Books I want to read for the FIRST TIME 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃♡

So, here are some books that I wish I could read for the first time once again. I wish I could experience it again, re-live it, get to know the characters again and dive into the world for the first time again. Mostly, because I read these books soo long ago that I don't remember…

ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ #ᴠʟᴏɢɪɴᴡᴏʀᴅs || ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴍᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴡʟ ᴍʏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴡʀᴇᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ sʟᴜᴍᴘ + ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ғᴀᴠ? #𝟷𝟶𝟷

Hello! So, today I thought of trying something new but not exactly. So, I keep watching these reading vlogs in youtube, and usually I hate watching longgg videos BUT I really enjoy watching some of these vlogs and suddenly I got this weird urge to do one too! But I don't have a booktube channel…

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀᴀᴘ-ᴜᴘ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ.

And there goes March. Seriously, I am surprised that Covid is not bored of this whole ordeal. I wonder what sort of sadistic fun it's having making all the people stay at home. *sighs* Still don't know how to write a proper intro. I read nine books in March and I know that nine is…

ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ɴᴏsᴇs ɪɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ?

So, this is probably the most random post that you are ever gonna see from me. ...I just keep seeing people pick their noses 👃, like literally everywhere I go.😂 And suddenly, we end up making eye contact, and they remove their hand, and my oh my! If it is not "kill-me-right-now" level awkward! And I swear, I don't go around picking out people in the crowd who do this…I just keep noticing 👀 them. And I don't know if it is something wrong with me or if the quarantine has made people forget that it's weird when you do that in public. And it makes other people uncomfortable? Especially if that hand suddenly happens to reach your mouth, I am like Ewwwwww!!😂🤢 So, I thought of coming up with a list of characters who are likely to do this in public. I know - no connection whatsoever! 😅 But this is what happens when I think of books all the time. Lol. ...Onto the list:-

THE BEST THING I CAN POSSIBLY CREATE: THE AESTHETE BLOGGER AWARD!

So, I decided to do this really impulsive thing because I just couldn't not do it. ......."This award is to honor every creative person, irrespective of their number of followers and views. Because, as long as you create, that is all that matters. This award is for those bloggers who put an insane amount of thought in each of their posts and for those who spread creativity like wildfire! Just wow!"..... I figured that this would be a kinda friendly and warm way to not only acknowledge creativity but also a great opportunity to connect more with this beautiful community! So, I urge you to spread more of the feels all over the world, wherever you can, whenever you can, because trust me: the world needs your creations.....

𝖓𝖔 𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖗

Sometimes, I wonder if it applies to me too. I wonder if the phrase - "too late to go back", holds true for me too. Maybe I have changed so much, pretended so long, lied so deep and come so far - that there is no going back. And maybe there never was...ever since I…

Arc Review: Mercurial || it got me out my slump!

Title: Mercurial Author: Naomi Hughes Pages: 412 Genre: Fantasy, YA, Romance Release Date: 16 March, 2021 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5) Synopsis: The Mercurial Princess Everyone fears the Destroyer. The metal in her blood gives her incendiary powers, and the coldness in her heart makes her the empress’s perfect weapon…until a rebel attack leaves her with no…

Arc Review: Descent of the Drowned

Title: Descent of the Drowned Author: Ana Lal Din Pages: 360 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Release Date: 15 March, 2021 Series: Descent of the Drowned #1 Rating: ⭐️⭐️ (2.0) Synopsis: She is bound to serve. He is meant to kill. Survival is their prison. Choice is their weapon. As the sacred slave of a goddess,…

Happy Women’s Day! + A Little Welcome?

“Don't be scared...Women can handle the worst kind of pain. You'll find out one day.”~ gayle forman I know I am late. I forgot to schedule.😅 So, Happy Women's Day to all you beautiful people reading this right now!! *this is gonna be awkward* I don't know what to say except - Fight for yourself!…

Arc Review: Vasilisa by Julie Mathison

Title: Vasilisa Author: Julie Mathison Pages: 246 Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Historical Fiction Release Date: 23 February, 2021 Series: Old Rus#1 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.0) Synopsis: It’s 1919, but in Edenfall, Pennsylvania, the Great War is not over -- not for Vasilisa, at least. Papa is presumed dead on the fields of Flanders, Mama is being…

✰ The Zodiac Sign Book Tag ✰

I am here with a tag post, after like eons! I used to do a LOT of tags initially, but I realized that they made me feel too overwhelmed and I didn't really have fun writing those. Don't get me wrong - I love it when you guys tag me! I really do. It just…

