#read this month may 2024

[bibliophilecats]

Read this month: May 2024

I finally picked up some physical books again:

M. Lo: A Scatter of Light

T. Bell: Sepia und das Erwachen der Tintenmagie (audiobook, eARC)

D. Sayer: Whose Body (ebook)

A. Garner: Treacle Walker (ebook, library)

F. Marske: A Marvellous Light (ebook, library)

B. Albertalli: Imogen, Obviously (ebook, library)

M. Lafferty: Station Eternity

May was quite the rollercoaster regarding the books I read - I even read a 1* book (which I only finished because, by the time I realised it would not get better, I was already over 40 pages in this 80 page novella). At least it ended on a high. After loving Six Wakes, I am happy to say that Station Eternity is another great SciFi murder mystery by Mur Lafferty. I want more!

[soaringwide]

Pick a Card: Month Ahead #01

This was written for May 2024 but with the intention to be timeless, so even if you find it later there might be a message for your next month.

We'll look into your energy coming into the month, but also what will be the theme/area of focus and what you'll need to pay attention to, as well as the surprises that might come your way.

It's my first time doing a pick a card like this so we'll see how it turns out! I love doing those privately though.

As always, be mindful that this is a general reading meant for multiple people so it might not be 100% fitting for your situation, and that it's based on the energy you hold at the moment of selecting a pile that draws you to one of them.

PILE 1

Cards: Page of Cups, Queen of Wands, 9 of Cups, Ace of Swords, the Emperor, Strength, 5 of Cups, the Moon, Queen of Cups, 5 of Wands rx, Ace of Pentacles, 4 of Cups, Page of Wands

For your energy coming into the month, I see you being in a state of being in tune with your heart, opening up to the possible rise of a new romantic connection. I get the sense that you're cautiously optimistic about it, because while you feel confident within yourself and in a happy place, you're also aware that it's too early to tell. But you're not letting that deter you and you're fully embracing your own power, feeling good about yourself and where you're at while looking ahead hopefully and waiting for an opportunity to move forward. I think for you the process of the month ahead has already started a bit before the start of the new month and you're continuing the process.

When it comes to the theme of the month, I see the importance of putting your emotional fulfillment at the forefront and being actively working towards it. There is a need to bring clarity about the situation, clarity that will bring you contentment and tie loose ends. You will be determined to work through that with willpower and determination by taking the lead and stop wasting time around. I think you are seeing the path forward for this connection and you're determined to go for it and not let it escape. You got four cards here and they all represent a different element, which I interpret as the fact that harmony within and for yourself will be a big theme as well. Between your feelings, your thoughts and your actions, everything will be grounded in your authentic self.

I think these past few months have not always been great for you and you're determined to leave that behind and enter the new chapter of your life. You've learned all you had to about your old ways and now you're ready for a change. So for the goal you'll have in mind, you will be focused on not falling back into the same patterns of thoughts and behaviors and keep moving forward with determination and a sense that you can't go back to what you once where.

The challenge that will arise will come from your own psyche. I get the sense that you still have unresolved issues within yourself that may cloud this great picture, so you will have to be extra careful about not letting your fears and doubts making you spiral down and do or say something that doesn't align with your truth. You might go through times where you feel irritable or anxious and you may take that as a proof that things are going to shit again and you might want to run away, but it's an illusion. It just means that you still have some inner clutter to sort out. Be careful about not shutting yourself off from others as a reaction to your inner pain.

When it comes to a surprise coming your way, it seems there will be an event that will create a shift from a confusing and chaotic situation to one of open communication of feelings, laying out a more positive base for the future. I'm getting the sense that this is what the theme of the month was referring to, and while you seek it, you don't really know how it will unfold so it will still be a surprise when it happens. When this even happens, be as open and honest as possible in order to clear out any possible miscommunication, be kind and listen to what the other person has to say with empathy and love at heart.

What you'll have gained by the end of the month will be a stable and solid start towards the future. Things are blossoming but you'll have learned that there's no point rushing into anything and that things come when the time is right. You'll be set to build on that for the months to come. Maybe the start of a new commitment although things are in their very early stage.

