Year: 2025

This week I found myself lingering on the pages of not one but two cosy café reads. Pages full of […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about self-love recently. Not the kind of self-love that is easy to hashtag: bubble baths, […]

I’ve never been known for my green thumb (talking is what I’m known for). Some years ago, in desperation for […]

⭐ Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5) A cultural portrait of grief and memory that fascinates, if sometimes frustrates. A Memoir, Not Fiction […]

Whether it’s because I hit 40 or simply because life sped up too much, I’ve been learning to slow down. […]

⭐ Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5) A vulnerable manga memoir of mental health, sexuality, and survival. Brave, raw and imperfectly human. Why […]

Exploring mindfulness, impermanence, and presence through two works by Thich Nhat Hanh and a novel by Ruth Ozeki. The Blue […]

⭐ Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) A tender, haunting Welsh novel told through a mother and son’s journal. Survival, identity, and the […]

Hobonichi Launch Day Joy It’s Hobonichi 2026 launch day! I discovered Hobonichi after many years trying and failing with bullet […]

A Girl Returned is a devastating and raw exploration of abandonment, identity, and the fragile bonds that both wound and […]