Tips on How to Get Out of a Reading Slump

Hello friends, it's Vera here today. During the first half of 2021, I found myself struggling with multiple reading slumps. Most were easy to control as they only lasted for a week or so, but there was one or two that affected my reading for up to a month. Thankfully, I successfully came out of…

Fourteen Compelling Opening Lines from Books

Hello friends! In my experience, a lot of the times it takes a few pages - or even a few chapters - for a book to truly catch my attention and make me fully engaged in its story. It's much rarer, as well as special, when a book immediately piques my interest with its very…

Six Ridiculous Reading Worries

Hi everyone, it’s Sabrina!  For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a worrier.  Apparently, I wasn’t like this as a kid, but something must have changed and now pretty much everything is a cause for some concern in my mind.  With that said, I do sometimes know when I am worrying over something…

Book Recommendations Based on If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power by Halsey

Hi everyone! In the past on the blog, we have written a few posts celebrating new releases by Taylor Swift by recommending books based on her songs - and when Halsey came out with If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, we thought why not do the same? Today we bring you 26 book…

Recommending Books Based on Iconic Films

Hello friends, Vera here! I recently rewatched The Breakfast Club on Netflix, a film that, while isn't without its faults, is an absolute classic. As I was watching that film, I had the idea for this post, so I decided to think of a couple of other classic films and recommend you all some books…

August Wrap Up, ft. All That We Read and Watched Last Month

Hello everyone! Another month has gone by - seriously, how tf is time flying by so fast - which means that we are here with another monthly wrap up post. The end of August means that here in Hungary we are finally heading into autumn, which I'm actually really looking forward to this year. The…

Reading Multiple Books At Once

Hello, it’s Sabrina!  A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post about all the books I was currently reading at the time, complaining that I wasn’t loving many of them.  Well, fast forward a couple weeks and I’m still reading a lot of books at once, but I’m back to enjoying myself again!  So, today…

Book Adaptations That Need To Happen

Hi all, it’s Sabrina!  Sometimes I read a book and I get a very vivid idea of exactly how I would adapt it into something else - whether it’s a movie, tv show or video game.  Today I want to talk to you about a few of those books and the ideas I have for…

Recommending a Variety of Underrated Books

Hello friends, Vera here. After the fantastic reaction my previous post on underrated books garnered, I decided to come back with another recommendation post like it. As a book blogger, I think it's important to talk about lesser known titles, even if my reach isn't particularly big. Something I didn't love about my last post…

8 Sunshine + Grumpy Character Pairings

Hello friends. It's Vera here today and I'm back with a recommendation post. This time I brought you books that contain the sunshine and grumpy trope / character pairing. As the name suggests, a relationship like this contains a character that's all sunshine and softness, and another character that's grumpy and skeptical. I love opposites…