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April 13, 2019
10 Bookish Confessions
Hello awesome people and happy Saturday everyone!
These past couple of weeks have been so busy, with me working on my new wedding/baptism planning company, trying to stay up to date with the OWLs Magical Readathon and editing Demonic Debutantes, that I’m really glad I somehow managed to schedule the majority of my posts for the month of April. I know I’ve mentioned it in the past but when I don’t have a full schedule I tend to feel sad. Right now, I’m working on what I actually love so, thank the Lord above, my anxiety is under control. Plus, I’m reading some AMAZING books and that always makes my day!
So, here I am today with 10 bookish confessions. I remember you asking me to share with you more “personal”, still bookish posts, so I thought that this would be a good idea.
Are you ready? Ok. Let’s do this!
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1. I USED TO FEEL BAD IF I DECIDED TO DNF A BOOK
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When I started reading systematically again and back in the early days of this blog, I used to feel bad every time I had the urge to DNF a book. I thought that, since I had spent money to buy a book, I ought to finish it, too.
But then I realised that, the reason why I started reading so many books again was to endure reality, to feel happy, to dream. And if a certain book didn’t make me feel as such, then I shouldn’t push myself to finish it.
So, no more DNFing shame! 
April 11, 2019
Books That Made Me Cry
People used to ask me why I read so much. At first, it was hard for me to explain that these fictional worlds made me feel free, that they helped me express all those emotions that were boiling inside my chest, that they inspired me and they made me feel more hopeful, regardless of how the real world seemed to be. But as I grew older and I realised that I love reading fantasy novels because they help me endure reality, I didn’t mind whether people saw me crying while reading a book or not. Up till today, I don’t mind if someone’s sees me on the bus reading a book and, at that moment, I start sobbing.
So, here I am today to share with you some of the books that made me cry over the past few years and that have a very special place in my heart.
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1. HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (HARRY POTTER, #6) , BY J. K. ROWLING
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I know I haven’t talked a lot about the sixth book in the Harry Potter series, but this was the first novel that got me to burst into tears. I remember I was 15 years old the first time I read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and my best friend Jimmy called me that Sunday evening to tell me that he was hiding from his mother because he had just read that scene where Snape had killed Dumbledore and he had been crying for like the past fifteen minutes or so. I told him it was ok. I had been crying for like an hour. 
April 8, 2019
Every Book Blogger’s Must-Haves
Hello awesome people and happy Monday everyone!
This Saturday I shared with you some tips on how to become a better blogger, but I actually forgot to mention some of the must-have items every book blogger needs to have. Or maybe that was intentional, who knows?
April 6, 2019
Tips for Book Bloggers
Having a blog of your own and writing about something you feel passionate about is pretty cool and feels extremely creative and fulfilling, all at the same time. Still, there are days when being a blogger can feel pretty hectic and stressful, and finding new content may seem impossible the least. But dearies, when people say impossible, they usually mean improbable, so here I am today to share with you 5 tips on how to become a better book blogger.
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I don’t want to brag or imply that I am the best book blogger out there, but I think I’ve learnt something over those past two years. So, why not share this knowledge with you?
Are you ready, awesome nerds?
Tip #1: Stay Organised
To me, this is the golden rule. If you want to become a better blogger, you need to invest time and effort in organising at least one month ahead the posts you want to write and publish, in finding new content, in contacting bloggers/authors/artists etc, so you can always have something unique and original to share with your followers. But this won’t always be the case. Which leads me too…
Tip #2: Be Proactive and Deal with Blogger Burn-Out
It’s going to happen. You’re going to get sick of blogging. You’re going to get sick of reading, and you’re going to hit a reading and blogging slump. Whether it’s because you concentrated so much energy on a flight of enthusiasm, posting 3 posts of longish content a week for a month, or whether it’s because you tore through five books in a matter of weeks with a book hangover or two in there, either way, burnout is inevitable. You’re going to want nothing more than to avoid the blogging login page, never look at a book again, and run far, far away (or simply watch Netflix until the sun dies out).
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When this happens, it’s good to have a backup plan. Try to follow a pattern and use some easy (and pretty popular, I may add) solutions for your blog to remain updated and (possibly) gain some more followers until you get out or your writing and/or reading slump.
Whether it is a book tag, a list of anticipated releases, a list of books that made you laugh/cry/want to through the book out of the window, whichever the case, posts like those mentioned above can help you deal with at least a month’s blogging.