As a final advice, it is important not to shut yourself off from your emotions and not to stay stuck in your old ways of remaining passive. Stay open and assertive, go after what you want and I get the strong message that you need to communicate openly about everything that isn't clear in this connection. Don't just wait around for things to fall onto your lap. Be passionate and enthusiastic and again be clear about your intentions. Also, you're learning something new and important so be gentle with yourself if you don't get everything perfectly from the get go, what matters is to do your best.

PILE 2

Cards: King of Wands, Queen of Cups, the Lovers rx, 8 of Cups rx, Queen of Pentacles, Ace of Swords, Memento Mori, 10 of Swords, King of Pentacles, Queen of Wands, 2 of Wands, The Chariot, Knight of Pentacles, 6 of Pentacles, 3 of Cups rx, 7 of Cups

For the general vibe of this pile, it feels a bit overwhelming like there is so much to pay attention to that you are somewhat disconnected from yourself as a result, because your feelings are so confusing that you get lost in them. There are A LOT of court cards, which may mean that there is a situation that brings the intervention of a lot of different people, perhaps it will be busy at work, or something involving family, creating a very messy situation where everyone has something to say and you can't hear yourself anymore. Really there is so much external influences here that I had a hard time picking up on YOU until the end of the reading.

For the energy you have coming into the month, I really think you are in a committed relationship with someone (and if not it's not your pile), but there is a big disharmony here. It seems one of you is on the way out of the relationship (represented by the King of Wands), and the fact that the Queen of Wands shows as a challenge later in the reading, I'm getting that this person already has someone in mind. It seems you are longing for the way the relationship used to be and it feels over, but you are having difficulties moving on right now. It's also possible you're just longing for the idea of Love altogether and wishing you could drop everything you have right now to run towards it. There is a choice to be made but right now at the end of the month, you are not making a move one way or another.

The theme of the month to come for you pile 2 makes a lot of sense considering what I already wrote. You will have to focus on your own clarity and get grounded in yourself, trying to find stillness in the chaos that surrounds you in order to get the answers you need, based on your own guidance. I'm also getting that you feel resistant to change and the call of life, and that you may feel a bit dead inside and numb as a result. There is a need to find excitement for the miracle of life again which has been lost due to your complex situation. ''The meaning is in the Middle'' is what's written on the card and writing down in case it speaks to anyone.

For what you'll consciously focus on this month, I'm getting just like...trying not to break down completely and at the same time keeping up with your demanding job and practical life issues. Perhaps this impending breakup is causing financial stress and you don't know how things will turn out. So your goal will be navigating that in order to stay on top of things both mentally and professionally/financially.

Okay this is where it finally clicks because I was confused whether you where the one with the third party of the one who is perhaps cheated on. With the King of Pentacles longingly looking at the Queen of Wands (the third party I mentioned before - don't take gender into account though) standing next to him, I'm getting that YOU are wondering how to welcome this new passionate connection into your busy life and how to make it fit from a practical standpoint with your current relationship. The Queen seems to be both a challenge and an opportunity, I don't necessarily get that this Queen is a bad omen, it's just a difficult situation that require a choice on your part.

For the unexpected thing that will happen this month, I'm not getting a particular event but rather, how it will change the course of what you're doing. This surprise will force you to weight your options and start pursuing what you desire, getting out of that rut you are in. There will be progress moving forward as I don't think you'll be left indecisive for too long. There is a sense of urgency here, whether it's perceived or true, you will feel it deeply and it will push you into actions. You will be surprised by how determined you suddenly feel after the indecision of the past.

What will be gained after the month ends is a newfound stability as you'll have regained your footing. From that point in the spread it's like things have cleared up a bit and there's open space. There is a new beginning on the horizon but unlike the urgency that led you to that point, there is now the need to take things slow and build strong foundations.

The advice you got was that, well, it's time to choose what you want to do with this third party. You can't keep holding things like that without making a choice. You might also need to distance yourself from bad influences around you like friends or family and again focus on yourself. The second advice is about restoring some type of balance between giving and taking. It seems someone has or will give you something and you'll have to give something in return so that not to break the flow of the relationship.

