Category: Blog
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Review: The Correspondent
One woman. Letters that say everything. Guilt, love, and grace hidden between every line and it is entirely yours to piece together.
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Review: The Names
A son. A name. A single moment that reshapes an entire family’s fate. The Names will make you take a look back at your own life differently.
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My All-Time Favorite Books
Some books you finish and forget. These ones stayed with me for years. Here are the books I’d recommend to anyone, without hesitation.
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April 2026 Reading Recap: 10 Books, ALMOST No Favorites
I read 10 books in April. This month, the last page of one book so intrigued me that I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.
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Review: The Sentence
Erdrich wrote a ghost story that will make you laugh and break your heart on the same page. The Sentence is funny and devastating at once.
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Review: The Lion Women of Tehran
A theme-rich novel spanning decades and two worlds, soaked in friendship, freedom, and everything women have always fought for.
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What World Book Day 2026 Looks Like in Helsinki
On World Book Day 2026, I joined hundreds of strangers on the steps of Helsinki’s Parliament Building to read in silence for one hour.
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Review: The Book of Disquiet
The Book of Disquiet is a book with no plot, no ending, written for the restless souls who feel everything a little too deeply.
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Review: The Wall
Can a woman ever truly be free? The Wall is a haunting dystopian novel that will make you rethink every wall you have ever survived behind.
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Hobonichi’s 365-Days Check-Off Sheet as a Learning Tracker
I turned my Hobonichi’s 365 Days Check-off Sheet page into something that holds me accountable every single day.
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My First Balcony/Indoor Garden: Growing Chilli, Tomato, and Basil from Seed
Learn the seedling phase with me, a beginner growing chilli, tomato, and basil indoors for the very first time.
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Review: Broken Country
A buried secret, a shocking murder, and a love story nothing like you expect. Broken Country is the unputdownable read you did not see coming.
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March 2026 Reading Recap
March 2026 reading recap: fewer books, a Finnish obsession, and the moment I realized a great read can make or break an entire month.
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Review: Wild Dark Shore
Wild Dark Shore pulls you into a fragile world where survival, love, and human vulnerability collide in the most unexpected ways.
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Review: Theo of Golden
Theo of Golden is about a mysterious old man and the lives connected to a wall of portraits, told through heartfelt stories.
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Review: The Rest of Our Lives
A man acts on a decision he has carried for twelve years and drives away to reflect on his thoughts about family tension and life choices.
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Review: Autumn
Ali Smith’s Autumn captures the raw and unsettled feeling of post-Brexit Britain through two characters whose bond will break heart a little.
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The Best Order to Learn Finnish (Beginner Resources)
Feeling lost with too many Finnish learning resources? Here are the books and resources that finally helped me understand the language.
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Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures
Through a giant Pacific octopus’s voice, Remarkably Bright Creatures explores grief, healing, and the beauty of unexpected bonds.
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Review: Change
Change by Édouard Louis reflects on social mobility, personal transformation, and the emotional tension between past and present.
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Review: 10 Minutes 28 Seconds in This Strange World
Leila’s final minutes unfold into a powerful story of love, belonging, and chosen family—told through memory and friendship.
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Reading Twenty Books in February: When Fiction Met Nonfiction
I read 20 books in February, and fiction and nonfiction started connecting. The knowledges I learned found the colors through stories.
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Review: Prophet Song
What happens when a peaceful family life is shattered by one knock at the door? Prophet Song is a warning about the world we live in.
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Review: One Golden Summer
Love classic ’80s–2000s rom-com vibes? One Golden Summer is a summer romance novel with a strong start and heartfelt moments.
