February Wrap-Up || (this was bad) + I am back :D

WOOoooHOOooo! Exams over, people of the blogsphere! 💃You have no idea how happy I am. I want to go around smiling like a freak, until my face hurts. Yeah, I am weird like that. I also want to dance around, because this means I am now in the final year of my school! I am…

Arc Review: Playing Cupid

Title: Playing Cupid Author: S.C. Alban Pages: 510 Release Date: 23 February, 2021 Genre: Contemporary Romance, Fantasy Series: Mythical Creatures Collection #1 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (3.5) Synopsis: For the past five years, seventeen-year-old Megan Cooper has built a wall around her heart with little room to experience true feelings. However, her entire world shifts the moment…

Arc Review: A Dance for the Gods

Title: A Dance for the Gods Author: E.O. Odiaz Pages: 360 Release Date: 16 February, 2021 Genre: High Fantasy Series: The Last Warrior King #2 Rating: ⭐️⭐️✨ (2.5) Synopsis: King Ewuare is dead; another King has been captured. Now, vultures are circling to devour the once-great kingdom, Mombaka. Across all five kingdoms below the Moon Sea,…

Just a lil’ somethin’ for Valentine’s Week ♡

𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺~𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘪 𝘬𝘢𝘶𝘳 She stood in the rain. Little droplets of water drenched her hair, her skin and her dress. With time, the droplets became larger and the rain fell more heavily. She was waiting for him. Soon, the sprinkling turned into a torrential downpour. The…

For someone who claims to not like romance, I do seem to have a top ten fav romance books + a little discussion on the genre itself

I was wondering about this. THIS, as in the fact that I claim I don't like romance or at least I used to claim that I don't like it and I wondered why? Because, funnily I do enjoy reading romance and maybe it's not my utmost fav genre...but it is something that I cherish.😋 And…

Guest Post: Leon Stevens Interviews Leon Stevens for The Fictional Journal

Hey Guys! I am so honoured to host the wonderful Leon Stevens, here on my online home! Leon, reached out to me a month ago for a book review, but because of my exams I couldn't commit 😦 and he was soo kind to suggest interviewing himself as part of a guest post instead! Thank…

February TBR || A little bit of drama + a LOT of stress

Disclaimer: LOTS of drama coming your way. Get ready to cringe. As soon as our toes dipped into 2021, testing the limits and boundaries, trying to learn the tones and changes that we must incorporate into ourselves in order to survive in this everchanging world, we are plunged into the deep waters and 31 days…

January Wrap-up || a new fav! + a life update + a little announcement + lots of hugs and tears!

I have no idea how to write an intro to a wrap-up post. I am lost. But I must say, I am off to such an amazing start!!! January was a great reading month for me! I read sixteen freaking books and I am so happy with myself. READING STATS: 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: 16 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐬:…

ARC REVIEW: Glory Roselyn And The Heart Of Universe || Medieval-A-Thon Update #6

Title: Glory Roselyn and the Heart of Universe Pages: 294 Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Release Date: 29 February, 2020 ★★★ Synopsis: Glory is an eleven-year-old orphan who has a beautiful heart that never allows hate and anger to step in. Her adoptive mother, Myrtle Willis, died when she was six. Glory lives in painful conditions…

Just something that felt “wistful”?

"You know, in a lot of ways, your mom and me were a stupid idea. I think we both knew it wouldn't be forver. We're both too fucking proud. But God, that woman. Your mother is, without question, the love of my life. I'll never love anyone else like that. It was wildfire. And I…

Arc Review: Ida and the Unfinished city || Medieval-A-Thon Update#5

Title: Ida and the Unfinished City Author: Carolyn Cohagan Pages: 320 Release Date: 01 December, 2020 Genre: Middle Grade Series: The Lost Children#2 ★★★★ Synopsis: In this long-awaited sequel to "The Lost Children" (Simon & Schuster 2010), con-artist and tough-girl Ida journeys to the Unfinished City to find a cure for her inability to age.…

Arc Review: The Child Wore Pearls || Medieval-A-Thon Update#3

AUTHOR: MORGAN MATTHEWS genre: MYSTERY/THRILLER MY RATING: ★★★★ Synopsis: June Randolph and her father make the perfect team at their small, family-owned jewelry store. While the pair have always maintained a close relationship, the dynamic she shares with her mother has proven much more challenging throughout the years. Now at seventeen years old, June has…

