february went by swiftly, but it was a month of good reads! here are my unsolicited opinions: 1. slanting towards the sea (by lidija hilje) 🌊 - a historical / literary fiction set in Croatia centred around our main character who remains welcomed by her ex-husband and his wife into their family

happy new year! 🌟 may 2026 be good to you i started the year with a few good reads! here are my thoughts: 1. the book club for troublesome women (by marie bostwick) 📖 - set in the 1960s, this historical fiction is about a group of women who form a book club, and the struggles they face and

finally got around to doing a 2025 reading wrap-up! 📖🌷 i wasn’t sure if i should categorise the books by genre or by rating, but eventually decided on rating because some book are tough to categorise. still, i hope my ratings don’t deter you—something i didn’t enjoy may still be your cup of tea!

spent half the month sick and only managed to complete two books! thankfully they were both quite enjoyable, so here’s what i read in dec: 1. heart the lover (by lily king) ♥️ - a literary fiction that explores friendship, love and loss. you follow a character through two time periods of her l

the year is steadily coming to an end.. happened to reach a bunch of magical realisms this month! somehow the covers of this month’s books are also all so lovely; it’s quite satisfying to see them lined up. anyway! my unsolicited thoughts: 1. garden spells (by sarah addison allen) 🪻 - magi

two months till the end of the year! originally wanted to read some fall-esque books this month but didn’t quite accomplish that.. still, some decent reads! my opinions and thoughts below; 1. kate & frida (by kim fay) 🥖 - historical fiction set during the bosnian war. about a friendship tha

september was a month of pretty decent reads! here are my unsolicited thoughts: 1. lost souls meet under a full moon (by mizuki tsujimura) 🌕 - a magical realism japanese literature book about being able to meet with someone from the afterlife through a “go-between”, which is a person who can a

didn’t realise i’d read mostly fantasy this month till i started making this post! august was a slower reading month for me, but i read some decent books, here are my thoughts! 1. the floating word (by axie oh) 💨 - a YA fantasy about a girl, ren, who wields silver light. she goes in a search fo

continued from what i read in july (part one) , here’s part two! my unsolicited, honest takes: 1. ripe (by sarah rose etter) - literary fiction about a woman in an incredibly stressful job that’s eating at her, and a black hole that follows her around. - i feel like this book will garner mixe

i didn’t want to have to split this post up but i can’t fit all the book cover images in one post and it’d probably be too long anyway.. so check out what i read in july (part two) here if you’d like! also please mourn with me about the loss of my default font!! 🥲🥲🥲 here is part one of the boo