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 …

Review: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense …

My Favourite Book Tropes + Book Recs!

Hi all! I'm a massive genre reader: I especially love fantasy and romance, and even better if the book is a fantasy romance. And a lot of the times in genre books you come across the same tropes over and over again. Some people tire quickly of tropes, but I love them. When I know …

If you like that, try these … The Scorpio Races

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! TODAY’S PICK IS … “I say, 'I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick.' Now …

A collection of mini reviews because this blogger is lazy: Hamilton The Revolution, The Night Circus, Nimona & Vicious

I've been quite behind on my reviews for a few months now, and because December has been so busy, I haven't had the chance to update my blog as much as I'd like. So I came up with an idea to combine a reviews of books I read months ago into one master post! Behold, …

#TheReadingQuest Wrap Up

#TheReadingQuest has come to an end and I am so happy I managed to complete my chosen quest! I actually finished a day before the Quest ended, thankfully. Funny thing is, I read like an extra 6 books that weren't on my TBR. If I had stuck to my chosen TBR, I probably could have …

#TheReadingQuest Sign Up!

Hi all! It's time for another challenge as I haven't participated in one since January! Luckily, Aentee @ Read at Midnight has created this awesome video-game based reading challenge. #TheReadingQuest is a reading adventure based on a video-game quest, and in the challenge, we’ll be embarking on a journey to conquer your TBR pile through a …