Convincing you to read my favourite books based on the first line

Hi all! So there's a trend going around BookTok at the moment where people "convince" you to read books based on the first line. I thought this was such a great idea that I had to make my own post about it! But I'm going to be featuring my favourite books. Hope you find a …

Blogmas #13: 12 Days of Christmas Book Tag

Hi all! Welcome to Blogmas day 13! Today, I'm bringing you the 12 Days of Christmas book tag! This tag is one of the best Christmas tags I've seen in a while, so I couldn't not do it! It was created by Falling Down the Book Hole. ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE …

1000 Followers Q&A

Hi all! I hope everyone is doing well during these difficult times! I genuinely can't believe I'm saying this, but I've reached 1000 followers on my blog! This is so amazing and I'm so thankful for each and every person that has followed me: whether you've been here since the beginning or only discovered me …

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 …

Would You Rather Book Tag

Hi all! Hope everyone is doing well! My lovely friend Silvia @ Silvia Reads Books tagged me in this awesome book tag, and I'm so excited to be taking part in it! The Rules: Answer the questions given to you by your nominator.Make up your own questions and tag others.Sounds easy, right? Well, let’s see…! …

Mid Year Freakout Book Tag

Hi all! I can't believe it's the middle of the year already! Where has the time gone? April lasted 20 years, May was gone in the blink of an eye and now it's already halfway through June! Anyway, here's my bookish stats for the first half of the year, including my favourite read so far, …

My Favourite Fantasy Standalones

Hi all! You all know I love fantasy books -- it's my favourite genre. But I do understand why not a lot of people enjoy fantasy books: most of these genre books are in a series; the worldbuilding can be confusing (especially when it develops over multiple books); and sometimes people just don't like following …

My 2019 in Books and Blogging

Hi all! Happy New Year! It's 2020 and we're at the beginning of a new decade: it's the Roaring twenties all over again so let's get drunk, riot, and bring back flapper dresses. My plan for 2020 is to get a job that relates to my degrees in some way, so please wish me luck …

Best Books of 2019

Hi all! Oh my gosh, this was an incredibly hard post to write! I struggled so hard to cut this list down to 10 books -- and it didn't work. Then I tried to cut it down to 20 books -- and it kinda worked? I originally had about 30 books on this list, decided …

My Best Books of the Decade Part 3 – Adult Fiction

Hi all! The long-awaited (by two days) part 3 of my best books of the decade -- adult fiction! This year especially I noticed that my reading tastes have changed and skewed towards adult fiction, which is hard for me being a YA book blogger, but the heart wants what the heart wants. Which is …