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Once In A… Full Moon

Hello awesome nerds and happy Monday everyone.

I hope you guys had a great weekend and you enjoyed last night’s full moon, whatever you did.

I know I enjoyed it very much. Firstly because the moon always reminds me that darkness can’t take away the beauty of life and secondly because, last night, I truly did something spontaneous. And if you’ve been around here for a while now, you probably know that I don’t normally do spontaneous. I love my schedule, my routine. I love my spreadsheets and the balance this organisation brings to my everyday life. I love knowing what’s gonna happen and what I have to do.

It keeps me focused, calm and, most importantly, in control.

But the thing is that I had forgotten how fascinating the unknown, the surprises sometimes are.

I’ve said it before and I’m gonna say it again. The choices we make are the people we are; who we want and who we choose to be.

So far in my life, I like my choices. I may have made mistakes, as all humans do, but I’ve also taken risks. And I’m glad I have. Because I don’t live with a constant “what if”.

It’s funny… How well-organised I want and try for my everyday life to be, but at the same time how much joy and thrill little surprises and spontaneous decisions bring to me, how they make my heart bloom.

I guess I do spontaneous every once in a… full moon.

I don’t know if it is insecurities or the certainty that some things are just meant to be.

I guess only time will show what’s truly meant to be.

Do you guys believe in destiny? Do you believe that certain things are meant to happen to certain people?

Let me know all your thoughts and feelings in the comment section down below.

Thank you all for stopping by once again. It truly means the world to me and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Have a wonderful week, dearies. Stay safe and stay positive.

Till next time… Toodles!

Vacay Mode 2021: Not Really The Holidays I Expected 😅

Hello awesome nerds and happy Saturday everyone!

I hope y’all had a fantastic week and you’re ready to embrace the weekend, exactly as it deserves to be embraced. With fun, cocktails, good company and good books.

This is more or less how my “vacation” this year was, even though it was short and to be honest, I think I needed a little bit more.

To begin with, my folks and I went for a couple of days at the beach house, as my godfather and his wife were also there, along with my cousins, my nephew and a few more aunts and uncles.

It was really nice to see everyone after almost two years, especially considering that my godfather wasn’t able to come to Greece last summer due to COVID. He and his wife live in Germany and they came here for vacation for almost three weeks, so I was really happy to see them both.

And of course this view which, to be honest, I had missed.

I had really missed the sea. Last year we spent a few days at the valley but we didn’t go to the beach AT ALL, and for a Scorpio like me, well… You can only imagine how hard this was.

But this year we had fun. I swan A LOT, ate EVEN MORE and had a few more cocktails than usual!

That’s the point of vacation though, isn’t it? To create memories and have stories to tell. And that is the reason why, aside from talking about books here, I also share bits and pieces of my everyday life, too. Because memories are too important. And if you don’t write them down, if you do not capture them in a way… you forget. I don’t really wanna forget…

Speaking of memories and books, I read the second book in the Manhattan series, written by my friend Tatiana Tzinioli. It is a Greek Romance novel and boy! I hadn’t seen this one coming. It hit me right in the feels so freaking hard that I’m not sure when I will read the third instalment.

I should’ve seen this one coming though. Because it’s always like this when it comes to Tatiana’s books. Or at least, that’s how it’s been for me the previous two times. So, this one couldn’t be any different.

“You cannot possibly imagine what you mean to me.”

~ After Midnight (Manhattan, #2), by Tatiana Tzinioli

It was like hearing certain conversations playing inside my head all over again. Not fun, but still, the book was quite enlightening in many different ways. And even though I don’t know what the future holds, I’m glad that I can see the red flags from miles away. Like last night, for instance. But that is a story for another day.

I also started buddy-reading One Last Stop, by Casey McQuiston, with my friend Eleana and I intend to make some really good progress this weekend. That is because, although I wanted to read some more last week, my family and I also went to the mountains for a couple of days and to a christening on the 15th.

This pic was taken after many sweets, some coffee and plenty of unsuccessful clicks, but I do feel as if this was indeed the coolest day of my holiday. That and the day when I watched The Kissing Booth 3.

HOLY! FREAKING! GUACAMOLE!

I think I’ve turned even more sentimental that I used to be. I even cried a bit when I saw this view again, after a year.

