Worst books of 2022

Hello there, friends! We are nearly two weeks away from the end of the year and I have decided that it is time for some negativity! I'm one book away from conquering my Goodreads challenge for 2022 and as luck would have it, I seem unable to finish any book that I start. I usually…

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Things I’d like to see more in books // a discussion

Hello friends! It's been quite a while since my last discussion post. This idea has been fermenting at the back of my blogging notebook for over a year, and finally I'm putting it into words. Here's a list of things I don't see in books as nearly as often as I'd love to. Friends drifting…

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…

Classics I didn’t finish reading and why // a discussion

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jan loves to read classics. I started off my reading by reading classics. Most of the books in my bookshelf are classics. That being said, there are quite a few of these books that I stopped reading halfway through. Also note that all these are entirely my own…

Why I keep a diary

The title of this post is misleading. I should've named it 'why I journal' because, as I found out about two years ago, my interpretation of the words 'diary' and 'journal' were mayyybe quite the opposite of what they actually were. I thought the journal was the cold and formal thing while the diary was…

Best book moms

Okay, we all know mothers in books are rare. Either they're absent working (and no idea their kids are saving the world) or else they're downright horrible. Or passive aggressive. So I decided to come up with a list of the best moms in books I've come across. Because sweet, supportive moms deserve a chance…