ARC REVIEW: To Kill A Queen || Medieval-A-Thon Update#2

Title: To Kill A Queen Pages: 446 Release Date: 24 November, 2020 ★★ Synopsis: Raine Blackwood used to dream of magic and adventure. Until the day her sister Alana disappeared and the role of future queen fell to her. She dreads the day her father dies and leaves the kingdom of Altria in her hands,…

ARC REVIEW: Given by Nandi Taylor || Medieval-A-Thon Update #1

AUTHOR: NANDI TAYLOR RELEASE DATE: 05 JANUARY, 2021 genre: FANTASY MY RATING: ★★ Synopsis: As a princess of the Yirba, Yenni is all-but-engaged to the prince of a neighboring tribe. She knows it's her duty to ensure peace for her people, but as her father's stubborn illness steadily worsens, she sets out on a sacred…

I read 130+ books this year 2020! || tips on how to read more

WoOoOoOHoOoO! I read 130+ books this year! Kudos to myself! I really didn't expect this. It made me question my sanity and wonder how I got all other stuff done. lol. I do realize that there are tons of other people out there who read 200+...500+ books each year - and hats off to them,…

Medieval-A-Thon🗡️ || I decided to try something new || change of plans!

So, hey! um...I know I had a January TBR and all that but I saw this on Youtube and I couldn't help myself! First, it is hosted by one of my go-to Booktuber🤩 for fantasy recs and because this is mostly for fantasy nerds🤓 BUT the best part is that you can read any genre…

Just another quote || Can you guess?

“We never really talked much or even looked at each other, but it didn't matter because we were looking at the same sky together, which is maybe even more intimate than eye contact anyway. I mean, anybody can look at you. It's quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.” Can…

Authors I discovered this year 2020 || you will be shocked (most probably😅)

This list isn't exactly "Authors I discovered this year". I knew that some of them existed, I just never read a book by him/her. In other words - "new-to-me" authors. 🙂 And honestly, I found some of my ALL time favourites this year!! And this goes a long way as to why this was a…

JANUARY TBR || So, I have decided to make tbr’s from now on…

I have decided to make TBR's in spite of being a mood reader because I keep picking up books I shouldn't. I keep wasting a lot of time searching for books. So, yeah. Why not? My Book Club pick: If you wanna join BOOKS GO BOOM! - (it's a goodreads bookclub) click here. Check out…

I watched 2 TV SHOWS!🤯 || coming from someone who doesn’t watch shows (at all)!! I AM BLOWN!🤩

Yeah! Yeah! I don't do TV shows (at all!) 😁 I feel like I have said this more than a fifty times here on my blog....BUT December is really proving to be um....different? I don't know. 😅 But whatever it is - I AM LOVING IT!! It's a good different, no doubt. I have read…

READ THIS || Happy New Year!

It's been around five days since I last posted but honestly it feels like such a long time. I apologize for not replying to comments and liking your posts, or commenting on them - I got caught up with "end of the year" stuff (not fun stuff) and was kept very busy. BUT I am…

ZENDAR: A TALE OF SAND

AUTHOR: K. T. MUNSON RELEASE DATE: 22 AUGUST, 2022 genre: FANTASY MY RATING: ★★★★ Synopsis: Living in the great capital of Zendar, Sol, Nitya has always longed for something more than her family’s merchant lifestyle. She craves adventure—or at least hopes something remotely exciting could happen. When her best friend, Juni, secures them both positions…

So I wanted to say, “MERRY CHRISTMAS!”

Hello! What's up Reader Fam!? Almost four months into blogging, and I still don't know how to start a blog post without making it overly enthusiastic or awkward 😐. Jeez. 😂 It is a little known fact but I still want to say it - today is 25th of December.😁 It's kinda weird how it…

THE KISS QUOTIENT

AUTHOR: HELEN HOANG RELEASE DATE: 30 may, 2018 genre: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE MY RATING: ★★★★ Synopsis: It's high time for Stella Lane to settle down and find a husband - or so her mother tells her. This is no easy task for a wealthy, successful woman like Stella, who also happens to have Asperger's. Analyzing data…

9 Books I will (most probably) never re-read because they destroyed me || +3 honourable mentions

All I am gonna say is - " It's one of those books. Those books which you stumble across once in a while. Which makes you cry, makes you feel hopeful, heals you, and then breaks your heart and then breaks it again. It's one of those books which, once you finish reading, you close…

EVERMORE BOOK TAG

I am flattered to say that I have been tagged by the creator herself - Ahaana @ Windows to Worlds. Thank you soo much! Being a swifty and a book lover, I had to to this tag. Rules: Link back to the original creator’s post: Ahaana’s at Windows to WorldsTag at least 5 peopleThank the person…

THE MYSTERY BLOGGER #1 #2 #3 || I got nominated thrice!

