I love platonic relationships. I love strong friendships between people of any gender with no underlying romantic or sexual tensions. I love strong friendships between siblings. What I do not love is when platonic relationships are turned into ships by fans. Look, I get it. I really do. A lot of people who ship platonic […]
First 20% Challenge Like most book bloggers, at one point I accidentally requested myself into a TBR mountain that promptly collapsed on me when everything was approved and due at around the same time. Ah, who am I kidding? This has actually happened to me twice now. It’s not uncommon, in book blogging, to request […]
Bookmarks! Little things to hold your place in a book! They’re amazing, aren’t they? I never used to think so. Believe it or not, when I was a kid, I never used bookmarks. I memorised the page number I was up to and closed the book. I have no idea why. There were plenty of […]
Hi guys! Today I thought I’d do a fun little post about review books I requested to read for review, but was declined for whatever reason. It’s not meant to be a dig at anyone, it’s supposed to show that even though I’ve been blogging for 8 years, sometimes I still miss out on getting […]
When I was a kid, I used to always read the last page of a book first. I couldn’t help it. I couldn’t stand spending an entire book without already knowing the ending. You know that saying, ‘it’s not the destination, but the journey that matters’? I thought those people were CRAZY. I wouldn’t go […]
Hi kittens Thanks for waiting so patiently for my return! I had to take a brief and unexpected hiatus due to being hospitalised and nearly dying in late August. Now that I’ve had some time to recover, I’m happy to tell you all about it. The first thing you need to know is that I […]
2010 vs 2020 Reading Habits This post is inspired by Paper Fury’s Reading Habits in 2010 vs 2020 post. It’s my eight year blogiversary! To celebrate, let’s take a look at the first year I discovered what a book blog actually was and now, when I’ve been running one for eight years omg that is […]
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It’s been a while since I’ve done a discussion post! To be honest, I haven’t felt much like I had anything interesting or unique to say, so I haven’t said anything outside of a book review in a long time. But recently I’ve been thinking about people with the best intentions. You know, generous people. […]
13 Common ‘Mistakes’ in Reviewing You Can Ignore (except the last one) On May 21 2019 (thanks Google for bringing this to my attention in June 2020), LitHub published a piece entitled 13 Common Mistakes in Book Reviewing and How to Avoid Them by Jay A Fernandez. I don’t believe this article is good advice, […]
