happy new year and all the other happies I missed // an update

It's May, which means this is my first post in 2017 *hides in shame*. Well, happy new year, Valentine's Day and all the other holidays and special days we had since January! I also turned twenty two years old in March so happy birthday to me. 

I haven't written anything here and to be honest, I miss it. I haven't read much either (nothing, actually). I also didn't feel like posting much because I wanted to stay away from the internet for a bit and focus on university.

I finally felt courageous enough to dig up this blog and clean the dust that has been accumulating due to my absent months. The problem is: as I mentioned, I haven't read much. Scratch that - I have been reading, but I haven't finished a book in months. What to do now? How am I supposed to blog now? Well, I decided to post more often but about many different things that can be posted and don't require me finishing a book. My posts will still mostly be book related, but I want to talk about other things that I'm interested and invested in. Not because I feel like that's going to boost my blog (I don't really care about that and to be honest I don't think it will), but because I NEED to have something that will make me feel accomplished and satisfied. Somehow this blog and books give me a feeling of goodness and calmness that I need 😁(cue eye roll from less sensitive people that don't understand how important someone's mental health is).

ANYWAY, that's pretty much all I wanted to say in this post. Don't call this a comeback BUT I'll try to write more often and keep you updated on things I am interested in at the moment! 💖

november wrap-up & december tbr

I've immersed in my own bad thoughts and feelings when I should be working, so I decided to take a quick break and write a blog post. That way I can distract myself while I write.

Today I bring you my November wrap-up (lol) and December tbr. Hopefully I can be productive with my reading and maybe read the books I'm choosing. 

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I only finished one book in November, even though I tried reading other books -  I just wasn't in the mood for them. The book I finished was YOU by Caroline Kepnes and oh my! This book is so creepy and yet, I found myself understanding Joe's thoughts and actions, until I finally came to my senses and understood what the author was doing. It was sort of like Stockholm syndrome, because you couldn't help but like Joe and rationalise his actions. That's why this book is so good, well written and addictive! I definitely am interest in reading Hidden Bodies by the same author (maybe not right now, though. I'm still recovering from the first book).

This month I want to try to read more, but I don't know if I'll have the time because I have a lot to do for university. However, I decided to make a tbr of the books I want to read and even if I won't be able to complete/follow it, at least I have an idea of what genres and type of books I want to read.

I know this post is a bit late since it's already December 17, but oh well... Here are the books I want to try to read this month:

What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen is my current read and I'm almost done with it. Saint Anything by the same author is one of my favourite books ever so I decided to slowly read more of her books. I don't know if I should have started with this one though. Even though I'm enjoying it, it's not a favourite. I also heard that Saint Anything was very different from her other novels so that might be why I'm not enjoying as much. But hopefully that will change - I still have some pages left.

The Graces by Laure Eve - I started this book while I was reading YOU by Caroline Kepnes and now I feel like I need to finish it because I was actually enjoying it. It wasn't blowing my mind, but still. Hopefully I'll get to it soon!

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver - I mainly want to read this book because of the movie that is coming out in 2017, although I was always curious to read a book by this author. No better time than this one, I guess.

My True Love Gave to Me, edited by Stephanie Perkins - I don't plan on reading every story in this book, just a few to get me in the Holiday spirit. I wanted to read it last Christmas but I wasn't able to.

And that's it! Like I said, I'm not sure I'll even read these books, but I just wanted to write what I've been feeling like reading this month. That way I can also distract myself from university during the holidays (even though I still have two essays to write. Yikes).

What books do you plan on reading this December?