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Book Review: Night Film – Marisha Pessl

Author: Marisha Pessl Series: N/A Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (July 1st 2014) Format: Paperback (640 pages) My Goodreads rating: 3 stars (2.5 stars)   Goodreads Synopsis: On a damp October night, 24-year-old Ashley Cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower Manhattan. Though her death is ruled a suicide, veteran investigative journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise.…

Top 10 Most Overhyped Books!

Salutations, lovely fellow bloggers! I’m back again with another random post that is not a book review; like I said in my last post, because of college commitments, I’m biding my time until I can sit down and read books again and review them 😦 Anyways, today I was staring at my bookshelf (for some reason) and I totally spaced out; my eyes then happened to glance at a book that I really wish I had…

Why I’m a Reader Tag!

Good morning, good morning! Well, it’s afternoon now but whatever. Look at me, actually writing blog posts and shit with some semblance of consistency…. It’s official, the world has ended. Save your pets and your books, guys. This is some serious stuff. Anyways, because I’m in my final year in college (FUCK) and am being swamped with work, my reading has been slowwwww. So I’m legit running on…

Book Review: Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) – Leigh Bardugo

Author: Leigh Bardugo Series: Six of Crows (book #2) Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Orion Children’s Books (September 27th, 2016) My Goodreads rating: 5 stars and 1000 crying gifs Book Depository: Crooked Kingdom   Goodreads Synopsis: Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off the most daring heist imaginable. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re fighting for their lives. …

Songs on Saturday- My Six of Crows Playlist

Hello there! I really haven’t written a Songs on Saturday post in agessssss; in fact I think I’ve only posted one since I first introduced this feature, but I’m definitely going to post more! For those of you who don’t know, Songs on Saturday was something I introduced on my blog just to share some of my favourite music, and basically make music recommendations (while hopefully getting some in…

Book Review: Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo

Author: Leigh Bardugo Series: Six of Crows (book #1) Genre: YA Fantasy Format: Paperback (491 pages) Publisher: Indigo (September 29th 2015) My Goodreads rating: 5 fabulous stars Book Depository: Six of Crows   Goodreads Synopsis: Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker has been offered wealth beyond his wildest dreams. But to claim it, he’ll have to pull off a seemingly impossible heist: Break into the…

Book Review: Angelfall- Susan Ee

Author: Susan Ee Series: Penryn & the End of Days (book #1) Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal Format: Paperback (326 pages) Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton (May 23rd 2013) My Goodreads rating: 3 stars Book Depository: Angelfall Goodreads Synopsis: It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the…

Good morning! Well, morning for me anyway. It’s 12.30 in the AM and instead of sleeping I’m sitting on my laptop with a cup of tea, eyes twitching like a squirrel. Why, you ask? Who knows? I don’t sleep. Wait, what was the topic of this post again? Oh yeah, back to it!* *Got super tired so had to abandon this post halfway through. It’s now 3 PM in case you were wondering. You probably weren’t.…

Hi there! I’m back at it again, slowly finding my feet after a long Christmas break. Today, I was thinking about the books I read in 2017 and I was quite happy with the variety and genres I delved into, and I did read some truly spectacular books. But this year, I’d like to be a bit less “grab whatever is out there” and more goal-oriented, just so I can truly broaden my reading horizons. I…

Hey, strangers! Holy crap, it’s been so long since I’ve written a blog post, it feels strange to be back at it again! I’ve been on a super long hiatus because of college exams and a generally busy schedule, so I left my blog behind until I felt ready to blog again. So, just in time for the new year, I’ll be back to blogging as regularly as I can 🙂 First of all, I can’t believe a whole year has…

I’ve Reached 200 Followers!!!

*Screams* I’ve been floating in and out of the blogsphere for the last two weeks, looking for an opportunity to write some posts but being sidetracked by all things COLLEGE (honestly, screw that shit), so imagine my surprise when I logged in and saw this notification waiting for me? Words cannot describe how insanely happy I am to hit 200 followers! I keep saying this but I’ll say it again: I…

Book Review: Flame in the Mist- Renee Ahdieh

Author: Renee Ahdieh  Series: Flame in the Mist (book #1) Genre: YA Fantasy  Format: Paperback (368 pages) Publisher: Putnam My Goodreads rating: 5/5 stars (4.5 rounded) Book Depository: Flame in the Mist Goodreads Synopsis: The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that…

Same Blog, New Look, New Rant: A Few Updates

Salutations, my fabulous blogger friends! I said in my last post that I had been on a hiatus for a long-ass time due to all things college- and work-related, but I’m back now and more excited to blog than ever! And one of the first things I did, as some of my older followers may have noticed (please tell me you noticed, I slaved away at this for HOURS!) was change up the appearance of my blog.…

Thoughts On: Diversity in YA

Hello, again! I’ve decided to squeeze out as many posts as I can before college sucks away my time again, and this topic is one I’ve wanted to write about for a very long time. Naturally, it’s a contentious topic and one that has been getting a lot of attention lately. Before I begin, I’d just like to put out a little disclaimer: my thoughts are conflicted about this, especially as a coloured…

Real Neat Blog Award!

Hi there! As my first official “back to proper blogging” post, I’ve decided to complete the Real Neat Blog Award, which I was nominated for by one of favourite bloggers ever, Laura @thebookcorps! Thank you so much for the nomination Laura, I’m always honoured to be nominated! Everyone please go check out her blog right now! No, seriously. What are you waiting for??! Rules: This award is designed…

Life Update- I’m Alive! Back to Blogging!

Holy crap, what has happened??! The last thing I remember is writing my “One Year Anniversary” post and then suddenly I open my eyes and it’s a month later! Obviously I’ve been hovering around the blogsphere, but I haven’t had the time or energy to post anything for the past few weeks. Why, you ask? College. College got me. I’m in my final year and the workload came at me like a train; I’ve had…

One Year Blogging Anniversary – A Celebration!!!

Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com! You registered on WordPress.com one year ago. Thanks for flying with us. Keep up the good blogging. Do mine eyes deceive me? Have I fallen through a wormhole and experienced a time warp? Have I finally cracked from college stress and started hallucinating? Have I fallen down and hit my head off a rock? Because there’s no way in HELL that a WHOLE YEAR has…