Tip #3: Get involved in the Bookish Community
Trust me, it really helps! Not only you get to interact with your followers, fellow bloggers, authors and artists, and make your blog more personable, but it’s way more likely to get out of your writing and/or reading slump this way. For the members of the Bookish Community will (quite possibly) have post and/or book recommendations for you, they will share their thoughts and feelings about books you’ve read and loved (or even hated) and this will make you feel like you belong somewhere. And you really do!
The Bookish Community is the one that helped me deal with the loss of my beloved grandpa, it is the one that helps me deal with my depression and anxiety, and it is the one that helps me endure the hard days. It’s because of the Bookish Community that I decided to take this chance and publish my novel. It’s because of the Bookish Community that I want to create fictional worlds to endure our twisted and rotten one. And it is because of the Bookish Community that I will always feel like things will eventually get better.
What can I say?
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The bookworms are my people. They are your people, too. And, trust me, they will never abandon you.
Tip #4: Create and Share on your Social Media Accounts
Pretty much every Book Blogger there is has Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, even Tumblr and Pinterest. These social media platforms are extremely powerful. Use them! Share your posts there. Use hashtags to bring those posts out in the big, wild world. Most bookstagrammers suggest not hashtagging in your actual post (or not excessively tagging there) but instead putting all your hashtags in a comment. That way the hashtags won’t interfere with your content. Hashtags are important because they help get your work out there. Don’t forget to tag the authors, other book bloggers, and relevant companies within your posts, too!
Tip #5: Be Honest
Let’s be real, dearies. We all like different things and that’s fine. So when writing a post, try to be honest. There’s a chance you hated a really popular book or you loved an extremely underrated one. You may have an unpopular opinion on what comes to certain authors, fictional characters, BookTubers, Book Bloggers etc, and again, that’s perfectly fine. Honesty is the best policy and your followers will appreciate that. Don’t be someone else simply to try to please everyone because, at the end of the day, you won’t please anyone, yourselves included. As long as you’re being honest, kind and you are not personally attacking an author, a BookTuber, a Book Blogger etc (actual, real people), your opinion is (or at least it should always be, in my humble opinion) respected and accepted by the members of this grand community.
What do you guys think? What other tips would you use to become a better blogger? Which of the tips mentioned here do you think is the most important one?
Thank you all, awesome people, for being here once again! It means the world to me that you keep coming back and reading my posts.
I honestly want you to know that I most certainly do no take your presence here for granted, and I’m extremely grateful that we’ve been together for the past couple of years.
Love you all to Pluto and back, dearies! 
April 4, 2019
BOOK REVIEW: Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3), by Cassandra Clare ~ Break my heart all you want!
~ QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS (THE DARK ARTIFICES, #3), BY CASSANDRA CLARE
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It took me a while to finish this book, that I have to admit. But it was all worth it. And I would gladly reread it again and again, even though I know that I will practically break my heart with my own hands when I decide to reread The Dark Artifices series. Because I will reread The Dark Artifices series. By the Angel, I will! 
Hello awesome nerds and welcome to this review I was dying to share with you for quite some time now. But, alas, I’m only now fully recovering from my reading slump, I put my writing projects aside for the month of April (Because, hello! OWLs Magical Readathon has already begun), and I decided to fully delve into my reading challenge of 2019. Which means I managed to read the last 300 pages of Queen of Air and Darkness in less than two days. I didn’t need sleep. I needed answers. And boy, what answers they were!
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“What if damnation is the price of true love?
Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks.
Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined.
Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love.”
*DISCLAIMER! THIS REVIEW WILL BE ALL ABOUT THE FEELS BUT WITH NO SPOILERS WHATSOEVER. WHETHER YOU’VE READ THE BOOK OR NOT, PROCEED FREELY.*
Before talking about my thoughts and feelings about Queen of Air and Darkness, let me just be done with the technicalities of this novel first.
So, the third instalment in The Dark Artifices series is divided into three parts: Feel No Sorrow, Thule and Lady Vengeance. Each one was heartbreakingly beautiful, exceptionally well-written, with amazing descriptions, dozens upon dozens of plot twists and revelations, and A LOT of character development. I know I’ve said it before, both in my Lady Midnight, as well as in my Lord of Shadows review, but I do believe with a passion that this trilogy is Cassandra Clare’s best work so far.
