Sometimes it is hard to admit to someone else (or to yourself) that things aren't going so well. However, there are lots of warnings signs that can clue you in to your own or someone else's mental state. Obviously everyone's is different, but here are some of mine. Not taking care of your appearance This is … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – warning signs
I was kindly provided a copy of #NotYourPrincess through Netgalley. All views are my own. Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. In the same style as the best-selling Dreaming in Indian, #NotYourPrincess presents an eclectic collection … Continue reading #notyourprincess review
Thank you so much to Christine @ The Story Salve for tagging me! The Rules: Thank the blogger who has nominated you for this award. Answer the 11 questions that the blogger asked you. Nominate 11 new blogs and write 11 new questions for them. List the rules and display the logo of sunshine blog … Continue reading sunshine blogger award
Through my masters course so far we've talked a lot about the discoverability of books - and this made me wonder. How exactly do we discover new books? Obviously this will differ for us book bloggers in comparison to the normal reader. So, here are the main ways that I discover new books. Social media: … Continue reading discussion: discovering new books
I have a complicated relationship with food. I've talked briefly about this before (you can find the post here), but I thought I would go into greater depth about cooking and food in particular, rather than just body image. There are trigger warnings for mentions of suicide, anorexia, and you guessed it, an unhealthy relationship with food. … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – food
You may not know this, but in the UK Black History Month is celebrated in October! So I thought I would put together a list of books that are on my shelves, waiting to be read. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge … Continue reading black history month tbr
Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she’s spent most of her twenty-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community of her childhood, preferring a more independent (that is, Western) life. When her father’s death leaves the family financially strapped, Nikki, a … Continue reading erotic stories for punjabi widows review
The Bell Jar This was the first book that got me. I read The Bell Jar in a day because Sylvia Plath absolutely knew what I was going through. (The power of representation, y'all.) I think it was also one of the books that I read at exactly the right moment. I first discovered it when I … Continue reading 5 books that have changed me
Self care, y'all. We all should do it, and we all probably don't have enough time. Here are a few quick and easy ways that I like to treat myself on a student budget: Buy a Kindle book Or a book from Amazon marketplace! Or just a cheap book! There's nothing more exciting than a … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – TREAT YOURSELF
Not Your Villain by C.B. Lee - one of my most anticipated reads for 2017, and one that I have...mixed feelings about. There will be spoilers in this review. Bells Broussard thought he had it made when his superpowers manifested early. Being a shapeshifter is awesome. He can change his hair whenever he wants, and … Continue reading not your villain review
