I’m New to Series Recaps | My reading habits have changed and I don’t like it

Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 How are you all doing today? Despite everything being stressful for a couple weeks, I’m doing pretty well now, actually! If you haven’t seen my last couple of posts, the short story is that I’m on the look for a new job. And, after getting past my own silly thoughts …

Getting Comfortable with Annotation | I wrote in a book and it didn’t burst into flames

Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 Today I’m treating you to a big ol’ rambling post that I typed out in one go without any reading back or editing. It’s had a bit of editing before I publish it, obviously, but this post is basically a stream of consciousness. It’s me at my most organic, writing …

Let’s Talk! Pride Month Edition | Why we need more queernorm worlds

Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 How are you today? I'm doing well, still enjoying Pride Month and reading every queer book I can get my hands on. I wanted to do a discussion post today, one that very much fits the Pride Month theme. You see, I've been reading more Adult sci-fi and fantasy lately, …

The slow journey to discovering what I truly like to read

Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 I hope you’re doing well and that something has made you smile today. It’s been longer than I intended since I last posted - nothing drastic, but I am aiming for 1 post per week this year and at the time of writing this intro I’m currently 10 days out. …

Am I getting OLD? 😱 | Growing tired of YA novels

Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 About 3 books deep into an adult urban fantasy binge the other day I was struck with a sudden realisation. I looked upon my TBR shelf and saw the row of YA contemporaries, and it made me sigh. Did I really want to read about all this teenage drama? I …

I’ve Ditched Goodreads | Switching to The StoryGraph and never looking back

Hello, my lovely lemons! 🍋 For all the years I've been in the bookish community, Goodreads has been a hot topic. As the only mainstream reading tracker and social media for books, it's used by all but loved by few. Everyone has their own complaints about it, be it the dated brown interface or the …

The Problems with ARCs that No One Talks About | free books aren’t that great

Hello my lovely lemons! How are you doing? I'm coming at you with a bit of a discussion post today. You probably won't believe it, but I came up with this post while I was reading an ARC. Shocking, I know! So yes, I do read ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies) and I do think they're …