book reviewer. writer. phd student.
Hi friends! How are you? How has the new year been treating you? What books have you been reading? I have been pretty good! This break that I have had in the new year has been good for me, I think. It has meant that I have had more time to create some content that [...]
Hi friends! Happy new year!!! I hope the start of 2024 has been wonderful for you and your reading. I wanted my first post of the year to be a reflection on my 2023 reading goals, just to see how 2023 went in terms of my reading habits and the books that I read. I [...]
Hi friends! I hope you are well reading wonderful things. Today I have a blog tour review for a YA dystopian novel, Feast of Ashes by Victoria Williamson. Disclaimer: i did recieve an eARC in exchange for an honest review. synopsis The Earth's ecosystems have collapsed and only ashes remain. Is one girl's courage enough [...]
Hi friends! I think by now you know how much I love the mid year book freakout tag. I try and do it every year since I've been blogging and it's always a fun experience to sit and reflect on the past 6ish months of the reading year. If you are interested, I have already [...]
Hi friends! Yes, it's been a while. But I'm kind of back for a review of an upcoming young adult queer apocalyptic novel titled, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude. This novel follows our main protagonist, Avery, who is battling with undiagnosed clinical depression. She's a university athlete on the soccer team and [...]
Hi friends! So this is sort of a wrap up, but only for the books I read whilst in Italy. I read four books prior to leaving to Italy in September, which I will talk about at a later date. One of those books is technically part of a blog post idea that I have...so [...]
made a little TikTok reacting to it! Now I need to properly read this one!!!! If the video isn’t playing, here’s the link! https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRpk5bEH/ I was finally able to sit down and find out who won! I’ve been avoiding social media ALL DAY TODAY!!!!!!!!!! All the love! allie xxx
Hi friends! I'm back in Melbourne! I had the best time in Italy but I'm glad to be home. So. I completely forgot that the Booker Prize winner was going to be announced this week, so in a panic, I wrote this post. I read the Booker shortlist and here are my thoughts on them! [...]
Hi friends!!!! Omg. OMG. Guess what!? If you are reading this right now, I am in ITALY. I AM ACTUALLY IN ROME, TO BE SPECIFIC. I wanted to write this just to let y'all know that blog posts may not be super regular because...I'M IN ITALY!!!! This is actually my first time going overseas! I [...]
28 before 28 Hi friends! How are you all today? What have you been reading recently? Any favourites? A few months ago, I wrote a blog post detailing the '28 before 28' reading challenge I created for myself. I spotlighted 28 books I wanted to read from my physical tbr before my 28th birthday on [...]
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