Midnight Musings: a disordered collection

The prompt asks: Do you have any collections?
Short answer: Yes.

What I’ve been reading: May 2024

My reading list keeps piling up! Here are the 9 different things that I’ve been reading this May. Goze Hotaru by Kou Tosaya I happened to find this title by chance while I was scrolling through the MANGA Plus app. The story follows a young girl named Hotaru who is blind. Despite her disability, she…

Book Review: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes follows Louisa (Lou) Clark, a quirky working-class woman, who takes on a caregiving position for the Traynor family. Her job is to keep a paralyzed Will Traynor company for six months. But Lou has another purpose in Will’s life, according to his mother: to dissuade him from ending his…

First impressions: Me Before You, Tokyo Ghoul, and others

In this post, I share my first impressions of 3 manga series and 1 novel that I’m currently reading: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes; Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida; Kaiju No. 8 by Naoya Matsumoto; and Fire Punch by Tatsuki Fujimoto.

Catching up on reading: A Storm of Swords, Catching Fire, and others

With the Holidays fast approaching and with work draining my energy, I find it hard to sit in front of my computer to share what I’ve been up to. So for now, I’ll share what I’ve been reading in this condensed post.

I reread ‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins

What made me love The Hunger Games then? What about now? (Not a review.)

Books I didn’t finish

My DNF (Did Not Finish) List is short. I don’t usually quit reading a book because I become a little guilt-ridden. However, there are some books that I’ve tried reading over the years that I just couldn’t continue. Of course, the reasons for this are different each time. So, here’s my short list of books…

I finally finished reading A Clash of Kings

A Clash of Kings is the second book of George R. R. Martin’s series, A Song of Ice and Fire. It continues with the Seven Kingdoms being ravaged by war. The faces of the assaults are the disputing kings: Joffrey Baratheon, King of Westeros; Stannis and Renly Baratheon, self-proclaimed kings of Westeros; and Robb Stark,…

I read 14 out of 22 Ice Planet Barbarian novels

This post covers some opinions I had about Ruby Dixon’s infamous alien-romance novel series. Rather than reading and reviewing each book individually like I had originally planned, I decided to gather my thoughts in one post.

Rapid Book Review: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is the first book of a trilogy. The first novel follows Sophie Hatter, a girl who is cursed to be much older and frailer by the Witch of the Waste. To relieve herself of the curse, Sophie embarks on a journey where she meets the infamous wizard, Howl….

Making sense of ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story, ‘The Yellow Wallpaper,’ caught my immediate attention. In this post, I discuss the story’s themes and other things that interested me.

3 Stories Worth Reading

Redwall, Attack on Titan, Annarasumanara. These three stories have almost nothing in common, but they’re three of my favorite works that I always recommend to people who are looking for something new to read.