Tag: summer reads
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell Had Me In A Chokehold
Yes, before you ask, I did time this read to be posted on a Friday at the tail-end of the New Zealand summer. What did you expect from me, it’s in the book’s title. Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell came up as a one-off recommendation somewhere – I don’t remember where, likely Bookstagram – so…
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Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis Has Made Me Like Romance Books
I’ve not been one to add romance books to my tbr list unless there are other elements to the stories that I know I will be interested in, such as a historical fiction setting or fantasy world full of rich detail, characters, and cultures. Reading contemporary romance is a once in a blue moon thing…