there’s still time to ace that goodreads challenge! tips to read more books in a shorter amount of time (+ some recs!)

the end of the year is approaching, and with it comes the dread of not completing your goodreads challenge. though it’s a challenge we deliberately take part of, it’s still source of a lot of pressure, especially during this time of the year. this is when i, your ultimate savior, intervene. if you wish to …

these violent delights, by chloe gong: a book that tore my heart to pieces, and yet i loved it (ARC review)

These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights #1), by Chloe Gong Published by Hodder & Stoughton (November 17th, 2020) Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical, Romance Goodreads ★★★★☆ Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the …

october 2020 wrap up (+ november 2020 TBR)

i honestly don’t know if i should be worried or glad there are only 2 months left in 2020. october was another month that i did not see pass by. college work got even harder, and i found less and less time to read. i miss the summer days where i had nothing else to …

the poppy war book tag! (in which i write 1k+ words about my favorite series)

[this post is dedicated to all the friends i made through The Poppy War! i love you all.] well, hello there people! i have not so recently been tagged by my lovely friend vee to do the poppy war book tag! and what more to do to express my undying love for this series that …

september 2020 wrap up

this year is going slowly yet fast in a way i cannot explain and i don’t know how to deal with it. september was no exception. not only did my personal life take an unexpected turn, i also started college, which has stolen away every bit of free time i had. i struggled to keep …

a good ol’ list of my favorite reads of the summer! (aka my comeback post)

*dusts off blog* well, hi. it’s been a while. in the last two months, life has been pretty...hectic. i finally got to see my family after five months of that being impossible, and with everything i had to do (see family, read, prepare for college, start college, move from my old appartment to a new …

BLOG TOUR: Court of Lions, by somaiya daud (review + a little piece on why this series means so much to me)

Court of Lions (Mirage #2), by somaiya daud Published by Flatiron Books (August 6th, 2020) Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | IndieBound Two identical girls, one a princess, the other a rebel. Who will rule the empire? After being swept up into the brutal Vathek …

let’s talk fluff! i recommend the fluffiest romance novels i have read (and lose the ability to express emotions)

don’t you wish sometimes you would just read a story that will make you squeal with delight and leave you beaming and grinning with happiness? well, the superheroine that i am is here to deliver! i noticed that i have been focusing on more smutty recommendations in my last few posts, so i decided why …

BLOG TOUR: amazing muslims who changed the world, by burhana islam (an love letter to a fictional character i fell in love with)

throughout my life, it was hard for me to see myself represented in any form of fictional media. i usually had to deeply look for stories depicting characters who are like me, and even if i find any, it would usually be produced/written by someone who is very far and uninformed of any part of …

adult romance books to read for people who don’t usually read adult romance (and people who do!)

so you don’t read adult romance, do you? are you looking to dip your toe into the genre? if that’s the case, then you have come to the right place! today i’m here to share all the books that, in my opinion, can be a good start for you in the field! of course, even …