recommending shirley jackson

There is a recent trend in horror recommendations posts (specifically on Instagram and Twitter) where individuals make a point to not include Shirley Jackson on the list. I will not name names, but these people are my enemies. Deemed overhyped, specifically for The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, …

book review | the midnight club by christopher pike

Christopher Pike's The Midnight Club was an unexpected hit for me. If it weren't for the fact that it is soon to be a Netflix series, created by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong with a different director at the helm every other episode, I most likely would have never picked it up. It's the kind …

a book for every song on lover by taylor swift

With the release of Midnights imminent, I realised there was no better time to discuss Taylor Swift (and books) than now. Lover (or as I like to call it, LOVER) is Taylor Swift's most romantic album, and as a secret romantic, has been my favourite of her albums since its release. No other can surpass …

weekend reading | a quiet reading spree

This is my first 'informal' post since returning to blogging. Going into depth on where I've been boils down to 'I was finishing my undergrad, then doing an internship, then starting a master's degree and working part-time'; in other words, I was really busy, and I made the decision to let my blog sit for …

exploring ‘moon song’ by phoebe bridgers

If you love me, you don't love me in a way that I understand. Richard Siken Phoebe Bridgers is an artist I've been aware of for some time, but never gelled with. The supergroup boygenius - comprised of Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker - is a favourite ('Bite the Hand' is incredible), and while …