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A Hufflepuff Does The OWLs Magical Readathon! TBR Post + YouTube Video!

Hai Potterheads! I know you all stan Harry Potter. Don't lie to me. For the past two years, I've seen this thing called the O.W.Ls Readathon or Magical Readathon floating around on the world of Bookish Social Media and I was always super confused but also really intrigued by it. Last year, I…

Books TBR

Books Recs For When Your TBR Is Looking Thicc.

Hai Bookaholics! I see you're avoiding your TBR... Looking for another book to read instead? I know many of you are in self-isolation/ social-distancing/ physical-distancing or whatever else you're choosing to call it and there is either is too many on your bookshelf to read, or not enough. Never fear! I've made a…

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Ghosts of The Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare | Spoiler Free Book Review

Hai Beautiful Hoomans! Did I finish this book or did it finish me? I didn't think the ending of this novel would hit me as it did. All I'm saying is that I am so glad the next series goes back in time because I am far too fragile to deal with my…

Anticipation Books

Online Book Launches Happening NEXT WEEK on Instagram Live!

Hai Bookaholics! Continuing the theme of all posts this week being a day late. This post is thanks to the amazing work of @TheYARoom who have been working so hard to unite the book community online when it has been impossible for us to unite in person. After news of the cancellation of…

Books S(W)Itched (Original Novel) Writing Wednesday

Finally, A Writing Update! 4.5 Months Into Draft 1 (SW#49)

Hello Beautiful, I did the writing today! Ever since NaNoWriMo 2019, I've been keeping you posted on my writing progress in various blog posts which can be found at this link or by searching the NaNoWriMo 2019 tag on this site! The last 'official' writing update on here was What I've Written So Far…

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Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans | Spoiler-Free Book Review

Hello Beautiful Hoomans. A novel that lives up to its name! A 'lil note: I read Euphoria Kids immediately after I finished Wintergirls and let me say, the positive feelings that reading this book gave me was enough to kill off any horrible/ negative thoughts that the previous novel brought back. Blurb: Ever…

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Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson | Spoiler-Free Book Review/ Talk (TW:ED)

Hai! There is a trigger warning attached to this post. If you don't want to read about Eating Disorders (ED) or if you find the mere mention of the topic triggering, please go check out another post. You can find so many other reviews on Jasper + Spice here. I'm not sure how…

Books S(W)Itched (Original Novel)

I made my OCs in the Sims4 (SW#48)

Happy Wednesday! (what to put here?) I am once again procrastinating writing this WIP, but in my defence, I did write 4,000 words last week, bringing the total up to 34,000 words! If you want to know about this WIP, there are heaps of posts in the NaNoWriMo 2019 tag dating back to…

Books TBR

March TBR, because I finished my Jan TBR!

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Yes, I said Jan TBR. I'm a slow reader. Since I left for Korea at the end of November 2019, till the end of January 2020 I read a total of 2.2 novels. I DNF'd a novel too (hence the .2) which made it a truly sad two months when…

Author Interviews Books

Vengeance Blooms Author, Chloe Hodge Answers My Burning Questions About Her First Novel!!! (SPOILERS)

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Ever wanted to know more about the book you just read? All three posts have been made possible by the wonderfully lovely Chloe Hodge who's kindness over social media started it all. Her amazing novel Vengeance Blooms, which I reviewed on Monday kick-started my list of questions and Chloe was…