Evolving Perceptions

Hi Lovelies! I turned 26 yesterday (September 9), which means I am too old to date Leonardo DiCaprio. Anyway  I am just reflecting how books are still relevant in my life and how important they are in my life. Both my older sister and mom were readers but they stopped reading and I am afraid that I would fall out of love with reading. But still reading is an important part of my day. It gives me the opportunity to escape my real life and problems.  Moving on, I  decided to do the Birthday Book Tag by The Bibliophile Girl's blog   1 – BIRTHDAY CAKE – a book with a plot that seems cliche but you adore it anyway 2 – PARTY GUESTS – your most anticipated book release this year 3 – BIRTHDAY PRESENTS – a book that surprised you with how much you loved it 4 – THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG – a book that certainly deserved all the hype it got 5 – HAPPY MUSIC – a book with some very beautiful and truly memorable quotes 6 – GETTING OLDER – a book that you read a long time ago, bu...

What tag should I do next?  Please tell me below. Be sure to follow my social media accounts to see bookish stuffs or chat about books, or be reading buddies. Instagram Bookstagram Twitter Goodreads XOXO,  Bella  

  Hi Lovelies! I saw this A - Z challenge by @naaddssbooks on Instagram and I wanted to see if I can complete the alphabet with the books I read in 2021. As you can see I failed the challenge. I did read a book that started with a letter O,Q,Y, and Z. Maybe I can try again and complete this challenge next year. Have you completed the A-Z Challenge?  Please tell me below. Be sure to follow my social media accounts to see bookish stuffs or chat about books, or be reading buddies. Instagram Bookstagram Twitter Goodreads XOXO, Bella

Hello! I know I have been missing in action these past few months. I lot has happen in my life. I finished my coursework, internship, and written comprehensive exam for my Master's degree. I have also been volunteering in a mental health organization. Nevertheless, I still try to read books as much as I can. So far I have read 48 books out of my goal of 50 books this year.  1. Best Book You've Read so Far in 2021 2. Best Sequel You've Read so Far in 2021  3. New Release You Haven't Read Yet, But Want To  4. Most Anticipated Release for the Second Half the Year  5. Biggest Disappointment  6. Biggest Surprise  7. Favorite New Author  8. Newest Fictional Crush  9. Newest Favorite Character  10. Book That Made You Cry  11. Book That Made You Happy  12. Most Beautiful Book You've Brought so far this Year 13. What Book(s) Do You Need To Read By The End of the Year?  . .....................................................................

It has been a while since I did a book tag so I decided to this fun book tag created by  ayundabhuwana’s blog.  Check out her amazing blog and send her some love!  Now moving on to the tag: 1. Reading in bed or on the couch? Bed because it is more comfortable.  2. Male main character or female main character?  Female main character 3. Trilogies or quartets?  Trilogy  4. First person POV or third person POV? First person POV   4. Sweet snacks or salty snacks? Salty Snacks  5. Reading at day or night?  Reading at night  6. Libraries or bookstores? Bookstores because we don't have a public library where I live.    7. Books that make you laugh or cry?  Laugh  8. Black books covers or white book covers?  Black book covers  9. Character driven or plot driven?  Character driven.  Tagging everyone to do this and send ...

                             In this blog post, I decided to play the Marry, Date, or Kill using characters from Romance Class books. In this game, I selected three characters from a romance class book and evaluated who would I marry, date or kill. 1. Keeping the Distance by Clarisse David Marry - Hunter. He is totally my type and I can't wait to read more about him. Date - Lance.  Kill - Jace, he is too neat and I am too messy.   2. Serenade by Claire Du Marry - Connor  Date - Ray Kill - Julian for obvious reasons  3. All that Glitters by Ines Bautista-Yao   Marry - Carlos Angeles  Date - Carlos Angeles. I am a sucker for friends falling in love.  Kill  - Iñigo Antonio for being a slimy user  4. The Boyfriend Backtrack by Dawn Lanuza  Marry - Chase.   Date - Kevin Kill - Joshua because he can'...

I am currently doing the bookish may challenge in instagram and I was tagged by @r.eader. If you guys want to participate all you have to do is repost the picture below and follow the assigned topic for each day and use the hashtag #bookishmaychallenge. You can also tag me if you want so I can see your photos. Here is the list 1.TBR 2.Became worse while reading 3.Hide and Seek 4.Bookish balance 5.Dutch flag (red-white-blue) 6.Bookish chevron 7.Completed Series 8.Book with stuffed animal 9.Rainbow 10.Book and Movie 11.Oldest Book 12.Book and merch 13.Book and drawing 14.Lovely memories 15.Most expensive book 16.Book and food 17.Set at a place you'd like to visit 18.Judged by it's cover 19.Less than 200 pages 20.Given Book 21.Fav reading place 22.Black and White books 23.In your garden 24.Book with a Witch/Wizard 25.Damaged books 26.Favourite villain 27.Song that fits the book 28.Bookish Eyes 29.Book with hat ...

For this topic, I’ll divide it into 2 parts because I have pet peeves about the physical book itself and inside (contents) the book. So lets get started. Physical Book 1.      People who folds the pages because it is just wrong and blasphemous. Books should be treated with respect and love. 2.      Book covers with people on it. It is not my style and It think (no offense) I cheapens the book. And I know you should not judge a book by its cover but I can’t help it. Sometimes it is so cheesy that it ruins the book. Most of the time if this happens, I would just get a digital copy rather than buying a physical book. 3.      A book with no summary at the back and all it has is reviews from different people. Summaries are important if I’m buying a book because it is a glimpse of what the book is a about. And If I’m buying a book and that book is sealed in plastic and there is no summary in the back how wil...