BOOK REVIEW: Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3), by Cassandra Clare ~ Break my heart all you want!
~ QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS (THE DARK ARTIFICES, #3), BY CASSANDRA CLARE
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It took me a while to finish this book, that I have to admit. But it was all worth it. And I would gladly reread it again and again, even though I know that I will practically break my heart with my own hands when I decide to reread The Dark Artifices series. Because I will reread The Dark Artifices series. By the Angel, I will!
Hello awesome nerds and welcome to this review I was dying to share with you for quite some time now. But, alas, I’m only now fully recovering from my reading slump, I put my writing projects aside for the month of April (Because, hello! OWLs Magical Readathon has already begun), and I decided to fully delve into my reading challenge of 2019. Which means I managed to read the last 300 pages of Queen of Air and Darkness in less than two days. I didn’t need sleep. I needed answers. And boy, what answers they were!
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“What if damnation is the price of true love?
Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks.
Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined.
Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love.”
*DISCLAIMER! THIS REVIEW WILL BE ALL ABOUT THE FEELS BUT WITH NO SPOILERS WHATSOEVER. WHETHER YOU’VE READ THE BOOK OR NOT, PROCEED FREELY.*
Before talking about my thoughts and feelings about Queen of Air and Darkness, let me just be done with the technicalities of this novel first.
So, the third instalment in The Dark Artifices series is divided into three parts: Feel No Sorrow, Thule and Lady Vengeance. Each one was heartbreakingly beautiful, exceptionally well-written, with amazing descriptions, dozens upon dozens of plot twists and revelations, and A LOT of character development. I know I’ve said it before, both in my Lady Midnight, as well as in my Lord of Shadows review, but I do believe with a passion that this trilogy is Cassandra Clare’s best work so far.
BOOK REVIEW: Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3), by Cassandra Clare ~ Break my heart all you want!
~ QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS (THE DARK ARTIFICES, #3), BY CASSANDRA CLARE
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It took me a while to finish this book, that I have to admit. But it was all worth it. And I would gladly reread it again and again, even though I know that I will practically break my heart with my own hands when I decide to reread The Dark Artifices series. Because I will reread The Dark Artifices series. By the Angel, I will!
Hello awesome nerds and welcome to this review I was dying to share with you for quite some time now. But, alas, I’m only now fully recovering from my reading slump, I put my writing projects aside for the month of April (Because, hello! OWLs Magical Readathon has already begun), and I decided to fully delve into my reading challenge of 2019. Which means I managed to read the last 300 pages of Queen of Air and Darkness in less than two days. I didn’t need sleep. I needed answers. And boy, what answers they were!
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“What if damnation is the price of true love?
Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks.
Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined.
Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love.”
*DISCLAIMER! THIS REVIEW WILL BE ALL ABOUT THE FEELS BUT WITH NO SPOILERS WHATSOEVER. WHETHER YOU’VE READ THE BOOK OR NOT, PROCEED FREELY.*
Before talking about my thoughts and feelings about Queen of Air and Darkness, let me just be done with the technicalities of this novel first.
So, the third instalment in The Dark Artifices series is divided into three parts: Feel No Sorrow, Thule and Lady Vengeance. Each one was heartbreakingly beautiful, exceptionally well-written, with amazing descriptions, dozens upon dozens of plot twists and revelations, and A LOT of character development. I know I’ve said it before, both in my Lady Midnight, as well as in my Lord of Shadows review, but I do believe with a passion that this trilogy is Cassandra Clare’s best work so far.
BOOK REVIEW: Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3), by Cassandra Clare ~ Break my heart all you want!
~ QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS (THE DARK ARTIFICES, #3), BY CASSANDRA CLARE
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It took me a while to finish this book, that I have to admit. But it was all worth it. And I would gladly reread it again and again, even though I know that I will practically break my heart with my own hands when I decide to reread The Dark Artifices series. Because I will reread The Dark Artifices series. By the Angel, I will!
Hello awesome nerds and welcome to this review I was dying to share with you for quite some time now. But, alas, I’m only now fully recovering from my reading slump, I put my writing projects aside for the month of April (Because, hello! OWLs Magical Readathon has already begun), and I decided to fully delve into my reading challenge of 2019. Which means I managed to read the last 300 pages of Queen of Air and Darkness in less than two days. I didn’t need sleep. I needed answers. And boy, what answers they were!
