July ended up being the most successful reading month I've had all year. I finished three books and started another two. Definitely could've get a little more reading done, as I had a bit of time off work but ended up restarting my animal crossing island which took over most of my free time. 😅 …
Mid Year Freak Out Tag 😱
Happy Sunday, everyone! I feel like I haven't done a proper tag post since 2020. Its that time of year when everyone looks back at their bookish goals for the year, or Goodreads reading challenge, and begin panicking because they're not on schedule (like me!). I'm currently 3 books behind schedule, according to Goodreads, and …
[Review] Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper is so cute!! Boy meets boy, the crush begins. I am very late to the Heartstopper train, I haven't even watched the show! I love the simplified art style and that its in black and white. The art communicated the majority of the story and was very impactful in expressing the character's emotions. The …
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[Review] Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
Ok, so not only did I burn through Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor in 2 days, I also read the acknowledgements and started crying 😭 (RIP Kazuki Takahashi). If you grew up loving Yu-Gi-Oh! you NEED to read this book. Zachary Ying competes on his school's Mythrealm team but after meeting Simon, the new …
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A late TBR | July 2022
So I completely forgot to post my TBR at the beginning of the month. Here's my (very) late July TBR! Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao Heartstopper Vol. 1 …
Book Haul 📚 + Attending YALC 2022
Last weekend I attended the largest book convention in the UK: the Young Adult Literature Convention. Its been running for a few years now and runs alongside London Film and Comic Con at the Olympia, London. I had previously attended the event in 2019 and had a blast. YALC is a mixture of a book …
Changing bookish habits
Hello! Long time no reading, how is everyone? I have been absolutely swamped with work and haven't had any time to blog, or read, or write, or well... exist. I definitely never used to appreciate how much time off I'd had in previous jobs and how impactful decent breaks are to a person's mental and …
[Book Tour] MORODA by L.L. MacRae
Huge thank you to Escapist Book Tours & L.L. MacRae for a copy of Moroda to review! I am absolutely delighted to share my review for Moroda! MacRae has been one of my closest bookish friends both online and when we see each other at various Comic Cons. We met back in 2019 at London …
[Book Tour] SPOTLIGHT + GIVEAWAY – Perception Check by Astrid Knight 🎲
I'm currently reading Perception Check by Astrid Knight, a fantasy novel where reality and the world of Dungeons and Dragons collides! I absolutely love DnD and its helped me a lot with my mental health. Not long after my Mum passed away last year I started experiencing frequent waves of anxiety and panic attacks. Among …
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[Book Tour] NO GODS, ONLY MONSTERS by Steve McHugh
Big thank you to Escapist Book Tours & Steve McHugh for the ARC copy to review and letting me be apart of the blog tour! Book Blurb: Diana, the Roman Goddess of the hunt, lives alone on the far edge of the Roman Empire. When an old friend arrives looking for help, Diana finds herself …
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[Mini Review] The First 21 – How I Became Nikki Sixx by Nikki Sixx
I read The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx on Audible alongside the hardcover so I could check out all the cool photographs from Nikki's childhood and early life. I definitely recommend this method as Nikki Sixx has a wonderful voice and a real knack for storytelling. Pages: 224Publisher: Hachette BooksGenre: Autobiography, Nonfiction, Music …
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[Review] Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Firstly, a huge thank you to Titan Books for sending me an ARC to review! Pages: 310Publisher: Titan BooksGenre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult ⭐⭐⭐ "Sixteen-year old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing …
Reading Update #1
Turns out I've never actually done any reading updates on my blog. They're some of my favourite posts to read but for some reason I've never done one before, hmm. 🤔 I finished Gallant by V.E. Schwab yesterday and unfortunately, I didn't love it. I gave it 3 stars and am currently writing my review, …
April TBR | Over-caffeinated Nerd
Well, its been a while since I've made a TBR. I want to get back into doing monthly TBR and wrap up blog posts in an attempt to be more consistent with reading and being accountable for when I'm being super lazy and don't read anything! I have quite a few bookish goals and series …
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie 🗡
Holy hell, did I love The Blade Itself! This was my first time reading a Joe Abercrombie book and I should not have waited so long to do so. Whenever I picked it up I couldn't help devouring a huge chunk of it. I love the writing, the voice, the world, the characters and all …
[Book Tour] THE IRON CROWN by L.L. MACRAE
So turns out I got my days mixed up and am posting my leg of the tour a day late! My work and personal life has been rather eventful lately so I've gone into full scatter brain mode. 😩 Book Blurb: Fenn’s first and only memory is finding himself in the middle of a forest, …
Mid-month check in | January 2022
It's the middle of the month already and I haven't finished a single book yet! I'm currently reading a few though, so my attention has been spread out across several books. This week I started one of the important training courses I need to complete at work so I've been really busy all day and …
TBR | January 2022 📚
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb The First 21 by Nikki Sixx Breach of Peace by Daniel B. Greene Monstress Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Vicious by V.E. Schwab The Butchering Art by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
Ramblings of an over-caffeinated nerd 