I love notebooks, but reading journals never work for me. Here’s why none fit my reading style and what I use instead.

A personal reflection on my 2025 reading journey, from discovering poetry to falling in love with memoirs, classics, and Backman’s fiction.

Constant moves meant no library of my own. But in my new apartment, I finally carved out a cozy reading corner.

I started this blog for nonfiction books but something changed along the way. This is why I added a fiction section in this book blog.

I read nonfiction nonstop until it started making me anxious and burned out. Here’s how fiction classics helped me find calm and comfort.

I used to trust book ratings. Now I’ve found a more personal way. Here’s how I choose a book to read based on something deeper than stars.

How reading fiction and nonfiction builds empathy, and sometimes, a quiet kind of loneliness in a disconnected world.

Here’s a list of the best books I’ve read in 2025 so far that I couldn’t put down, and felt a little sad to leave behind when they ended.

Clarice Lispector’s The Hour of the Star is the book that first pulled me into the classic fiction. The beauty of its quotes lingers with me.

I turned my Bookstagram from polished content into a creative space. Letting go of the rules helped me enjoy sharing again in my own way.