- Category: Notes -

  • Flatlay of books coming out of cardboard boxes.

    Bookshop alternatives to Book Depository

    For the longest time, Book Depository has been the go-to place for English books at great prices. No matter the reason why you want to shop elsewhere, here are 4 independent bookshops you can choose…

  • Stack of the Divergent Collector's Edition books (1 to 4) on a table.

    Reading Divergent for the second time

    Back in 2018, I gave myself for Christmas the Collector’s Edition of the Divergent series. And since then, I’ve been meaning to do a reread of the series. I was also planning another reading log…

  • Overhead shoot of various books from the sci-fi and fantasy genre.

    Sci-fi or Fantasy: why I keep them apart

    Science-fiction and fantasy. Two genres often presented together. Although they couldn’t be more different from each other. And I’m the one to know that. I love one and dislike the other. I never hide it…

  • Illustrated image of an open book with a clock on top with a gradiant from left to right going from sepia to white.

    Time Travel: my overly specific rules

    Time travel, part science-fiction, part fantasy. The one thing we all wish we could do to prevent ourselves from doing something stupid in the past. Unfortunately, we all have to keep cringing about it every…

  • Pile of books that where adapted to cinema and TV

    From Movies to Books 2021

    Usually, we bookworms are the advocators of “read the book before seeing the movie”. Obviously, this isn’t some sort of law, and it does not improve your enjoyment of said movie – probably will take most…

  • So… I tried Duolingo

    One of the top apps for the past few years to learn any language is Duolingo. People seem to be obsessed with this smiley-faced-but-actually-wants-to-murder-you Owl. While I’m on my long journey to learn Japanese all…

  • Reading Week: the end of the OWLs 2020

    OWLs 2020 is officially over – it has been over for 4 days already – and I decided to compile the last two weeks into one post. After the second week, it started to get…

  • Reading Week: OWLs #2

    Another week of reading books for the OWLs 2020 is done. It wasn’t as productive as the first one, but I’m still reading and that’s all that matter. Wednesday, 8th April 2020 Last night, I…

  • Reading Week: OWLS #1

    Back in 2017, I did a little readathon of my own to countdown the days until Christmas, and I was posting updates of my reading regularly. And last month, when Noura from the blog The…

  • To all my comedy series that got cancelled

    Once again I’m diving into the TV series that unfortunately have been cancelled. This time, it’s all about the comedies! And who doesn’t like a good laugh?! A lot of people do, reason why most…

  • Apps to Learn Japanese

    My passion for Japan and their culture has been growing bigger and bigger over the years. Probably was the countless hours I’ve spent watching anime or the taste of my BFF for Japanese music. Either…