I've read a couple of books for YARC (Year of the Asian Reading Challenge) so I thought that I would do some reviews! One book I read recently was Apple & Knife by Intan Paramaditha, which was translated by Stephen J. Epstein. Inspired by horror fiction, myths and fairy tales, Apple and Knife is an unsettling … Continue reading yarc mini-reviews: part 1
So February was a surprisingly awesome month. I read OVER 20 BOOKS, which is the most I have read probably since I was in high school. I also am finally sort-of getting my blog stats to what they used to be after my (extended) hiatus last year. While that isn't the point of my blog, … Continue reading february wrap-up
I read History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera for the 2019 Mental Health Book Bingo - it fulfilled many prompts, including OCD representation and LGBTQIA+ main character. When Griffin's first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and … Continue reading history is all you left me review
The 2019 mental health book bingo is over. Cue sad faces! I had a fantastic time yet again, and would like to sincerely thank all of my co-hosts: Jess @ jessicacwrites Lili @UtopiaMind Inge @ingeswonderland Ayah Assem @DystopianCitzn Laura @bbliophile Sar @readtorecover They were all absolutely brilliant, and I could not have done this without them. I'd also like to … Continue reading mental health book bingo 2019: wrap-up
It's round two of Sapphicathon! It goes from 1st February at 12am your time to 7th February 11:59. There are seven challenges you can complete if you would like, but not a requirement. You don’t have to do these if you want to participate, you can just sit back and read sapphic books more casually. … Continue reading sapphicathon tbr
I'm very excited to announce that I'm participating in the year of the Asian reading challenge! The challenge is to read as many books written by Asian authors as you can! These books can be backlist titles (i.e. released in 2018 or earlier), new releases, and even ARCs. Any genre, any format, and any length. In order for … Continue reading year of the asian reading challenge
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 … Continue reading girl in need of a tourniquet review
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 … Continue reading mental health book bingo TBR
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 … Continue reading mental health book bingo – recommended reads
I am very excited to announce that the Mental Health Book Bingo is back for Round 2! First created in January 2018, I wanted to create a readathon that encourages everyone to read about mental health, particularly about mental health conditions that are less commonly discussed. From January 1st to 31st 2019, we will be … Continue reading the mental health book bingo IS BACK!
