Finally starting this book alongside The Gentleman in Moscow. Not gonna lie, this one started off unexpectedly slow for me, but Klune's writings is still beautiful as always 🙂
So in love with this Waterstone special edition! My first signed book by Klune, one of my favorite authors! 🥺
#booknerdslife #TJKlune #currentread #InTheLivesOfPuppets

Read this one many months ago ...this book took me by surprise. On the surface its a story about a real estate agent who was turned into a vampire, trying to get rid of a ghost so she could sell the house by seeking help from Death's godson but somehow got tangled up in a mission to find Death. But actually it is a story about Love & it touched my heart very deeply.💔
Love the dry humor through out & her beautiful philosophical writing.

The usual humours mixed with multiple murders & a clever plot made me love this one even more than the first book!
It did get a little slow at times, but the witty banters & friendship between the members (of Thursday Murder Club) from the retirement village made me giggles out loud & reminded me not to underestimate your elderly! I want to join their community & be as sassy as Elizabeth & Joyce when I grow old! 😆

#bookreview #murder #mystery

Finished this one 2 weeks ago & I can't stop thinking about it.
A story spanned over decades, about love, friendship, self love and grief of loved ones. (Which is so relatable & really tugs on my heartstrings)
It has left me struggling in a reading slump 😫
One of my favorite reads of the year!

#bookreview #booknerd

Also read this one back in May.
Another Greek Mythology retelling, about a statute made of ivory, & came to life by Aphrodite.
Love Miller's take on this story. Its very short but totally packed a punch!
100% my auto buy author. Love Every single book she has written so far and cannot wait for her next one.

(Sorry I'm posting about some of the books I've read in past months cause I wasn't able to back then)

#bookreview #greekmythology

My first Kazuo Ishiguro book. Read it in June, or was it May? Gave it a 4⭐ at the time, as time goes by, changing it to 3.5/5⭐
About a beautiful friendship between an AI & a little girl who had chosen the AI (among others) as her companion. Love the POV & I was totally captivated & moved by the writing. Was it something unique or extraordinary? Not really, but definitely want to read more books by this author.

#bookreview #booknerdslife

Not gonna lie, I'm so excited to see our Aussie author #JayKristoff made the list! 😱 Cannot wait to finish the tagged book, along with all the others on that list. Including some of the Crime& Thrillers from the list as well.
How many of the books from the list have you read? What do you think about them?

#TheBritishBookAwards #Fiction #booknerdslife #currentread #TBR #KlaraAndTheSun #CloudCuckooLand #SallyRooney #RichardOsman #SorrowAndBliss

Reading #StationEleven during lunch
This one has been on my TBR for years, but the hypes around it had stopped me from picking it up, now it's the hypes that made me curious about it all over again.
Honestly, I don't know if this is the best time or worst time to read this book... provided it's about lives before and after a pandemic, it really does strike a nerve there. Nonetheless, it's written beautifully & I'm hooked.

#CurrentRead #scifi

I'm only 41% in but I'm loving the idea of Vampires being the monster once again, like the old classic Dracula or Interview With The Vampire, instead of some love interests we have seen in some books these past few years.
Reading this 800pages monster along with other books, so might take me awhile to finish. In the mean time...
Do you prefer reading Vampires as horrific monster? Or some kind of romantic love interest?

#currentread #bookworm

Happy Wednesday to you all! Thank you @Eggs for another wonderful idea for this #Wondrouswednesday
1. Here's one of the bookshelves I share with my kid
2. I'm not sure if it's the most important book I've read, but it's definitely one of my favorites so far : #HowToStopTime by #MattHaig
3. I haven't bailed on any book this year yet. Last year I DNF #OneLastStop , I really wish I could love it more.

#booknerdslife #bookworm #readinglife

"life is an adventure to be embraced with an open mind and loving heart" ~ Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other

Usually the Awards Winning books and I don't really get along ? but this one here, it was one of very few books I've truly enjoyed last year.
#CuriousCovers #Yellow ?
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs ? hope you don't mind me jumping into this book covers photo challenge ?
#bookquotes #booknerd #booknerdslife

Just started this one but already know that this is going to be one of my favourite books, one that will occupy my heart for a very long time!
Loving Klune's writing very much & definitely need to look for more of his works

#currentread #lgbtqread #pridemonth #booknerd #booknerdslife

Some of my favorite #LGBTQ Books for Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 (Part 2)

I know lots of people love Red White & Royal Blue, I did enjoy it while reading it, but honestly, I still prefer Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and Less a little more in terms of the writing 😬🙈

#PrideMonth #Lgbtqreads #LGBTQBooks #booknerd

1. Currently reading : The House in the Cerulean Sea, Guncle, and Project Hail Mary
2. Top of my TBR : The House in the Cerulean Sea & Malibu Rising
3. Last LGBTQ book I've read : Girl Women Other

#Weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

#currentread #booknerd #booknerdslife

"Knowledge is finite. Wonder is infinite."

