Hai Beautiful! It’s about dang time I read this! What an amazing novel! I went into this novel with only the word of those who have raved about this book/ series/ universe on the internet since its release and subsequent conclusion. I’ve seen the special edition in my book store for months now, but with no real reason to purchase it, I always left the store with longing in my heart. Until… Eventually! There was a reason to buy it. […]
Continue ReadingThe Lost Book Of The White by Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu | Spoiler-Free Book Chat!
Hai Beautiful! ✨ All the feels!!! ✨ I don’t think I can even begin to explain how much love I have for Magnus Bane and literally how willing I am to read anything about him. Like at all. Give me Magnus Bane folding laundry and I’ll eat that shit up! Goodreads Summary Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. They’re living together in a fabulous loft, their warlock son, Max, has started learning to walk, and the streets […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Claire L. Smith, author of HELENA!
Hai Beautiful! My Best Friend Is A Published Author! In today’s Storytime Wednesday I interrogate my friend Claire L. Smith about her novel! I’ve compiled a list of questions revolving around her novella Helena, dealing with publishers, as well as what it was like having people read her published work for the first time. I’m so curious about all of this and I’m sure you are too. So without further chatter, I’m going to introduce you to Claire then get […]
Continue ReadingSorting through the chaos of my mind by setting goals for 2021!
Hai Beautiful! Let’s Plan! I’ve made it no secret on here that I absolutely love to plan! I will plan anything out, from physically listing out my daily tasks down to the half-hour or even making sure I at least know a rough sequence of events for a holiday, I find comfort in having a plan. So when it comes to making goals, why do I always struggle? It truly took me so long to make this post (as you […]
Continue ReadingHelena by Claire L. Smith | Spoilery Book Review/Chat
Hai Beautiful! Get ready for some spooks 🙈 If you have been on my seen any of my recent YouTube videos in the past few months, you’ll know that I have been hanging out to read this ever since it was announced!! Goodreads Summary On the outskirts of London, 1855, mortician and funeral director Helena Morrigan struggles with her limited finances and the heavy burdens of her past. Desperate to secure herself, she takes up residence in an aged house […]
Continue ReadingThe First TBR of 2021 aka A Hopefully Better Year Than 2020 (in every way)!
Hai Beautiful! It’s that time of year again! Starting off the year with a new Goodreads goal and a half-finished book from the year before is starting to become the norm for me now. But alas, I have anticipated this! But once again I have sabotaged my own well-thought-out plan, and have landed myself in another sticky situation. So you see… *cue flashback* I wanted to set a one-book TBR that would allow for any unpredictability in my schedule over […]
Continue ReadingThe LAST TBR Of The Chaos That Was 2020!!
Hai Beautiful! Ending the year with a bang! I’m being ✨realistically optimistic✨ this month with my TBR. I’ve chosen five to six books that I really want to read before the year is over although two of them are novellas and another two, a collection of short pieces. A couple of weeks ago, I uploaded a video on this topic where I talk more in-depth about the books I chose and why they have been chosen for my last ever TBR of […]
Continue ReadingMemento by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman | Novella Spoiler Chat
Hai Beautiful! I think we hyped it up too much… If you have read the Illuminae Files series (Illuminae, Gemina and Obsidio) in the past two or so years; a.k.a. since the release of Obsidio, you’d know about Memento, the companion novella that only a few readers were able to get their hands on. Finally, after begging and begging and begging and more begging from fans of the series, Jay and Amie were able to officially release the once exclusive novella as an […]
Continue ReadingWhat Happened During NaNoWriMo 2020?
Hai Beautiful! I’m back to my usual blogging schedule! I last spoke about my writing in this post titled: Announcing my 2020 NaNoWriMo Project. It was actually the last writing post before I disappeared from blogging in hopes to make more time for writing. In theory that was a great idea and in reality, it helped me to reduce stress, but did I write more? In my NaNo Announcement post, I spoke about starting my second WIP (which I am still […]
Continue ReadingTrueLife By Jay Kristoff | Spoiler Book Review
Hai Beautiful! Why did I choose this book to read during NaNoWriMo? TrueLife was everything I expected (and more) from the last book in a very action-packed, heart-shattering series! Goodreads Summary Best friends have become enemies. Lovers have become strangers. And deciding whose side you’re on could be the difference between life and death. For Eve and Lemon, discovering the truth about themselves–and each other–was too much for their friendship to take. But with the country on the brink of […]
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