Books-and-Dachshunds

The toll of losing a beloved pet

Good morning, For me, writing as always been a way to express myself and makes me feel better – and although you guys didn’t really knew Sheik like my dachshund group for exemple, I still want to share my grief journey with you guys. Related; My life just shattered, Books to help…
August ‘26 Wrap up ☁️

Good morning! One more month spent from 2026, Let’s see how things went for me. August’s feels; This month was so Rock’n’Roll… and not in a good way. We started the month hopeful- lots of vet appointments. We went twice to our vet after Sheik left the ER to check…
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…