"You can't find happiness looking for the meaning of life. Meaning is only the third most important thing. It comes after loving and being.". Matt Haig, The Humans
Just 2 of the many quotes I love from this book!! Cannot stop thinking about it!
#BookQuotes #Booknerd #mustread

My first ever Matt Haig book and everything they said about his writing is So True!
This one moved me to tears from the very beginning to end. Reminded us how to Be Humans & what humanity really means to us... ❤️

Happy June & Happy Pride Month ❤️🌈
Just a few of my favorite #LGBTQ Reads
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo will always be one of those books that I cannot recommend enough! Love how Taylor Jenkins Reid can always make her characters seem so real that you want to google about those characters during and after you've read her books! #BooknerdsLife #lgbtqreads

The synopsis mentioned Greek mythology meets Hunger Games & I‘m sold! Plus I‘ve read her other book Passenger & really enjoyed her writing, cannot wait to start this during the #JoyousJanuary #Readathon this weekend!! Haven‘t read a YA fantasy in some times, hope this one won‘t disappoint *fingers crossed*
#YAFantasy #GreekMythology #newbook

Read the 2nd book Golden Son & Morning Star back to back! Well with that big cliff hanger you just have to! The whole Red Rising series is AMAZING & I haven‘t loved a series this much since forever (Or maybe since The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare) Never knew I‘d love reading a SciFi but Brown is brilliant in writing his characters which had me hooked from the start! #SciFi #MustRead #booknerdslife #nerdymom

Didn‘t read too many books last year but most of them were fantastic read, including this one! I‘m late on this but I‘ve heard lots of good things about it & didn‘t want to set my expectations too high! Was surprised how well written it is, with great characters & clever plots that really got you thinking. Underneath the murder theme it‘s about being who you are & try to be true to yourself! Love it! A Must Read!!

This #JoyousJanuary might just be what I need for this month! Hope to start at least one new book and read at least half of a book I started! 🙌🏼📚 Thank you

Happy New Year to you all 🎉
What a year it‘s been! Sorry I haven‘t been here, my husband of 22 years had a heart attack and passed away unexpectedly last year...it was a lot to take in & to deal with ...but I‘m hanging in there ...so trying to get back or attempting to get back to a normal routine
Wish you all a wonderful year ahead💖
Be grateful for & treasure the ones you love🙏🏼

Why didn't I read this earlier??
It's really just as good as everyone told me! And definitely gave me that Hunger Games vibe (I was told it's different vibe in 2nd book) but with #SciFi elements and took place in Mars and galaxy far far away😆 Love the characters and the world building! Fast paced and action packed! What a Brilliant first book! 4.5⭐️/5
#fantasy #booknerd #bibliophile #bookworm #wrapup

Happy weekend!
Anyone else super excited about this last book in the #Nevernight chronicle? It's always lovely to be able to attend the book launch & meet the brilliant author #JayKristoff again. I can't wait to get back into this series!
(BTW, it was winter here last month so perfectly normal that I had my scarf on& not being a weirdo😆)

#NotYA #Fantasy #Booknerd #bookworm #AussieReader #TBR #MeetTheAuthor

Let‘s start off by #FriYayIntro
1. Read the tagged book early this year and I just hated how the teachers acted in the book! So frustrated by the plot I had to DNF 😅
2. Earlier seasons of Big Bang Theory, Will & Grace, & Everybody Loves Raymond 😆 (I am trash for sitcom)
3. Had Croissant 🥐 & Coffee this morning ☕️
4. Sydney, so it‘s Australian Eastern Time Zone (Friday night right now)
5. The Grey Poppy 🤘🏼

Happy September everyone 🙋🏻‍♀️❤️ Hope you‘re all doing well & what are you reading? 😊
Sorry for being MIA ...it has been a crazy month of August & didn‘t even realised that I haven‘t been posting anything or checking social media much for the whole month! 😱 But Im back & have been reading so will be posting some wrap ups soon🤗
Pictured here are Birthday gifts from my non reader sister💗 Love her so much! #bibliophile #booknerd #Funko

Totally just went to the library for ONE book only! Need to get the 2nd book of the series just in case, but somehow all the other books wanted to come home with me too!! 😆🙈 Don‘t ask me how did that happen? 🤷🏻‍♀️🙄 #NotMyFault
BTW, didn‘t know #ThePoppyWar is that Big & not #YA?😅
Cont 👇🏼👇🏼

