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Books to help you through grief

Hello everyone, Like many of us, I find solace and comfort in books. For me, it’s especially the case when i’m grieving. However, instead of finding an escape and change my mind from the situation, I choose to go all in and feel it. When my grandmother passed about 3yrs…
My life just shattered 💔

Well folks, That’s not the post I thought we were gonna have.. if you’ve been following, you might remember Sheik had been struggling. She had spent 5 days on oxygen and antibiotics at the ER just about a month ago. She passed in my arms, on August 24th at about 11pm.…
Updating my Summer TBR & Autumn TBR

Helloo everyone! Time to take a look at my TBRs; how I did with my Summer one, and creating my Autumn. Summer TBR; So to be fair I read more than half. I was missing two; Checkmate & Lost souls meet under a full moon. My mood shifted and I hit a…
I don’t like zombies but..

Good morning! Again, I’m sure you’ve met the trend “yes, but..” – so here’s mine; zombies! Generally speaking, I’m not one for post-apocalyptic/zombie stories; my favorite paranormal is ghosts, however.. Games; There’s two zombies videogames that I’d obsessively play. The first one being Death road to Canada, that I found via…
August ’26 Book Haul ! ☀︎

Good morning! Time for another book haul 🤭 My unread shelf has been quite empty lately, despite my slump, and it was time to treat myself after all the money I spent on Sheik’s hospitalisation.. The last few times, nothing had seemed to tickle my fancy much; well that wasn’t the…
Messenger Cat Café ~ Nagi Shimeno ☆ Book Review

Heey! Time for another great japanese fiction review 🥰 5 ⭐️ / 5 stars Storygraph Overall, we have a story of a Cat that comes in the afterlife and has to wait 7months to go back to visit it’s owner; he decides to take a job with the Messenger Cats…
Surviving “end of era” changes

Helloo! As we grow older, we will inevitably go through things that feels life shattering; the end of something truly bigger.. but life goes on. One of the best traits of humans to me is how we can get used to anything- ofcourse that can be both positive or negative. …
#WWWednesday (belated); August 13, 2026

Good morning! Time to snoop into my readings again 🤭 WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words, Every week we’re meant to write a post to the three W’s: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finished reading? What…
My love for Xenofiction books

Hey there! In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, Xenofictions books are stories told from the viewpoint of non-humans, especially animals. Wikipedia most associate it with Children’s literature & adventure fiction, but it can also be found in Japanese fiction too! Ofcourse I love when the animal have their place in…
Living with anxiety in a professional setting

Hello everyone ! It has been a while since we had a chat on mental health, but more specifically on anxiety! As you might know, i’ve been medicated for a decade now, unfortunately it still manages to show it’s face once in a while,, 🤭 Ofcourse I have many posts on…