bookish life
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Set in a seemingly quiet Southern town, We Are All Guilty Here follows the aftermath of a violent crime that forces a community to confront its own secrets. As the investigation unfolds, long-buried truths come to light, revealing how deeply denial, fear, and complicity run among the people meant to protect one another. This is a story…
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February always feels like a pause more than a push. The chaos of January has burned itself out, but spring is still a distant promise. Winter hasn’t loosened its grip yet, and honestly? I don’t want it to. This is the month where I lean harder into mood reading—where I stop pretending I want anything…
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Some books entertain you. Some books consume you. And then there are books like Alchemised—the kind that hollow you out a little, settle into your chest, and refuse to leave quietly. Going into this, I expected something closer to the romantasy lane I usually gravitate toward. What I got instead was a story that leans…
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There’s something about a snowstorm that quietly rearranges your brain. The world slows. The noise drops out. Obligations blur at the edges. Time stops behaving the way it normally does—and suddenly, the way you read changes too. When the snow hit, I didn’t bounce between books or build a storm-specific stack. I stayed exactly where…
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When the forecast turns dramatic and the world outside goes quiet under layers of ice and snow, there’s only one reasonable response: cancel your plans, wrap yourself in something soft, and commit to a reading binge. These are the books that thrive in snowed-in conditions—the ones that feel better when the wind is howling, the…
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Somewhere along the way, a 3-star rating picked up an unfair reputation. In the world of bookish discourse, anything less than 4 stars is often treated like a quiet insult. As if a 3-star read is something I endured instead of enjoyed. As if it failed. As if I’m being polite instead of honest. That’s……
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There’s something about Fourth Wing that doesn’t just hook you—it rewires your reader brain. Maybe it was the dragons. Maybe it was the brutal academy setting. Maybe it was the perfect balance of tension, danger, and just enough romance to keep you feral between chapters. If you finished it and immediately felt that hollow, “nothing…
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Some weeks are for thoughtful reviews and carefully articulated opinions. This was not one of those weeks. This week was powered by caffeine, vibes, questionable sleep, and the kind of reading thoughts that hit you at 11:47 p.m. when you should be sleeping but are instead staring at the ceiling thinking about fictional people. So…
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Mondays are not for power-reading. They’re for intentional pages, books that match the emotional weather rather than fight it. This week’s reading stack leans atmospheric, slow-burn, and just a little feral—the kind of stories that don’t rush you, but pull. 📖 Alchemised by SenLinYu This is the kind of book you read carefully—not because it’s…
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Some reading years are chaotic. Others are comfort-driven. For 2026, Literary Gluttony is leaning into intentional reading — choosing themes that guide mood, curiosity, and momentum without boxing anyone in. These monthly themes are flexible invitations, not rigid rules. Swap genres, double up, mood-read freely. The goal is discovery, not pressure. January — Fresh Starts…
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