January 2018 | Darya Writes

Book Reviews

12/01/2018

Fifty Ways I Screwed Up My Life and How You Can Avoid This by Francois de Waal

Fifty Ways I Screwed Up My Life and How You Can Avoid This is unlike any self-help guide I’ve ever read. Raw […]

About Me

03/01/2018

Reflecting on 2017

The last year has taught me how much life can change from day to day. Even more so the number of peaks […]

Hi! I'm Darya

28yo Canadian book lover living in Amsterdam with an MSc in Communication Science. Certified Access Consciousness Bars practitioner. My hobbies include being a Trekkie, quoting Clueless, and taking a million photos of my tuxedo cat.

Darya's bookshelf: read

Why Not Me?

by Mindy Kaling

I really enjoyed Mindy's voice in this. It felt like I was sitting and hanging out with my bestie. With that said, however, I do have some bones to pick with this, hence my 3 star rating. She mentions that people often think she's ful...

The Heirs: A Novel

by Susan Rieger

4.5 stars I really really enjoyed this book. I was a bit apprehensive, and honestly nearly put it down after the first 10 or so pages. The best way I can describe this is as an adult version of Gossip Girl and (while I've only watched ...

Paper Towns

by John Green

didn't love. I honestly find that every JG book is the same boy-wants-unattainable-girl trope with a slightly different ending