2026

  • 8 Fall Cozy Book recommendations

    Hello and welcome back! Hope you’re having good days <3 As fall is getting closer, I thought I’d compile a little list of cozy books that are perfect for a warm night in. I’ve read most of the books in this list and while I forgot (a lot of) the plotlines, I can definitely remember…

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  • Book Review: A Stage Set for Villains by Shannon J. Spann

    Hello and welcome back! Hope September is treating you well! Coming back to you with a favorite 2026 read of mine today…Sheepishly asking for similar book recs if you know of any! via GIPHY A Stage Set for Villains by Shannon J. Spann The gods are dead. All that’s left are the Players… The performers…

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  • Design concepts: Redesigning YALC’s website

    Helloo and welcome back, hope you’re having a great and relaxing Sunday!! Today’s post will be a little bit different from my usual. Remember when I told you that I’m planning to post more about my other shenanigans? Well, seems like today’s the day, lucky you!! I’m still torn on what to call these types…

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  • Top 10 Most Iconic First Lines

    Hello and welcome again, hope you’re having a great weekend! A couple of days ago, I had this theory that, generally speaking, we can anticipate if a book is gonna be “the one” or not from the first couple of chapters. Actually, I’ve had some that I knew were gonna be bangers from the first…

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  • Book Review: Babel by R.F. Kuang

    Hello again, ’tis me!(have you watched the new Enola Holmes movie??!) Today, I’m going to be talking about one of my most anticipated reads since last year, that I finally got around to. Below is my review of the one and only: Babel by R.F. Kuang! No spoilers, as always ;-p Blurb: Genre: dark academia,…

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  • On Being Catfished by a Book

    Hello an welcome back, Let’s talk about expectations versus reality today! Or what I’d like to call being catfished by a book: bookfished :-p We all know the feeling. You’re scrolling (most likely) when you stumble across the most beautiful fanart/edit. Such intriguing visuals, such beautiful quotes, the comments are all raving about it. “This…

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  • Book Review: Fairydale by Veronica Lancet

    Hi and welcome back to our weekly chitchat! Hope you’ve had a great week! <3 Today, I’ll be reviewing a book I read at the beginning of this year that has quite stuck with me.  PRESENTING:  Fairydale by Veronica Lancet Genre: Dark gothic historical romance Here’s the official blurb from Goodreads (skip below for my…

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  • Some Books I’m Looking Forwards to Reading in 2026

    Hello and welcome back! Hope your week has been filled with wholesomeness and good vibes <3 This might seem a bit late to the party. But as the end of this year is approaching, I’m keeping screenshots of books I wanna get to (terrible bookkeeping practice, I know). Writing this here is my way of…

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  • Hello and Welcome Back || 5 Standalones to read asap in 2026

    Hello and welcome (or welcome back?) to another episode of “how long will this last?” JK…I know I say this every time but here’s to coming back to gently (but surely) influence your reading list. Now, without any further ado, let’s address the biggest elephant in the room…. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but…

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