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ALL OF 2020


2020

The Binding by Bridget Collins | Book Review

The Binding by Bridget Collins | Book Review

“We take memories and bind them. Whatever people can’t bear to remember. Whatever they can’t live with. We take those memories and put them where they can’t do any more harm. That’s all books are.’” The Binding is split into three parts. Two parts follow […]

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo | Book Review

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo | Book Review

“I want to survive this world that keeps trying to destroy me” Ninth House follows a young girl named Galaxy ‘Alex’ Stern. Most will take one look at Alex and think they know her. High School drop out, hangs out with the wrong crowd and […]

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern | Book Review

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern | Book Review

“Strange, isn’t it? To love a book. When the words on the pages become so precious that they feel like part of your own history because they are…” The Starless Sea follows Zachary Ezra Rawlins. He is a student at a college / university when […]

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi | Book Review

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi | Book Review

“Fear grew in places unlit by knowledge” The Gilded Wolves follows five characters. Severin, Leila, Enrique, Zofia and Tristan. Severin is the leader of the small crew, each with a unique ability or specialty. As a child his title and place among the Order of […]

Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch | Book Review

Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch | Book Review

“Label’s aren’t big enough for people. And once you try to categorise someone, you stop looking for who they actually are” Love and Luck follows a young girl named Addie. Addie is heartbroken. Over summer, away from school, she and her family head to Ireland […]

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz | Book Review

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz | Book Review

“You can’t make anyone be an adult, especially an adult” This story follows Aristotle Mendoza. Ari is often lost with thought, and filled with self-doubt and anger. One day he meets Dante Quintana. Dante is articulate, self-assured and often happy and content. They spend summers […]

The Adventures of Katie Button by Lizzie Koch | Book Review

The Adventures of Katie Button by Lizzie Koch | Book Review

“Monday mornings are the worst. Monday mornings should be made illegal. (But then Tuesday would be the new Monday which is complicating my thought process)” This is literally me, pretty much every Sunday night. The Adventures of Katie Button follows – you guessed it – […]

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson | Book Review

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson | Book Review

“Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope” The Final Empire follows a young girl named Vin and a slightly older, but still young, man named Kesleir. Vin is a street urchin. She’s learned to live with […]

We Were Liars by E Lockhart | Book Review

We Were Liars by E Lockhart | Book Review

“Be a little kinder than you have to. Never eat anything bigger than your ass. Do not accept an evil you can change. Always do what you’re afraid to do” There is a reason no-one talks about the plot of this book. There is a […]

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken | Book Review

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken | Book Review

“The darkest minds tend to hide behind the most unlikely faces” The Darkest Minds follows a young girl named Ruby. Children all across America are getting ill and dying form a mysterious illness – but they’re not the ones everyone is concerned about.  It’s the […]

Vicious by V. E. Schwab | Book Review

Vicious by V. E. Schwab | Book Review

“When no-one understands, that’s usually a good sign that you’re wrong” Vicious follows two men – Victor and Eli. College roommates who have curious minds and a newfound fascination with Extraordinary People (E.O’s). People with abilities far beyond the realms of normal. What started out […]

Becoming by Michelle Obama | Book Thoughts

Becoming by Michelle Obama | Book Thoughts

“If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others” Michelle Obama was the First Lady of the United States of America for eight years. married to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. These are […]

Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Movie Review

Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Movie Review

“Detective Pikachu: I can’t help but notice your childhood bed is a Pikachu bed. Tim Goodman: It’s a coincidence. Detective Pikachu: I’m sorry, what? I couldn’t hear you. I’ve never been so flattered and creeped out at the same time. Are you gonna turn me […]

Honest by Tulisa Contostavlos | Book Thoughts

Honest by Tulisa Contostavlos | Book Thoughts

“I’ve certainly heard and read some pretty wild and ludicrous stories about myself, ranging from slightly inaccurate to complete and utter bollocks” Honest by Tulisa Contostavlos is fascinating. Tulisa talks about her life and experiences from when she was a child, through school, the beginning of […]

Night by Elie Wiesel | Book Thoughts

Night by Elie Wiesel | Book Thoughts

“I told him that I did not believe that they could burn people in our age, that humanity would never tolerate it..” – Elie to his Father As was the case with ‘A Diary of a Young Girl‘ by Anne Frank, I find it difficult […]