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“What if damnation is the price of true love?
Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks.
Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined.
Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love.”
*DISCLAIMER! THIS REVIEW WILL BE ALL ABOUT THE FEELS BUT WITH NO SPOILERS WHATSOEVER. WHETHER YOU’VE READ THE BOOK OR NOT, PROCEED FREELY.*
Before talking about my thoughts and feelings about Queen of Air and Darkness, let me just be done with the technicalities of this novel first.
So, the third instalment in The Dark Artifices series is divided into three parts: Feel No Sorrow, Thule and Lady Vengeance. Each one was heartbreakingly beautiful, exceptionally well-written, with amazing descriptions, dozens upon dozens of plot twists and revelations, and A LOT of character development. I know I’ve said it before, both in my Lady Midnight, as well as in my Lord of Shadows review, but I do believe with a passion that this trilogy is Cassandra Clare’s best work so far.
BOOK REVIEW: Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3), by Cassandra Clare ~ Break my heart all you want!
~ QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS (THE DARK ARTIFICES, #3), BY CASSANDRA CLARE
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It took me a while to finish this book, that I have to admit. But it was all worth it. And I would gladly reread it again and again, even though I know that I will practically break my heart with my own hands when I decide to reread The Dark Artifices series. Because I will reread The Dark Artifices series. By the Angel, I will!
Hello awesome nerds and welcome to this review I was dying to share with you for quite some time now. But, alas, I’m only now fully recovering from my reading slump, I put my writing projects aside for the month of April (Because, hello! OWLs Magical Readathon has already begun), and I decided to fully delve into my reading challenge of 2019. Which means I managed to read the last 300 pages of Queen of Air and Darkness in less than two days. I didn’t need sleep. I needed answers. And boy, what answers they were!
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“What if damnation is the price of true love?
Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks.
Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined.
Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love.”
*DISCLAIMER! THIS REVIEW WILL BE ALL ABOUT THE FEELS BUT WITH NO SPOILERS WHATSOEVER. WHETHER YOU’VE READ THE BOOK OR NOT, PROCEED FREELY.*
Before talking about my thoughts and feelings about Queen of Air and Darkness, let me just be done with the technicalities of this novel first.
So, the third instalment in The Dark Artifices series is divided into three parts: Feel No Sorrow, Thule and Lady Vengeance. Each one was heartbreakingly beautiful, exceptionally well-written, with amazing descriptions, dozens upon dozens of plot twists and revelations, and A LOT of character development. I know I’ve said it before, both in my Lady Midnight, as well as in my Lord of Shadows review, but I do believe with a passion that this trilogy is Cassandra Clare’s best work so far.
BOOK REVIEW: Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3), by Cassandra Clare ~ Break my heart all you want!
~ QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS (THE DARK ARTIFICES, #3), BY CASSANDRA CLARE
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It took me a while to finish this book, that I have to admit. But it was all worth it. And I would gladly reread it again and again, even though I know that I will practically break my heart with my own hands when I decide to reread The Dark Artifices series. Because I will reread The Dark Artifices series. By the Angel, I will!
Hello awesome nerds and welcome to this review I was dying to share with you for quite some time now. But, alas, I’m only now fully recovering from my reading slump, I put my writing projects aside for the month of April (Because, hello! OWLs Magical Readathon has already begun), and I decided to fully delve into my reading challenge of 2019. Which means I managed to read the last 300 pages of Queen of Air and Darkness in less than two days. I didn’t need sleep. I needed answers. And boy, what answers they were!
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“What if damnation is the price of true love?
Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks.
Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined.
Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love.”
*DISCLAIMER! THIS REVIEW WILL BE ALL ABOUT THE FEELS BUT WITH NO SPOILERS WHATSOEVER. WHETHER YOU’VE READ THE BOOK OR NOT, PROCEED FREELY.*
Before talking about my thoughts and feelings about Queen of Air and Darkness, let me just be done with the technicalities of this novel first.
So, the third instalment in The Dark Artifices series is divided into three parts: Feel No Sorrow, Thule and Lady Vengeance. Each one was heartbreakingly beautiful, exceptionally well-written, with amazing descriptions, dozens upon dozens of plot twists and revelations, and A LOT of character development. I know I’ve said it before, both in my Lady Midnight, as well as in my Lord of Shadows review, but I do believe with a passion that this trilogy is Cassandra Clare’s best work so far.
