Romance. Fantasy. Reader culture. Honest thoughts.
🌿 Life Lately Welcome to Other pursuits! July was a slooow month for me, it's actually a relief that it's over. I've spent most of it job hunting which has been tedious to say the least and I'm still looking - the job market is brutal and I do not recommend searching for a job … Continue reading Other Pursuits | Life Beyond the Books (July 2026)
One cold December day, two men are blindsided by a hockey trade; one is the most decorated goalie in the league, while the other one is the youngest coach in the majors. Jethro Hale is the last player Coach Clay Powers wants to see on his roster, but the G.M. pulls a fast one. And it's not like he can … Continue reading [Book Review] The Last Guy on Earth 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 books that shaped my readeing life Whether … Continue reading The Friday 5: Five Books That Shaped My Readeing Life
The third in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U. College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives―and she's nailing both of them. By day, she's the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever … Continue reading [Book Review] The Charlie Method by Elle Kennedy
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 side characters who deserved the main character … Continue reading The Friday 5: Five side characters who deserved the main character treatment
Plot After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. … Continue reading [Book Review] Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
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 5 fake dating romance books. Whether you're looking … Continue reading The Friday Five: 5 Fake Dating Romance Books
Plot Fairytales are for the naive. Princess Assassin Gray Monroe is ordered by her father to kill the villainous prince responsible for starting a war that threw the world into a post-apocalyptic society. In a decrepit landscape where two magical species war with one another, while a human militia hunts them all, Gray has only one … Continue reading [Book Review] A Touch of Gold and Madness
Welcome to Friday Five! 🎉 I've been thinking about adding another regular feature to the blog, and I wanted it to be something fun, easy to read, and even easier to join in with. So, welcome to The Friday Five! Every Friday, I'll be sharing five recommendations, favourites, or bookish picks around a different theme. … Continue reading The Friday Five: Books That Broke My Heart
Not every reader has a single “gateway book.” In this post, I reflect on my lifelong reading journey and how genres often evolve through slow discovery rather than one defining moment.
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