All in all, it was a really cool vacation. But like I said at the begin of this post, it was only for a few days and based on how hectic my life has been lately, I really needed a bit more.

But the summer is not over yet and I intend to make the best of it, any way I can.

How about you, dearies? Did you do anything fun this summer? Did you go on holidays? Did you read any good, summer-ish books?

Let me know everything in the comment section down below.

Thank you all so much for stopping by once again. It honestly means the world to me and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Have a wonderful weekend, beautiful creatures. Stay safe & stay positive.

Till next time… Toodles!

🔮 Beacon Book Box Unboxing ~ SCORCHED BY MAGIC ~ June 2021 🔮

Hello, hello awesome nerds and welcome back to another Beacon Book Box unboxing.

Although August is slowly coming to an end, the shipping is still a pain in my a$$ due to COVID, so I only got my June box like a couple of weeks ago. And even though many of you may have already seen what the June box had inside, still here I am to share everything, along with my thoughts and feeling with y’all.

For those of you who don’t know, Beacon Book Box is a YA monthly-subscription box, in which every month you receive a new release, as well as a bunch of bookish items, focusing on a specific theme.

I’ve been a rep for Beacon Book Box since January 2020 (Good Lord! How quickly time passes by!) and if you like what you’re about to see, you can use my rep code VICTORIOUS5 to save on your subscription or single purchase.

With all that being said, let’s get to the actual unboxing.

The theme for the month of June was SCORCHED BY MAGIC and you guys have no idea how freaking excited I was about this box.

THE GOODIES

Hunting Prince Dracula collectible enamel mug (2 of 4), inspired by the Stalking Jack the Ripper series and designed by @dominiquewesson

Wooden bookmark, inspired by The Young Elites and designed by @vanediaz_art

Pencil pouch, inspired by The Bone Witch and designed by @catarinabookdesigns

Glass picture frame (the last one in the series), inspired by Spin the Dawn and designed by @riddleandravens

Maia print, inspired by Spin the Dawn and designed by @sallteas

#BakingWithTheBeacons recipe of the month: Tea’s chocolate ice cream, inspired by The Bone Witch

The Parliament House Collaboration monthly eBook inclusion: In Restless Dreams (Phantasmer Cycle, #1) and I Walk Alone (Phantasmer Cycle, #2), by Wren Handman

THE BOOK

The featured book of the month was Fire with Fire, by Destiny Soria.

The book was, as per usual, signed by the author and it also came with a letter from the author themselves, as well.

Yet again, I expected a different book, but if you guys haven’t heard of this one, here’s what Fire with Fire is all about:

“Dani and Eden Rivera were both born to kill dragons, but the sisters couldn’t be more different. For Dani, dragon slaying takes a back seat to normal high school life, while Eden prioritizes training above everything else. Yet they both agree on one thing: it’s kill or be killed where dragons are concerned.

Until Dani comes face-to-face with one and forges a rare and magical bond with him. As she gets to know Nox, she realizes that everything she thought she knew about dragons is wrong. With Dani lost to the dragons, Eden turns to the mysterious and alluring sorcerers to help save her sister. Now on opposite sides of the conflict, the sisters will do whatever it takes to save the other. But the two are playing with magic that is more dangerous than they know, and there is another, more powerful enemy waiting for them both in the shadows.”

I’m not quite sure if it is High Fantasy or Urban Fantasy, but I guess I’ll find out when I buddy-read it with my friend, Eleana.

And if you guys are wondering why you didn’t see the mug in any of my pictures, that is because mine arrived broken. Thanks a lot customs office.

Nonetheless, this was a very nice box and again, if you guys liked what you saw, you can go and grab your September box, as well as everything that is currently available on the bunker, and you can use my code VICTORIOUS5 to save some money at checkout.

Are you currently subscribed to any book-boxes? Have you guys read Fire with Fire yet? If so, and without spoiling anything, did you enjoy it?

Thank you all so very much for stopping by once again. It truly means the world to me and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Love you all to Pluto and back, wonderful people.

Till next time… Toodles!

BOOK REVIEW: Heartside Bay: The New Girl, by Cathy Cole ~ Just Another Typical Teenage Novel *SPOILER FREE*

If somebody asked me to say which is the most typical, cliché teenage novel, then I’d definitely say Heartside Bay: The New Girl, by Cathy Cole. It’s just that or my standards have increased way too much over the past few years.

