It’s August 1st, which means it’s time to share my July stashbusting vlog! I’m pretty proud of the knitting I managed to get done in July considering I was out with the flu for almost half the month. But without further ado, here’s this month’s video.
I’ve been really struggling to make time to read for a while now. Life just kind of got in the way, and I feel like there’s just always so much that needs to be done and never enough hours to do all those things. Then I thought, what if I switch it up a little … More I Tried Time Blocking My Reading for a Week—Here’s What Happened
With it being more than halfway through the year now, I’ve started to think about the books I’d really like to take off my TBR before the year is over. So today, I had a quick look through my shelves and picked out five books that I’d really like to read this year. The Weight … More Books I Need To Read By The End of 2025
Who knew that all I needed was a quiet afternoon to finally get through these last few reviews for Eurovisionathon? It’s honestly such a weight off my back to finally have these all done so I can move onto catching up with the rest of my reviews for the year. The Balkan Express by Slavenka … More Eurovisionathon 2025, The Second Half of My Reviews
Title: The Scent of Us, Part One Series: The Bond Dissolution Omegaverse #1 Author: Eliana Lee Release Date: November 30th 2023 Genres: Omegaverse Romance Format: Hardcover Source: My Shelves Review: I never really know how to review omergaverse reads. Like these are simultaneously some of the most fucked up books I read but also some of the sweetest. The Scent of Us … More Book Review: The Scent of Us, Part One by Eliana Lee
Putting review posts like this together always takes me forever, and this one was clearly no exceptions. For context, Eurovisionathon ended back in May and here I am, just getting around to posting half of my reviews now more than halfway through July. Better late than never, right? The Last Goddess by Katerina Tuckova Read … More Late to the Party: My Eurovisionathon Book Reviews (Half of Them, Anyway)
Last month I got to attend BABE (which is a romance book event) and I had a fantastic time getting to meet authors and getting to pick up a lot of books. As with every book event, I had big plans of reading all the books I bought quickly. I really thought I’d spend the … More BABE 2025 Broke My TBR—Here’s What I’m Still Hyped For A Month Later
Title: Fighting Spirit Series: Standalone Author: Anna Harrison Release Date: June 3rd 2025 Genres: Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance Format: eBook Source: Kindle Unlimited Review: I was down with a pretty awful bout of the flu when I came across this cover in my KU recommendations. I’d been trying to work out something to do while I couldn’t physically read and I’d thought … More Book Review: Fighting Spirit by Anna Harrison
Ely shares updates on her busy life, revealing new Ko-fi memberships, a commitment to blog reviews, extensive Booktube projects, a return to writing with a focus on nonfiction and romance, and ongoing knitting endeavours. … More Plotting, Planning, and Probably Procrastinating | An Update On Everything I’m Trying To Do
“Crown of Blood and Glass,” the first book in the Awakened Fates series by Lucinda Dark and Rebecca Grey, is a romantasy featuring engaging tropes like enemies to lovers and fated mates. … More Book Review: Crown of Blood and Glass by Lucinda Dark & Rebecca Grey
Earl Grey Books 