BlogHide Resteemsivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoBest & Favourite Series [Completed] || Book Recommendations || ivymuseHi Steemians! In this post I wanted to share with you some of my favourite book series that I have completed so far! I will soon be posting the second installment where I share my favourite…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years ago66 New Authors I Discovered in 2018!Hi Steemians! Over 60% of the books I read in 2018 were written by authors that were completely new to me, which is a number that definitely surprised me. I do try to make a point to read as…ivymuse (60)in japan • 6 years agoJLPT N2: Speaking Japanese, Study Mats & How to pass all sections! || 日本語能力試験Hi Steemians! If you weren't aware, I took the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) in December for the N2 level and I passed!! I was super surprised and pleased with this result, because I…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoLADY MIDNIGHT IS A TRASHFIRE: in-depth & nitpicky RANT REVIEWHi Steemians! Today is a special day for me because I finally finished my rant review for Lady Midnight, a video that has been in the making for over a week now. I basically read this almost 700…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoFirst Book Haul of 2019!Hi Steemians! It's been a hot minute since I've come on here, so I wanted to update you on what's been happening. I've been uploading a lot on my Youtube channel these past few months, so if…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoAuto-Buy Authors: Old & New FavouritesHi Steemians! Since I recently shared some authors whose work I've lost interest in I thought it would only make sense to also share some of my favourite authors whose books I will buy at the…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoAUTHORS WHOSE BOOKS I WILL NOT READ AGAIN [rant]Hi Steemians! In this video, I'm talking about some authors whose books I have no further interest in reading for one reason or another. I've done a similar video before, so this is actually just…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoMOST EXCITING 2018 RELEASE・"The Dark Days Deceit" REVIEW・ivymuseHi Steemians! Today I wanted to share with you my video review of The Dark Days Deceit by Alison Goodman, a YA Fantasy novel and the third and final instalment in the Lady Helen series. It's…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoTBR SHELF TAG ---- Books I Want To ReadHi Steemians! In this video I'm going to be answering the questions of the TBR shelf tag, which is all about the books you own but haven't read yet! Hope you enjoy it, if you have done this…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoEND OF YEAR TBR・Currently Reading・ivymuseHi Steemians! The end of 2018 is approaching faster than most of us would like, and in this video I wanted to share with you the books I'm planning on reading before the year is out! To be…ivymuse (60)in education • 6 years agoMake the Best of Working with your Language Partner!! // TANDEM TIPS & TRICKSHi Steemians! In this video I wanted to share with you some of the tips I've learnt over the years on how to best work with a language aka tandem partner. I've had several tandem partners in the…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoPLEASE STOP: Things I Hate Seeing in Books・ivymuseHi Steemians! Today I'm sharing some things I hate seeing in books! I've done videos about tropes I hate reading about, but this is more about random things I don't really have a proper umbrella…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoBook Review: "Kitchen" by Banana YoshimotoHi Steemians! Today we're doing a book review for a teeny-tiny novella called Kitchen by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto. According to the blurb, this is a novella which juxtaposes two…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoBIRTHDAY BOOK HAUL: lots of awesome new books!!Hi Steemians! My birthday was now several weeks ago, but in this video I finally sat down to share the books I've acquired of the last few months as well as for my birthday! Several of these…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoREADING THE SHORTEST BOOKS ON MY SHELVESHi Steemians! If you're an avid user of Goodreads and have set yourself a more than optimistic reading challenge you might also feel the pressure right now. The year is almost over, and I…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoHUGE OCTOBER READING WRAP-UP・13 BOOKS!!・ivymuseHi Steemians! We're already over a week into November, and you know what that means: Time to talk about all of the books I read in October! This month I ended up getting through 13 whole books…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoBook Review: "DANCE OF THIEVES" by Mary E. Pearson [YA/FANTASY]Hi Steemians! Today I'm reviewing a new 2018 YA Fantasy release by author Mary E. Pearson called Dance of Thieves . This first book in a series is set in the same universe as the trilogy she…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years agoNOVEMBER TBR・#NonfictionNovember + YA FantasiesHi Steemians! Happy November! Hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween :D Today I'm sharing with you my reading plans for the upcoming month. I don't usually film strict TBR (to be read) videos…ivymuse (60)in books • 6 years ago"Unbury Carol"・Reading Vlog & ReviewHi Steemians! So many people wanted to know my thoughts on Unbury Carol , a 2018 novel by Josh Malerman. So in this video, I decided to document my time reading it and ended on a quick…ivymuse (60)in education • 6 years agoWhy Native Speakers Make Bad Teachers・Language Learning TipsHi Steemians! I haven't done a post on language learning in a while, so I wanted to share with you my latest video on why native speakers make bad teachers in my experience. Just to put it in…