2nd thoughts – Page 3

Joy = Reading

One simple thing you do? And it brings joy? You know my answer.

Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.

It might sound like that’s all, but hey, reading brings joy to my days. I do escape reality with them, and even if it is not a fantasy one, it still is better to go in and spent hours in it, although sometimes I can’t read for that long, unless I decide to set work aside and life, and everything because the plot is way too good to put my book down. 😆

My BookShelves Were Not the Norm

How often to you rearrange your bookshelves? 😸

Hello, dearies! 📚📚

Welcome to a new bookish adventure with me, but not a travelling one as the previous ones, but rather one where my bookshelves were a bit of a mess, manga, paperbacks, hardcovers, light novels, music, and all my new themed decor were there, without any meaning and getting lost to be honest.

So, what did I do?

You know it, a bookshelf re-organisation was due.

Shadowhunter Chronicles News: Late to the party?

OMG. OMG. Oh by the Angel! 🤗

I’m totally fangirling right now, and I don’t care if I’m late to the party, or don’t know when this was first announced, it is still not out, and I have a lot of reading to re-do and to catch-on.

I saw a new novel in the Shadowhunter world is coming in 2026, and is the one that I was hoping for… 🎊 even if it is the last trilogy of the Shadowhunter books, and I’m sad about that, I still cannot wait!

Saw 2025 Reading Firsts Book Tag and Had to Do it

First Book Read? A Debut novel? A new author? It is all in here! 📖

Welcome, everyone! 😺

Sometimes there are cool book tags and challenge in different blogs, and I miss on those, but I saw this one! The 2025 Reading Firsts Book Tag, and here we are!

Originally by Pam – ReadBakeCreate, or that is what I gathered, but I first read it on jillianthebookishbutterflyblog.

Book Lovers: Can you see it all?

Am I visible in your feed? 📚

Hello, dearies! 🖐️

Can you see my latest blog posts just fine? Lately it feels like the newest content is getting lost in translation, pun not intended, but speaking of which, the blog can be translated to other languages automatically.

Going back to the point, is it that I have posted too many bookish, miscellaneous, lists, and not enough book reviews? It has always been that way in this blog, that’s why I have tried to keep it all very organised with the pages, but do let me know if you’d like an extra layer of where to find the book reviews vs book challenges vs reviews on movies or TV Shows, because those are not as frequent but are also available on the Miscellaneous page here on the blog.

Spoiler Time Sunday: Sunrise on the Reaping

‘It’s like they’ve tried to bring the whole outdoors indoors. Why? Is opening a door and walking through it too much trouble? Fools and their money are soon parted, Ma would say.’

Hello, tributes! 🥲

Or do you prefer, hello, dearies!

Yes, that sounds better. 😆

It is a month since the release of Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games Book 0.5), and you know? It is time for some spoilers because I have seen some questions online that truly call for me to answer them, because come on!

On the one side, do you really want to know that? And on the other hand? I hope that these questions are being asked by someone who didn’t read the book because it is pretty straightforward.

Or at least, if you like The Hunger Games, if you know about Haymitch, and if you paid attention you can have your own interpretation of the book, as I did.

So, it is Sunday and it is time for some spoilers.

(Also I’m not going to give away all the main bits of the book), but some major facts.

Season 2 of EachPage Flow [The Podcast] is officially Wrapped Up

Season 2 of EachPage Flow has 8 episodes and it is available on YouTube and Spotify. 😊🩷

Hello, dearies! 🎧

I have finished season 2 of the podcast, do I have more anime and manga to talk about? For sure.

But?

I decided a while back that this season’s finale would be Fruits Basket and there would be 8 episodes, so that’s how it is. 😊

Just one Book?

Picking one book to re-read?

What book could you read over and over again?

How about 9 Books to re-read? Because I have that list all set up and ready if you want book recommendations, you can check out that post on the blog.

But long story short, it is a variety of fantasy, romance, and young adult.

So, any Shadowhunter Novel and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are top in the re-reading list. Don’t be so shocked, if you spent some time here on the blog, you’ll see those worlds have a special place in it.

Reading is the job

What job would you do for free?

I do already… so yes, I read for free.

But if got books for free or got advanced copies that would be even better, I don’t in case you were wondering. I absolutely enjoy reading and talking about books, so that is what I do every week.

That said, I do have my YouTube Channel with the podcast (also on Spotify), I do have Booktok where I have created book filters, and my Bookstagram is filled with more bookish love than I can handle sometimes.

Random Time: 5 K-Dramas to Watch

Varied? Yes. Great ones? Yes! What to watch? Here are 5 K-Dramas to pick from for your next marathon.

Hello, everyone! 📺

As you might know from previous posts, I sometimes watch and review K-Dramas here but there are some good ones that I have not.

So, today, I wanted to share these 5 cool ones that I watched recently… by that, I mean in the past few years.

Do you watch K-Dramas? ⏯️

I hope you do because you might know some of these or find something new to watch.

Today’s Recommendations: