There hasn’t been a review on my blog for so long! Just like a straight up review. Actually, let me check – there hasn’t been one for almost a month! But now you know – if I’m publishing one, it MUST be good. And with how much you’ve already seen me fangirl about this book.. You should know it’s amazing! Battlestar…
Continue Reading→[Meme] State of the ARC #15 How Is Your ARCs Bingo In October?
October was a busy month, but despite that! It’s actually been a really good reading month, and most of those reads were ARCs as well. I’m happy to say I’ve done well! Except of course, I also hauled quite a few. So I don’t know where I actually am right now, in regards to my ARC reading xD I guess…
Continue Reading→“Guilty Pleasure” Labels: Is It Just Schoolgirl Mentality You Can’t Let Go Of? Why You Should Read Chick Lit (At Least Sometimes!)
Lately I’ve been giving you all sorts of confessions. Like, seriously, Evelina – how many more things can you confess? Or do you keep making these up to draw readers? 😂 Well, no. I’m not making them up! I mean, there are probably plenty of dark secrets embarrassing details in your own life you would be willing to confess to your peers for…
Continue Reading→I’ve Been Thinking (And Reading) About Anxiety And Worrying Featuring The Worrier's Guide to the End of the World by Torre DeRoche
Is there a season for worrying, do you think? A GIF of the full moon with a cloud passing over it Is there a season for worrying, when we’re more anxious than at other times? Perhaps for most people, it’s the full moon, or maybe spring, when the seasons are changing. For me though? Life is the season for worrying.…
Continue Reading→Books for the Wistful Season Mini Reviews #3
I loooooove autumn. I think I might have already told you that. Again and again, and… agaaaaaain. But there’s also a trend for books I tend to read in autumn. They’re usually slow and make you think. I’ve decided to make a list of this kind of books, and a lot of them coincide with what I’ve been reading lately!…
Continue Reading→[Scifi] New, Strong, But Quite Dark Futuristic Fiction Tomorrow Factory by Rich Larson
Tomorrow Factory felt like such a catch when I got a review copy on Edelweiss. But then when I started reading it, it just failed to capture me. It’s written well, and the ideas are fresh and quite strong, but I guess in the end it just wasn’t for me. You’ll like it if you’re into the eerie and cold robotic…
Continue Reading→[Scifi] Let’s Talk About One Of My Favorite Series Ever The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
I can’t believe it. I have finished it. I’ve finished the Murderbot diaries. It’s done and over. But will there really be no more?? For quite a while, rumors have been spreading that this is indeed the final part. But I refused to accept that. Why? Well, I love Murderbot too much for it to end. That’s gotta…
Continue Reading→[Monthly wrapup] A Busy Month Finally Over September Stats Fever! 2018
So September has not been an easy month. So many things to catch up with after my vacation and travels, and especially work. I am still quite stressed, and working late nights a month later. So during this busy time, I am not even sure where my blog’s headed. I am definitely keeping it, but I might either go on…
Continue Reading→[Meme] State of the ARC #14 How Is Your ARCs Bingo In September?
You know what. It turns out I have only been reading review copies this whole month, pretty much..? O_o and yet, my review copy count has gone up by one book. WHAT GIVES?? Either way. I feel like I’m doing alright… How is your State of the ARC? ~ For Those Who Are New To The Meme ~ Anyone is…
Continue Reading→Autumn Blues And How To Fix It With Books Why I've Been Reading ALL The Middle Grade Books Lately
How do you feel about autumn? Personally, I love it. I love it to pieces, it’s my absolute favorite season! The sky is almost always golden, at least where I live. The days are getting shorter, but not agressively so – by aggressively, I mean that in winter here, it gets dark at around 4 pm. Nobody likes it 😂 But…
Continue Reading→[Women’s] A Story of Oppression And Healing That Will Make You Cry Going Widdershins by Sherrye Cohn
Going Widdershins was recommended to me by a friend whose opinions I trust. And still, what I expected from the blurb was a whimsical, maybe upbeat tale of living differently and finding a safe haven of sincere values in an unsafe world. But what I got was so much more. What I got was a book I highlighted the living…
Continue Reading→[MG] The Perfect Middle Grade Story Sleep, Merel, Sleep by Silke Stein
I’ve been feeling like reading more MGs lately, and Sleep, Merel, Sleep definitely didn’t disappoint! It’s just the right length and mood – a delightful read, whether you will be reading it with a little one or on your own. Let me tell you more! 5 Reasons To Read Sleep, Merel, Sleep Check out on Goodreads Buy on Amazon ★★★★★ 5…
Continue Reading→Mini reviews #2! I’m Back And Ready To Read Again Crooked Kingdom, Dispatches from the Heart, Tell Me You're Mine, An American Princess and Canopy Harvest
So it’s been a week roughly now that I’m back from my travels, and I’ve got a few reviews to get off my back! This is an assorted batch of books again, so let’s go! A GIF of Napoleon from a painting, riding on a penguin sliding on his belly on the snow. It’s pretty hilarious. Crooked Kingdom, ★★★★✬ 4.5…
Continue Reading→[Discussion] Why Authors Should Take Extra Care When Writing Enemies To Lovers And Why I Avoid That Trope At All Costs #bullying #abuse
There hasn’t been a discussion post on my blog for a while, and there especially hasn’t been one which is… painful to discuss. I hope this won’t bring out all the trolls of the universe, but… I just have to talk about this. A GIF of a man, chewing on his fingernails and looking concerned So today… I want to…
Continue Reading→Theatre, Acting, Positivity and a Dash of Reality The Town in Bloom by Dodie Smith and Playing to the Gods by Peter Rader
Oddly enough, although I have nothing to do with theatre and go to one very rarely, my vacation time was uncannily theatre-themed last month. First of all, I spent the start of August in a kids camp where my boyfriend works, and the camp is being led by an actress who owns a theatre. So there were a few plays by…
Continue Reading→[August wrapup] I AM BACK!!! And I Can’t Wait To Blog Again August Stats Fever 2018
Hi everyone. I am finally back! After a month or being here and there and everywhere… I am finally home! Those who have been following my Instagram stories, might have seen some of the highlights from London. Those who haven’t… Will just have to take my word on it – it was big, beautiful, terrifying but interesting, and all that.…
Continue Reading→[Meme] State of the ARC #13 Reading During the Vacation!
Wow, August has not been an easy month for blogging. Meaning that almost all my posts have been scheduled beforehand, like a month in advance, and I have had almost no live contact with my blog for the entire month. I am scheduling this pretty much half a month in advance, in the hopes that I can do last minute…
Continue Reading→[Historical] Women’s Struggle Entering The Workforce In Publishing The Caseroom by Kate Hunter
The Caseroom is a historical novel on the harsh realities of women first entering the workforce, reimbursed only ‘half as good’ as the men, and considered true enemies by the males in the workforce. Excluded out of every possible union and denied companionship, women still didn’t give up. This is a tale of Iza and the hardships she suffered not only…
Continue Reading→[Scifi] A Sleepy Town With A Big Mystery… And A Spaceship The Spaceship Next Door by Gene Doucette
I gobbled The Spaceship Next Door up. I just inhaled it! It plain seeped through my fingers, it was so good! And THEN I learned that it was independently published in 2015, and then picked up by John Joseph Adams/Mariner! Why? Because it’s just so good. And now? I am tempted to not wait till they release the sequel and just get the self-pubbed…
Continue Reading→[Women’s] Maternity Leave In The Spy World – A New Concept? Killing It by Asia Mackay
Killing It is both a new to me genre and not quite that new, at the same time. Weird? Yes, but let me explain. The spy novel bit? Completely new to me. I’ve never read stuff like that! But the thing is, Killing It doesn’t concentrate solely on the spy bit. It’s also about being a woman, being a mother and…
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