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 […]
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 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 […]
For those of you who know me, you’ll know that YA contemporary is my favourite genre. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love fantasy and sci-fi, but my preferred genre is (and always has been) contemporary. So today, I’m going to give you a couple of reasons why I love to read contemporaries, and hopefully […]
So I had the crappiest weeks of ever, and I almost went on a blogging break to deal with everything in real life. It wasn’t actually the blogging that was the problem, but it was that I wasn’t taking time out to relax when I came home from work. It would pretty much mean working […]
Paper Towns is about a phenomenon called the manic pixie dream girl. This magical unicorn like person, a beautiful, popular girl called Margo in this case, is built up in so many people’s heads as the epitome of perfection. She’s wild, exhilarating and inspirational, and even just one night with her can change someone’s life. In other […]