PILE 3

Cards: 4 of Swords rx, 8 of Pentacles, 4 of pentacles, 3 of Pentacles rx, 7 of Pentacles, 9 of Pentacles, 5 of Wands, 9 of Wands, Justice, 4 of Wands, King of Cups, the Moon, 9 of Swords, Temperance, 6 of Swords, the Fool

For your energy coming into the month, I see that you might have been feeling burnt out for a while now due to over-exhausting yourself with work or your studies, something you've put a lot of care and energy into in any case. You feel stagnant and somewhat demotivated and the whole thing is weighting on you. It's like you've put so much effort into working on this issue that you feel totally depleted emotionally. However, you can't seem to let go a bit in order to get things flowing again and you remain stuck, fearing everything is going to go to waste if you relax a bit.

The theme of this month will be to find your support system and reach out for help in order to get you to find new solutions to your issue. Not everything can be done alone. Furthermore, not every project can be rushed through all the time, sometimes you have to let it rest for a bit and let it grow under the surface of the soil. You will find great benefit from focusing on your own enjoyment and pleasure for a change in order to find a new perspective on your situation.

Despite that, it seems your mind will still be set on proving yourself this month. It's like, you feel burnt out and stagnant, and instead of getting the cue that you need to slow down a bit, you look at others and wonder why you can't hustle like them. Basically you're sensing there is an issue but you're trying to solve it in a toxic way by comparing yourself to others and feeling threatened by their success, triggering your self esteem issues.

The challenged you will have to face have to do with accepting to restore the balance in your life and take a break to have a bit of fun. Sounds like a false problem but it seems it's quite difficult for you to do at the moment because you're so focused on your tasks. It's a critical point though because if you don't cut off the toxic behaviors that are burying you into the ground, you will face the repercussions of your own non-action further down the line. You might have a hard time socializing because your heart is not there and you might feel left out, even though it would do you good to get a change of scenery and get out of your cave for a while.

For the unexpected thing that will happen this month, this will have to do with some type of emotional reconnection that will lead to more balance. It's very possible that it'll be uncomfortable at first as all the negative feelings you've been pushing under the rug all this time are resurfacing, but if you manage to stay afloat you will find a greater sense of mastery over them. I'm not getting anything precise as to what's gonna happen, but it will have to do with you being forced to take the blindfolds off and finally pay attention to your mental health. This might be the inner crisis you need to get back in a better shape.

What will have been gained by the end of the month has to do with leaving behind this way of doing and thinking you were holding onto at the beginning of the month. You will finally be able to get moving again, even if it will feel somewhat bitter and hard to do, remember it's for the better because you could not keep going on like you did.

The advice for you to help you navigate things is to not take everything so seriously all the time. Don't focus too much on what's not working or what you could do better or even on what you can't control, but try to find hope and the sense that a new beginning is at hand if only you open yourself up to it. Whoever is sending you this advice really encourages you to enjoy the little things and find your youthful spirit again. Things won't stay bleak forever so the best thing you can do is let yourself move along the stream.

[autumnally-art]

with the hands of hope, we pull each other up

Dialogue from Episode 7 of "Chasing the Radiance Beyond the Blue Sky" (Airi 3).

Image 1:

Airi: "...For example, look. Your hands are completely different from mine. Yours are spindly and elegant... while mine are round. Like manju, you know?"

Image 2:

Shizuku: "..." Airi: "Which is why the little trick for me and Minori-- Shizuku?" Shizuku: "Please, don't say thinks like that. I like your hands just the way they are, Airi." Shizuku: "Because they're so kind and gentle. You use them to pull everyone in the right direction."

Image 3:

Shizuku: "And I'm sure Minori felt the same way today. Also--" Airi, in flashback: "Here's a towel. Now dry those tears already. We're in this idol thing together now. But don't think I'm gonna let you beat me!" Shizuku, back in the present: "Even when I was feeling so awful, Airi, you were there to give me not just that fluffy towel, but also the courage to stand back up. That's why--"

Image 4:

Shizuku: "That's why I like your hands so much. They're so kind, gentle, and soft. So please..." Shizuku: "...Don't forget the fact that your hands have given others quite a bit of courage." Airi: "Shizuku... I really wasn't expecting you to say anything like that."

