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I'm struggling... // A very personal post about why I don't enjoy blogging, my struggles with anxiety + why I need a BREAK (aka this is a rambly mess)

I’m struggling… // A very personal post about why I don’t enjoy blogging, my struggles with anxiety + why I need a BREAK (aka this is a rambly mess)

Do y’all know that video of the girl who got a speeding ticket and then she has a full emotional breakdown because “her life is going extremely downhill”. Because that is EXACTLY how I feel right now. I honestly don’t even know how else to introduce this post. This is basically just going to be me rambling about my life and everything that is going wrong at this very moment. I’m in a pretty bad…

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Review: To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo // enemies to lovers!! playful banter!! sirens and pirates!!

Review: To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo // enemies to lovers!! playful banter!! sirens and pirates!!

Finding the right book to read is hard. There are people that are constantly talking about certain books to the point that they seem overhyped, mixed reviews are EVERYWHERE and you don’t know who to trust, the book might have cliché and overused tropes, bland characters or shitty writing—everything could go wrong. But guess what? None of that was the case with the book I want to introduce you to…

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February Recap // A successful reading month, actual (!) update on my WRITING, first ever physical ARC and RESTORE ME RELEASE!!!

February Recap // A successful reading month, actual (!) update on my WRITING, first ever physical ARC and RESTORE ME RELEASE!!!

Do you ever get that wholesome feeling after finishing a Wrap Up post when you realise how successful your month has been? Because that’s how I’m feeling right now. I feel so at ease because not only did I manage to read amazing books this month, but I also took care of my mental health and did a lot of things I enjoy but have neglected over the last few months (eg. WRITING!!!) and it feels so…

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Batman Nightwalker by Marie Lu // mysterious gang members, lovable characters but not enough action

Batman Nightwalker by Marie Lu // mysterious gang members, lovable characters but not enough action

Do you know what it feels like to have your life together? Usually, I don’t either but ohmygod guys I’ve been so ORGANISED lately! I scheduled/drafted most of my blog posts for March, I’m slowly but surely making my way through my study notes AND I’m reading all most of my ARCs before their release date! And… if you hadn’t realised, I’m back before my supposed return from my hiatus!!!!! I said…

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Hiatus Announcement/Taking a short Blogging Break

Hey guys! I wanted to quickly write this post to let you guys know that I’ll be taking a short break from blogging! February is almost over (HOW TF DID IT PASS BY SO FAST) and I realised I haven’t done a single thing for my exam in March so I thought I’d use these last few days to intensively work on my revision notes. I want to have all my study notes done so I don’t have to stress about it in…

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2018 Goals // Keep Up with my TBR, Work on my WIP, Self-Care (!!!) and tracking my Habits

2018 Goals // Keep Up with my TBR, Work on my WIP, Self-Care (!!!) and tracking my Habits

Have you ever set yourself New Year’s Resolutions and abandonded them two weeks into the new year? Yeah. I think we can all relate. I planned to do a 2018 goals post at the very beginning of the year so I could easily go back to it and hold myself accountable for actually keeping up with them. As you can probably tell, I already failed that task. I planned to abandon this post altogether because…

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RANT REVIEW: Snowsisters by Tom Wilinsky and Jen Sternick // a pointless story, transphobic trash and one-dimensional characters

RANT REVIEW: Snowsisters by Tom Wilinsky and Jen Sternick // a pointless story, transphobic trash and one-dimensional characters

I have bad news. I wish my first review of the year was a positive one, but this book was just.. very disappointing. And it made me extremely uncomfortable. Spoiler alert: this is a 1 star book. I honestly don’t give out 1 or 2 star ratings often because I’m simply too nice lol but after writing this sort of very RANTY review, I realised that there is nothing good about this book and I gave it 1…

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January Recap // my life is One Big Mess, it's #20GayTeen and I'm back from my hiatus I think?? (also RESTORE ME!!!)

January Recap // my life is One Big Mess, it’s #20GayTeen and I’m back from my hiatus I think?? (also RESTORE ME!!!)

Hey what’s up, it’s been a while! [whenever I say this I’ve got Zayn’s song in my head but I don’t think anyone here gets the reference] Well, as the title of this post suggests, I am back from the dead (again). I was literally so motivated to start posting again when I wrote my December Recap, but then life happened and hit me in the face like a brick, and I wasn’t READY to have all these…

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December Recap // Christmas celebrations, fangirl mania and SO MANY BOOKS!

