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The Situation is Desperate.

On this day, at around this time, the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in a car bomb outside her home in Bidnija.

October 16, 2020
Migrant Centres or Uninhabitable Camps?

“The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants”. Here’s how we treat ours.

October 15, 2020
In Defence of Grech’s Unpatriotic Sentiment

In a reality where the cloud of national pride is increasingly used to cover up the oceans of underlying issues beneath, one ought to consider how recognising a problem is better than pretending it doesn’t exist.

October 7, 2020
The Inheritance Games – Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Today I’ll be talking about a book that I reviewed as part of a grand book tour, organized by the lovely Dave, or @TheWriteReads, as he is known on Twitter. This book was hyped up as a great read, a YA filled with puzzles, mystery, and an interesting take on a love triangle. This was…

September 27, 2020
The Prince

Oft are the times when I read a piece of news, feel a sense of outrage, and then put those thoughts aside without properly distilling them. Everything happens in the moment. On occasion, however, I sit down and have an attempt at venturing outside of the moment, and draw parallels — in this case, with…

September 24, 2020
May Day – Josie Jaffrey: A Vampire mystery with a punch!

Hello again my fellow bibliophiles, I am taking part in an amazing blog tour, organized by the one and only @TheWriteReads on Twitter (you rock, Dave!!), and I am so glad that I took part in this one because this book was something else. Josie Jaffrey took the vampire trend and spun it into something…

September 21, 2020
15 Productivity Tips for Students

With schools supposedly opening in the next coming weeks and University students gearing up for a new year, here are some tips for students of all ages that might make your next scholastic year bearable.

September 16, 2020
Interview with Adrian Delia – PN Leadership Election 2020

Interview🎙️ with Dr. Adrian Delia, where we asked questions submitted by you, the public👥 For more information about progress on the interview with Dr. Bernard Grech, feel free to message us and we will gladly update you on the situation at the time.

September 11, 2020
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…

September 11, 2020
Belarus: The Last European Dictatorship

Things may finally be taking a turn in Belarus, as protests have gripped the nation, demanding the end of the authoritarian regime. Why did these protests start, and what does the future entail for Russia’s favourite ally?

September 9, 2020