Hello everyone! This is just a little update post since it has been a while. I have been thinking about cleaning my room and failing for the past week. So two days ago I finally made the decision to get my butt in gear and get to it. I was going to sort my clothes out first but realised I had nowhere to put them because they were taking up so much space. So donating was what came to mind. I have donated plenty before but this time many of these books had sentimental value. Mostly because I had had them since I first started blogging.. and some brought some vivid memories. When I held a book and it brought an ache to my chest I thought of it differently. I had to look ahead. After clearing out all the books I had decided to give away, this was the result.

























And this is what's left. One shelf of my all time favourite books. It's a little painful looking at that measly one shelf of books but I have to think positive and let myself know that it was for the best and they'll be going to a good home in the future. And most importantly this one shelf may be measly, but every single book in there is one that is super super special to me because it was just that amazing.





















I went shopping a couple of days ago and spent way too much (it's a problem I need to fix) and came across these decorative stickers. I instantly thought of my precious diary and bought them. Pretty right? I have been feeling a little nostalgic today, and as I was looking at some of my favourite bloggers blogs, it just really gave me a big urge to blog. I wish I had a book to review for you but I don't have much to work with at the moment... as you can see. 












Anyway, Now that I have done the hard bit, I'll be moving on to sorting all my clothes out. It's going to be a long day so thank god it's a weekend. Hmm.. what else. I'm still into kpop and K dramas. That still hasn't changed hehehe. And I still adore anime but honestly finding decent anime has been such a struggle. Two years back I was watching all the new shows because they were so great but for the past year I'm lucky to have two that I'm following.  And now I'm hungry. Time to go eat.

 I just wanted to say that I know It's sad when your favourite bloggers stop blogging, and lovely when they do keep at it. Whatever choice you make, it's right for you. It took for it to happen to me for me to finally learn that. And by the way, I have missed you all. I pop over here and there to catch up on the blogosphere but it gets hard since I am so behind. I hope everyone is ok and doing well.<3

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"Know yourself and go in swinging.”

Hi everyone. I finally come to you with a review :)

i finally read a book after an eternity. yaaay!! i kept telling myself the urge to read would come when it was right. so when i had a sudden urge to look through my bookshelf i remember this little beauty that i found myself buying months ago. i still wasn't reading at this point, but i saw the name patrick ness and went for it anyway. i am so glad.

i started it late last night and stayed awake until 2am and finished the little i had left around an hour ago.
i am so glad i listened to a review (that's you Audrey me dear) and went into it blindly. this book is all about unraveling as you go along. don't read anything on it trust me.

this book is about a boy who made a choice. he made a choice but now hes stuck. he's stuck with the choice he made in a place he doesn't understand and with too many questions without answers. as he goes to look for these answers he will look back on life and have to really dig deep and face some things that maybe he's not quite ready to face yet.

there's a lot going on and quite a bit to take in this book- but i don't necessarily think that's such a bad thing because you're basically in the same state of mind our protagonist is. in a way you both feel like your in this together. you have all this uneasiness and sense of dread constantly niggling at you- as if you're wandering blindly for clues. you kind of go through it together because as the readers we know no more than he does.

it's fair to say (in my opinion) that the book is pretty grim. don't expect smiles or anything lighthearted to lift the mood because it's pretty heavy throughout. and may i add i made the mistake of reading this at night. please do not read it at night. but only because there's a creepy character that will seriously scare you shitless. i had to pull my duvet tighter around me last night but even then i kept on reading anyway. i seriously devoured the book.

i'm not going to say the book is perfect. a lot of things are answered but quite a few also unanswered.  our mc is also a little annoying. he's kind of self centered, a little too overconfident and has the tendency to get himself and everyone around him in trouble. when i look back though, at times when i wasn't busy being pissed at him, i found myself thinking that maybe i was being way too hard on him. at the end of the day he has basically gone through hell. and it made me think just how different would i have been in his situation.

i wish i could go into more detail but i think it's best i don't. read it :)

“Jasper Jones fell out of this world and nobody noticed...And they'll notice now because something has been burned. Now they'll look for Jasper Jones.” 

Jasper Jones... how long i have waited for you. i knew it was going to be good because some of my favourite reviewers had raved about it. and when has aussie lit ever let me down?
Jasper Jones pulls you in from the first page the moment a stranger by the name of Jasper Jones lets himself in through Charlie Bucktin's window. Oh, he's heard of him aright, but it all consists of town folks saying he's bad news. everyone knows that if anything bad happens in town, most likely, it's Jasper Jones fault. If someones child isn't acting accordingly, well then, surely it's that Jasper Jones influence. But charlie sees something different in him, so when he pleads with him to come with, charlie follows.

He will wish he didn't.
What they discover is horrible. terrible. beyond what Charlie could have imagined. But now it's too late. he's a witness now, a participant. now a boy who comes from a seemingly sheltered family (or so we are told to assume) is thrust into a situation way beyond his control.
From there on we are able to be spectators to Charlie's world. With him we witness the extreme racism that is the norm which he is privy to daily. His own best friend Jeffrey Lu is taunted and mentally abused by others, as well as his family.

  Life during that time was not ideal by a long shot and it gave me a mix of emotions. a part of me resented Charlie not sticking up for his friend, and another, for Jeffrey for not doing so either. another for people merely watching like nothing is happening. personally, it was deeply hurtful to watch. I just couldn't understand it. it was even more frustrating knowing i couldn't slap those knuckle heads myself on Jeffrey's behalf.

Meanwhile, we also take this sweet journey of Charlies love-life. it's strange. on one end there is this big secret eating him up inside, and on the other, this horrible racism that he is privy to, and as terrible as it all is we are able to see this sweet side too. it's quite lovely seeing him grow before our very eyes. he's utterly relatable as this shy, innocent young boy whose heart practically beats out of his chest every time he sees his crush.

It's a heartbreaking tale because although there are a few sweet moments, the majority of his life is pretty terrible. his mother has practically lost her mind from resentment of her life, her family, and everything else one can think of. on the other hand, Jasper Jones is all alone in this world. His father is a terrible drunkard who is never home. to top it off  you have a town full of people who hate him because it's easier to have someone to blame. specifically someone with no family.
This book really left me unsettled and conflicted. but i'm glad, because any book that can instill these kind of emotions is definitely doing something right . a must read.

Note: I read this in December last year so this review was long overdue. I hope you are all doing well. I'm thinking of doing a catch up post with some pictures. I don't know if anyone is reading any of this because I have been gone for so long but either way HIIIII. I miss you all a lot. <3