Books of 2018, #3: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

Hi everyone! I am slightly behind on my reading schedule of a book per month. A lot of the books I have are actually quite bulky or read slowly and with university studies and work, and the hectic week before Easter, March was almost completely devoid of reading. I'd been making my way through the…

[Chatter] At Last, Let’s Talk About Depression.

I think over the last year or two I may have attempted to draft out this post four or five times. As I wrote this very first paragraph for this working draft, it was January of 2018. I knew I wanted to put this up eventually, and I felt like it was approaching the right…

My Current TBR Pile, as of March 2018

When I first sat down to write this I was thinking that this would end up being a very long post. This was because it seemed like my TBR pile had finally reached the heights of my G-Dragon poster. Then I realised that I could split the pile somewhat. I tend to leave my current…

[Chatter] A Quiet Evening

I'm sure it happens to a lot of us. I've noticed recently that I go through these phases of being very talkative, oversharing and social, then feeling very very quiet and reserved, and wanting to keep to myself as much as possible. Even now, I don't feel like writing a lot. I don't particularly feel…

Books of 2018 #2: Golden Son by Pierce Brown (and also getting to meet him!!)

Hi everyone! Last year, I was gifted Red Rising by my best friend, Tray, and really enjoyed it. However, I'm really bad with series and often never pick up the next book in the fear that it just won't be as good. This is often why I reach for standalone books instead. I heard that…

Twenty Thoughts from A Twenty Swanna (i.e. it’s my Birthday.)

Hi everyone! It will be my twentieth birthday as this post rolls out. I can't quite believe that I've survived two decades of life so I'm kind of chuffed. Did I do anything particularly special? Er... no. My regular outing with Tray has had to be moved due to uni things and on top of…

Review: Banobagi Vita Genic Jelly Sheet Masks

I may have mentioned in my blogging process post about a draft or photo or two that was just buried in my notes and folders. Well, I dug up some photos that looked really nice and re-shot a sheet mask selfie, and boom. The pretty shots here were taken last May (!!!!!!) so for me…

Books of 2018, #1: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (The Illustrated Edition)

Neverwhere was probably my first Neil Gaiman book. Either that or The Graveyard Book. I read it years ago and I can't remember what I thought of Neverwhere only that there was a London Below and a Door and an Angel and that the book was Good and somewhere on my positive scales and that…

[Makeup and Chatter] Paramore in Birmingham

Despite the makeup I have, I don't do a base and eyes all that often. A full face is reserved only for special days, like a concert. I took out a lot of items I hadn't been using for a while and got to play around with my look a bit. Today's chatter / extra…

[Chatter] Re: Exams

Hi everyone! If you're doing A-Level mocks or modular university exams, then exam weeks are upon us and I wish you all luck! Some of you have probably even finished now so I hope they all went well. My own exams start just as this post goes up and end on Friday. Exams have never…