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  ‘Tell a friend to tell friend, she’s back’ Hello, my book puddings! I’m back in 2026, not with the original post I had in mind, but alas, the most spontaneous blogs are often the best. My next post will be about The Housemaid , which isn’t quite ready yet, so keep your eyes peeled for that. Anyways, let’s dive in! If you read my 2025 wrap-up post, which you can find here, then you’ll know what tore me apart and, somehow, stitched me back together. The first bookish goal I want to focus on in 2026 is giving a bit more TLC to my Instagram. You may or may not know, when I first started my account, it was meant to be a book-influencing page, but over the years, it turned into more of an analytical space. Instead of chasing likes, I cared more about tracking trends, reader engagement, what the community was saying, and how authors and professionals were responding.  If you peek at my account, you’ll see a chaotic mix of flat lays everywhere, because I’ve been testing how to...

  (I mean have you SEEN the edits? Exactly) My first read of 2026, and it did not disappoint. Six days into the year, I’m already kicking things off with a book review, and yes, a tiny movie review too. Consider this my official literary curtain-raiser for the year, with snow falling outside and a warm cup of tea in hand, I am beyond excited to share my thoughts. If you’ve read any of my blog posts, you know I’m a contemporary romance girl through and through. I live, breathe, and die surrounded by hearts. The Housemaid is very far from that. This is a psychological thriller with elements of romance, but a twisted, deceptive, manipulative kind of romance. I even fell for the MMC, until I realized what a complete weasel he was. I had been aware of the noise around this book for years. Reviews, TikTok snippets, glimpses in Waterstones or The Works, it was always glaring at me. Yet, it never sparked anything inside me… until the adaptation. The film dropped quietly in late 2025, ...