I know we’re already in the middle of January, but December was too good of a month for me. It was Christmas and I got the best presents from family (BOOKS), friends (BOOKS) and myself (BOOKS). And yes, buying yourself Christmas presents is a thing because you can never have enough books. December was also my best reading month of the year??? And I just barely* reached my unofficial goal of…

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2017 Wrap Up // Best and Worst + Most Suprising and Disappointing Books of 2017 and everything in between!

Well, well, well. Guess who’s back from the dead her unannounced hiatus. IT’S YA GIRL JACKIE (in case you forgot my name lmao) aka the one who takes a month to reply to comments and almost never blog hops anymore because she’s trash life gets in the way. But what’s new *shrugs* I actually planned to go on a 2-week long hiatus between Christmas and now, and I planned to have at least two more…

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Debut Authors Bash // Introducing American Street by Ibi Zoboi: a book about family and Haitian culture!!

Guess what? I get to host ANOTHER stop at the Debut Authors Bash 2017—and this time it’s Ibi Zoboi!!! Unfortunately, she was unable to do an author interview with me, but I’m still going to be talking about her book American Street which came out earlier this year! The Debut Authors Bash is happening all month throughout December and there are PLENTY of this year’s debut authors featured on…

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Debut Authors Bash // An Interview with the lovely Maggie Ann Martin + an INTERNATIONAL Giveaway!!!

Oh hello, let me just squeal for a bit because I’m doing an author interview! This is only my second author interview EVER but I’m really excited that I got paired up with Maggie Ann Martin! Her debut novel The Big F came out in August and I read and reviewed it too! It was a super cute and important read and perfect for the summer—but you can also read it this WINTER if you want, duh! I am part…

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November Recap // not much reading, even less writing and a huge existential crisis + MY FAV AUTHOR TWEETED ME???

What is reading??? What is writing??? What is blogging??? What is life??? What. Even. Was. November. I don’t think I’ve ever had such a bad reading month. In the first 3 weeks of November, I didn’t even pick up a single book for myself aka I only forced myself through the four tragic/average/trashy/boring books I had to read for uni. My poor bookshelves were wailing for my attention, begging me…

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4 Reasons why The November Girl should be on your To-Read List // magical realism, romance and quirky characters

4 reasons why you should add @lydiaykang's THE NOVEMBER GIRL to your TBR!

After being in kind of a reading/writing/general life slump this month, I was SO stoked that the first book I picked up at the end of November after I got over my struggles had been a great read for me. Me at the beginning of the month: not in the mood to read ANYTHING, forcing myself through the 3 kinda shitty books I had to read for uni Me at the end of the month: 4 STARS! 5 STARS! ALL THE…

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Why Audiobooks are The Most Excellent, Brilliant and Magnificent Invention of the Century....... or are they??? // A Discussion

Why Audiobooks are The Most Excellent, Brilliant and Magnificent Invention of the Century……. or are they??? // A Discussion

ERMAGAWD, MY FIRST DISCUSSION POST. I don’t even know if you can call this a discussion. What even IS a discussion???????? Hennywayssssss. In July, I finally decided to sign up for Audible after a long long long consideration of whether I needed it or not—and because they had a great deal on Prime Day (5€ a month instead of 10€???? HELLOOOO???). Since then, I’ve listened to a total of 3…

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Mini Reviews: Dear Martin (so impactful!) and Juliet Takes a Breath (so queer!) // two incredibly powerful and diverse books

Mini Reviews: Dear Martin (so impactful!) and Juliet Takes a Breath (so queer!) // two incredibly powerful and diverse books

Guess who’s back with another post about mini-reviews! I’ve come to really like writing mini reviews because it takes SO MUCH LESS TIME AND EFFORT and it’s quicker to format. And I also prefer READING mini reviews nowadays for the same reasons! Quick and easy to read through and more options to comment on! GO MINI REVIEWS. Today I’ll be talking about two diverse novels who deal with very…

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Fangirl Friday—Concert Edition // Seeing Harry Styles and Banks during my birthday week (yes, that exists!)

Fangirl Friday—Concert Edition // Seeing Harry Styles and Banks during my birthday week (yes, that exists!)

THE QUEEN OF FANGIRLING IS BACK. Oh. My. God. Who missed Fierce Fangirl Fridays??????? MEEEEEEE. I feel so bad for neglecting my own meme??? But I don’t really want to fangirl about something EVERY WEEK since my posting schedule is literally two times a week and it’d only leave space for one “original” post and it’s SUCH STRESS BYE. I also wanted to make some changes to this meme and get rid of…