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My Month in Books | October and November 2025
Here’s a recap of my life in books for the last two months (October and November) of 2025: what I’ve read, what I’m currently enjoying, and what I’m looking forward to.
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My Month in Books: October & November 2025
Here’s a recap of my life in books for the last two months (October and November) of 2025: what I’ve read, what I’m currently enjoying, and what I’m looking forward to.
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My Month in Books | Q3 (July – September) 2025
Here’s a recap of my life in books for the third quarter (July to September) of 2025: what I’ve read, what I’m currently enjoying, and what I’m looking forward to.
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Review: Comfort Eating by Grace Dent
4.5/5☕ | If I could summarize my opinion of this book in one sentence, it’s this: Comfort Eating just feels like a warm hug.
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My Analog Setup: A 2025 Review
If there is one thing that remained constant through the years (aside from the comfort books give me), it’s my love affair with stationery. Here is a fresh look of what my analog setup looks like now.
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About Me
Hi, I’m Riza
I’m an auditor by profession and a round-the-clock geek from the Philippines, currently based in Belfast. I post about books, stationery, travel, and the occasional personal musings. Thanks for visiting my site!
BOOK REVIEWS
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Review: Comfort Eating by Grace Dent
4.5/5☕ | If I could summarize my opinion of this book in one sentence, it’s this: Comfort Eating just feels like a warm hug.
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(Series) Review: St. Marin’s Cozy Mystery Series (#1 to #6) by ACF Bookens
4/5☕ | Better late than never, here’s my review of the first 6 books of ACF Booken’s St. Marin’s Cozy Mystery Series – a book series that scratched the itch in my cozy mystery-loving heart.
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Review: How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart by Florentyna Leow
4.5/5☕ | A random find that ended up being one of the most beautiful things I’ve read lately, Florentyna Leow’s How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart is my favorite read of 2025 so far.
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Review: I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
4.5/5☕ | I feel like this is a book that you could read at various stages in your life and, at each time, it will mean different to you.
TRAVEL LOG
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Rijksmuseum, In Fragments (Amsterdam, 2024)
I will most remember Amsterdam for its canals and museums. Here, I had the pleasure of visiting the Netherlands’ largest art museum – and one of the best museums in the world: the Rijksmuseum.
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Photo Diary: Chasing Fall (Tollymore, 2024)
This year, everything aligned, and my dream autumn forest walk finally came true. This is me trying to commit it to memory.
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Photo Diary: Autumn on the Estate, Revisited
It seems I am always falling in love with something in Octobers. I always never want it to end. Here’s to my new favorite month of the year!
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To Stranger Worlds: Spirited Away on Stage (2024)
The Spirited Away stage adaptation was everything I hoped it would be – and more.
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