What I’ve been watching, April to May

If you noticed me changing the fonts of this blog a few dozen times, no you didn't. Turns out I found fiddling with my blog's design was more preferable to actually writing any post. Until I noticed that I've watched an unhealthy amount of movies and shows last month (I desperately needed escapism, because regular…

The last ten books tag

Hello friends! I've got around 5 posts in my drafts and I can't bring myself to finish any of them, so I decided to do a tag and defeat this fiendish blogging slump I've fallen into. Mostly because it seemed too weird to have two monthly wrap ups next to each other with no posts…

March wrap up | the month I binged movies

Hello lovely people! I did come back from hiatus thinking I'd be able to post five times a month, but seems like life had other decisions for me. Good news: I got a job! Bad news: it is freaking EXHAUSTING. I mean, there's nothing much to do except sit at a chair in front of…

Book review: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Stormlight Archive, and the internationally bestselling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war with an alien race called the Krell. Spensa’s…

January and February wrap up

Hello lovely people! I swear February feels way longer than it actually is. The beginning of the month (when I had my exams) feels like a fever dream an eternity away, and I can't remember a single thing that happened in the past two weeks. Turns out, I've read six books in total during January…

Introducing Inkspun Tales, my socials and 2022 resolutions (I’m back!)

Hello lovely people! I'm finally back from my hiatus and posting regularly, and I've rebranded! (I'm Jan, of the late doodlecrafter, by the way). I'm pretty excited to see what's next on this blog, now that my exams are finally, finally over and I'm about to start a new stage in my life. Inkspun Tales…

I still exist (a reading wrap up)

It's been a minute since I posted anything here, so hi, people! Hope you all are doing good and well! My hiatus still isn't over (in fact, I think it'll be going on for much longer than I'd originally planned) so I'm just posting an update regarding stuff I'd read while I was missing in…

June 2021 wrap up & hiatus announcement

June was...an okay month? A meh month? It was certainly very unproductive. On the upside, I read some great books I all rated four stars or higher (right now, that doesn't count as productivity). Anyways, on with the wrap up! Books read ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar | young adult,…

Sunshine blogger award

Hello people! I was nominated for the Sunshine blogger award a while back - a long time back in fact. Big thanks to Brooke @ The Reader's Game, M @ Inking and Thinking and Lotus @ Pages of Starlight for nominating me for this award, it means a lot to me! On with the tag,…

Trends in YA fiction | a discussion & many recommendations

Hello friends! Today's topic is inspired by an old Let's Talk Bookish prompt (which is hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books and Dani @ Literary Lion - go check out their blogs as well). I saw the prompt 'predicting trends in ya fiction' but I didn't have the time to write a post on it…