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  • My life just shattered 💔

    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

    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..

    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 ! ☀

    August ’26 Book Haul ! ☀

    Good morning! Time for another book haul đŸ€­Â 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 CafĂ© ~ Nagi Shimeno ☆ Book Review

    Messenger Cat CafĂ© ~ Nagi Shimeno ☆ Book Review

    Heey! Time for another great japanese fiction review đŸ„°   5 â­ïž / 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

    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

    #WWWednesday (belated); August 13, 2026

    Good morning! Time to snoop into my readings again đŸ€­ 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

    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

    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,, đŸ€­ Ofcourse I have many posts on…

  • You Hate/Love me if.. Bookish edition

    You Hate/Love me if.. Bookish edition

    Hey! This used to be a trend on Tiktok- I seen it mainly in french, where people would state things you do if you “love them” or “hate them”. This is very light hearted and usually has nothing to do with someone else. I decided why not do a bookish version!…