mina

the reading-focused blog of @the-garden-of-mina

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hello! this is mina (@the-garden-of-mina) and this sideblog is my little garden in bookblr, so that i can talk about anything book-related i want

in 2025, i set myself the target of 25 books (which i almost failed, but reading the entire shatter me series in december helped me reach 27)

this year, my goal is 30 books. whilst it's not a lot compared to some, and in the past i've read ~75, my GCSEs placed a major weight in my life that meant i stopped reading as much, if at all. my a-levels hold a similar weight but reading has become my source of relaxation again! which i'm glad about

posts here might be infrequent, and i'll be posting updates & reviews on here alongside on my pagebound account (@/winterflower)

with love,

me :]

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45 days of summer holiday where the plan is to read fourteen books (decided by my younger sister) that i haven't read before or haven't read in the past year!

my current list of books i want to read include: the virtue season, an enchantment of ravens, the maze cutter trilogy, the spirit bares its teeth, the star and the strange moon, and wings of starlight

will take any recommendations as i love my local libraries <3

follow along if you're interested in seeing if i can manage :]

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i will not be sleeping until one of two things happens: either i finish the book, or the book finishes me.

current read: 'wisteria' by adalyn grace

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that was devastating and i'm never doing that again.

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i will not be sleeping until one of two things happens: either i finish the book, or the book finishes me.

current read: 'wisteria' by adalyn grace

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public service announcement: everyone should read the godkiller trilogy by hannah kaner. just finished reading the third book and i have not cried so heavily at a book in a long time, it was a beautiful ending to a beautiful trilogy.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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may's wrap-up using the new stats wrapped feature on pagebound!!!!

it's a brilliant app/website with literally everything book-related you might need and constant updates to add the things the community wants, and i love the stats feature so this wrap-up is awesome, and i absolutely recommend it!!

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i just finished onyx storm - what do i do with myself now? 😔

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"[plot point] was so obvious, the author was not subtle and we all knew it would happen"

uhhh.. who's WE?? i must be lacking some critical thinking skills because nothing is EVER obvious to me in a book unless the author spells it out for me

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i cannot HANDLE reading iron flame

i just finished part one and my heart rate went uP reading that

its so cool 😔 i love dragons and i love revolutions <33

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'A Botanical Daughter' by Noah Medlock

4.5 / 5 ⭐️s

i really enjoyed this book.

i think, for a debut novel, it was incredibly well written. i like how developed the characters were and how they were so real - like how if they doubted something, they didn't immediately overcome it.

i did have mixed feelings about jennifer's character just because some of her actions/reactions seemed unjustified, and she would treat gregor and simon in a way that i personally think they didn't deserve

also, i don't think it was very horror-y? there were definitely scenes that match the horror description, but i just thought it was lowkey really cute?

regardless! this was a brilliant book

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i read an entire 11 books in december and have yet to finish one this year...i can't even blame school because i was at school in december too

i want to read so bad, but it's just not happening :(

( current read : 'a botanical daughter' by noah medlock)