Category: đź“– Shelf Life
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Review: Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum
When Rebecca Charity first saw the coffin in her dorm room, she thought it must be a mistake. But then Aliz Astra stepped into the lamplight — beautiful, deadly, and impossibly alive. Rebecca’s heart didn’t know whether to race from hatred or something far more dangerous.
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Should You DNF That Book? Here’s How I Know
Personally, I am not someone who likes to mark a book as an DNF. In total, I have DNF’d probably 5 books in the last 3 years, and some of those I have picked back up and hate read it. Is this healthy? No, it leads me right into a reading slump buuut, it’s hard…
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I Hit My Reading Goal… Now What?
I did it. I actually hit my reading goal for 2025. The little number on Fable has been taunting me since January, and now I am exceeding that goal. But once the excitement settles, there’s this weird moment of… okay, so what now? Because here’s the thing: goals are fun to chase. They give you…
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Review: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
When Rebecca Charity first saw the coffin in her dorm room, she thought it must be a mistake. But then Aliz Astra stepped into the lamplight — beautiful, deadly, and impossibly alive. Rebecca’s heart didn’t know whether to race from hatred or something far more dangerous.
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The Problem With BookTok Recs
Why viral books might not always live up to the hype. Over the past few years, BookTok and Bookstagram have taken over the internet. On this side of the social sphere, readers share their latest literary obsessions and discoveries. During COVID, BookTok exploded, with millions of videos offering book recommendations, rave reviews and viral trends…
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My Book Tracking Routine, a Love Letter to Chaos
Personally, I love tracking my books. But I’ll be honest — it can get overwhelming fast. To me, tracking should be a fun way to look back on what you’ve read, not a source of pressure! I use a few different (and slightly chaotic) systems to keep up with my reading — none of which…
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A Lazy Reader’s Guide to Reading More
Yes, you can read more without turning it into a productivity project. Let’s be real—reading is fun, but the pressure to read more can ruin it. If you’ve ever thought “I want to read more” and instantly felt guilty about your Netflix habits… same! The good news is that you don’t need 5 a.m. routines,…
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ARC Review: The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine
When Rebecca Charity first saw the coffin in her dorm room, she thought it must be a mistake. But then Aliz Astra stepped into the lamplight — beautiful, deadly, and impossibly alive. Rebecca’s heart didn’t know whether to race from hatred or something far more dangerous.
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Reading as Self-Care (When It’s Actually Kind Of Hard)
When people talk about self-care, the first things that come to mind are face masks, bubble baths, and journaling with lo-fi beats in the background. And while all of that is valid and cute, self-care isn’t always about pampering. Sometimes, it’s about doing something super simple—like reading. But let’s be real: reading as self-care can…
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Mid-Year Reading Recap
I’ve been on the lookout for more bookish tags that I could join in on and I saw that A Book Owls Corner had done the Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag and thought I’d join in! It is a tradition in the book community to wrap up the first half of the year and since…
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