#librarybooks #bookhaul #TBR #newbooks #bookworm #booknerd #SciFi #fantasy #Murder #Mystery #AussieReader #Funko

So, my library only has the 2nd & 3rd book of the series, I tried to request a purchase for the first book, but they told me I‘d need to pay a fee if the library approve such purchase! Guess I might as well buy my own copy using my birthday gift card & bonus point from Dymocks, right? 🤷🏻‍♀️
p.s. I‘ve started it yesterday & I CANNOT PUT IT DOWN!! Just went to library to check out the 2nd book😆
#scifi #fantasy #currentread #newbook #bibliophile

Life With Books Is Just Better!
My favourite colour?? It‘s like asking for my favourite book...I Can‘t just pick one! I love them all! (Except for the tagged book which I haven‘t read yet)
So here are some of my favourite books in my favorite colour : #RainbowColor 🌈for #ColorMePretty #FavoriteColor
Sorry I‘m late as usual 😅🙈
#booknerd #bookish #bibliophile #readerslife #AussieReader #bookworm #bookwormsproblem 🤷🏻‍♀️📚

#ColorMePretty #GreenAbdPink
Really love this cover, & Taylor Jenkins Reid has quickly becoming one of my favorite writers since her last two books #DaisyJonesAndTheSix and Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo. Love how her characters came alive & believable through her writings! Hoping this one is just as good! *Fingers crossed*

#booknerd #bibliophile #fiction #readerslife #bookworm #TBR

Oh this one! I have such mixed feeling about it! So raw & heartbreaking yet frustrating at times! I see why all the love or not so much love for this one! I was so frustrated about the lack of communication between the two MC during the whole book (Probably why there‘s no Quotation marks? IKR!) Yet, I can't help but love them so much. The way Rooney tells a story about strugglig & mental illness struck me in the heart! #24B4Monday #readathon

Another book finished during #24B4Monday #readathon
A fun #RomCom written by another Asian author. The beginning of the book was a little too cringy for me when the "mail ordered bride" Esme was trying to seduce Khai, who is with autism (so his mom went back to Vietnam to find him a wife). The plot seems bit extreme yet predictable but overall, its a lighthearted fun #romance & smutty at times, with touch on subject like immigrant & autism. 3.5⭐️

So proud &excited to see more Asian writers in #YA #Fantasy with diverse & #LGBTQ characters & stories based on Asian #folklore these days. And a first w/w romance I've read. I really wish I could love this more, especially when so many people seem to love! But I just couldn't connect with the MC & the writing didn't do anything for me either. Maybe I'm just not in the right mood.Bailed at 50% #24B4Monday #Readathon
#colormepretty #purpleandpink

Won this gorgeous signed copy (from QBD bookstore on Instagram)on my birthday and received it in the mail yesterday! This yellow book with orange in the title🍊is perfect for #ColorMePretty #YellowAndOrange & it‘s so GORGEOUS! 😍
Its a chunkster & 😅 Hopefully my wrist can survive reading it. Can‘t Wait to dive into this fantasy world!🤗

#Fantasy #dragon #booknerd #bibliophile #bookmail #newbook #signedbook #loveBigBook

Sorry I haven‘t been able to go online past few days & feeling terrible that I haven‘t got a chance to go through all the comments yet 😵🙈 Hoping to catch up on my reading & checking online soon🤞🏼
Here‘s a quick post for #ColorMePretty #Monochromatic , only two copies of my favorite book series with a matching booksleeve, with the #Classics #SherlockHolmes #Quotes 🤗

#PenguinBooks #PenguinClassics #Bibliophile #booknerd

When Carrie found out her husband is cheating on her with David's wife, she decided to tell David thru letters & developed a friendship with each other...
This one just proved again what a genius of a writer she is! Told entirely in the format of letters, yet the characters came alive & story feels completed with twist & emotions. I wish &can totally picture it developed into a full length novel 😍❤️ LOVE IT! 5⭐️/5
#review #readathon #24B4Monday

I haven‘t been reading much the past few days since my birthday. 😆 Ive been busy eating & celebration LOL Can you believe it‘s the end of July already?! 😱Going to try doing a #readathon again! #24B4Monday really help to boost my reading each month! Still need to decide what to read besides my #CurrentRead 🤗 Here‘s also #ColorMePretty #PrimaryColor

#booknerd #bookworm #bibliophile #Fantasy #Funko

#ColorMePretty #White
Didn‘t realise I don‘t have many white books at all! Love the movie adaptation of Breakfast At Tiffany‘s too much I‘m scared to read the book since it‘s not exactly the same and I‘m afraid I will end up not liking Holly Golightly from the movie 🙈 But one day, I will be brave enough to read it! 😅

