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christian fairytale retellings | aladdin

when you hear the words “fairytale retelling” do your insides clench and you feel like you might be sick because of all the OVER DONE retellings we’ve had shovelled down our throats the last 5-10 years? me too… which is why i read just one of those, but this one came with a twist! while…
Reading Wedding Romances for my sisters wedding

weddings are happy events – right? sometimes they can be stressful, sometimes your crazy relatives can make things complicated, but ultimately two people are getting married! when my sister walked down the aisle a month ago, i decided to read some wedding romances to prepare and BOY were they fun! the engagement plot by krista…
reading a book with someone’s thoughts already in the margins

Have you bookish people heard about this thing called “annotating” books? of course you have (and if you hadn’t, don’t worry – i got you!). I never really understood annotating a fictional story – non-fiction, yes, but fiction? nup. so i decided to see what the reason is and what it would be like to…
Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other… but i loved them! | Book Review

Brynn and Sebastian may “hate” each other, but I LOVED them both in Bethany Turner’s new novel. We are introduced to Brynn first as a big time morning television star – finally! After a while of trying to get higher up the food chain, she makes it one week before accidentally putting her foot in…
i tried K-Beauty products, and it did NOTHING for me

people talk a lot about K Beauty products, and how great they are but either they are building it up too far, or i am an outlier – because i didn’t have a life changing experience. I was expecting some great results when i jumped on the k beauty train, and i had certainly heard…
Best Writing Locations

writing something, whether that is a blog post, a novel, an essay, a short story, a poem or whatever else there is to write is about one thing. where you are when you’re writing can often affect your mood, the quality of your work, and the general experience of writing itself. if you’re also a…
Bullet Train | Book Vs Movie

i read a book that i didn’t ever really see myself finding if it weren’t for the film that came out, and guess what – the BOOK was way better! So, why was the book so much better than the film? i’m going to tell you but first i must warn you, this post WILL…
I Read it because the Internet told me to…

This Is Not The Jess Show by Anna 4 stars The plot wasn’t anything I didn’t expect, but it surprised me in how much I enjoyed this book anyway.The second half was especially exciting and kept me interested. I liked Jess and our other main love interest that was funny, brave and kind of cheesy.It…
Book Rant Time… The Triple Threat Series by Lis Whiel

Okay, it’s rant time people! I love reading authors that I know, that I don’t, and that I am hoping will become new favourites. I have had one such author on my shelf for almost a decade now, and finally got a chance to go through and read some of her books. I ended up…