’re drowning in a TBR […]
We’ve come a long way in the worldview of feminism in the last couple of years. Feminism is no longer about man hating, appearing girly or weak, or even about doing the same things that men can do. Feminism is about equality, embracing the differences of each gender and bringing the issues of being a […]
When I write reviews, I often find myself commenting on how relatable the characters were, which made me question what that really means. There are so many characters that I find easy to relate to or connect with, but what actually makes them relatable to me? Identity I feel connected to characters who represent who […]
Death is one of the biggest things that we fear. It’s the fear of the uncertain, of losing everything that you’ve ever known and the finality of it that you can never bring back. So when I read books about death, I expect them to be dealt with in a way that we would react […]
I hope everyone had a stupendous holiday season and good luck to you guys heading back to work or school or both! This past break I read a ton of books, and the last book I read for 2015 had me thinking a little bit, which led to this discussion post. The book was the […]
In conjunction to the lovely Jenna’s recent post about Why [She] Reads Contemporaries, I’ve decided to regale you guys about the benefits of YA science fiction. It’s kind of like the middle genre – not exactly fantasy because these things could happen, but also not realistic fiction because let’s be real, how many of these things do […]
I just attended my third PTALive event, a book event held for YA bloggers and readers by Penguin Random House. I’ll be doing an event recap on ibrary shortly. Unlike previous years, PTALive this year was focused on the reader (instead of bloggers and booktubers). PTA said as publishers, they have noticed a lot of bloggers feeling the pressure […]