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• My Review of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse

  I have read the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, and the King of Scars duology, and now it is time to review Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse as a whole. It has been some time since I last read the King of Scars duology, so I have not done a duology review for…

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  November 14, 2024

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• Spooktober Daily Posts Debrief

  What a month it has been! I always forget just how involved daily posting is, but I am successfully on the other side and ready to have a nice long nap, or read a cosy book to gently guide me back into casual reading. Spooktober daily posting has been and gone for 2024 and here…

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  November 2, 2024

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• My October 2024 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: preoccupied. As October has been the final month of postgrad classes, personal stuff, and the exam season, I have been rather busy. Finding the time to read when other things should take precedence can bring about a lot of guilt, so I haven’t read as many books as I thought (mainly the first…

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  October 31, 2024

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• What Makes a Scary Book?

  Scary books are not restricted to a genre, nor do they have to contain the same formula or tropes as other scary books. Here are a list of things that make a scary book in my eyes. If you have some favourite scary tropes or elements you want to talk about, leave a comment! An…

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  October 26, 2024

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• The End of Post-Graduate Classes

  With October coming to a close, my final few assignments for my postgraduate course are due and classes have concluded. The semester has flown by – I still feel like I’m in week five following the first assignment submission, ready to delve into a new topic. It has been an incredibly enlightening experience, and I…

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  October 19, 2024

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• Unpopular Opinion: I Don’t Like Festive Books

  Is this an unpopular opinion? Perhaps the initial delivery comes across as controversial, but once you think about it and hear my points you may feel a little more understanding of my side. You might even agree and find yourself having a revelation as to why these kinds of books don’t work with you. Let…

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  October 12, 2024

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• Haunting Author Recommendations for October

  There are some authors you come across where their prose haunt you. This is not fixed to thrillers or horrors or generally dark books, as I am sure many romance, lit fic and fantasy readers can agree. This is a power that can be found in any genre and involve any theme. The key is…

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  October 5, 2024

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• My September 2024 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: dedicated, but a little distracted. There has been a fair number of interruptions to my reading this month, but I have not let them dissuade me from my books completely. Another day spent reading the same book here and there, maybe a few DNFs to keep the ball rolling when I would have…

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  September 30, 2024

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• Get Ready for Spooktober – The Month of Daily Posts

  Remember how I said I did a reading challenge last year and I got so burnt out I struggled to finish it….I’m doing it again! Spooktober is back, but it is the new and improved version, so strap yourselves in and let’s see what’s in store for October. For those of you who are new…

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  September 28, 2024

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• My Review of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games Trilogy

  It is no stretch of the imagination to say that Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games trilogy is one of the best YA series to exist. I don’t need to specify genre when I say this because it truly is one of the best series ever. Even reading the books with an adult lens, The Hunger…

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  September 21, 2024

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