Happy new year everyone! For my first post this year, I thought I would go through my planning method that I’m using in 2021 (I have previously done two planner posts in the past) and talk through my reading goals for the year. For my planner this year, I’m sticking to using only my bullet […]
As the Christmas bells ring and we near the holiday season, it’s also that time of the year where everyone feels a little more burnt out and more jaded than usual. Not only is that happening in our personal lives, but it also happens throughout the book blogosphere. After all, it’s been a big year […]
I read a lot of books. So far in 2020 (as of July when I’m writing this post) I’ve already read over 200 books this year, in a wide range of genres. And I have over 200 more books on my physical TBR waiting for me, but there’s a few things that make me pick […]
Lately, I’ve seen a few tweets and comments from others criticising booktubers and bookstagrammers for being too consumerist and buying way too many books and bookish merchandise. Large book hauls and the towering TBR are not new concepts in the book community – however, many within the book community may feel the pressure to constantly […]
I don’t think I have ever been as glad to be an introvert as I am right now. I am currently in self-isolation at my family’s home after flying from New Zealand to Australia. At the time I’m writing this post, I still have 11 days to go. So far this isolation period feels like […]
Happy new year everyone! I can’t believe we’re in 2020, especially since it’s been a while since my last post. For my first post of the year, I’m going to do something incredibly unoriginal and write down 5 of my resolutions for the year. I’m hoping that writing them down will help me keep working […]
I’ve just finished the last book in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series and I was left with such a warm, fuzzy feeling upon finishing the epilogue of the book. When I look back at it, there’s not a lot of series that lead to such a satisfying feeling – which lead me to think, […]
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Negative reviews are something that garner a lot of attention – whether it’s from authors shaming reviewers or even pointing out reviews that are “wrong”, or other people attacking book reviewers for not liking something that they do. This has lead to many book bloggers and reviewers withholding their opinion from a book if it’s […]
Before this year, I would say that my relationship with audiobooks was non-existent. Back in 2015 and 2016, I was reading 200 books a year and I found audiobooks to be a huge hindrance because of how slow-paced they were. Why would I listen to a book, when I could read it with my own […]