May wrap-up // A really quick and recharging month

I can’t believe it’s already almost summertime! This month has flown by, I don’t understand where it went. I had a good time, probably the best so far this year. I read seven books, watched an insane amount of k-dramas and studied a lot of Korean. I continued my habit of going to the library every few weeks, it feels nice to think about what I want to borrow next time.

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Rating k-dramas and their soundtracks (part five)

It’s time for another round of k-drama recommendations! This year so far I finished five, two of which became new favourites. I love when that happens! The first two are available on Netflix, the rest is on Rakuten Viki.

April wrap-up // A slow but mostly enjoyable month

April was okay. I was trying to be better at lifting my mood, and most times, I succeeded. Other times, not so much, like that one week when I did not want to talk to anyone. I went to an arboretum with a friend, and spent loads of hours outside in nature, which was much needed. I’m enjoying sunny days a lot, fingers crossed the weather will actually be spring-like now. I read five books, and only one of them was a five-star book.

My bookish unpopular opinions

I don’t know what got into me, but I felt like I needed to talk about my book-related unpopular opinions. I don’t think I ever dedicated an entire post to this particular topic, but recently, I’ve been toying with the idea. I also quite like to read other bloggers’ opinions. I find it fun and interesting to see what things other people see as unpopular. So, without further ado, let’s look at mine!

The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag

The last book tag I wrote was in January, so I was very happy when Caro @ bookchesirecat tagged me to do this one! I love doing the Mid Year Book Freakout Tag and The End of the Year Book Tag, and now we can cover the whole year with The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag! It’s super fun to check in from time to time how are things going with your reading goals and intentions. The tag was originally created by Roisin on YouTube, you can check out her video HERE. Let’s get started, shall we?

March wrap-up // Sad news, binging a TV show & a trip to Salzburg

March was a rollercoaster of a month, but more time was spent in the lows than the highs… I got sad news right at the very beginning, which affected the rest of the month. My friend and I also got to travel to Salzburg for a few days, which we had been planning since February. I read five books because I just couldn’t focus on reading. I ended up binging an entire TV show, as it provided much-needed escapism.

Magical Read-a-thon: Orilium – Spring Equinox (second year) tbr

I have been eagerly waiting to return to Orilium for the second school year! My character, Irvin is aiming for being an apprentice in their calling, Master of Elements. Just like last year, I’ll have to pick six books to read in April. In case you’re interested in this read-a-thon, HERE is G’s announcement video.

Between Shades of Gray book review

It’s been a year since I last translated and shared an old book review. I thought I’d continue going in chronological order as to when I wrote them. The theme is quite similar to The Book Thief, as Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is another historical fiction set during the second world war. I also wrote this review in 2017.

February wrap-up // Lots of reading, anxious days & bookshelf reorganisations

I am always thankful February is the shortest month of the year. I always try, but so far I’ve never really managed to have a fully satisfactory ending to winter. A person’s birthday month should be their favourite, right? There’s a long way to go until I can achieve that goal. One thing I really appreciated was reading. I read a lot, and I enjoyed it very much. I finished twelve books, and I liked the majority of them, which is the most important.

Do star ratings matter to me?

I’ve been thinking about this topic for a few days now, and I felt like I wanted to put my thoughts into written words, so here we are. I love rating things. That’s it. I am not obsessed with it, but I genuinely have so much fun coming up with star ratings for books, movies or TV shows. It’s just so enjoyable to think it all through, and quantify an experience. So do star ratings matter to me? The short answer is yes and no, but let’s elaborate on that.