New Blog Announcement

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to announce that I've launched a new book blog, Nish and Ngoc's Book Nook with one of my best friends 😍 We actually came up with the idea about a year ago, but in true Nish and Ngoc style (and honestly, this is 100000% why we are friends,) didn't actually get around …

Down The TBR Hole #1

...otherwise known as, 'A daring dash of distraction from exam revision on this fine Wednesday evening' The rules are as follows: – Go to your Goodreads to be read shelf – Order on ascending date added – Take the first 5 books – Read the synopses of the books – Decide: keep it or should …

Marvel Avengers Book Tag

About a week ago, I was getting my daily 30 minutes of exercise by blog hopping (that's what they mean when they say 'find 30,' right?) when I stumbled upon Jenna @ Bookmark Your Thoughts's response to the Marvel Avengers Book Tag. Now, if you thought I was gonna sit back and let the opportunity to …

29 Dates by Melissa De La Cruz

Synopsis Jisu’s traditional South Korean parents are concerned by what they see as her lack of attention to her schoolwork and her future. Working with Seoul’s premiere matchmaker to find the right boyfriend is one step toward ensuring Jisu’s success, and going on the recommended dates is Jisu’s compromise to please her parents while finding …

Books/Characters I Felt Betrayed By

They say only those you love most can truly hurt you with betrayals, right? So what could be worse than having one of your fictional babies turn around and throw your love right back in your face? Ditto to authors you’ve wholeheartedly trusted. Here are five betrayals from the fictional world that I still haven’t …

End of Year Bookish Survey

“But it’s nearly March, Ngoc!” I hear you say. Better late than never, right? Quite a fitting motto to wrap up my presence in the book community in 2016, where I posted videos semi-consistently (if you can call 1-2 videos a month consistent) up until August and then disappeared into a black hole for the …

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken: Review (Non-Spoiler)

  The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds #1) by Alexandra Bracken Pages: 488 (Hardcover) Published by: Disney Hyperion (Dec 2012) Genres: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Post-Apocalyptic, Adventure Goodreads summary:  When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something frightening enough to make her parents lock her …

The Chainsmokers Tag

Hey guys! Whaaaat I’m posting again and it hasn’t even been three months yet? WHO AM I?!  xD  Today I’m doing The Chainsmokers Tag created by Kat from KatReadsALot & Maria from Little Livres . I loved the questions so much - thanks for tagging me, Kat!   A book/series that you don’t/didn’t want to end I NEVER …

Discussion: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

  Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, Parts 1&2 by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany Pages: 320 Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books (July 2016) Goodreads summary:  It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and …

Life Update

This post was actually supposed to be my HP & The Cursed Child Discussion but…I felt kind of weird just jumping right back into a regular post after a 3 month hiatus with no real explanation of where I’ve been or what’s happened - not like you guys would have minded, I’m sure! The book …