Hello awesome nerds and happy Monday everyone.

We’re already halfway through August and seriously now, I just keep wondering how quickly time flies lately because it just can’t be that the summer is almost over. And part of the reason why I chose to read the first book in the Heartside Bay series was because I thought it was going to be a fun, slightly cheesy summer read.

Let me tell you, this was probably the most misleading cover EVER!

“Life, love and everything in between…

Lila Murray is determined to leave behind the drama of her old life and make a fresh start in Heartside Bay.
But when she falls for Ollie the hottest boy at Heartside High, she makes an instant enemy of Eve, the school’s Queen Bee. Eve wants Ollie for herself and now she will do anything to keep them apart…”

This is literally all you get from the blurb of the book on Goodreads.

Truth be told, I didn’t have very high expectations. I rarely do nowadays as most of the times I get disappointed. So, I avoid hoping that a book is going to be epic, simply because I don’t want to end up hating it in the end.

The problem with Heartside Bay: The New Girl though it that, not only I didn’t hate it, but I also didn’t feel anything at all about it. To put it lightly, it was simply… indifferent.

This book is literally 211 pages long and it feels like a diary written by a 15-year-old girl, not a professional writer. If that’s what the author was aiming for, to make the readers feel close to the protagonist, I’m sorry but, she didn’t manage to do so.

The story as a whole is packed with every single cliché out there, from the New Girl falling for the Jock, but also feeling attracted to the Loner, to the Queen Bee, who hates the New Girl, because she feels that the New Girl is going to steal the Jock from her, so she makes it her lifelong mission to make everyone hate the New Girl.

Seriously though, you guys. This was about it. The pacing was really slow, nothing really happened and as for the writing style, well, I expected something more. Something that never came… It may sound wrong, but amateurs on Wattpad write way better stories than this one.

(By the way, if you read stories on Wattpad, I highly, highly suggest you go and check Rosalind out. It is a dark, gothic retelling of Beauty and the Beast, and I do hope it gets traditionally published one day.)

All in all, I feel content that I only read this at the beginning of the month and it didn’t put me on a slump. And I have my friend Eleana to thank for that, because we were buddy-reading A Court of Silver Flames while I was reading Heartside Bay: The New Girl.

At least I’m still on track on what comes to my August TBR.

I ended up rating Heartside Bay: The New Girl with 2 out of 5 stars. The more I think about it, the more I feel as if I were way too generous.

Thankfully, I have more amazing books waiting for me.

Have you guys read the Heartside Bay series? If so, how did you feel about them?

Let me know all your thoughts and feelings in the comment section down below.

Thank you all so very much for stopping by once again. It truly means the world to me and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Have a wonderful week, beautiful creatures, stay safe and stay positive.

Till next time… Toodles!

Keep Climbing That Mountain

There are good days and hard days. Days that I feel full of life and ready to embrace the day. And then, there are hard days. Days that, no matter what I do, no matter how good things may be in terms of physical health, my relationship with my family and my job, I simply feel… empty. And then depression kicks me in the a$$ once more and I don’t know what to do.

It’s hard, you know… Ever since I can remember myself, I was always trying to be worthy of everyone. To be worthy of everyone’s love and friendship, everyone’s admiration and trust. I was always trying to do everything perfect, to never let anyone down.

Let me just tell you that: IT’S F&*%$# HARD!

I honestly can’t remember the last time I didn’t put pressure on me, simply because… That’s just how I learnt to do things. I can’t remember when it was the last time I simply… was.

I know I’m not caring the weight of the world on my shoulders, but sometimes, it just feels like I do. And because I’ve learnt to think that crying makes you seem weak, I only cry when I’m alone.

My psychologist says to feel everything, to not lock things away. She says it’s better to acknowledge that you feel a certain emotion, to fully embrace that and learn how to cope with it, than lock it away, pretending it doesn’t exist.

I try to do so, I really do. It’s just that, like I said, there are good days and hard ones. And some of then are harder than others. And all I wanna do is just lay there if I fall. But then I feel this tingling all over my body, I hear this voice inside my head that says Keep going, and I know I’m still strong enough.

