Best Books of 2020

Hi all! This is the post I dread the most each year, because I never know which books to choose from! I've read so many great books this year, but I choose only 20 to have on my top favourite books of the year list! So here we go ~~ 20 - 17 20. The …

Blogmas #18: 5 Books I’d Give as Christmas Presents

Hi all! Welcome to Blogmas day 18! Today, I'm talking about five books I would give as Christmas presents! I really wracked my head to find some good picks here -- something that a majority of readers will enjoy, regardless of what genre you usually read. These are also good picks for people who aren't …

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 …

July Wrap Up: The Month I Got a Job LMAO

Hi all! I hope everyone is doing really well during these difficult times! I can't believe it is August. Genuinely cannot believe it. Where did the time go? I spent most of this year applying for jobs and ... I finally got one! Yay! I'm currently doing training for the job and its a bit …

15 Queer Reads I’ve Been Loving Recently

Hi all! I tend to read a lot of queer books but my most recent reads have been on fire! So I wanted to share 15 of the best queer books I've been reading lately. I hope you find a new favourite among these books. Upright Women Wanted by Sarah GaileyEsther hides herself in the Librarian's …

ARC Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned …

8 Books To Help Ease Anxiety

Hi all! So we're living in pretty tumultuous times right now and I don't know about you, but all this negativity is really affecting me. It's gotten to the point where I no longer want to watch the news ... but if that happens, I won't know what's happening. It's basically a catch-22. But books …

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 …

January Wrap Up: The Month That Lasted Six Months

Hi all! Can you believe January is finally over? It felt so long, I actually can't believe it's finally over! I didn't do much this month. Just worked a lot, slept a lot and read a lot of books -- as per usual. But I'm still so tired from Christmas because I haven't had any …