this is an ode to you. you, whoย isย strength you, who remind me of my heart, (that i'm a sister) you, who looks up to me you, who i look up to trust me baby brother it will pass love it fickle (don't we know) but it's grasp lingers (don't we know) fingernails clawing at the [...]
#booktube BOOKISHNESS
another week, another video! Well, this is only my second one, but you get the gist! Today I talk all the shit about books I haven't read and a mini book haul! And did anyone else notice the flying orbs? When I filmed this, there were no flies at all in my vicinity, trust [...]
#LOVEOZYA REVIEW: IF I TELL YOU BY ALICIA TUCKERMAN
Living with the memories you've got - and the ones you'll never make - is going to hurt, but pain is the privilege of the living (p. 197). " #OwnVoice I should warn you, you will shed a waterfall of tears reading this book. FYI. If I Tell Youย by Alicia Tuckerman was one of my [...]
FEBRUARY|READING WRAP UP
HOW IS IT THE MIDDLE OF MARCH ALREADY I DON'T UNDERSTAND?! Why is it that January feels like it went for 84 years, but February felt like a 20-second ad that I immediately pressed skip on? ... Last month I did a January Reading Wrap Up, and a lot of you seemed to enjoy it! [...]
hope is a heavy burden
you were yearning to feel the dust of the stars frosting your fingertips. faced with its infinite beauty the darkness didn't feel so lonely. ... running your hand through the thin blades of grass your palm in contact with their dewiness the greenness a moment of calm in the push and pull of everyday [...]
ADULT ROMANCE REVIEW: JUDGEMENT ROAD BY CHRISTINE FEEHAN
If you've seen the post that I published last Friday, you know that I completely adoredย Judgement Road by Christine Feehan. Christine Feehan would be one of my favourite authors, and any books of her series is an automatic must read for me. Let's get on with the rest of the review, shall we? Summary Judgement [...]
whatโs been happening
I'm terrible, I know! But y'all are going to have to deal with my face just for today. As a result of studying for exams next week and getting organised for the start of the new semester, I haven't found the time to write up a full-length review during this week. I though I could [...]
family secrets
he was a demon preying on the weak the vulnerable; his own daughter. a soul-sucking shtriga creeping into her room touching her hurting her forcing himself on her his wife an accomplice a bystander, nothing but a supervisor guardingย his honour. she grew up though as he grew older ageingย in such a way outsiders knew of [...]
YA REVIEW: THE SHADOW GIRL BY MISTY MOUNT
"I felt a gloomy cloud settle over me as I checked for my shadow in the stainless steel refrigerator, just to make sure I was still there"ย (p. 2) Oh, there goes my heart.ย The Shadow Girlย by author Misty Mount is a novel that explores the inner depths of what it means to be truly invisible. [...]
when the numbness is so great
i have to stop myself sometimes, when the numbness is so great, when it becomes an overwhelming force growing from the seed of nothingness. (a tidal wave of an anger so powerful i scare myself). those moments i forget - i just burn burn Burn. an undeniable need to unleash the monster within. [...]
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