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October 21, 2017

Top 20 Words in YA Book Titles

October 21, 2017

Top 20 Words in YA Book Titles — An analysis of YA books published between Oct 2015 & Nov 2017A couple of days ago, I asked my Twitter followers which they thought were the top 5 words used in YA titles. Queen, fire, star, shadow and daughter came up several times. With popular books like Shadow and Bone, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, The Star-Touched Queen, Daughter of the Pirate King, and The Girl from Everywhere, I’m not surprised at the responses. But were they right? I’ve got answers with the top 20 words in YA book titles.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

August 26, 2017

Bibliophiles Need Breaks Too

August 26, 2017

Bibliophiles Need Breaks Too — It's okay to slow down and take a break from readingLooking at the Goodreads reading challenges among my friends, many of us, including me, aim to read a hundred books a year. In order to reach that goal, we need to read an average of eight to nine books per month. That means reading at least an hour everyday, save for speed readers who manage to devour tomes in two hours. For the rest of us, reading that many books a year requires that we invest a fair bit of time.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

July 7, 2017

3 Reasons I’m Terrible at Series

July 7, 2017

3 Reasons I'm Terrible at SeriesHi, I’m a bibliophile, and I’m terrible at keeping up with series. I confess that even though I like The Raven Cycle, I have yet to read The Raven King. Please don’t look at me like that! I got distracted… *mumbles*

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

April 2, 2017

Essentials for Staying In

April 2, 2017

5 Essentials for Staying In — How I love to unwind on days free from responsibilitiesWhen it comes to essentials for staying in, naturally, for a bibliophile, books will top the list. I’m no exception. I actually get most of my reading done during commutes and while waiting. If I’m in the subway, in a queue, waiting for a bus, am early for a meeting with friends, you can bet I’m reading. Although, my favourite place to read is my bedroom.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

January 12, 2017

Top 10 Novels of 2016

January 12, 2017

Top 10 Novels of 2016 — Presenting to You My Favourites Among the Books I ReadLooking back on the books I read last year, there were some very memorable ones. Some of these stuck because they blew my mind, while others made me go on massive rants. With that, I decided to consolidate my favourites among the novels I read in 2016, ranked according to my ratings.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

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