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Reading
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab: A ★★★☆☆ Read
I can’t believe I managed to squeeze A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab into my wrap-up this month. When I made a poll on my bookstagram story about whether or not I could finish this book in tim…
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Photography
Part 3 of Things I See When I Walk/Jog... Before I Go on a Hiatus
I am quite well aware that there should be no such thing as a hiatus in exercising, but guess which one of the badass bitches has decided to quit (for a while)? I mean, this is not my fault for takin…
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Reading
I Wanted to Give Turtles All The Way Down by John Green a Hug
I remember borrowing the translated version of Looking for Alaska by John Green from my high school's library many years ago. I also remember contemplating that his book was probably a miss for m…
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Personal
An Almost Land, A Random Cat Metaphor, and Unsolicited Picture Junks
In my humblest opinion, this year is weird. More than once it blindsided me with something akin to a premonition just to come to a halt midway and tell me how boring it would be if I had predicted it…
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Lifestyle
Panduan Mengunjungi Perpustakan Nasional Republik Indonesia untuk Pemula
Jika pecinta seni punya museum dan pecinta kopi punya bermacam-macam kafe, maka pecinta buku punya Perpustakan Nasonional Republik Indonesia (Perpusnas)—perpustakan tertinggi di dunia. Terdiri dari 2…
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Retelling
Circe by Madeline Miller: A Faithful Retelling
I had always been a fan of Greek mythology retellings, but I was not really familiar with the lesser-known characters like Perse, Aeetes, and Circe, to name a few, though the lack of knowledge had be…
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Reading
Reading Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu on a Bus
I slightly remember that many moons ago, I got queasy when reading on a moving car, though as far as I could tell, the nausea didn't come right away. It crept in, slowly by forming a lump in my t…
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Travel
Roller Skating in a Sunny Saturday
It's a normal sunny Saturday in this tropical part of the world. November has not heard back from the weather congress yet so we're still stuck with the blazing heat under Jakarta's unfor…
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Hi! I am Karina, a girl who is gonna take this tiny sidebar space to self-proclaim herself as an avid reader, full-time bookstagrammer, and occasional blogger. I mostly write about book reviews, personal thoughts, travelogues, and other random life dumps. Unless stated, all pictures were taken by yours truly.
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