Bookshelf Tour (2019) Part 4: CDs & DVDs

This is part 4 of my Bookshelf Tour series, and the beginning of my smaller shelves. While this has less books and more DVDs/CDs, these are a big part of my general collection and the layout of my room, so it would feel wrong not including them. AN OVERVIEW TOP SHELF AND COLLECTIVE STUFF The upmost shelf …

Book Review: Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink

Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink October 30th 2018, Harper Perennial Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository, Wordery Keisha Lewis lived a quiet life with her wife, Alice, until the day that Alice disappeared. After months of searching, presuming she was dead, Keisha held a funeral, mourned, and gradually tried to get on with her life. But …

Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Fall 2019 TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature created by That Artsy Reader Girl (originally The Broke and the Bookish). For information on how to participate and the topics of each week, click the link! So my Summer 2019 TBR went terribly! I read none of the books! My TBR for Autumn is a mix between horror manga; books …

Book Review: I Call Upon Thee by Ania Ahlborn

I Call Upon Thee by Ania Ahlborn August 7th 2017, Pocket Star Goodreads, Amazon Maggie Olsen had a pretty ordinary childhood—swimming and sleepovers, movie nights and dad jokes. Then there were the other things: the shadow that followed her home from the cemetery and settled into the corners of her home, refusing to let her …

Bookshelf Tour (2019) Part 3: TBR & More Manga/Comics

The third part of my series; you can find part 1 and part 2 linked, and I really hope you enjoy this! As this is mostly my TBR, I would love to know if there are any books you think I should boost up my TBR or get rid of. I'm always cleansing and getting rid of things, so …

University: Third Year Reading

My first year wrap up can be found here, along with the preliminary reading post I did for my first semester of second year. You can also find my second year wrap up here! The only things I know about third year so far are reading and dissertation and scary. I have so much to do, and not enough energy or money to get …

Connie’s Personal 101 Guide for Personal Survival University

My draft title for this post was 'ADVICE FROM A TERRIBLE STUDENT WHO IS TRYING TO LEARN TO STOP BEING A SHITHEAD', which I think captures my general attitude as a student perfectly. Hello. If you've never been on my blog before, I'm Connie, 20 years old, a struggling English undergrad with a minor in …

Music I Enjoyed This Summer

This is part of my Music Monday series on my blog, where I talk all things music, from recommending songs to discussing my favourite music videos to compiling playlists based on prompts. Summer is over! I don't want to say finally, because being off University has been pretty great, but I'm also so relieved the weather is going …

50 Bookish Questions Tag

This tag was originally created by Life of a Female Bibliophile, although I couldn't find the original post. I saw this post done by Fictionally Sam.  Helllooo! I'm quite picky with the tags I usually do, but when I saw this tag I knew immediately it was for me. I love how quickfire it is. …

Top Ten Tuesday: Books Outside My Comfort Zone

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature created by That Artsy Reader Girl (originally The Broke and the Bookish). For information on how to participate and the topics of each week, click the link! Helllo! This week is a weird prompt for me! In the past two years, 'comfort zones' haven't really been a thing I'm conscious of. …