Nina writes to her friends about the places she visits, the books she reads, and the moments that stay with her. This is her diary, made of letters, postcards and stories worth sharing.

Books & Thoughts

Why You Have to Read The Count of Monte-Cristo

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️ ❤️. Dantès' struggle and thirst for revenge in't just about betrayal. It’s a direct response to a shaky nineteenth-century French society built on corruption, self-interest, and...

Why You Have to Read The Count of Monte-Cristo

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️ ❤️. Dantès' struggle and thirst for revenge in't just about betrayal. It’s a direct response to a shaky nineteenth-century French society built on corruption, self-interest, and...

The Scarlet Letter: How Can a Classic Novel Mak...

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️. Reading this book, I felt so many emotions: anger, frustration, confusion, disappointment, surprise. I wanted to scream at Hester Prynne to tell her to leave and...

The Scarlet Letter: How Can a Classic Novel Mak...

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️. Reading this book, I felt so many emotions: anger, frustration, confusion, disappointment, surprise. I wanted to scream at Hester Prynne to tell her to leave and...

Sense and Sensibility: Fiction. Non-Fiction. Fa...

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️. Sense and Sensibility isn't just a romance novel. When things start feeling a little too real, Jane Austen throws in just enough fantasy to keep us...

Sense and Sensibility: Fiction. Non-Fiction. Fa...

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️. Sense and Sensibility isn't just a romance novel. When things start feeling a little too real, Jane Austen throws in just enough fantasy to keep us...

Kafka, Milena, and Everything Left Unsaid

Bookish Crush ❤️. This one was tough to crack... I must admit. When I picked up Letters to Milena a couple of years ago, after briefly skimming a few reviews, I...

Kafka, Milena, and Everything Left Unsaid

Bookish Crush ❤️. This one was tough to crack... I must admit. When I picked up Letters to Milena a couple of years ago, after briefly skimming a few reviews, I...

What North and South Taught Me About Polarisation

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️ ❤️. Elizabeth Gaskell’s (underrated) romance novel left me thoughtful during and after reading it. Gaskell describes polarization within Milton, a 19th-century industrial town in the north...

What North and South Taught Me About Polarisation

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️ ❤️. Elizabeth Gaskell’s (underrated) romance novel left me thoughtful during and after reading it. Gaskell describes polarization within Milton, a 19th-century industrial town in the north...

Jane Eyre: A Story of Self-Worth & Resilience

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️ ❤️. Jane Eyre made me feel the feels. Forget what you know about 19th-century female characters playing the waiting game - whether they’re shy and sweet...

Jane Eyre: A Story of Self-Worth & Resilience

Bookish Crush ❤️ ❤️ ❤️. Jane Eyre made me feel the feels. Forget what you know about 19th-century female characters playing the waiting game - whether they’re shy and sweet...