This is the Journey by Alison Malee | Book Review

This is the Journey by Alison Malee | Book Review

“There is still a story in my lungs” This is my first time reading poetry. Or, at least, it’s my first time reading poetry since school. Before I get started there’s one thing which puzzled me about this book. I’ve since realised it’s most likely […]

Walls – Louis Tomlinson | Album Thoughts

Walls – Louis Tomlinson | Album Thoughts

Louis Tomlinson released his debut solo album Walls on 31st January 2020. So, this post could be considered late however, I have been pretty much obsessed with it since it’s release. Kill My Mind The first track on the album is Kill My Mind. I […]

Heartless by Marissa Meyer | Book Review

Heartless by Marissa Meyer | Book Review

“This was why she enjoyed baking. A good dessert could make her feel like she created joy at the tips of her fingers. Suddenly the people around the table were no longer strangers. They were friends and confidants, and she was sharing with them her […]

Fierce Fairytales and Other Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill | Book Review

Fierce Fairytales and Other Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill | Book Review

“I was not made to be lovely for you. I was made to eat monsters for me” – Wonderland Villains This book is filled with magic. These are the fairytales, myths and legends we grew up with. We meet again the Princes and Princesses, Queens […]

Sirens by Joseph Knox | Book Review

Sirens by Joseph Knox | Book Review

“There should be a a word for it. That phantom limb, reaching out from your chest, towards the thing you’ll never have” In Sirens we follow Detective Aidan Waits, though to some he’s more known as ‘Disgraced’ Detective Aidan Waits.  David Rossiter, MP has enlisted […]

Final Girls by Riley Sager | Book Review

Final Girls by Riley Sager | Book Review

“You can’t change what happened. The only thing you can control is how you deal with it” Final Girls follows a woman named Quincey Carpenter. Quincey was a normal girl who, one weekend, rented a cottage in the woods with her friends. Pine Cottage. A […]

Experience with a Personal Trainer | Thoughts

Experience with a Personal Trainer | Thoughts

I’ve debated on writing this for a while, but I recently (prior lockdown) saw a personal trainer which I still fail to wrap my head around. I feel I need to do a disclaimer of sorts. I’ve seen a few personal trainers over the past […]

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Movie Review

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Movie Review

Trillian: Marvin… you saved our lives! Marvin: I know. Wretched, isn’t it? After reading Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and having mixed feelings, I decided to watch the movie. Arthur Dent’s life is falling apart, quite literally. His home demolished and the Earth vaporised mere […]

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | Book Review

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | Book Review

“So long, and thanks for all the fish.” As I’m writing this it’s 2:20 in the morning. I’ve just finished reading Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and I’m primarily thinking one thing: I’m confused.  I enjoyed it, but confusion is definitely the […]

Goodreads Goal Catch Up Challenge | A Weekend of Reading

Goodreads Goal Catch Up Challenge | A Weekend of Reading

What started out as a 24 hour reading challenge turned into a challenge to catch up to my Goodreads goal. Why? How? Well, this is the journey. As I’m writing this it’s 3:30 in the morning and I’ve just finished my first book. I’ve seen […]

Aladdin | Movie Review

Aladdin | Movie Review

“Genie: Don’t worry. You are not out of the game yet. Just do whatever you’d normally do at a party. Aladdin: I’ve never been to a party. Genie: What? Aladdin: What? Genie: Oh, well, you gonna need to go back to the room, then. You’re […]

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen | Mini Review

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen | Mini Review

“I was happy, I think, but I wonder now if my memory is playing tricks on me. If it is giving me the gift of an illusion. We all layer them over our remembrances; the filters through which we want to see our lives.” The […]

Jesy Nelson – Odd One Out | My Thoughts

Jesy Nelson – Odd One Out | My Thoughts

“It doesn’t matter whether you’re in the public eye or not. You cannot get away from social media, and it’s ruining a lot of people’s lives.” I remember watching Little Mix on The X Factor in 2011 and was thrilled when they won. I always […]

A Star is Born | Movie Review

A Star is Born | Movie Review

“Jack talked about how music is essentially twelve notes between any octave. Twelve notes and the octave repeats. It’s the same story told over and over, forever, All any artist can offer the world is how they see those twelve notes. That’s it. He loved […]

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell | Book Review

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell | Book Review

“He tried to remember how this happened. How she went from someone he’d never met, to the only one who mattered” I was less than 70 pages in when I thought “this book is going to hurt me”. Did it? Yes and no. Not in […]