Or at least, I wanna believe I’m strong enough. The alternative simply scares the shit out of me.

It’s actually a good thing I read A Court of Silver Flames with my friend Eleana last week. You know a full-length, full of spoilers review will be posted here, but just let me tell you these two things first.

There’s this new character being introduced in this book, Gwyn. Eleana reminds me of Gwyn. Of her inner peace and inner strength. Of her wisdom and pure heart. Of her kindness and bravery, compassion and love.

I feel happy that Nesta got to meet Gwyn. Because I have my own Gwyn, my little sunshine, Eleana, in my life and I treasure every single conversation we’ve had till today. It’s like I’ve said before; it doesn’t matter how long you know a person. Some people come into your life the exact moment they need to. And you magically connect. Just like Eleana and I magically connected.

Just like her inner strength and peace helped me seek out mine. In the book, there’s this mind-stilling exercise Nest does. Breathing in for a count of six. Holding that breath for a few seconds. Then breathing out for another count of six. She does that ten times. If she loses count, she starts again.

I’ve been doing this for the past week or so. You have no idea how liberating this whole process is. My mind goes silent and I simply love it. No dark thoughts. No voices whispering to me that I’m not goo enough. No trouble getting to sleep.

I’m not saying it’s easy. I need to fully focus on that and when I’m in a bad day, this exercise gets almost impossible. But I keep trying. I keep climbing that mountain.

It may be hard, excruciating at times, but I keep doing it. Because this is what gives me strength to win the hard days. To kick my depression right back in her a$$!

Keep climbing your mountain, too, awesome nerds.

Thank you all so very much for stopping by once more. It honestly means the world to me and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Have a wonderful weekend, dearies.

Till next time… Toodles!

🖤 Beacon Book Box ~ MORALLY GRAY ~ September 2021 Theme Reveal 🖤

Hello awesome nerds and happy Thursday everyone!

The time has come for the September Beacon Book Box theme to be revealed!

For those of you who don’t know, Beacon Book Box is a YA monthly subscription box, in which every month you receive a new release, as well as a bunch of bookish items, focusing on a specific theme.

I am a rep for Beacon Book Box and if you guys like what you’re about to see, then you can follow the link above and use my rep code VICTORIOUS5 at checkout, to save on your subscription or single purchase.

With all that being said, the theme for the month of September is… MORALLY GRAY!

Everyone loves a morally grey characters, someone who’s neither good, nor evil.

The featured book for the month of September follows a misfit group who must work together to stay alive, but little do they know that each character (a reckless mercenary, an expert card cheater, a master of disguise, a disgraced ex-captain of the royal guard and a loudmouth smuggler) is actually working for their own personal gain, and are all planning to betray the others once the mission is complete.

The book will be SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and it will also come with a letter written by the author themselves.

The book is perfect for the fans of Six of Crows and Mistborn.

The items featured in the September box will be inspired by Serpent & Dove, Three Dark Crowns and Escaping from Houdini. More specifically, the September box will feature the third collectible mug, designed by Dominique Wesson and inspired of course by the third book in the Stalking Jack the Ripper series.

The September box is currently available for purchase, so I suggest you go and grab yours ASAP, as it is expected to sell out pretty quickly.

Don’t forget to use my code VICTORIOUS5 to save on your subscription or single purchase.

Thank you all so very much for stopping by once again, dearies. It truly means the world to me and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Have a wonderful day, y’all, stay safe & stay positive.

Till next time… Toodles!

BookBrewed: Raising Money for A Little Shelter 🐾

Hello awesome nerds, happy Monday everyone and welcome back to Victorious Pages.

I hope y’all had a great weekend, you spent time with your loved ones and you recharged your batteries.

For my country, Greece, it was a really rough week. And even though I’m lucky to live at the northern side of Greece, I have friends and family who’ve been struggling A LOT over the past seven days.

Long story short, Greece has been dealing with the worst heatwave since 1987 and the worst wildfires for as long as I can remember. Varibobi, a region at the northeastern side of Athens, got completely burned, and so did the island of Evia, as well as many villages and small towns of Peloponnese.

I can only imagine how things have been these past few days for these people, considering that we only had small fires around my hometown.

Still, I believe it is my duty to help those less fortunate than I. So, a couple of days ago, I donated some money for this particular cause; for those who lost their houses because of the wildfires.

