A few months ago I got an Audible trial and was pleasantly surprised by it.

The Process of Reviewing

Every book blogger has written or will write at least one review in their time. And every book blogger has their own process for doing so.

Favourite Genres

For the longest time I've answered 'fantasy' whenever someone asked me what my favourite genre of book is. Now, however, I've started to doubt whether this is true or not...

Marking Quotes

Whenever I browse Instagram, Twitter, or booktube I see nothing but those tiny sticky notes poking out from the edges of books. What are they marking? I ask myself. More often than not, they're used as a way to remember specific quotes and scenes. My question for everyone who partakes in this is: 

Why?

Getting Rid of Books

As avid readers and book collectors (and hoarders, let's be honest here), getting rid of books can sometimes be a difficult task. It's not quite giving up a newborn to the unknown evils of the world... But it's not far from it.

Mental Health in Fiction

I've been sitting on this idea for a few months now, but I've never found the words to accurately and coherently describe how I feel or discuss it without stepping on too many toes. I'm expecting a lot of toes to be stepped on, but I'm not sure if I care all that much. This is something I'm passionate about and my thoughts need to be honest. Even if they don't make much sense.

Buying Books

For quite a while now, I've been trying to be more supportive of bookshops rather than Amazon. There are few independent bookshops in my area, so I have to settle for chains such as Waterstones, but I've also taken advantages of a weekly second hand market stall.

Why Do We Like Being Scared?

What is it about horror books - and films, for that matter - that draws us in? Why do we like to be scared?

Series Marathoning

Commonly referred to as 'marathoning', the act of reading an entire series of back to back is something that appears to attract a lot of mixed feelings in the book blogging world.

Am I Too Old For YA?

As I near my twentieth birthday (can you believe that? I certainly can't) I find that I keep asking myself if I'm too old to be reading young adult fiction.

The answer - of course - is no.

Book First or Film First?

'Have you seen The Hunger Games?'

'Yeah. I thought the book was better, though.'

'Oh, I haven't read it.'

'WHAT?!'

Re-reading

I'm not one to go back and visit books very often - even if I really want to - purely because of the number of books that I still need to read for the first time.

Do I Own Too Many Books?

This is a question I ask myself a lot. I still can't decide on an answer and so I continue to buy more.

Colouring Books... For Grown Ups?!

I'm not embarrassed to say that I own thirteen colouring books and have my eye on several more.

Bookmarks vs Dog-earing

Perhaps the name of my blog gives it away a little, but I'm a fan of bookmarks.

Book Talk: Resolutions

I know I'm rather behind schedule with this post, seeing as it's almost February, but better late than never, right?

Book Talk: Middle Book Syndrome

In case you're unsure as to what exactly I mean when I say Middle Book Syndrome, I'll break it down for you.

Middle Book Syndrome (MBS) 

Book Talk: Auto-Buy Authors

Most readers and book collectors all have them. Those authors you cannot overlook in the bookshop and find yourself drawn to no matter what. To put it plainly: 

we all have auto-buy authors.

Book Talk: Paperbacks vs Hardbacks

It's no secret that I'm a paperback person. I own primarily paperbacks and I prefer to read them as well. Hardbacks are pretty, there's no denying that, but they're expensive. And far too heavy for my poor noodle arms.

Book Talk: Organisation

I'm one of those people that likes their books displayed in a very specific way. Grouped by genre, alphabetical by author's last name within those genres. No double stacking, spines out, pushed right to the back of the shelf.