Category: reading list

  • The Manga and Anime Genre that Defeats the Odds and Statistics

    The Manga and Anime Genre that Defeats the Odds and Statistics

    At least it does with me… Do you know Shonen in Manga and Anime? I do, and I love watching it and reading, and I’m not male.

    Welcome, dearies! I might defy the norm at times, but this is one time that I love admitting it the most, because yes, I do love, colourful, dovey-lovey, doki-doki, kawaii stuff, I do. 🙂

    That’s Shojo.

    But what about its counterpart: Shonen? Well, I enjoy that very much, too.

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  • 20 Smashwords eBooks to consider during the Summer Sale

    20 Smashwords eBooks to consider during the Summer Sale

    Hello, dearies!

    It’s been some time since I did a Smashwords book list, but with the summer sale still on going through July (until July 31st), I thought it would be nice to look at some books for my endless TBR, at this point is its own bookstore and library together for me to choose from. 😂🥹

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  • 11 Books with Dark Covers [That are not Mystery]

    11 Books with Dark Covers [That are not Mystery]

    Hello, dearies!

    Following my Blue Covers book challenge, I decided to take a turn at darker tones and hues and check for dark coloured book covers, but, these are not mystery or suspense, but fantasy or magical.

    Do you have your bookshelves organised by colour? I do it sometimes.

    It was not so easy as you might think to find these 11 books, but I like research, so here’s the list, you can add it to your TBR or collect these books to make your bookshelves look striking or gothic-like. 📖

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  • 2026: Year of the Horse – Books to Read

    2026: Year of the Horse – Books to Read

    Happy Lunar New Year, dearies!

    2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse, exciting? I think so, and I like the Chinese Zodiac and the Lunar New Year, I’m hooked.

    So, before I go into books that have horses on the cover or are about horses, did you know this about the Chinese zodiac? I didn’t know, and I like to keep myself informed: The Year of the Horse is about energy, independence, and a restless spark for adventure. 🐎 The rare Fire Horse amplifies that spirit even more. And, it appears once every 60 years, and is associated with fierce passion, charisma, and bold, untamed ambition. In traditional lore, Fire Horse years were considered powerful and unpredictable. A year for courage, risk, and charging toward new horizons. 🔥✨

    So, this 2026 is a fierce one that we can definitely look forward to enjoying and having a spark of adventure. Alright, enough astrology, let’s do books!

    First, you can check the list in video:

    If you’re here for my ranting on words, to read, here are a few books that I found, and one that it is actually in my online bookshelf.

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  • New to Manga? 5 Manga Genres to Choose From

    New to Manga? 5 Manga Genres to Choose From

    Hello, dearies!

    Welcome to a new reader list… because I am nice and like listing random bookish things, so why not manga genres that you can choose from and get you started in reading manga OR simply what to read next…

    I have checked some of the ones that I like, and added a few others that I haven’t read but would like to.

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  • 10 Suspense, Horror, Mystery Books for Halloween

    10 Suspense, Horror, Mystery Books for Halloween

    It’s October! 🍂

    It’s Autumn so all is good! 🎃

    Today, I’m jumping straight into these 10 books in the Suspense, Horror, Gothic, and Mystery section, this post was originally posted on 2023… but now, just in time for Halloween. 👻 We go again, with extra books as bonus.

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  • Book Challenge: Find 5 Books with A Blue Cover

    Book Challenge: Find 5 Books with A Blue Cover

    Blue? It was not easy.

    Hello, dearies! 📘

    Welcome to a new book challenge.

    Do you have books in your bookshelf with a blue cover? I went and looked online to see different versions instead.

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  • 18 Books on my TBR List that I keep saying I will read Soon

    18 Books on my TBR List that I keep saying I will read Soon

    Or a Book Suggestions guide from my TBR. 😆

    Hello, dearies! 📚

    Welcome to a new book list, and directly from my TBR pile, list, digital bookshelf.

    It’s not that I don’t want to read these books, it is more that I know that I’ll probably like them and be so invested in them that I will forget about everything else, and that can be dangerous because I do have to work from Mon – Fri, lol.

    But I have so many books that I have added to my TBR list over the years that it is incredible. At least, last year, I finally went through the whole The Maddox Brothers Series, and I was right, I did like them and I did binge-read the whole series that it made me a bit dizzy.

    And the same thing happened with the Eternal Mates series, although I hadn’t thought of reading all of the books before, I had read one like 10 years before, and then I wondered about the other books in the series and well, now I am about to finish the whole series (20 books in), but I did skip some.

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  • 9 Books that I can easily re-read every year… some times twice a year

    9 Books that I can easily re-read every year… some times twice a year

    Hello, dearies! 📚

    Welcome to another ranting on books that not everyone might know about, but I am very attached to and like a lot, and I don’t mind re-reading them over and over, even when I have a reading list (or TBR if you prefer) the size of a town.

    So, what are some books that I wouldn’t get tired of reading? You might be surprised, because I certainly was when thinking back and trying to figure out, what would be that book that I want to re-read?

    And so, here I am, sharing because I am kind like that. 😆

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  • 2025: Year of The Snake 🐍 What to read?

    2025: Year of The Snake 🐍 What to read?

    Hello, dearies! This one is a bit late, yes.

    But it is 2025 and it is the Year of The Snake, so what should we read? Are there books related to snakes? 🐍

    You know what is the first book I am going to name, right?

    I think you do.

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