My first wrap-up post of the year (and also my first after a year), and I’m not even being creative. What’s the cover photo, you might ask? A cup of latte—not the books I actually finished this month…
Read moreYou know the feeling when you find a thrilling book that makes you shiver—one that sends all your logic backward, yet you can’t stop reading even though you’re afraid? Others might paraphrase it as, …
Read moreMy idea of a perfect slow morning is a book in hand and the sound of rain—something I was lucky enough to have today. With only a few pages left on my current read, How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kr…
Read moreIf Solutions and Other Problems broke my reading dry spell, then Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne completely got me back on track.
Yup, you heard that right, people. I’ve finished yet another book. (…
After a year of not reading anything, it feels a little strange to finish a book. And it certainly feels even more unearthly to write a review right after closing the About the Author section. “Who a…
Read moreWell, here we go again—an end-of-year reflection post, a proper goodbye to 2025.
I think most of us would agree with this statement: this year was… fast. It was even comparable (or at least almost) to…
Just when I thought I had written a fitting, bittersweet post for Christmas (one that fulfilled my annual tradition), something came up. It was unpredicted, unpleasant, and unwelcome. I was blindside…
Read moreIn the cold weather of a freshly arrived season, I find warmth in the embrace of a home. People call us hot tea, candy cane, and lovers—I call us forever pals, with souls intertwined.
If the cold air …
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If I had a sore throat on the third day of my trip, I was definitely not feeling well on the fourth day. On Thursday, I s…
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