HUGE RANT: Romance Tropes That Need To Burn In A Firey Pit ft. Picky Book Blogger Pettiness.

Watch me as I trash one of my favourite things in bitterness... I GET IT. IT'S NOT VALENTINES DAY ANYMORE. BUT I'M STILL BITTER. If I’m honest, romance right now can just burn. Literally. Set it on bonfire fire -- right in the middle. Throw it into a forest fire. Add it to a firework then…

Diversity Discussion: Why Better Body Image (+other rep) In Books Will Help You Love YOURSELF This Valentine’s Day.

I'm totally not bitter that I'm all alone this Valentine's... pfttt. Jk I've got MULTIPLE YA husbands... Okay, so I'm not doing one of those smushy-feelings-y-posts on Valentine's Day... I'm far too bitter and untrusting for all that kind of emotion* Anyways. So firstly I'd like to link back to Sam's post because she did…

Why We Should Read On Whims ft. Marvellous Books I’ve Read Via Whim.

Taking a break from my highly opinionated posts. . .  Today I will be discussing the beauty of whims. Whimsical writing is by far my favourite writing styles, but reading on a whim? EVEN BETTER, yet, I hardly pick up books on a complete whim anymore, but recently, I've started to do it more!! Kristin did a post a while…

Diversity in YA: Should We Comment If We’re Not Diverse? Ft. Opinions.

Here I am, talking about whether I should be talking about diversity or not.  mY NerVEs ARe tHe oPpOSiTe oF cOLleCted rIGht NOw.  They're scattered across the universe. Diversity is like,, the toughest thing for me to talk about because I feel that since I am not a PoC, or from minorities, or part of…

ARCs: The Upsides and The Downsides Discussion ft. Is There a “Worth” To Them?

Let's face it, we've all flailed at the idea of an arc at least once or twice.  I think that when you start blogging there's this realisation of what an ARC is and how amazing they must be. I had no idea what they were and EVERYONE was talking about them and I would just…

Reasons Why I Would Follow / Unfollow A Blog ft. Why It’s Okay To Unfollow.

I’m really easy to charm with your blog.  I follow blogs pretty easily* if I’m honest. But, I think that I also unfollow blogs due to many reasons. Also, if you do carry on reading this, WHICH I HOPE YOU DO, please remember that I am not calling any bloggers out, and I’m just stating my…

Things That I’ve Learnt While Book Blogging|Tips & Screaming.

Welcome to 1300 words of wisdom -- exactly.  We all know that I'm great, it's just fact. Recently, I was nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award, by Live Pulchritudinously (thankyouthankyouthankyou) which basically entails a story about your blog/how it all started, and then some advice FOR NEW BLOGGERS. Now, because I'm #rebel, I won't be doing that.…

Turtles All The Way Down|Amazing OCD Rep & Realistic Relationships (SPOILER FREE)

Where did this book even go? I was on page one and then suddenly I was finishing it and putting it back on my shelf. (also this is me catching up on reviews because I’m bad at being organised right now, okay?) I think that this is my favourite John Green book so far. I…

BOOK TROPES: WHICH DO WE BURN OR EMBRACE?

I like complaining. Don't get me wrong, I love books. But, sometimes, they can be pretty damn annoying. I'm pretty sure that everything is now becoming a book trope, and "trope" automatically seems to mean "thing I hate" and that is sad. WHY DO WE HATE BOOKS?! (also, who is super bad at blogging consistently? MEEEEE!)How can…

Discussion: Is There Pressure To Read In The Book-Blogging Community? ft. lists (!!)

THERE ARE SOMETHINGS THAT BOOK-BLOGGERS NEED TO ADMIT: 1) that there will never be a sole ship, there will always be an ARMADA, 2) Books will never be pretty 1560% of the time, 3) AUTHORS WILL ALWAYS BE TORTURING US, 4) Dragons do exist, 5) we cannot read every single book ever no matter how much we try,…