Lockdown Book Haul

Hi all! In Melbourne, Australia, we've now been in lockdown since April. April and May was a hard lockdown, with a brief reprieve in June and half of July, and then back to a hard lockdown for August and September. We're actually in stage 4 of lockdown right now, which means everyone has to be …

August Wrap Up: The Month of How is August already over??

Hi all! Hope you're all doing safe during these difficult times! How is August already over? Seriously, it's September? I still feel like we're in April tbh. This month was very tiring as I'm getting used to my new job. I'm on the phones a lot and I've started getting headaches from staring at a …

ARC Review: Queen of Coin and Whispers

When teenage queen Lia inherits her corrupt uncle’s bankrupt kingdom, she brings a new spymaster into the fold ... Xania, who takes the job to avenge her murdered father. Faced with dangerous plots and hidden enemies, can Lia and Xania learn to rely on each another, as they discover that all is not fair in …

2019 Bookish Stats

Hi all! I don't normally write up a post about my book stats, but this year I decided to because I thought it would be a good way to gauge my reading. I've never given much thought to this before but I feel like I should! I always see fellow bloggers discussing their stats and …

Special Editions of Books That I Own (That I Won’t Let Anyone Read)

Hi all! Last week, I rearranged my bookshelves for perhaps the 27th time this year, as all bookworms do, and came across some of beautiful special editions of books that I own. As these books are so pretty and I adore them so much, I thought I'd show you all them! Some of these books …

My 2019 ARC Pledge

Hi all! So if, like me, you have a problem with ARCs, this post is for you. Let me explain: I love ARCs. I really do. I love being given the chance and responsibility from publishers to read books early and provide them with an honest review. It's not something that any blogger should take …

My 2018 Reading Challenges: 9 Month Check-in

At the beginning of the year, I committed to three 2018 reading challenges, plus one challenge I kind created myself, along with the annual Goodreads one. So that's five challenges all up! Check out my original post detailing my TBRs and other info here! This post is to check in at the nine month point (from July to …

#ARCAugust 2018 TBR!

Hi all! This is the first year I'm joining in on #ARCAugust and I'm so freaking excited!! I am very, very behind on ARCs, so this is the perfect way to get back on track! This reading challenge is hosted by Read.Sleep.Repeat! Below is a list of all the ARCs I currently have. I'm not …

July Wrap Up: The Month of the Reading Slump

Hi all! July went by with a blink of an eye and I caught that horrid reading slump! The days just flew by and I thought I was reading much more than I actually did, until I looked properly at my Goodreads challenge. I have so many ARCs just piling up, and I'm hoping I'll …

April and May Wrap-Ups feat. THE END OF MY HIATUS

HI ALL!!!! I'M SO HAPPY TO FINALLY BE BACK I had to take a hiatus fro April through to May due to me trying to juggle uni, working two jobs and a whole lot of personal issues on top of that. Suffice to say, I REALLY needed a break. Uni is now FINALLY over and …