Life Update

Hey everyone!

As you might have noticed, I haven’t been posting much.

In October of 2021 I started taking part in a Cybersecurity Masters Degree, and before then I was going through my last year of a Computer Engineering Licentiate. So, it’s needless to say I’ve been busy.

I still read, and I still write down everything as though I was still posting on here. And I intend on posting the stuff I’ve been writing down someday. Just not in the near future.

The pandemic has been rough on me, and the months leading up to it weren’t easy either – both mentally and physically. And the world right now is scary too.

So… yeah. Someday I will take a day to schedule all the posts I have missed – wrap-ups, hauls and reviews. This blog is not dead!

See you lot soon,

– Cocas ❤

February 2022 Wrap-Up

This month started with How to Kill Your Family. Some bits were immensely fun, I couldn’t stop reading, but others were… not good. You’ll understand if you read or listen to the book.

I also read Wideacre, which I can say wasn’t what I expected. I loved it though!

February 2022 Book Haul

Books I bought this month:

• The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman
• The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimeus #1) by Jonathan Stroud
• The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4) by Brandon Sanderson
• The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2) by Gena Showalter
• The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld #1) by Gena Showalter
• The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3) by Gena Showalter

January 2022 Wrap-Up

This year started out with a bang. I read Throne of Glass, which was immensely fun.

To celebrate my birthday, I also read Monster: Perfect Edition Volume Four. God, this is a good series.

December 2021 Wrap-Up

This month started with the underwhelming Agatha: The Real Life of Agatha Christie. Although Christie had a fascinating life, this book relays information without much heart.

I also read The History Major, a book that somehow worsens the more you think about it. Dont worry though – I have a full review written for this one.

To finish off the year I read The Miserable Mill, which, in my opinion, is the darkest Unfortunate Events so far.

November 2021 Wrap-Up

This month was an overall mess, however, I did manage to read The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. I kind of wish I hadn’t.

November 2021 Book Haul

Books I got this month:

• Uzumaki by Junji Ito

• Billy Summers by Stephen King

October 2021 Wrap Up

Yes, I know I’m late. I started a Master’s degree, do have patience.

This month started with the wonderful The Open Window. I liked that it played with perception and how gullible readers can be.

Then, I read The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part One. This was wonderful! I will definitely be reading the rest of this arc, and I do want to consume the whole Avatar universe. Yes, I know that’s a huge amount of different things, I don’t care.

I also read The Voice of God, which was a realistic and bleak tale. I think I’ll definitely be reading more from this author.

Then I read Afterward, which was slightly harder to get through. The pay-off was worth it, though.

I also read The Ghost by Catherine Wells. It was short and straight to the point, which was nice.

Then I read The Ghost of Mr. Tallent, which was definitely refreshing.

I also read The Yellow Wallpaper, which I enjoyed. I had meant to read this for a while, and I’m happy I finally did.

Then I read A Spirit Elopement, which I found tremendously cute.

I also read Nr. 17. After this whole bunch of ghost stories, I’m realizing that I quite like them!

Afterwards, I finished The Plague. I liked it! It’s one of those books that are quite easy to read and have small things that make them different. I can’t wait to finish this trilogy.

I also read Mourning Train. I liked this episode. Nevaeh is an interesting character and following her was pretty cool.

Then, to switch things up, while sticking to the Halloween mood, I read The Wide Window. I love A Series of Unfortunate Events, the movie adaptation was one of the movies I watched the most as a child.

To finish off the month, I read Planet of the Apes. There were some weird things here, but alas, it is what it is.

The Chaos of Longing – Book Review

Author: K. Y. Robinson

160 pages

Genre: Poetry

Synopsis: The Chaos of Longing is a brutally honest exploration of desire—physical, emotional, and spiritual. This revised and expanded edition contains over 50 pages of all-new material. Organized in four sections – Inception, Longing, Chaos, and Epiphany – K.Y. Robinson’s debut poetry collection explores what it is to want in spite of trauma, shame, injustice, and mental illness. It is one survivor’s powerful testimony, and a love letter “to those who lie awake burning.”

Source: Scribd

This poetry collection discusses a lot of topics. However, the ones that stood out the most were sex and unrequited love.

Some poems were truly touching, however, some others had metaphors so weird I couldn’t help but stare at.

Even with that, I can’t say that I didn’t like this book. I can’t say I loved it either, and I definitely won’t reread it, but it was fun while it lasted.

Rating: 3.25 stars

“there’s a universe swirling inside you. you have to learn to be your own earth, wind, fire and water. you are a natural phenomenon – not a natural disaster”