The Café | Visual Writing Prompt #1

The Café | Visual Writing Prompt #1

  It’s quiet. It’s always quiet at this time of the day. Most people are in their warm, cosy beds oblivious that shortly, too short for some, they’ll be up and about like me. Perhaps they’ll get up and shower first, or maybe they’re a […]

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief | Movie Review

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief | Movie Review

“Chiron: Percy, take this to defend yourself. It’s a powerful weapon. Guard it well. Only use it in times of severe distress. Percy Jackson: This is a pen. This is a pen.” Let’s get something out of the way now, just a little disclaimer. I know that […]

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan | Book Review

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan | Book Review

“I’d love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera. The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh!” Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. I […]

Staying Social (While Social Distancing)

Staying Social (While Social Distancing)

OK, so we all know what’s going on in the world at the moment – I don’t think you guys need a refresher.  I’m sure there are many (many) posts and ideas floating around the internet on this very subject, but here I want to […]

Perks of Being a Wallflower | Movie Review

Perks of Being a Wallflower | Movie Review

“Patrick: What is it? What’s Wrong? Charlie: I didn’t think anyone noticed me.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a book to movie adaptation which was released in 2012. My only excuse for having not watched this sooner, is that I’ve only recently read […]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky | Book Review

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky | Book Review

“Charlie is a freshman. And while he’s not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from […]

6 Ways I Manage Anxiety

6 Ways I Manage Anxiety

This is quite a scary post to write. No matter how much mental health is talked about, everyone has their own experiences. Things haven’t changed too much. I’m still the quiet one and I’m still quiet happy to sometimes blend into the background, and I […]

Birds of Prey | Movie Review

Birds of Prey | Movie Review

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn. I have been so excited for this movie and I’m so glad that I finally got the chance to see it. In Birds of Prey we follow one Harley Quinn. After she had the […]

Thoughts On Cancel Culture

Thoughts On Cancel Culture

“Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things” – Terry Pratchett TW for mentions of potential death by suicide. Nobody is perfect. Nobody on this planet we call Earth is perfect; and if one thinks themselves perfect, that’s imperfection in itself. We all […]

Valentines – Living the Single Life

Valentines – Living the Single Life

Valentines Day is on a Friday this year, which means a decent amount of the population will either be at work, school, college or University on the day. Personally, I’m leaving work early. Is this because my beau has concocted some surprise to sweep me […]

My Sunday Self-Care Ideas

My Sunday Self-Care Ideas

There’s part of me which feels like, as I’ve only been doing this since the beginning of January, I can’t state this is a staple part of my week. On the other hand, if I want to do a post I should definitely write it […]

20 Things To Do In 2020 (the year.. not the decade)

20 Things To Do In 2020 (the year.. not the decade)

I believe I’m about a month late with this post however, “better late than never” is a phrase I live by. At the beginning of the year I thought about upcoming events throughout the year and things I want to do. I wouldn’t call it […]

PodUK 2020 – Birmingham

PodUK 2020 – Birmingham

 “PodUK is a fun one-day celebration of the UK podcasting fandom scene, held in Birmingham. Live recordings, cosplay, meet n’ greets and more!” – @teampoduk on Twitter On 1st February 2020 I had the pleasure of attending my very first convention-type event. Not just in […]

Drinks On Me (Writing Prompt)

Drinks On Me (Writing Prompt)

Drinks On Me Writing Prompt: Fireman / Security Guard / End of an Era / London / Fluffy Toy “Cheers to you” one man said to the other, holding out his shot glass in expectation. “And to you” the other man said, as they knocked […]

Life and Space

Life and Space

The one thing that we’ve always known growing up is that nothing lasts forever. When we’re kids we’re told this in reference to toys we like which break or perhaps friends who drift apart. 

As we get older we realise this applies to our lives and the lives of people we love, who we thought would always be there.

But not until recently did I think that this could apply to the universe. 

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About NicoleXenia

Hello! Let me start off by saying that NicoleXenia didn't start as such, it actually started as LifeThoughts on .wordpress.com. I started out there to get a feel for blogging and see if it was something I enjoyed. I found I really did enjoy it, a lot more than I thought. It's rare for me to stick to something, but one year on and still writing and coming up with ideas was amazing to me. That's when I decided to create nicolexenia.com. I know the site is a little unorthodox. There's no niche, posts are varied and you don't know what you get. But that's me. That's what it is to be human, and I hope that here there's a little something for everyone. Thanks for taking the time to explore, feel free to start or join in on any discussions and hopefully I'll see you again soon. Much Love x

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