[tiktowafel]

do you ever think about how all you used to draw when you were 10 was ponies and that you should still know how to do that, then get an idea and proceed to draw something like these in nearly one sitting and it turns out better than any drawing you've done in the entire past month

sooo anyway does anyone have cutie mark or pony name ideas for them?? lol

[pin-yao]

[to-be-a-dreamer]

Ravi and Albert's Guide to Fake Not-Dating

It would be so easy, and Ravi was not looking to get any more involved in the 118 A-shift nonsense than he already was. It was sort of an unspoken rule he’d made with himself. He always showed up to the off-duty events he was invited to, usually large parties or station-wide outings, but that was more than enough for him. Just hearing about the drama his coworkers dealt with was more exhausting than regularly running into burning buildings and he had no interest in deliberately adding himself to the inner circle of rom-com-level bullshit that seemed to curse a select few members of the 118. He wasn’t about to tempt fate by dating his coworker’s formerly-estranged younger brother.

So, knowing all of that, he really should say no.

Read it on AO3

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Average Hanikkar shipper: Hey wouldn’t it be funny if Ravi, the guy who famously wants nothing to do with the A-shift’s bullshit, accidentally fell in love with Chim’s brother and is super mad about it? Haha such a funny crack ship and the actors are both hot, we are having a great time.

Me, dropping a 50k word fic in the Hanikkar tag with no warning: Hey so what if Albert was a person who was so terrified of failing at anything that mattered to him that he would rather quit than fight as hard as he could and discover it wasn’t enough and what if Ravi was a person who had spent his entire life fighting just for the right to be alive but he was so tired he didn’t have any fight left in him but then they meet and fall in love and learn what it means to have something worth fighting for because even if you do fail you know it was worth trying, it was worth the possibility, it was worth giving yourself the chance.

People who follow me for Newsies content: Saf what the fuck is this, where did it come from, and when are you gonna finish your mini-bang fic?

[flurry-of-stars]

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*taps microphone* New chapter for These Hollow Halls coming soon--

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

Read in May 2024

guess who's on a reading spree 🥰 I haven't had one of these for quite some time and it's feeling good since I spent half the month coughing and sneezing my guts up. my favourites of the month were probably The September House and The Summer Love Strategy, but I also really enjoyed revisiting some old favourites :3

here's to keeping up this energy in June!!!

Series read: The Girls I’ve Been duology by Tess Sharpe

The Girls I’ve Been - 5/5 (reread)

The Girl in Question - 4/5

Backlog books:

Seven Devils by Elizabeth May & LR Lam - 4/5

The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver - 4/5 (audio)

Other reads:

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron - 4/5 (audio)

Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky - 4/5 (audio)

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi - 3/5 (audio)

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver - 5/5 (audio/reread)

Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond - 2/5

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green - 5/5 (audio/reread)

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro - 3/5 (audio)

Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo - 4/5 (audio)

If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley - 4/5 (audio)

Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min - 4/5 (audio)

The September House by Carissa Orlando - 5/5 (audio)

Four Found Dead by Natalie D Richards - 3/5 (audio)

Six Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe - 4/5 (audio)

The Summer Love Strategy by Ray Stoeve - 5/5

[54prowl]

PLS PLS PLS BRING FIGURES (THE GOLDEN ATSUMU FIC) BACK PLSPLSPLSP

I'm so fucking sorry I put my fics here on private BUTTTT all of them are still alive on AO3

a little treat for those who care

[airenyah]

Hello!! I just saw JD cover for Black Tie in LOL fanfest 2024 and I'm just mind-blown. The aerial flips!!! Upside down spider man kiss type moment with Joong in the air. Both of them switching for aerial flips!! The outfits!! The neck snapping symbolism!! Dunk's deep voice complementing perfectly with Joong's high notes. I want their studio cover of Black tie for listening on repeat. Do they get enough time for preparing like that?? I just want to ask if the entire LOL fanfest performances are like that?? Can you suggest me some good performances like that if you've been following the LOL fanfest or any other concerts?

sorry that it took me forever to reply!! i had (actually still have rip) uni stuff and other time consuming personal projects going on and then joongdunk kept flirting on main (save. me. please.)

now, moving on to your questions:

do they get enough time for preparing like that?

joong actually very helpfully answered this question in a tiktok live back in march:

"LOL ปกติก็ซ้อมใกล้ๆ อยู่แล้วก่อนงาน ประมาณ 20 ถึง 30 วันประมาณ แต่ก็เคยนะ มีแบบ 15 วันก็มี"

this roughly translates to:

