I was kindly sent a copy of Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds via Netgalley. All views are my own. Jack Ellison King. King of Almost. He almost made valedictorian. He almost made varsity. He almost got the girl . . . When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over … Continue reading opposite of always review
If you don't already know, I am currently participating in the 2019 edition of the Ramadan Readathon! It is going from May 6th and June 4th! You can follow @MuslimReadathon on Twitter and Instagram for all the updates, as well as #RamadanReadathon to share your progress throughout the month. Also, iff you're looking for recommendations of books with Muslim characters, I'd recommend this spreadsheet. I'm … Continue reading a very large expanse of sea review
This year I've joined YARC - the year of the Asian reading challenge! At the time of writing I've read 10 books out of my target of at least 11. And some of them have been awesome! A brief explanation of YARC: The challenge is to read as many books written by Asian authors as … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | YARC books
Summer Bird Blue is the second novel by Akemi Dawn Bowman. She previously wrote Starfish, which is one of my favourite novels about anxiety and complex family dynamics. I was kindly given an ARC of this novel through Netgalley. All views are my own. Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have … Continue reading summer bird blue review
Hello! I haven't done a Mental Health Monday post in a while - sorry about that. I feel really guilty about not posting much this month. However, I am here now! Let's talk. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which hopefully you've seen on social media. Specifically, May 13th to 19th is Mental Health Awareness … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – bpd myths vs realities
With these top 5 recommendation posts, I really try to highlight books that you might not have heard of. So, I thought a great theme for this week would be books with under 500 goodreads reviews! Unfit to Print by K.J. Charles - this is a historical romance between two men, which heavily features Victorian … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | books with under 500 goodreads reviews
You all know how much I love tea. If I could write poetry, I would write odes and sonnets to its deliciousness. I have a pretty good collection of mugs to drink my tea from, if I say so myself. And even when I do dabble in a coffee or two, I always go back … Continue reading adagio tea – feat. exclusive giveaway!
I saw this cat book tag on Bookish Rita's blog and I just had to do it!! I'm obsessed with cats right now and will hopefully be getting a little fluff monster myself! RULES: Credit the creator, Kat @ Melting Pots and Calamities Answer the questions Tag as many people as you want! PURR: AS … Continue reading what cats do book tag
Literary fiction?! Who am I? First of all, I want to get this out of the way - I really don't believe in the superiority of literary fiction over other types of fiction. I primarily read YA, for goodness' sake! And because I read so much ~highbrow~ literature during my degree, I actually stopped reading … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | literary fiction
There are so many readathons in May! From the Mentalhealth-a-thon to Moody May, there are way too many for me to do them all. However, I will be attempting to read some books for two readathons - but not to the point where I start to stress. The Asian Lit Bingo: Hosts: Shenwei @ READING (AS)(I)AN … Continue reading may tbr feat. asian lit bingo and ramadan readathon
