Midweek Motivation — Phoenix Productivity

Hey guys! How has your week been this far? Mine’s been really good. My year 12 classes have already started and I’m so so excited to start with Biology this year! This end of year break has been really productive for me because I think I am successful in completing all of the things I […]...

How to study like Hermione Granger

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Things to do in the End of Year Break

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The Lost Girl

In the midst of a summer day, With the sun gleaming golden brown I wake up to find a flickering ray, That interferes with my thinking crown. I'm sitting down on my bed, And travelling to far-off harbors I cannot think of anything else, But just the magical grandeurs. I've reached the Crow's shore of...

Three Men In A Boat by Jerome K Jerome

What a huge moron I was for not giving this book a chance. And now, I just can’t stop praising it. So here it goes… ‘Three Men in a Boat’ is an amusing account of three friends- Jerome(whom I fell in love with the moment I started reading), Harris and George and of course their...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling (REREAD)

My Favorite Quotes “Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.”  -JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince “Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”  -JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince “The thing about growing up with...

Books To Read Before 2019

"So many books, so little time." Hey everyone, it's Urmi and today I'm going to talk about a handful of books that I'm hoping to read before 2019. I cannot believe how quickly 2018 has gone by. It flitted by so fast that I could barely feel the time passing. It's been a very busy...

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

“The world isn't just the way it is. It is how we understand it, no? And in understanding something, we bring something to it, no? Doesn't that make life a story?” Life is a story and the story of Pi Patel is one of the most extraordinary stories that I have read in awhile. The...

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

My Favorite Quotes “It kills me sometimes, how people die.” -Markus Zusak, The Book Thief “I am haunted by humans.” -Markus Zusak, The Book Thief “He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.” --Markus Zusak, The Book Thief “Even death has...

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

My Favorite Quotes “The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.”  -Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus “You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because...