Plotting vs Pantsing: The Great Writing Debate

plotting vs pantsing

You can tell a lot about a person by knowing whether they like to plot or pants (or, alternatively, nothing at all). Me, I’m still undecided. Sometimes I feel like plotting. It doesn’t always go well, but I do it. Plus, one of my astrologist friends told me that I need to start planning things … Read more

Useful Files For Writing Your Novel (With Templates You Can Copy)

useful files for writing

Writing a novel is an experience I both wish everyone could have and one I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. It’s exciting, it’s exhausting, you’ll love it, you’ll hate it. But there are some things I found to make the journey easier. 1. Master Brain Dump(s) So, there are a few types of Master … Read more

7 Bad Romance Tropes That Just Don’t Work Anymore

bad romance tropes

Romance novels are one of the big pleasures of my life. Not guilty pleasures β€” because I don’t feel guilty about something that makes me happy β€” but truly luxurious pleasures. There’s nothing quite like the feeling when you open a romance novel and realize that you will love it. Or when they hold hands … Read more

Review of One for My Enemy by Olivie Blake

review of one for my enemy

πŸ“– Genre Fantasy, Romance, Retelling πŸ“ƒ Number of Pages 427 pages πŸͺ΄ Average Goodreads Rating 3.82 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2.5 ⭐ I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I really, truly wanted to love One for My Enemy. I ordered the prettiest edition on Waterstones as soon as it came out (it’s … Read more

Review of People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

review of people we meet on vacation

πŸ“– Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult πŸ“ƒ Number of Pages 364 pages πŸͺ΄ Average Goodreads Rating 3.89 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2.5 ⭐ This book was fun and I read it within a day, mostly because I lack boundaries when it comes to reading but also because I wanted to know how it all happens. But … Read more

Review of Love and Other Words: Suspend Your Disbelief

review of love and other words

πŸ“– Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult πŸ“ƒ Number of Pages 432 pages πŸͺ΄ Average Goodreads Rating 4.28 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 3 ⭐ Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren was a very sweet story. I laughed, I cried, it was fun. But even so, I noticed several things that just weren’t that great (spoilers galore). … Read more

A Review of Kulti by Mariana Zapata: Poop and Big Girl Socks

a review of kulti by mariana zapata

πŸ“– Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult πŸ“ƒ Number of Pages 570 pages πŸͺ΄ Average Goodreads Rating 4.27 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2 ⭐ I was in a mood for a good, tastefully done age-gap romance Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas so I was really excited to read this one. Unfortunately, Kulti by Mariana Zapata was a … Read more

Bully by Penelope Douglas Book Review: Not Dark, Just Bad

bully by penelope douglas book review

πŸ“– Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult πŸ“ƒ Number of Pages 333 pages πŸͺ΄ Average Goodreads Rating 3.88 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2 ⭐ In essence: Bully by Penelope Douglas was a quick, but ultimately unsatisfying read with weak romance and horrible characters (spoilers below). Let me explain. So, the first thing that bugged me was: Why … Read more

Archer’s Voice Book Review: Overall Disappointing

Archer's Voice book review

πŸ“– Genre Romance, Contemporary, Adult πŸ“ƒ Number of Pages 345 pages πŸͺ΄ Average Goodreads Rating 4.24 ⭐ 🌻 My Rating 2.5⭐ Even though Archer’s Voice came out ages ago, it got popular again via BookTok, so I thought I’d give you my quick thoughts. I expected a lot with a premise like that – because … Read more

5 Popular Books I Didn’t like + Reasons Why

popular books I didn't like

We’ve all been there – eagerly picking up a book that everyone seems to be raving about, only to find ourselves scratching our heads and wondering if we read the same thing. And, well, that happens to me a lot. I tend to get major FOMO when I see book hype β€” sometimes it becomes … Read more