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A little catch-up from my reading life — what I’m reading, buying, obsessing over, abandoning, annotating, and generally spiralling about. Think of it as part reading journal, part life update, part chaotic book club chat. 📖 The Reading Situation Still very much dipping in and out reading. Its such a strange place to be, I … Continue reading The Reading Diaries: My Latest Reads (#5)
Rowan Gallagher is a devoted single mother and a talented architect with a high-profile commission restoring an historic mansion for the most powerful family in Maine. But inside, she’s a mess. She knows that stalking her ex’s avatar all over Portland on her phone isn't the healthiest way to heal from their breakup. But she’s … Continue reading [Book Review] Dying to Meet You by Sarina Bowen
Happy Friday, and welcome back to Friday Five! If you're new here, the idea is simple: every Friday I share five bookish picks around a different theme. Sometimes it'll be books, sometimes characters, tropes, playlists, adaptations, or anything else that gets us talking. This week's theme is: Five Things That Are Very On Brand for … Continue reading The Friday 5: Five Things That Are Very On Brand for Me
(Mostly Spoiler Free) Initial thoughts… A few notes before I get into it, I didn’t do a re-read before watching. The last time I read the book was last year, so I still have most of the plot in my head and I’ve been excited to watch it since the announcement was made. Ok. The … Continue reading I watched the Love Hypothesis Movie and I have thoughts…
Every day it feels like I’m seeing a new book to screen adaptation announced and once upon a time I would have been excited but now… it's trepidation. I think the number one thing that ruins any adaptation is the casting and it's not always about what the cast looks like, they can be off … Continue reading My Slightly Unhinged Take on Book Adaptation Casting
She thought they were divorced. He never filed the papers.Now he's determined to prove their love story isn't over.Josie: Before The MomentThere are ghosts at every corner. In the stolen kisses while I waitressed at the diner, in the town festivals in the square, in the many jokes about Betty Bagley and her pie at … Continue reading [Book Review] When I Should’ve Stayed by Max Monroe
Happy Friday, and welcome back to Friday Five! If you're new here, the idea is simple: every Friday I share five bookish picks around a different theme. Sometimes it'll be books, sometimes characters, tropes, playlists, adaptations, or anything else that gets us talking. This week's theme is: Five Things I've Learned From Taking a Step … Continue reading The Friday 5: Five Things I’ve Learned From Taking a Step Back
It’s 2026, and I’m writing about Tamlin again because I saw a take on TikTok that left me with my jaw on the floor, and the comments were just as concerning. It seems that Tamlin sympathisers have reached new levels of insanity; you can find the original post here for context. Reading through this person's … Continue reading The Strange Need to Make Tamlin the Victim
She doesn’t believe in magic. He is magic. But when they meet, a spark is lit, and neither will ever be the same—in this charming new stand-alone in the Witches of West Harbor series from New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot. Frankie A trained therapist, Francesca Giovanni knows there’s a scientific explanation for everything. … Continue reading [Book Review] The Magic We Made by Meg Cabot
Happy Friday, and welcome back to Friday Five! If you're new here, the idea is simple: every Friday I share five bookish picks around a different theme. Sometimes it'll be books, sometimes characters, tropes, playlists, adaptations, or anything else that gets us talking. This week's theme is: Five Things That Have Me in a Chokehold … Continue reading The Friday 5: Five Things That Have Me in a Chokehold
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