The Different Kinds of Anticipated Releases

Hello and welcome to a combo post! At first, I wanted to do a kind of recommendation post, where I talk about the books I'm anticipating and why that is. But me being me, I had to complicate matters. You see, I was having trouble just writing down a list of books to recommend and …

Profiting Off Pain: Why I Dislike So Many “Sad” Books

Something very fun and freeing happens when you're not blogging as often. You get less scared about posting controversial posts. I feel like I'm barely blogging anymore, so why not share a hot take? I've been neglecting my blog for months by now, this platform no longer feels like someplace sacred and special that I …

Am I a Romance Expert?

Hi again, friends! Yes, I have been gone for a month. Am I going to even try to give my excuses? Nope. Life happens. We're just going to accept the fact that I'm back and move on! Anywho, what exactly am I here to talk about today? Well, we all know by now how much …

What Are My 2023 Goals and Expectations?

Hello friends! It's finally time to discuss my goals for this year! I honestly expected this post to go up a lot earlier than it is, but such is life. Interestingly, in the time that I was unable to write these goal, I got to thinking some more about whether the goals I originally intended …

Book Buying Habits: 2022 Edition

Let's discuss my book buying habits in 2022! In 2021, I wrote a post where I went over all the statistics of the books I bought, was sent, and unhauled, as well as any other breakdown I could think of. Since I enjoyed putting that post together and reflecting on my purchasing habits so much, …

Looking Back On My 2022 Goals

We did it friends! We made it through the end of 2022! And as many do at the end of the year, I want to take a look back at how my goals for the year went. Firstly, because I'm genuinely interested in seeing the results, but also because I want to use what I've …

Why Do I Use Bookshop.org?

Like most book lovers, I have two bookish hobbies. The first is reading, of course, and the second is collecting book to read (and stare at). I talk a lot about the reading portion on this blog, but I pretty much only talk about the book collecting when I haul books in my monthly wrap …

The HarperCollins Strike and What You Can Do

As book bloggers, we love talking about books and everything related to them, both the good and bad. We're aware publishing has issues, and we try our best to support authors and publishers who attempt to close the gaps in various areas where publishing can do better. Which is why I'd like to bring your …

Lowering My Yearly Reading Challenge

It's time for another discussion, my friends! You see, at the beginning of the year, I set a reading goal. I set the goal of reading 100 books. Foolishly, I thought that I would have more time to read once I was done with college. Oh, how hopeful I was last December! But now, we're …

Getting Back Into Blogging

I'm trying to start the process of getting back into the routine of blogging after taking somewhat of a hiatus these past few months while I adjusted to all the changes that were going on in my life. And after trying several time to write a discussion post on a topic I've been thinking about …