Each of us who graduated from school will soon realize that the real world isn't really something we expected. At times, we would wish to go back to school or correct a curriculum and hope for it to teach us useful tips and tricks instead of those subjects that seemed irrelevant now that we are … Continue reading Mastery by Robert Greene (Book Review)
Hi, there! If you're new in my book blog or bookstagram then you're probably wondering what this post is about. Simply put, I just want to let you know what I've been doing this year regarding buying and reading books. And I hope I can also inspire someone by sharing these experience... 1) Reason Behind … Continue reading I have a lot of explaining to do.
If you're into a fairy retelling and you're familiar with the story of Rumpelstiltskin then you might want to read Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik. After reading a few not so good reviews about this book, I thought that maybe Uprooted was the author's best book to read. But Uprooted and Spinning Silver ended up … Continue reading Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (Book Review)
The Bird Who Wouldn't Flyby M. E. It seemed odd to allow an animal to shift into human form and to make itself bigger than its normal size. It’s like creating another kind that is higher than humans but just below the deities. Shapeshifters were often called as pets or friends. And maybe it’s another … Continue reading The Forgotten One – Chapter Three
WARNING / SPOILER ALERT Return To Me by Julia Templeton is among the books that I owned that waited almost a decade before I finally pick it up to read. It's about Gabrielle Fairmont trying to escape her fiancé whom she never wanted to marry to begin with. She was sold by her uncle in … Continue reading Return To Me by Julia Templeton (Book Review)
To Love A Wicked Lord is about Philippa who is trying to find out about her missing fiancé Noel. When she and her grandmother met Maxwell, he had taken the opportunity to help them simply because he admired Philippa's grandfather. What you're about to read below might spoil you, so, you either retreat or keep … Continue reading To Love A Wicked Lord by Edith Layton (Book Review)
I used to write in a notepad, scratch paper, tissue paper or whatever piece of paper I can grab once my brain started talking about important stuff. But years after that, I only manage to come up with a lot of junks. I had no system for it. I just gather them in a bag. … Continue reading The Drain Brain Notebook
If you're looking for a Greek Myth 101 type of book where you just want to know a bit about their "heroes" then Adventures of the Greek Heroes is the kind of book meant for you. I usually wanted to know more about Greek myths without that burden of reading factual texts or pages that … Continue reading Adventures of the Greek Heroes by Mollie McLean and Anne Wiseman, Illustrated by Witold T. Mars (Book Review)
Every ten years a wizard called Dragon takes a woman from where Agnieszka lives. No one knows what happens within the tower where Dragon resides. And so, the people in the village thought of these women ruined though alive and well after a decade and was allowed to return to society. When the time comes … Continue reading Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Book Review)
She Who Is Forgottenby M. E. Once upon a time, gods and goddesses used to live among the mortals. People worship them in exchange for a blessing or a favor. People build a temple or a shrine for a god or a goddess. It was their way of acknowledging their presence. And people pray to … Continue reading The Forgotten One – Chapter One
The Thought Balloons 