"usually LOL rehearsals are close to the event, about 20 to 30 days beforehand. but there's also been like 15 days"

which means as of me writing this, they should already be rehearsing (or are starting to rehearse). to me, 15 days seems quite stressful, but 20-30 days seems totally manageable, especially since everyone is on stage at different times. multiple groups could rehearse their parts on the same day parallel to the others (god how i wish i could be the fly on the wall!! i'm SO interested in all of the behind the scenes mechanics that come with putting on this show)

I just want to ask if the entire LOL fanfest performances are like that?? Can you suggest me some good performances like that if you've been following the LOL fanfest or any other concerts?

see, this is another reason why i took a month to reply. i was really struggling with the phrasing of "like that". it's quite broad. what exactly do you mean by "like that"? there are so many aspects you could focus on in that comparison (the singing, the dancing, the genres of the songs, the costumes, the moods, etc)...

now if you're asking me, if the entire LOL show is like black tie? the answer would be no. and that's because the entire show is pretty colorful when it comes to performances and the set list. it can go from something more rough like ยุติธรรม to something like saa-tuu (i really don’t know how to describe the vibes for this one) to something sexy like hit me up to something fun sexy like melon to something cute like มะงึกๆอุ๋งๆ to slower ballads like first love. (i wanted to embed all the vids straight in the post, but unfortunately tumblr won't let me add more than 10 :( what a sad world we live in)

as you can see, the vibes are all over the place in a full LOL show. now if you're asking me if there's been any other performance that has the exact same vibes as the black tie performance? the answer would be, well yes, but also no.

it's yes because...

(can't link to source of the one below bc unfortunately it was deleted from youtube)

(if you haven't seen this already, i really encourage you to watch both of these performances btw bc there's some nice switcheroo going on between D1 and D2 hehe)

and the answer is also no, because i think a big part of the vibes also simply just comes down to both black tie and dum dum being jeff satur songs. jeff satur's vibes are immaculate. you won't find a performance with the exact same vibes because no other artist that i've seen covered in LOL has the exact same vibes as jeff has. so if you're looking for a performance with the exact same vibe as black tie, well, there is, but it's the only other jeff satur song

now, if you meant "like that" in the sense of other performances that share the story telling aspect (but not necessarily the vibes)? there are a few, and again, the vibes are all over the place hahaha:

the entire opening with the ost section of LOL 2024 was one little story after the other. i meant to embed this video in the post, but unfortunately tumblr won't show it rip. (ost section starts at 4:56. sorry, the angle isn't great, but you can just look up fancams of the individual performances that you're personally interested in. joongdunk did your smile from hidden agenda)

as for story telling examples that come from other concerts that aren't LOL, there's also these two from the MSP prom night concert:

if you're asking for more performances where people are flying in the air, well, in the very same concert earthmix were spinning circles in the air during เรา and phuwin came down from the sky in truth in the eyes. geminifourth also floated during their cover of simm ost star & sky in the my turn concert and in starlympics jasp.er had their entrance from above for sadistic. however, none of these people are doing full on saltos in the air like joong and dunk did in black tie

i don't really follow the concerts religiously (i mostly check out the performances that involve joong and/or dunk, with some other artists' performances here and there), but if you wanna do some research on your own, here are some places you can start:

LOL fan fest 2022 (playlist)

LOL fan fest 2023 (day1 | day2)

LOL fan fest 2024 (day1 | day2)

MSP Prom Night Live On Stage (day1+2)

GF my turn concert (day1+2)

GF run the world concert (day1 | day2)

beluca concert (playlist)

gmmtv musicon cambodia (joong parts | other playlist) (<- this other playlist is mostly cambodia, but also includes some other ones)

fan feel fun camping concert (playlist)

fanday in bkk (JD | EM | PP | FK | FB)

i by far haven't watched my way through all of these, but these are just some concerts i know of and/or have seen one or the other performance of. if you're looking for concerts involving joong and dunk specifically, then from the list above that would be LOL 2023 + 2024 (joongdunk), fan feel fun (joongdunk), fanday in bkk joongdunk day, musicon cambodia (joong). dunk was also part of the gmmtv musicon nanning, but you're probably gonna have to check twitter for that, bc there isn't really anything on youtube. and of course joong is part of jasp.er now, they've also done a bunch of performances already (like their songkran concert)

my personal faves (joongdunk version)

as for my own personal favorite jongdunk performances, obviously dum dum and black tie are on the list. i also highly recommend "look khun noo" (D2 specifically), because i mean hellooo????

the legs????

