Reviewing My Reading | 2021 Mid-Year Stats Plus Discussion of My Reading Year (So Far)

June 23, 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

Well, friends, lemme tell ya: we are six months into 2021 and for me it has already been a year! The major theme of my 2021 so far seems to be burnout. I’ll be real with y’all: I loathe remote learning with a burning passion. Beyond just being a poor match for my learning style […]

Celebrating My Birthday By Sharing The Library Of My Life!

November 28, 2020.Reading time 20 minutes.

Hello, friends! Happy belated Thanksgiving to my friends in the US and to those who don’t celebrate I wish you a happy day! Aside from Thanksgiving this week is an exciting one for me as it also happens to be my 26th birthday today! I know we’re in the midst of a global pandemic and […]

Where To Start With Poetry + Recommendations

November 11, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

So. You’ve probably heard the news by now, but just in case you haven’t, lemme fill ya in: poetry is back. Okay, okay, okay! So poetry was never actually gone, but what I mean is that recently (as in, in the past few years), poetry has made a resurgence as a form of popular literature. With the rise of so-called “Insta-poets” such […]

Black Sun Book Tour | Review, Look Book, Quiz, + Aesthetic!

October 14, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: I recieved a free ARC copy of Black Sun in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed in the following post are my honest opinions. Hello, dear friends, and welcome back to my cozy, little corner of the internet! I hope you all are well, happy, and safe, and if not, I […]

Lila Accepts The Unique Blogger Award

January 30, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Hey, y’all, it’s Lila! I hope y’all are having a lovely day! I’m back with a tag–but this time I was actually tagged for it haha! Today I will be “accepting”…DRUMROLL PLEASE!…The Unique Blogger Award! I was tagged by the lovely Claire @ Cup of Books, so a huge thank you to her for spreading the fun! […]

Lila’s Monthly Review | December 2017

December 31, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

Hello, friends, it’s Lila and I’m back with another monthly wrap-up! December was a pretty good month and the holidays went smoothly for me, so I can’t really complain. I can’ believe it’s actually the end of 2017! It’s cliché to say, but it seems like just yesterday it was the beginning of the year […]

Lila’s Take | Wishing for Witches in YA

October 26, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hello, folks, my name is Lila and I have a bone to pick with the whole YA publishing industry. What’s the super important issue I’m here to gripe about? Well, ya see, friends, I’m here to grouse about the fact that we have so few books centering around witches on the YA market! I don’t know […]