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Book List: Top 5 Favorite Thriller Books

Hey! This will be my first ever post using my new blog name and I am thrilled to write this list because as we all know, Halloween is fast approaching, you guys! Here’s a little fact about me, I’m not the biggest fan of the horror genre as I easily get scared and spooked out by the smallest of things, but I do love a good thriller. Thrillers are the closest I can get to horror, so I have collated…

Book List: Most Anticipated Releases in August

Hey, everyone! What’s up? Sorry, I’ve been MIA the past couple of weeks. There’s just so many things to get done both in my personal life and at work, so I have very little time left for reading and writing here. Today, I’m just dropping by to mention some of the books that I’m very excited about this month! I know it will take months (or even years) for me to get to all of these books, but they…

Book List: Top 15 Book Series on my Backlist

I really enjoy making bookish lists recently, so today I’m talking about the top 10 series on my backlist. This is going to be one of the most embarrassing posts I’ll ever do because, omg, self, why have you not read these yet?! Haha Also, take note that when I say backlist, I meant book series that I’ve listed as Want-to-Read from 2010 to 2017. I know, I’m really bad at catching up with all the…

Book List: 10 Most Anticipated Releases in June

Half of the year is almost over, and I can’t believe that the days are flying faster and faster as time goes by. That said, a lot of really good books have been released in the past five months of 2021. I’m sure every bookworm out there couldn’t keep up with all the amazing novels, and yet there’s more. We still have another six months and there will be MORE. (more…)

Makati City: Dasmariñas Village

We booked this place in replacement for our supposed out-of-town trip that was cancelled because of the heightened restrictions imposed in NCR. We needed a breather from so many things, and it was really good thing that we found this place online. The whole place was very clean, spacious, and safe. (more…)

Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #20

BOOKS READ: Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant BOOKS BOUGHT: The Wolf of Oren-Yaro (Chronicles of the Bitch Queen, #1) by K.S. Villoso Bunny by Mona Awad Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1) by Evan Winter The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1) by John Gwynne  (more…)

I’m engaged!

To be perfectly honest, I don’t know how to write this post without ugly-crying in front of my laptop! But I would like to start by saying that our story would never be complete without the whirlwind romance of how it all started. This post is pretty much the sequel to all of my previous attempts of writing the story of us. Jeez, it still feels surreal calling him my fiancé — we’ve openly talked…

Book Tag: ‘Goodreads Was Wrong’ Tag

I’ve been a Goodreads member since 2011 and through the years, it has been my #1 source of book recommendations and new releases. I also use it to track my annual reading goals and number of read books in my lifetime. Aside from that, I also use it to organize titles by genre, author, etc. I know Goodreads may sometimes feel like a “temptation” when it comes to adding new titles to our TBRs, but…

Book List: 8 Most Anticipated May Releases

There are a lot of really good novels being released this month and most of my most anticipated ones are AAPI authors and I’m really excited to get my hands on them! I always get excited about new releases, even when most often than not, I don’t get to read them immediately. I’m a weird person, I know. 🤪 But I’ve been enjoying making these lists recently, so here are my 8 most anticipated May…

Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #19

BOOKS READ: Frankly in Love by David Yoon Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes   BOOKS BOUGHT: Chain of Iron (The Last Hours, #2) by Cassandra Clare Convenient Store Woman by Sayaka Murata The Ravens (Ravens, #1) by Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (more…)

Book List: 7 Anticipated Dark Academia Books

Dark academia is a sub-genre that have rapidly grown in the past couple of years. Looking at my Goodreads shelf, I realized that I haven’t read a lot of books under this genre which is such a surprise for me because I really enjoy reading books in school settings! That being said, I plan to remedy that by listing some of my most anticipated dark academia books coming out this year. (more…)

Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #18

BOOKS READ: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Bride Test by Helen Hoang BOOKS RECEIVED: Becoming by Michelle Obama The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami (more…)

Book Review: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

Title: The Bride Test Author: Helen Hoang Format: Trade Paperback Publication Date: May 7, 2019 Number of Pages: 296 Publisher: Berkley Genre: Women’s Fiction, Chick Lit, Contemporary Romance, New Adult   Synopsis: Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And…

I just turned 27 yesterday! If you would ask me 10 years ago what I envisioned my life to be at 27, I’m not sure what I would have told you, but I’m sure that I wouldn’t have envisioned my life to be the way it is right now. I could have told that I envision myself practicing whatever it is that I’ve learned in those four years in college. I would have never, in a million years, envisioned myself…

Book Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Title: The Kiss Quotient Author: Helen Hoang Format: Trade Paperback Publication Date: June 5, 2018 Number of Pages: 314 Publisher: Berkley Genre: Women’s Fiction, Chick Lit, Contemporary Romance, New Adult   Synopsis: A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there’s not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks math is the only…

Hi, everyone! I’ve been MIA again for quite some time there. It’s just that this pandemic and the current situation of my country has been taking a toll on my mental health. I’ve also been busy with other personal things, I guess. Another thing that has been bothering me lately is the sudden rise of hate crimes against the AAPI community recently, and I just can’t sit around in silence knowing…