(source)

joong rubbing his head against dunk????

(source)

the kiss on his temple????

(terribly sorry, but i full on had to steal @nanihirunkits gifs from this post here bc tumblr wouldn't put them side by side via the gif search. hope it works now 🙏🏻) (edit: it's fine on mobile now, but not on desktop eurgh. tumblr is a website)

anyway, i also quite liked their performance of hurt me please for the thk final episode party:

and long term followers of this blog will also know that i'm obsessed with these two performances from fan feel fun, i keep coming back to them specifically:

(other fancam)

there are some joong solo performances that i also greatly enjoy, such as joong's cover of นิทานพันดาว (the atots theme song) or that chinese song he posted on twitter a while ago for lunar new year or his performance of beast inside. special shoutout also to joong's cover of last twilight, first of all because joong was absolutely obsessed with this song in 2024 (to the point where he had dunk film a gay little mv for it with him after a fanmeet abroad, which they then both posted to twitter) and i'd been waiting for months for him to finally officially perform it, and second of all for the lyric change from "dang nai hua-jai" to "dunk natachai" (the "dang" from the line and dunk's name are the same word lmao) which you can find at 1:43 in the above linked video

i don't know if my personal faves fall under your category of "good performances like [black tie]" (since the vibes vary greatly), but these are just a collection of performances i enjoy for a variety of different reasons

okay. wow. i didn't realize i had this much to say dgkjdsgkjsdfhgkhdg i'll stop it here for now, also in part bc i really gotta use my afternoon studying for an exam i have on tuesday which i really can't fail or else i'll have a scheduling problem. bye for now. hope this helped 👋🏻

[tls123]

2024, may log <3

books

scum villain's self-saving system - vol.1 (02/05->05/05)

scum villain's self-saving system - vol.2 (06/05->12/05)

scum villain's self-saving system - vol.3 (13/05->20/05)

scum villain's self-saving system - vol.4 (21/05->28/05)

tv

a sign of affection (24/03->21/05)

lularich (with g, 11/05->12/05)

movies

on the count of three (01/05)

misc

endling (game, 18/05->tba)

12 minutes (game, 19/05->26/05)

[gingerbreadmonsters]

sleepy and v fed up w this blasted reading for japanese history class tomorrow. give me 45 minutes to finish this article and i will be back to talk about kissing or something

[moonclans]

dreaming, living in its nucleus. over, over, and over.

loud and dazzling dreams. dreams that despite all interiority were empty, because they lacked the nucleus of ecstasy.

MEMORY, COME HITHER.

upcoming vergil sparda/alicent hightower. wip. predecessor to cognomen (20??). written by @moonclans and @malangaleaves

art credit: x, x

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

May Wrap-Up

Powerless (Elsie Silver) ★★★★

Darling Girls (Sally Hepworth) (audio) ★★★★

Fate Breaker (Victoria Aveyard) ★★★1/2

Bye, Baby (Carola Lovering) (audio) ★★★★★

Funny Story (Emily Henry) ★★★★★

The Outlaw Noble Salt (Amy Harmon) ★★★★1/2

No One Can Know (Kate Alice Marshall) (audio) ★★★1/2

Morning Glory Milking Farm (C.M. Nacosta) (audio) ★★★

The Hemlock Queen (Hannah Whitten) ★★★★

How to End a Love Story (Yulin Kuang) ★★★★1/2

The Teacher (Freida McFadden) (audio) ★★★1/2

A Sweet Sting of Salt (Rose Sutherland) ★★★★★

If Something Happens to Me (Alex Finlay) ★★★1/2

It was a good reading month for me! I branched out a bit with some of my choices, which is always fun. Add me as a friend over on Goodreads (linked) for more detailed reviews. I love seeing what you're all reading too!

[mg549]

2023 year in review

previous years

[shrillman]

nakaka depress naman madam