Thank you soo much to Sanskriti @ portals into books , That One Crazy Girl @ Random thoughts of my fandom and Beck and Kayla @ A couple of B's for nominating me! This is my first time and I guess the second and third time being nominated for this award! Thank you once again!…

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"I love you. There is no limit to what I can give to you, no time I need. Even when this world is a forgotten whisper of dust between the stars, I will love you."-SJM

OMG! That Song/Book Tag

If you have ever checked my "About Me" page, you know that earphones are my lifeline, because to me music is just another form of escape. I LOVE music. I LOVE lyrics. 📚 + 🎵 = Heavenly Bliss And, thus, I must do this tag! I was tagged by Riddhi @ Whispering Stories. Thank you…

SHADOW AND BONE || GRISHAVERSE #1

AUTHOR: LEIGH BARDUGO RELEASE DATE: 5 JUNE, 2012 genre: YOUNG ADULT FANTASY MY RATING: ★★★ Synopsis: Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold - a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes…

This or That Book Tag

I am doing a tag again!! (sound of trumpets) This time I got tagged by not one, not two...definitely not four but THREE wonderful people: Siena @ Booksophobia, Rachel @ A Bookworm's Paradise, and Lily @ Lily's Little Library. The Rules :- Mention the creator of the tagThank you to Ayunda @ Tea and Paperbacks for creating this!Thank…

THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END

I just finished reading this book - 11 December, 2020 at 2.57 am. It's been an hour...almost. And I have finally gathered my thoughts; enough to type this. And I want to say that I literally have nothing to say about this book, that I have no words at all. But that would be a lie. I have so much to talk about. I have so many things that I want to say, but I can't say anything at all. I can't form a single thought. I don't think I can review this book. I couldn't find a single folly, a single flaw. I think I loved it a bit too much. I read this book in a day. "I loved it from here to there." Wonderfully crafted, beautifully written.

5 Hilarious Things About Me Tag😵

I have been tagged by Nehal @ Books and Words, to do the hilarious tag, where I must share my own hilariocity and hopefully make you laugh because it's so hilarious and do please check Nehal's blog because she is hilarious and I hope you find this hilarious because I am trying to be hilarious…

LIEBSTER AWARD TAG #2

Another one!!! YAYA!! Awesome! I don't want to wake up. EVER. A billion thanxx to Rachel from a bookworm paradise! Thank you soo much! Everyone, please check out her blog if you don't already follow her! Rules:- Thank the blogger who nominated youAnswer the 11 questions the blogger asked youNominate 11 bloggersAsk your nominees 11…

ʙʟᴏɢ ᴛᴏᴜʀ (ᴍʏ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀ!): ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢ’s ᴅᴇᴄʀᴇᴇ ᴀʀᴄ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ || ᴀ 𝟷𝟶𝟼 ᴘᴀɢᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀs♛

Sometimes children and even adults suffer from depression without even realising that they do and sometimes even when they get what's happening to them, people around them don't. People most often than not end up getting judged, misunderstood and even get called names. The story is a re-imagination of the infamous fable - " The Princess Who Never Laughs", and the synopsis pretty much sums up the plot. This is definitely a book that each and every child needs, especially in today's world where depression is, unfortuantely an extremely common occurence. This book makes you realise that just because you are a depressed, doesn't mean that you are not a person any longer. Because you are. You are just a little sad but one day you are gonna be better. Just because you are sad and not in a good mood, and don't feel like laughing, and you are angry and hurt, doesn't mean that you don't belong anymore. You just need a little time, and it's okay if you take it.

ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ @ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍʟᴀɴᴅ ᴀs ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ɢᴜᴇsᴛ ᴘᴏsᴛ || ʀᴇᴘᴏsᴛ

The lovely Pannaga a.k.a iamswiftwalker from over at Just Dreamland interviewed me as part of a guest post for her blog and I had planned to reblog it, but we decided that readers can never read reblogged posts, 'cause it's only half visible. So, I am reposting it. Panna is a one of the most…