Being brutally honest about books

Sunday, 10 September 2017

Hiatus

Hi everyone, hope you're doing well. I haven't felt like blogging much over the past few months and I don't want to keep forcing myself to do it. I'm also going to try and cut down on how much time I spend online/on social media. I've had a Blogger account for 10 years! Hence I'm going to take a blogging break so I can focus on other things.  You're welcome to read my previous posts and...

Thursday, 31 August 2017

August Wrap Up

   Life August has been very busy in terms of uni work and family stuff, but I don't feel like I accomplished much. But I'm currently on a two-week break - thank goodness for that!  Two things I hate: winter and being sick. Spring starts tomorrow, so I hope I feel...

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Micro Reviews: August

In which I review the books I've finished reading this month in one sentence. Covers link to Goodreads.   Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by Jason Porath I especially adored the humorous style of this collection of badass women from...

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Top 10 Historical Hidden Gems

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Ten Hidden Gem Books in X Genre. Since I read so much historical fiction, I decided to list some underrated historical books you might not have heard of. Covers go to Goodreads. 1. The Janna...

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

3 Authors I've Been Meaning to Read

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Rainy Day Ramblings. This week's question is: Who are some authors you have been meaning to read? I'm sure there's a long list of authors I've been meaning to read but haven't yet for some reason or another. At the moment, I can only think...

Wednesday, 16 August 2017

Footnotes in Novels: Yea or Nay?

The novel I'm reading at the moment includes a feature I hadn't noticed I disliked so much: footnotes. In fact, I'm ignoring the footnotes, they're annoying me so much. This annoyance leads me to this post, which I believe is on an original topic. Footnotes can be useful in non-fiction, as...

Monday, 31 July 2017

July Wrap Up

   Life I've read almost as many books this year as I read in the past two years combined.  Back to uni! The new semester is going pretty well, and I'm loving my new timetable. I watched some more TV. I watched Harlots with the family and binged Black Sails, which were...
I'm Alexandria, a 19-year-old reader/writer/blogger from New Zealand. I love language, history, and sci-fi. Hi! I'm always around if you want to talk, which you can do via comments, the contact form, or Facebook.

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