Yesterday though, I discovered that an animal shelter in Athens, named A Little Shelter, got completely burned, too.

Having four cats of my own, I decided to organise a fundraiser of some sort, in order for the shelter to be rebuild.

You probably know that in February 2021, I founded my very own book-subscription company, called BookBrewed.

BookBrewed is a YA monthly-subscription box, in which every month you receive a YA novel, as well as 4-5 different items, focusing on a specific theme.

Part of the money that will be raised from every Apothecary sale, will be donated to A Little Shelter.

You can follow this link to support our cause now.

Naturally, I’m not doing this to be applauded by anyone. I’m doing it because it feels right. And I know there are people out there who feel exactly like I do.

So, let’s go, folks, and work some magic!

Thank you all saver much for stopping by once again. It truly means the world to me and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Love you all to Pluto and back, you wonderful creatures. Stay safe and stay positive!

Till next time… Toodles!

The Kissing Booth 3 ~ I’m So Ready For This

Hello awesome people and happy, happy Saturday everyone!

I hope you’re all ready for what’s coming our way on August 11. I’m talking of course about… The Kissing Booth 3!

Although I’m not a huge fan of RomCom novels, I do love watching them as movies, especially during summertime. And holy moly! This third instalment is going to be AMAZING!

Full of love, friendship, drama and epic quotes, the third and final movie of this franchise is gonna give me all the feels, I’m sure of it!

I know it’s a bit corny, but with everything going in Greece, and in the whole wide world in general, I really need something to just cheer me up. And if a RomCom can do that, then I’m all in for it!

Plus, I will be on vacation from August 10 to August 15, and this movie gives me summer vibes as it is. So… y’all know what’s gonna happen, right?

The Kissing Booth marathon! WooHoo!

Have you guys watched the films or read the books? Are you going to watch The Kissing Booth 3 on Netflix, on August 11?

Let me know all your thoughts and feeling about this franchise in the comment section down below.

Thank you all so very much for stopping by once again. It means the world to me, truly, and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Love you all to Pluto and back, awesome nerds!

Till next time… Toodles!

BOOK REVIEW: Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda ~ The Cutest Summer Read EVER! *SPOILER FREE*

“People really are like house with vast rooms and tiny windows. And maybe it’s a good thing, the way we never stop surprising each other.”

~ Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1), by Becky Albertalli

Hello awesome nerds, happy Thursday everyone and welcome back to another book review.

And if there’s one review that I had to write after my blogging break, that is for the amazing Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda, the first book in the Creekwood series, by Becky Albertalli.

“Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.

With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.”

To me, Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda was simply a book that could be summarised as such:

“Cuteness overload to the point that this book made me say “awww” multiple times.”

Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda was the perfect summer read, full of love, friendship, drama and Oreo! I mean, come on! Is there anyone out there who doesn’t love Oreo?

I loved the fact that, probably for the first time ever, I read a pride-related book shortly after Pride month and things felt so relevant that I truly enjoyed it to the fullest!

I loved the writing style, the pacing of the book, the emails that seemed like actual chapters and the fact that Simon’s coming out escalated beautifully, despite the fact that Martin was practically blackmailing him for the better part of the book.

At this point, I just want to say that, nobody, NOBODY, should have the right to blackmail you, bully you or treat you in a way that’s not the one you want. You should always know your worth and you should never let anyone make you believe you’re worthy of anything less.

“I like no endings. I like things that don’t end.”

~ Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1), by Becky Albertalli

To be honest, even though I had watched the movie, Becky Albertalli made sure we wouldn’t find who Blue was as easily as some thought, and I truly appreciated that. It was nice to keep reading and learning more about the characters, to keep guessing and questioning whether your guesses were right or wrong.

And in the end, it was nice to see that being true and honest to yourself is always the best policy.

I highly suggest you pick up this book. It’s cute and with some great life-lessons, plus it’s perfect for summertime.

To me, it’s an anthem to embracing who you are, accepting your self, both with your strengths, but most importantly your insecurities, and knowing that, those who love you, truly love you, will always be there for you!

“Why is straight the default? Everyone should have to declare one way or another, and it shouldn’t be this big awkward thing whether you’re straight, gay, bi, or whatever. I’m just saying.”

~ Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1), by Becky Albertalli

Have you guys read Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda? Have you read the Creekwood series in general? If so, did you enjoy the books?

Let me know all your thoughts and feelings about this series in the comment section down below.

Thank you all so very much for stopping by once again. It honestly means the world to me and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Till next time… Toodles!

July In A Nutshell: All The Things I Wanted To Do But Didn’t Manage To

Hello awesome nerds, happy Monday and happy August everyone!

It’s been a hot minute but I’m back and I honestly hope that things will remain as such, even though my schedule is getting crazier and crazier. Nonetheless, I’m really happy I decided to take a break from blogging in July because with everything that happened this month, writing would definitely be the last thing on my mind.

Those of you who’ve been following me for quite some time probably know that I’ve written a book called Guardian of the Auras. It is the first book in a YA High Fantasy series, inspired by the Greek myth of Pandora’s box and following the adventures of Aurora, the youngest priestess on the island of Rondure, who accidentally unleashes all the emotions of the world, that had been locked away for centuries.

If you haven’t purchased your copy yet, you can do so by following that link.

The main reason why I wanted to take a break from blogging this past July was to focus on my writing projects, both the sequel to The Auras’ Chest series, as well as the Greek NA Urban Fantasy story I started working on in 2020.

But as per usual, life had other plans for me.

First of all, my days were so packed with the work I had to do for our family business and BookBrewed, my very own YA book-subscription box, that I had zero spare time. Seriously though… I woke up every day at 6am and wasn’t able to go to bed before 12am. Talking about workaholic here, huh?

Don’t get me wrong, I love my job and it’s amazing how dreams do come true sometimes, so I don’t want to complain. But there were days when, even my folks’ help wasn’t enough, in order to have some “me time” and relax.

Hopefully, now that the site is almost ready, things will get easier. I hope…

Do you know how hard it is to be a professional and keep answering to questions at 11pm while there’s this voice inside your head that screams “THAT’S ENOUGH FOR TODAY, VIC!”?

That was exactly what life was for me this past month. We shipped the Grishaverse special edition box and the monthly one, while also taking orders for the August box, working on the website, keeping everyone updated on our social media and do all the accounting work, both for BookBrewed and our family business.

Now that I think about it, this was truly A LOT of work. And, as per usual, I didn’t realise how close I’d come to a burnout until I started having these terrible headaches, that led me to do a month earlier my annual check-up and sent my results to my doctor.

Y’all know what stress can cause, but let me just remind you at this point that, you should always, always listen to your body. And when it screams to you “REST”, then you should listen to it. I didn’t do it, but I will definitely try to do so from now on.

Life is not just about work. It’s about spending time with your loved ones, reading good books, listening to good music, tasting new tastes. It’s about getting lost while heading to a friend’s house, because you were listening to your favourite song on the radio and you missed that turn in the ring road. It’s about getting all wet while drinking beer with a friend on a hot, summer night and then having to get a shower, without things getting all weird between the two of you. It’s about playing with your nephews and nieces, going to the movies, getting a spa…

It is always these small things that make life great. It’s just that sometimes we forget how short life is and how precious our own time is, how much advantage we should take of it.

I remembered that on July 20th. That’s the day we lost my dad’s twin brother. And grief, depression and anxiety hit me hard once again.

Do take this from me, dearies, the girl who’s always on the run. You should tell people how you feel when you feel it. You shouldn’t let them wonder. You shouldn’t let opportunities go away just because you were too damn proud to just show your true emotions and self. Because there’ll come a day when you wish you had said and done all those things.

I know you didn’t expect this first post after my break to be that depressing, but that’s just how things were in July for me. Luckily though, I read some cool books that sort of cheered me up this month, so things were all that bad. I just tried to focus on the positive stuff and all the amazing things that did happened in July, along with the bad ones, and that’s what I’m gonna share with you in the coming days and weeks. Starting with my review of Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda this coming Thursday.

Have you guys read the Creekwood series? If so, did you like it?

And generally speaking, how was July for you? Did you read any good books? Do you have any book recommendations for me?

Thank you all so very much for stopping by once again and for your understanding while I took my blogging break. It means the world to me and I want you to know that I most certainly don’t take your presence here for granted.

Have a wonderful week, awesome creatures, stay safe and stay positive.

Till next time… Toodles!