#PenguinClassics #PenguinBooks #ModernClassics #booknerd #bookworm #bibliophile #AussieReader

When you just grabbed 2 new books you‘ve been dying to read from the library, all you want to do is stay home and read instead of going to your own pre-Birthday dinner! 😆🙈📚
I‘m saving these two (besides my current reads) for the #24B4Monday 😊#readathon #TBR

#booknerd #bookworm #newbook #librarybooks #bookhaul #readerslife #AussieReader #YA #Fantasy #RomCom #Fiction

It's a sweet #CozyMurderMystery with different flavours of ice cream & trivia in the book. It‘s a slow paced mystery with lots of talking & “walking” around trying to get to the scoops & sub plot of love triangle going on that I‘m not a fan of 🙄Overall, not much action & not as delicious as the blurb sounds but a good palate cleanser like sorbet. Not dying to read her next book but I will if there‘s nothing else to read😆
3 / 5
#review #mystery

#ColorMePretty #Orange
Penguin Classics always have the best collection and most gorgeous edition. I love these with their #frenchflap & deckle edges & the cover arts by artist Eric Nyquist.

#PenguinBooks #Classics #penguinclassics #booknerd #bibliophile #readerslife #bookworm

“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.”
#ColorMePretty #BlackAndBlue
One of my favourite #Classics that took me by surprise. It‘s beautiful yet heartbreaking. About a man trying to play god & then turned his own back to his creation, while the creature just wanted to be understood & loved!
#PenguinClassics #Quote

“All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shadow.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy totally captured my heart with his beautiful writing (assuming translations did his books justice) I cannot recommend this enough! It‘s more than a love story, it‘s also about family & choices you make in life. Amazing how it‘s still relevant now as it was then! #LetsTravelJuly #Russia #Quotes #bookquote #PenguinClassics #booknerd

As it gets closer to my birthday, I want to read something lighter and more fun instead of heavy or tense, so I picked this, my first #Comfy #MurderMystery Love the cover & it sounds delicious. Who doesn‘t like ice cream right?🍨
Well, I‘m half way through & still not much action, just a lots of “talk”. We‘ll see, hope it gets better & Not to #DNF it🤷🏻‍♀️

#CurrentRead #mystery #Murder #Crime #ReadingLife #AussieReader #librarybook #bookerd

Starting this one today since I saw #MuseOfNightmare (the 2nd book of the series) on sale yesterday, & l couldn‘t resist that beautiful sprayed edge! 😍❤️ I usually take off the jacket when reading a hardcover, that‘s why I made that changeable bookcover last night, so I won‘t ruin the spine 😅
Do you read with or without the book jacket?
#Currentread #newbook #bookhaul #TBR #bookworm #bibliophile #bookspine #Fantasy #whimsical

I have very sweaty hands, so sometimes when I read a hardcover without its jacket, the words on the bookspine got rubbed off afterwards. Last night I‘ve decided to hand sew (hate using sewing machine) my first #bookcover to protect the book & listen to this fun lovely #audiobook while doing so! This book never gets old! Not the best needle work but at least I can read my hardcover with ease☺️
#BookwormsProblem #booknerd #Bibliophile #readinglife

I don‘t always read Classics, but I love books & stories in general 🤗📚💛 & I just Love how the colour #Yellow makes everything seems so cheerful 😃 #ColorMePretty💛
I‘ve read & adore all but the tagged book, a #YA contemporary which I couldn‘t get into at the time, & #DNF. Nonetheless it‘s a topic I‘m very interested in, so I do plan on picking it up again one day, when the mood strikes.
#Booknerd #Funko #bibliophile #Mystery #LGBTQ #readinglife

Also #ColorMePretty #RedAndBlack
Another #Classics That has been on my #TBR
Been wanting to read this epic tale but still waiting to be in the right mood to fully enjoy the writing. And I‘m still looking through different translations to find the one that suit me. I don‘t want to rush but slowly enjoy every details of it .
Are you picky when it comes to translation too? Or just me?

#PenguinClassics #Vintage #Classics #Classicsread #bibliophile

“I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still”
#ColorMePretty #RedAndBlack
Reminded me of this #Fantasy series & first book I‘ve read by VE Schwab. About parallel Londons including Red, Grey & Black London. I was hooked by her writing & magical world building but most of all the characters she created! You might get hooked by the adventure but stay for the villains you‘d end up rooting for!
#booknerd #bibliophile #readinglife #bookworm