I'm a 20-something MA graduate from North East England who has a passion for books and movies. I read pretty and watch pretty much every genre under the sun because it's one of the only things I'm not picky about. And I'm picky about a lot of things. My passion for books has always been there since I've been reading since an incredibly early age and was usually a reading level or two above my classmates at school. Not that I'm bragging about it. Even though I've fallen away from reading consistently a few times throughout my childhood, I started to pick it up properly again when I was eleven and made my school library a second home.
As well as books, I also love TV shows, especially those that are animated (both western and eastern), and video games, which I've also enjoyed since a very young age. Everything I do in my life is because I started doing it a long time ago #funfact.
When I'm not reading I can be found buying more books, watching movies, playing video games, tweeting everything that pops into my head, or annoying my pets.
🌟 I was born on Mary Shelley's 198th birthday.
🌟 I often make GIFs for this blog and for other people to use.
🌟 I was taught how to read at age 2.
🌟 My favourite colour is blue.
🌟 I have a dog called Max and a cat called Charlie.
🌟 I don't know what my MBTI type thingy is because I'm too impatient to finish the whole test.
🌟 I have a Masters Degree in English.
🌟 I was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2017.
🌟 I don't like tea.
🌟 I refer to everyone on the internet as 'friend'. You reading this, you're now a friend.
🌟 I'm a Virgo, my birthday is August 30 (same day as Mary Shelley's!).
🌟 I'm a Girl Guide leader.
🌟 I could probably kick your butt at Simpsons Scene It.
🌟 My first fictional crush was Gohan from Dragon Ball Z. Or maybe it was Android #17. Or maybe Tuxedo Mask.
🌟 I've run out of facts because I'm actually not that interesting.
📘 Favourite books: Leviathan, Uglies, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Frankenstein, Dracula, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fruits Basket, Dragon Ball, Lois Lane series, The Raven Cycle.
📽 Favourite movies: The Godfather, Tarzan, Man of Steel, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sleeping Beauty, Only Lovers Left Alive, Alien, Monsters Inc, The Aristocats. Psycho.
📺 Favourite TV shows: The Simpsons, Futurama, Ren and Stimpy, SpongeBob SquarePants, RuPaul's Drag Race, Dexter, The IT Crowd, Dragon Ball Z, The Muppet Show, The Batman, Star Trek.
🎧 Favourite music: Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Madonna, Björk, Lana Del Rey, U2, Beck, System of a Down, Nirvana, Everclear, Death Grips, Grimes, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Exploring by Starlight was started in September 2011, and has since undergone two name changes since then. Although this blog has a primary focus on books, I often will talk about movies and TV shows, and also anything else that I feel like rambling about, such as video games. I also occasionally make giant posts of GIFs that I have made myself and are available for other people to use.
While I do aim to have a casual feel to this blog, I also aim to post at least three times a week, and maybe more if I feel like it or have enough posts. I will not apologise for using emojis in my post titles.
