It’s strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book. Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower A society has no chance of success if it’s women are uneducated… Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns Your acts of kindness are iridescent wings of divine love, whichContinue reading “My Favourite Book Quotes”
Author Archives: ronahmuir
Books I Will Be Avoiding
Since I have an ever-growing to be read pile, I am trying to be more selective with the books I purchase. I want to buy books that excite me so much because I have looking forward to them and I know that to some degree, I will enjoy them. That being said, I have aContinue reading “Books I Will Be Avoiding”
Study Tips & Advice
We are now in that dreaded time of year for students as exams are fast approaching. Whether you are about to sit your first set of mock exams and prelims after the christmas break, or if you are a university student getting ready to sit end of semester exams, or even if you are oneContinue reading “Study Tips & Advice”
Top 5 Quick Reads
After yesterday’s blog post all about reading slumps, I thought I would recommend some books that I flew through. Okay, I am cheating a little bit because I couldn’t pick only 5 books so instead I have chosen 5 different categories of books then I will recommend books within that category. However, there is oneContinue reading “Top 5 Quick Reads”
How to Overcome a Reading Slump
If you have been busy with work and life and realised you haven’t picked up you book in over a week or if you’ve simply not been in the mood to read, that probably means you are in a reading slump. The first thing to know about reading slumps is that they are totally normalContinue reading “How to Overcome a Reading Slump”
My Unpopular Bookish Opinions
Good evening! I have seen a recent trend circulating bookstagram where people react to other peoples’ unpopular bookish opinions, so I thought I would share my own. These are all my personal opinions that should be taken lightly as this is just for fun. I love annotating, dog-earing and cracking the spines of my books.Continue reading “My Unpopular Bookish Opinions”
Advice for Online University
It’s a miserable rainy day, you have your last classes of the week, maybe you have lectures to catch up on, perhaps you have essays due in a few days. But just to add to the stress, we are currently in the middle of a global pandemic which means you need to do all ofContinue reading “Advice for Online University”
Why Do I Read?
This may seem like a pretty trivial question but you’d be surprised at how often I get asked why I read, normally from my non-reader friends. Although some people ask “why do you even read” in a unkind way to insinuate that I am not cool and that reading is a dying pass-time, most peopleContinue reading “Why Do I Read?”
The Best Places to Buy Books to Avoid Amazon
We all know and love Amazon for the low prices, fast delivery and most importantly the convenience. Although Amazon has been a household name for 25 years, the company continues to grow as online shopping becomes increasingly popular. Lockdown around the world has proven to be extremely taxing on the nations mental health, however, onlineContinue reading “The Best Places to Buy Books to Avoid Amazon”
Gift Ideas for Book Lovers
Hello and welcome to Day 1 of what I am calling my Big December Blog Challenge! If you don’t follow me on instagram (you totally should!) or you didn’t see yesterday’s blog post then you won’t have a clue what I am talking about. I have challenged myself and a few of my other blogContinue reading “Gift Ideas for Book Lovers”