As a blogger, I blog about a variety of things. My most frequent posts though, are reviews. Book bloggers, and readers in general, review books all the time. This could be either in the form of review on an Instagram post/story, blog review, Goodreads review, or even just talking about the book with someone else. … Continue reading Critical Reading and Why I Suck At It
Epic Epilogue #7: Retellings
Hi everyone and welcome back to another week of Epic Epilogue! This week we'll be talking about retellings. Retellings are so fun, and I always like seeing how authors have kept the original story and changed it to fit into their world and characters. What makes retellings better? When BIPOC authors get the chance to … Continue reading Epic Epilogue #7: Retellings
Review: Blood & Honey
BLOOD & HONEY Author(s): Shelby Mahurin Stand-alone or Series: Serpent & Dove #2 Image from Goodreads One of the things that first caught my interest in Serpent & Dove is its unique title, and the title for the sequel doesn’t disappoint! It’s so different than the usual titles. We don’t often get “honey” in the … Continue reading Review: Blood & Honey
Favourite Contemporary Books of the Year (So Far)
June is almost done, which means we're halfway through this cursed year. I found myself reading a lot more YA contemporary this year than usual. I crave the feel-good feels of a good love story, and a world that is normal and easy to live in. So, since I read a lot of these books … Continue reading Favourite Contemporary Books of the Year (So Far)
Epic Epilogue #6: BIPOC High Fantasy
Hi everyone and welcome back to another week of Epic Epilogue! I can't believe we're already on week six, and that I managed to stick to a blogging series for longer than two weeks. This week, we'll be talking about some fantastic high fantasy books! We'll start with one of my personal favourite . . … Continue reading Epic Epilogue #6: BIPOC High Fantasy
Review: Time of Our Lives
TIME OF OUR LIVES Author(s): Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka Stand-alone or Series: stand-alone Image from Goodreads I’m in love with cover, I literally want her outfit! The title is also a perfect fit for this book. Time of Our Lives is a different book than the authors’ previous two books. For one, it’s not … Continue reading Review: Time of Our Lives
Korean Dramas I Watched This Year
After one more mediocre TV show with bland plot, one dimensional characters, awkward dialogue, and cliffhanger ending that will surely remain that way because everything gets cancelled, I had enough. Watching Netflix is one of my favourite pastimes but I've grown sick of the shows I was watching. They were awful. And the ones that … Continue reading Korean Dramas I Watched This Year
Epic Epilogue #5: Popular Tropes But Make It BIPOC
Hi everyone and welcome back to another Epic Epilogue post! This week, I'll be talking about popular tropes, but done by BIPOC. This is something we see a lot in the book community, which is comparing books by BIPOC as *insert book by white author* or complaining about the excessive use of a particular trope. … Continue reading Epic Epilogue #5: Popular Tropes But Make It BIPOC
Review: Spin the Dawn
SPIN THE DAWN Author(s): Elizabeth Lim Stand-alone or Series: The Blood of Stars #1 Image from Goodreads The synopsis just made me fall in love with this book, and the cover? Gorgeous! Spin the Dawn is such a luscious and beautiful story. Maia is a very talented seamstress but since she’s a girl, she can’t … Continue reading Review: Spin the Dawn
How the Summer Reading Challenge Made Me Read Out of My Comfort Zone
To be honest, I don't even remember why or how I started the Summer Reading Challenge. I think I saw some templates on Canva and as I was playing around with it, the idea for a summer reading challenge popped up. Not a very inspiring story 😂 But it did result in twenty prompts and … Continue reading How the Summer Reading Challenge Made Me Read Out of My Comfort Zone
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