Hi everyone! I hope everyone is having a lovely October so far. Last year, in the summer, I posted about books with summer vibes, and I wanted to something similar this autumn! Autumn is my favourite season - it's so crisp (ignoring the rain) and the perfect time to cuddle up with a book, so … Continue reading recs: cozy reads for this autumn
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With Halloween a month away, and spooky month just around a corner, I wanted to share some sapphic thrillers/horrors that I enjoyed and I would recommend. [CONTINUE READING]
Happy June!
As it's pride month, and because I recently just read a brilliant sapphic novel, I thought it would be fun to share my favourite sapphic reads for anyone looking for recs!
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I'm here today to discuss some of my favourite dark academia novels and give some recommendations too!
a short discussion on dark academia
Dark academia is a sub-genre that has become incredibly popular in the past few years. This sub-genre usually falls within the thriller genre. It is, typically, books with a school/academic setting where things take a turn for the worst. These books usually involve murder and mystery, and showing just how terrible academia can be and how knowledge can corrupt.
However, there's not a set definition on what dark academia really is. If you go into what is shelved as "dark academia" on goodreads, you'll be surprised to see the selection of books there - or at least, I was. Why are books like The Great Gatsby or Jane Eyre shelved in this section? Because some of us had to read it for academia?
For myself, I would define the genre as thriller/mystery novels predominantly set in an academic setting, in which the backdrop is important to the plot. So, you won't be seeing books like The Raven Boys in this post - because as much as I absolutely love that book, maybe only 25% of the book is actually set or related to Aglionby Academy.
I obviously don't have any ownership or domain on what makes a novel fit into the 'dark academia' category so take whatever I say with a pinch of salt !
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I hope you're all doing well. March is flying by so fast, and in a few short weeks it will be Ramadan, which I am really looking forward to. I thought now would be a good time to share some new and upcoming releases by Muslim authors, set to be released this year.
I'm really excited for these books, and I hope some of them catch your eye too! [continue reading]
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I thought I'd take the time to post a little summary of my reading in 2021, and my favourite books across the months!
I know, I know, I'm perhaps one of the last people to make a post on this. I've been planning this post for a few weeks now and honestly, time just got away from me and this post has ended up much longer than I expected.
Hello everyone! I hope everyone is doing well đź’› This is a post that I've been thinking about making a lot, since I read so many wonderful books last year but, as I only started this blog in March 2021, haven't reviewed on this blog. I still hold the books mentioned below very near and … Continue reading revisiting favourites from 2020
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As you might have read in my wrap-up of October, I recently completed my goodreads challenge of 100 books.
I thought it would be a fun idea to make a mini wrap-up of my top 10 of the 100 books I've read... [continue reading}
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I hope everyone is having a wonderful October so far.
To keep on theme with the spooky season, I decided to make a list of books that really creeped me out. I know I've already made a post recommending books to read this season, but this list is specifically books that really creeped me out. [continue reading]
Hello and happy October!
I know I know, another recommendation post for thrillers? It's Halloween soon, how could I resist in rounding up some scary reads for this fall. I've read some really wonderful thrillers/mysteries these past few months and I just had to collate them here and share.
I've tried to tailor the recommendations to be varied - for those who are easily frightened and want something lowkey, or what one with romance, or want a book filled with horror. Hopefully there'll be at least one book that catches your eye! [continue reading]
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