O.M.G. I opened an Etsy shop! I’m so f*ing scared right now. It’s such a big step. This isn’t playing with dolls anymore. I actually have a little shop online where people can buy stuff made by me. I can sell to anyone all over the world. I. Am. Terrified. I can’t believe this day actually came. Since I discovered Etsy it was always in the back of my mind trying out to open a little shop there, although I never knew what to sell. But that thought was always just that, a thought. Last year, I graduated from Uni and took a gap year to focus on the blog and see if it was something that I would like to invest for real. And having a blog as the only source of income is almost impossible, so I started thinking, what could I do to generate more income? I’ve …

I don’t know what it is about science fiction, but the shows have the tendency to be short. Sci-fi is one of my favourite genres, and it breaks my heart every time a TV series gets cancelled just because they didn’t meet the numbers the company wished for (it also happens with all genres, but today I want to focus on this one). Another harsh realisation is that TV series produced in the US only track the viewership inside the country. Since I live in Portugal, when the shows are broadcasted here, it doesn’t matter if it has a great success or not when it’s time to decide to renew the show for another season.

If you don’t know this yet, Ransom Riggs released last month the fourth book in the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. After 3 years since Library of Souls, he signed a three-book deal to continue with the story for a while longer. For me, Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series are the original three books (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Hollow City, and Library of Souls) the only ones that I read and that I’m going to write about today. These three new books start where Library of Souls left off, but I consider them a new series. All the questions that I had since the first book are answered, so that story is closed. Therefore, these three new books are a new story told in a different setting with the same character and in the same world. For someone that loves this series they are gold, but for me, …

How crazy is it that we are already in November? Halloween is gone, we officially can start thinking about Christmas, and then it’s New Year. We are two months away from 2019, and I feel that I haven’t got used to writing 2018 and we are about to change again. Before I get ahead of myself lets take it easy and talk about my reading plans for November.

Since I started writing my Monthly Wrap-ups in October, 2 years ago, it feels right to change the format in the same month. If you have seen my previous ones, I include the books I read, any books I might have to haul, books that I discovered recently (aka Caught on my radar), and finally my TBR. Until a couple of months ago, everything was fine, although I started to notice that my posts have the tendency to get quite big, therefore I thought it was finally time to split the post into two. So by the end of each month, I’ll publish my wrap-up where I also include a haul if I bought any new books, and shortly after, I’ll publish my TBR, where I also talk about the books I’ve discovered the month before and hopefully can get my hand on in the future. Now that this is …

My relationship with The 100 started off in 2014 shortly after the conclusion of the first season. I was series-less, and a friend recommended me to watch it, and I binged the all thing in two days (just because I had to sleep). Although, I can’t remember when did I become aware the show was based on a book by Kass Morgan. Since then, all I ever wanted to do was to pick up the book. However, you don’t need to do much research to discover that both stories mostly have the name in common and nothing else. And this was a risk for me. I was completely in love with the TV series, and I didn’t want to lose that love for finding the books better or the other way around. Bottom line, I didn’t want the story of one influenced my opinion on the other. So, even after …

Just to make sure, I advise you that this review is full of spoilers! I dedicated a special post to talk about in depth of my thoughts and feeling towards the book Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia as I have a lot to say about it, and not all are great things. For a spoiler-free review of this book, please read this post. I have to say that it’s quite a tricky review to do. I had a hard time to decide how many stars to give it on Goodreads because I either loved it and hated it. I went in this book expecting a 5-star read, loving it from cover to cover, and wouldn’t shut up about it, and came out slightly disappointed. I read this book in 4 days, and it wasn’t in less time because, after 300 pages, things started to annoy me a bit. …

 Author: Francesca Zappia Publisher: Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins Imprint) Year: 2017 Pages: 385 In the real-world, Eliza is shy, friendless, and considered for most people, weird. But online she has an alter persona with an established fanbase. She is LadyConstelation, the anonymous creator of the webcomic Monstrous Sea that took the internet by storm. There is fanfic made out of her work, forums where every fan of the webcomic goes to hang out, and plenty of friendly nametags that she can call friends. Eliza can’t imagine the real world will ever be as amazing has the one she created online, until the day she meets Wallace. Despite pleasant to the eye, he is also a major fan of Monstrous Sea, but he doesn’t know that she is actually the creator. This book… where should I start with this book… I think, first of all, I have to explain my expectations going …

I knew the Spookathon wouldn’t fall in the Halloween day. I knew it was the third week in October. But the problem is, first I needed to know when was the third week of October. In conclusion, I didn’t realize the readathon hosted by BooksandLala was starting next week. It will fall right into my birthday – which will be a day lost of reading – but it still makes this readathon extra special.

Finally, we are in October! The best month of the year. Do you want to know why? No.1: Autumn. The greatest season of all. No.2: It’s my birth month, and everyone loves their birth month, especially since it means gifts – I already have books that I’m giving to myself on the way. No.3: It’s when I started my blog and also these monthly wrap-ups (changes coming next month!). No, I’m not going to say Halloween not because I don’t like it, instead because it’s not celebrated in Portugal the same way it’s celebrated in other countries. Although, I’m still planning on reading some spooky books – I might not do Halloween, but I’m not a monster. Before I continue to talk about my passion for October, I need to tell you all about the books from September. Wrap-Up When I think about September, I think I had a pretty …

I can’t believe this is the final part of my Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2018! I had so much fun to dive into lists and lists of books from authors I never heard of and from others that already have a little place in my heart. I got to know so many new and exciting books that I can’t wait to read some very hyped and others that should have been. These final three months are full of mystery, thriller, suspense, crime, secrets, sci-fi, romance, ghosts, and travel. For sure, this “series” is going to continue next year although with a few changes. So for one last time, here are my most anticipated reads of 2018.