#mentalhealthmonday – blue monday

Wow, I'm really not doing great with this whole actually writing posts thing, am I? Let alone scheduling them to go out at a normal hour...ah, well. This post contains trigger warnings for low self-esteem and general negative self-talk.  Let's talk about Blue Monday. This is considered the most depressing day of the year. The …

girl in need of a tourniquet review

One of the books that I was most excited to read in this year's Mental Health Book Bingo was Girl in Need of a Tourniquet by Merri Lisa Johnson. She talks about her experiences as a queer woman with Borderline Personality Disorder - I think you can see why I was so interested in reading …

#mentalhealthmonday – january sucks

I really hate January. Here's why. New year, new me. I really don't like the emphasis on reinventing yourself every January. I don't mind goals (I made some myself!) but the idea that you're just going to magically become a new person on January 1st is just ridiculous to me. Specifically, I find the strong …

top 5 recommendation | 2019 mental health releases

There are a lot of brilliant books coming out in 2019. So, it being the Mental Health Book Bingo, I thought I would do a list of some of my most anticipated mental health releases of 2019! The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante - Marisol is an 'illegal' immigrant who comes to the United States, …

2019 goals – reading and otherwise!

I did a lot of things in 2018 - I finished my Masters in Publishing, I moved in with my boyfriend, and I finally got a proper job! However, throughout the year I found myself abandoning many of my goals due to bouts of depression and anxiety/stress. This was pretty disheartening, as I really wanted …

end of year book survey

This tag was created by the perptualpageturner. Number Of Books You Read: 108 Number of Re-Reads: 0 Genre You Read The Most From: YA contemporary Reading questions: 1. Best Book You Read In 2018? Why do these lists always start with the most difficult question? Check out my top 10 2018 favourites here. I can't choose! 2. Book …

it’s that time again: top 10 books of 2018

I personally love reading everyone's lists of their top books of the year (my TBR always explodes!) So here are my top 10 of 2018. They are in no particular order, and, to no one's surprise, they are pretty much all YA and nonfiction. The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X R Pan - this …

mental health book bingo TBR

Hey everyone! I am FINALLY making my Mental Health Book Bingo TBR! I have so many books that I want to read that it was so difficult to try and choose which ones I'm going to try to prioritise. (Don't know what the Mental Health Book Bingo is? Go here!) I'm going to be tackling …

the christmas tag

I am a really big fan of the holidays. Without a doubt it is my favourite time of year with all the twinkling lights and amazing food and general cheer. So, as Christmas is just days away, I thought I would do this Christmas tag! 1. Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts? This is …

mental health book bingo – recommended reads

So now that we've announced the squares, you must be looking for books to fulfil them!  Last year's post can be found here. There are at least three recommendations for every bingo square. I have tried my best not to repeat any of the recommendations from last time to create a whole new recommendation list. The things …