Blogging: Things I Love and Things I Hate

Hello, friends! You didn't realize this, because I always have a couple of posts scheduled, but I've been in a terrible blogging slump recently. No motivation, no ideas, no patience to sit down and write something. When I did sit down in front of WP, for example for our monthly wrap up, it took me…

{Mini Reviews} Two Favorite 2020 Releases

Hello friends, Vera here. While I love organizing my mini reviews based on the genres the books fall into... today's post contains two novels that, frankly, couldn't be more different from each other. 😅 One is a beautiful YA Contemporary, while the other is a dark, creepy thriller novel that chilled me to my bones.…

Recommending My Favorite Audiobooks

A couple of months ago, I wrote a discussion about audiobooks in which I shared some tips on how to enjoy them, as well as a few recommendations. I was glad to see that many of you found what I said useful and that you liked the recommendations I shared. 😄 As I've listened to…

August Wrap Up, ft. Books, Films, and an Important Blog Update

Hello friends! Look at us, we've conquered another month of this dreadful year. (Not that I think 2021 is going to bring us better things, but you know, we do have to look forward to something, right?) From this point, we'll choose one world issue to highlight in each monthly wrap up and we ask…

New Releases We’re Unbelievably Excited About

Hi there! You might have realized that we're not terribly consistent when it comes to shouting out/sharing our most awaited new releases. 🙈 But there are so many exciting titles coming out in the upcoming four months - can you believe that there are only four months left of 2020!? wtf - that we felt…

Ranking & Reviewing Alice Oseman’s Novels

Hello people of the internet! Earlier this year, I discovered Emma Mills and her wholesome YA contemporaries. My decision to read all five of her books led me to write a post in which I ranked her novels, from my least favorite to my most favorite. (Click here to read it!) Not only did I…

Extremely Specific Tropes I Like and Dislike

Hello friends! I know I'm not the only blogger who has strong feelings about extremely specific tropes in books. In most cases, these are not 'big' tropes that influence the whole novel or the character arc - like the chosen one trope does, for example - rather, they are smaller instances or are just more…

{Getting Wordy} Am I A Bad Reviewer?

Have you ever asked yourself this question? I sure have, and not necessarily for the most obvious reason. I mean, of course I worry about the quality of my reviews. The book blogging world is filled with people who are able to share their thoughts in such unique ways; these bloggers are funny and smart,…

The Best Opposites Attract Couples

After two parts of this makeshift series, I still love sharing recommendations for my favorite tropes, so here we are today, with part three: opposites attract couples. In the previous installments we had: Excellent Hate to Love RomancesSunshine + Grumpy Character Pairings When I was working on the sunshine post, I realized that I had…

Eight Unpopular Character Opinions

Liiisten, I respect everyone's opinion, I do, but sometimes an opinion makes me go 😯 because I just.. I cannot comprehend it. There's nothing wrong with said opinion, no, but it surprises me because it's so far from what I think or believe. Istg, Schitt's Creek has a gif for everything. Because this feeling of…