"words have the power to change us"
Hey, there lovely people. This is a little bit of a different post than what I usually do BUT my favourite folks over at Bargain Books SA asked me to talk about this here on my blog so here I am <3 If you didn't know and you're not from the Cape Town & South … Continue reading BARGAIN BOOKS WAREHOUSE SALE // you need to come to book heaven
I literally decided I needed to do this post like today and had this idea that it had to be posted TODAY. Yes you now all now how extremely stubborn I am. I did this last year but huh funny story: wordpress posted an old draft and most of the context disappeared. I didn't notice … Continue reading MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK RELEASES FOR THE REST OF 2019 // take a shot every time I say the word “excited”
This post has been sitting in my drafts for 63866294 years and it's about time I actually wrote it. But basically, this is my last year of high school and it's become a must larger challenge to try and balance my reading and blogging life with the amount of school work I have to do, … Continue reading HOW TO MANAGE SCHOOL AND READING?? // because i'm the master of productivity and you should all bow down before me
Hello. This is my version of actually posting consistently when I have no time. Haha no I'm just kidding. Anyways, this is the first time I've ever had someone guest post here on my blog and I'm super happy it was Amy. She's the first local book blogger I found, and we've been friends for … Continue reading CREATING A POWERFUL BRAND FOR YOUR BLOG // guest post by Amy from A Magical World of Words
I'm literally the worst person I know please don't kill me for disappearing again. Okay now that that's out of the way. I actually finally read this book and IT WAS GLORIOUS. And I may or may not have begged Cait to answer some of my weird-ass questions and she kindly obliged. Now granted I … Continue reading A THOUSAND PERFECT NOTES // author interview with C.G. Drews ft. mini book review
Yeah, I can't fathom that the year is already over but what else can you do?? To be honest, I would have liked to have read WAY MORE than I did, I mean I passed my goal and all (and read some great books) but still. I'll get to my goals for 2019 in a … Continue reading TOP 8 BOOKS OF 2018 // ft. 2019 new years resolutions
I have been craving my faves for a while so I decided to reread them and thought maybe I should see if anyone wanted to read them with me so here we are today! READALONGI am co-hosting this read-along over on my Instagram (@rubyraereads) with my friend @crimsonbookowl and I'll leave my post for you … Continue reading WHY YOU NEED TO READ THE INFERNAL DEVICES // clockwork angel reread review ft. readalong announcement
Is my TBR pile huge? Yes. Do I buy more books anyway? Yes. I have made a rule for myself to only get books I think I'll love and I have so many of them right now. I've seen this post go around and it seems super fun, so let's just do it. LORD OF … Continue reading PREDICTING 5 STAR READS // books I think I'll love, adore & devour
This feels so unreal and it honestly doesn't feel like I started this smol blog an entire year ago. I love and appreciate and love each and every one of you. I love talking to everyone and I've made some amazing friends (and met them). I've had nothing but amazing experiences on my blogging journey … Continue reading ONE YEAR BLOGIVERSARY // fave books, Q&A, shoutouts + a survey
So a while back I did TROPES THAT SHOULD REALLY JUST LEAVE FOREVER and I wanted to do a "tropes that I love" post. I don't hate all tropes actually... who would've thought? THE "I LOVE YOU BUT CAN'T/WON'T ADMIT IT" OR "SLOW-BURN" TROPE This may be a little annoying at times just because you want it … Continue reading TROPES THAT I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF (part 2)