*dusts off blog* hi. hello. it’s been a while. i know what you may be thinking... who the hell is this person showing up on my timeline and why am i following them? well, the answer is that i haven’t opened this blog since august 2021. why? because i had the most stressful, mind-tiring, saddest, …
five tips for new bloggers: on first setups, schedules and handling traffic (aka tips i wish i had been told)
so you think you can handle a blog? just kidding. you can. everyone can. seriously, you just have to put your mind into it. ever since i started blogging, i have faced many surprises. things i wish i had been told before i started so i could handle them better. but that’s totally okay, because …
ten of my most anticipated romance releases of july – december 2021 (spoiler alert: i could not contain my excitment)
when i was in a reading slump, i kind of fell out of the loop concerning new romance releases as i wasn’t really interested in getting any reading done. but now, as i’m slowly getting back into the reading game, i recently have come across many upcoming books that i grew really excited about! that’s …
twice shy, by sarah hogle (i found a romance novel better than therapy)
Twice Shy, by Sarah Hogle Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons (April 6th, 2021) Genre: Adult, Romance, Contemporary Goodreads Can you find real love when you've always got your head in the clouds? Maybell Parish has always been a dreamer and a hopeless romantic. But living in her own world has long been preferable to dealing …
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march + april + may 2021 wrap up (more mangas than ever!)
to be quite honest, 2021 hasn’t been a good reading year so far... i am eight books behind on my goodreads reading challenge (of 50 books), and i have yet to discover a new fave... to sum it up, 2021 has been disappointing, to say the least. i have also fallen into one of the …
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BLOG TOUR: Counting Down with You, by Tashie Bhuiyan (Review)
I received an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book from the publisher and Caffeine Book Tours as part of my participation in their tour. Title: Counting Down With You Author: Tashie Bhuiyan Cover: Samya Arif (artist), Gigi Lau (art direction) Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: 04 May 2021 Age group: Young Adult Genres: Contemporary Synopsis: A …
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a chill chat about my plans for the summer (what i plan to read, watch and do)
*brushes dust off the blog* well, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? i have been...busy, to say the least. life has unexpectedly taken all my motivation and will to blog away, and college would not let me go. like,,,literally. i feel like all i’ve been doing for the last month was study, study and then …
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january + february 2021 wrap up (forgettable reads and hope for what’s next)
let’s say that 2021 has not started great reading-wise for me. i still haven’t rated any book 5 stars, though there hasn’t been any DNF so far. needless to say, i wish it was better. as for my personal life, it is not any more exciting. i got swept into a routine, and i’m not …
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12 heart-warming romance reads to pick up on valentine’s day (psa: mushy feelings await)
it’s valentine’s day! aka a great opportunity to recommend some great romance reads (though i do that every day). it comes to no surprise that i have something special planned today (did you expect me not to post anything on valentine’s day? me? a romance blogger?). but without much talking, let’s get right into business. …
an extremely late post about my fave books of 2020!
i am well aware of my tardiness... i have been absent for more than a month now, but juggling between semester finals and other personnal stuff, i haven’t had the time to sit down and write anything in a while. but today, i am blowing the dust off this blog with a new, long-awaited post. …
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