Category: Arts & Culture

  • Gut-Wrenching, Heart-Warming, & Action-Packed Night – Alexandria Warwick

    Gut-Wrenching, Heart-Warming, & Action-Packed Night – Alexandria Warwick

    Hello, my dear book lovers, Ah, do I have a juicy review for you today. The author of this book, Alexandria, kindly contacted me and asked if I could review this ARC after I had previously reviewed the first one in the series (which you can read here), and I just couldn’t say no. I…

  • A Court of Frost and Starlight – Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Frost and Starlight – Sarah J. Maas

    Today I will be reviewing a novella which forms part of the infamous ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series, and one that I found did not live up to the hype of its predecessors. However, there are a few things that I would like to discuss about this book that I did enjoy, as…

  • A Hella Dark Book, But Such an Exciting Ride! Ninth House – Leigh Bardugo

    A Hella Dark Book, But Such an Exciting Ride! Ninth House – Leigh Bardugo

    Today I’d like to discuss the gem that is Ninth House – it’s dark, it’s mysterious, and it’s very addicting. Please enjoy my thoughts below, and let’s see how much I really enjoyed it. “Have power on this dark land to lighten it, and power on this dead world to make it live.” Information and…

  • The Cruelty of Peace

    The Cruelty of Peace

    As migration continues to be such a pressing topic, the struggles migrants face in crossing troubled waters prove to be just as cumbersome as the struggles which make them flee in the first place.

  • Falsum Ingenitae Erga Patriam Caritatis

    Falsum Ingenitae Erga Patriam Caritatis

    Malta, the island of majestic beauty, slowly buried in the rubble of her own people by the greed of the few.

  • A Coven of Her Own – Saskia Walker

    A Coven of Her Own – Saskia Walker

    Hello, hello, hello, Happy International Women’s Day, my fellow book lovers!  I hope you are having a wonderful day so far. Since today is about celebrating all types of women and their stories, I thought it would be fitting to talk about a book that celebrates a particular woman and her efforts to fight off…

  • The Courage to be Disliked – Book Review

    The Courage to be Disliked – Book Review

    This is the first book that I’ve finished in 2020, and damn, is it a game-changer. I have to go into detail with this review, as there are a few things that are controversial that I would like to discuss! However, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I’m excited to talk about it!  Information Title:…

  • November Wrap-Up – A month filled with stories

    November Wrap-Up – A month filled with stories

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  • BELOW (North, #1) – Alexandria Warwick

    BELOW (North, #1) – Alexandria Warwick

    Hello everyone! I’m back with a new review, and this time it’s an ARC of an amazing epic fantasy story, Below, which was sent to me for an honest review. I honestly did not know what to expect when I first started this story, especially since I didn’t know anything about Inuit culture, which this story was…

  • 22.

    Hey there lovelies! Guess whose birthday it is today? That’s right, it’s mine! Thought I’d write about it and reflect a little, so if you’d like to peruse it, read on: Well, it was one hell of a year as a 21-year-old. It’s been tiring, heartbreaking, challenging, but also incredibly illuminating. I have made so…