Hullo, world! Only three more days until my blogiversary...I am counting down the days. We had a few days of sunshine, and now it’s back to the thick grey clouds and dripping rain. Oh, well. I suppose rainy days are nice in their own ways. Today, I will be sharing My Thoughts on The June… Continue reading My Thoughts on The June Boys
Category: Reading
5 Favourite Contemporary YA Reads
Hullo, world! It’s Wednesday again. (For some strange reason, I kept thinking it was still Tuesday.) Sadly, we’ve lost all the sunshine and it’s back to being Rain-couver. Very sad. Today, I will share with you my 5 Favourite Contemporary YA Reads (+1!) I actually don’t really read contemporary books so much, so I had… Continue reading 5 Favourite Contemporary YA Reads
7 YA Pet Peeves
Hullo, world! So pleased to see you again. I am hoping against all odds you don’t find me quite annoying after I’ve switched to twice a week schedule. (Please don’t blame me, it’s all the pandemic that’s been apparently going on.) Today, I wanted to discuss the 7 YA Pet Peeves I have, what’s so… Continue reading 7 YA Pet Peeves
My Thoughts on Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Hullo, World! I'm sure many of you have heard the devastating news concerning the rights of black people in the United States. It's also affecting me as well. As a blasian, I've had some experience with racism, but it still pains me when I hear incidents that sounds like they're permanently trapped in the 1950s.… Continue reading My Thoughts on Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
May Afternoon Tea with SJ + Bujo!
Good afternoon! As you can see, I’ve slightly recovered from my battle with the influenza. (At least well enough to sit up on my bed.) Today, we’ll be doing something a little unconventional. Since I’m still feeling woozy from the past week of high fevers, we’ll be having tea out in the front porch, where… Continue reading May Afternoon Tea with SJ + Bujo!
7 Japanese Authors I Love
Hullo, World! Another beautiful day! Albeit, I am confined to bed. I’ve had a fever of over 38 degrees Celsius since Sunday, and had to go in for a PCR test. (Good old PCR machine...I really wanted to see a medical size one!) Thankfully, I did not have COVID 19. It was just a flu.… Continue reading 7 Japanese Authors I Love
My Thoughts While Reading “A Winter’s Promise”
Happy Wednesday! So, as you can probably tell, I've decided to update my blog on Wednesdays too! *excited and apprehensive at the same time* Without further ado, let me introduce you to the magical world of... A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor Book 1) Find it on: The Synopsis: Long ago, following a cataclysm called… Continue reading My Thoughts While Reading “A Winter’s Promise”
10 Fantastical Books to Read at Home
Hullo, world! It’s back to the rainy seasons again...The sunshine was good while it lasted! How are you hanging in while this quarantine seems to drag on forever? I’m trying to wolf down my pile of books, but I have been sloshing off the classics I’m supposed to be reading and have been reading YA...Let’s… Continue reading 10 Fantastical Books to Read at Home
April’s Afternoon Tea with SJ
Good afternoon to you! Thank you for joining me in the third installation of “Afternoon Tea with SJ”. It is always a pleasure for me to have you for my tea. Today, we’ll be having a spring-themed tea! To start with, imagine that we are sitting in a brightly lit sunroom directly adjacent to the… Continue reading April’s Afternoon Tea with SJ
Afternoon Tea with SJ: Movie Edition!
Good afternoon! (Or, late afternoon.) Welcome to S. J.’s monthly tea party! Today, we have a theme for our tea party: Movies! We’ll sit down in a sitting room, and we’ll have desserts and herbal tea as we chat about movies, both the good ones and the bad ones! (By this, I mean what I… Continue reading Afternoon Tea with SJ: Movie Edition!