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 …

How Many of My Anticipated 2020 Releases Have I Read So Far?

Hi all! I hope everyone is staying safe during these difficult times! Well, seeing as its September, I thought it would be a good idea to see how well I'm doing at reading my most anticipated 2020 reads, and which books I still need to finish. Anticipated 2020 releases Books greyed out have been read …

Books I Need To Read This Autumn

Hi all! It's currently Autumn in Australia and, as we're all in lockdown, there's not much we can do aside from watch too much TV and read too many books. Ignoring lockdown, I do have quite a few books I want to read during the Autumn season. Some of these books are ARCs, some are …

Birthday Special: My All-Time Favourite Characters

Hi all! It was my birthday yesterday! I'm not going to say how old I now am because it just makes me feel bad (lmao), but I wanted to over-share with you guys a bit because that's what I do best. So I decided to discuss my all-time favourite characters and why I think I'm …

Baby, Its Cold Outside: Books To Read in Winter

Hi all! It's currently 4° outside and I'm bundled up in a blanket with a cup of green tea next to me. It might surprise you to know that I absolutely love this weather, no matter how sick I get. And my favourite thing to do with this kind of icy weather? Read books! More …

Valentine’s Day Special: Books With NO Romance!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Whether you abhor this day -- like me -- or you love celebrating this day, I hope you're having fun! I love reading romance books, it's my favourite genre. But, sorry, Valentine's Day just sucks. It's such an unnecessary day and it generally gives me a headache. Definitely no shade if …

Birthday Special: My Favourite Characters Ever

Hi all! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY! Yep, I'm the big 25, a quarter of my life is gone, I'm halfway to 50 -- what ever other idioms you want to say. Get them out of your system now. So for my birthday, I wanted to do something special on my blog! And since I've already …

The ABC Book Challenge | “Y”

Hi all! It’s time for another post in the ABC Book Challenge series, one coming out each week for 26 weeks! I originally saw this post over on Jacquie @ Rattle the Stars‘ blog — please go check out Jacquie’s incredible blog! You might have noticed that I've skipped the letter 'X'! That's because I have never …

The ABC Book Challenge | “R”

Hi all! It’s time for another post in the ABC Book Challenge series, one coming out each week for 26 weeks! I originally saw this post over on Jacquie @ Rattle the Stars‘ blog — please go check out Jacquie’s incredible blog!   MEMORABLE TITLES THAT START WITH “R” I adored Radio Silence. It's a powerful novel about …

If you like that, try these … Throne of Glass series

Hi all! Welcome to another post of If you like that, try these …, my fortnightly post series where I share book (and sometimes movie or TV show) recommendations based on a book I’ve read. A new post comes out every second Thursday! (For the duration of November and the beginning of December, If you like that, try these …