Tag: summer reading

• My Summer Reading Debrief

  While summer is’t officially over here in Aotearoa New Zealand, my PhD studies and the general populace’s back-to-work schedule give the feel of it being near its end. We have also had a wet summer at that too, so for those addicted to the sunshine and beach-going weather, it may have been a bit of…

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  January 25, 2026

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• Hello 2026!

  Hello fellow readers, and welcome back to annafromuni. I’m looking forward to sharing many things with you this year, from book reviews and discussions to study tips and experiences. 2026 marks an expansion for annafromuni, and I am so happy to bring you along for the ride. A quick notice of the plans for January…

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  January 2, 2026

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• Another Helen Hoang Romance in The Bride Test

  It has been a while since I read The Love Quotient by Helen Hoang, but it is my most viewed post on annafromuni by a long shot. Given its popularity, I figured now is as good a time as any to continue the series and pick up The Bride Test. I wasn’t expecting this romance…

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  December 27, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Romance

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• My Birthday-Christmas Bookish Additions

  First, let me apologise, because this isn’t a review post as I promised. Instead, it will be akin to a book haul, but extending across my study and reading hobbies. There isn’t a lot to report, but they are going to lead to some goals and intentions I have for the summer. These will serve…

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  December 26, 2025

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• A Little About Me, annafromuni

  Yesterday was my birthday, hence I didn’t post anything. Today, instead of a review post, I have decided to write a little about myself. Nothing extensive, but something different from my usual discussion content that I think wraps everything up nicely. What do I like? What got me into the field I am in? What…

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  December 18, 2025

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• Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez is So Sweet and Sincere

  I’m trialling something this summer season, given my tolerance for reading dips in the heat. I like a good, easy romance here and there, and they don’t take much thinking to get immersed in the story, so I’ve added a few more romance to my December reading to test out my theory, starting with Yours…

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  December 11, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Romance

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• The End of Year Reading Dump

  Wow, 2025 feels like it has flown by. My final daily post month has arrived and I honestly can say it could not pass by soon enough. There will be a slight difference in posts this month, but nothing to drastic. As this is the end of the year, I have several discussions to post…

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  December 1, 2025

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• Elena Ferrante’s The Days of Abandonment is Visceral and Has Teeth

  With the summer sun making its appearance, the heat of the day drawing out the fatigue from my bones, and the long invigilating hours making themselves known, I have found myself drifting to shorter reads to keep my brain stimulated. I don’t usually read literary fiction or women’s fiction, but The Days of Abandonment has…

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  November 14, 2025

  Classic Fiction, Foreign Lit, Poetry and Short Stories

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• Reading Children’s Books I Missed Out On

  I didn’t realise this until a little bit ago, but I actually missed out on a bunch of iconic children’s books growing up. I never read The Books of Earthsea, The Inheritance Cycle, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Chronicles of Narnia, A Series of Unfortunate Events, or the Spiderwick Chronicles. I have, of course,…

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  November 8, 2025

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• Back to the Basics with Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea

  I am going to be honest here and say I have not read The Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. Any of them. I had heard of them, of course, but it is only now in my mid-twenties that I possess a copy of them. This copy has already shocked and surprised me…

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  November 7, 2025

  Classic Fiction, YA Fantasy

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