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Hi there 💜

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I’m Aria, a 20-something-year-old lover of many things but most notably in this space: books, music and writing.

I live in Malaysia and grew up speaking 4 languages — which may seem impressive, but actually means I’m proficient in none of them 😂 Nevertheless, my love for reading and writing persisted so I ended up getting a BA in English with Creative Writing from the University of Nottingham.

My favourite genres are Asian Literature, Thriller, Young Adult and Manga/Manhwa. Though, I’m always trying to branch out because as Haruki Murakami wrote:

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”

I adore grey characters, antiheroes, characters who aren’t afraid to be vicious and cunning — who go mad for the sake of protecting their loved ones, and who are as human as they are monsters. Other things I’m a sucker for are cleverly used metaphors and symbols, vivid imagery, angst, tragedy, and fanfics.

Among my all-time favorite books are…

Snow White Hates Apples was created because there weren’t enough book lovers near me and I wanted somewhere to dump my bookish thoughts. I didn’t think I’d end up connecting with other readers so every bookish friend made has me very happy 💜

All that said, I promise I’m friendly! Maybe a little socially awkward and ramble-y too, but I’m always happy to chat. So, feel free to reach out whenever! I’ll do my best to keep in touch with you 😊

Thanks so much for coming to my side of the internet!

I hope you’ll stay for a while ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁)

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  16. Hi Aria! I just found your blog & I’m so excited to read through your posts! I’m always looking for book blogs with reviews for books related to any sort of Asian culture, since I’m half-Chinese & just love reading books about the cultures within places I’ve traveled to 😊 I’m currently in high & planning to major in English as well — have you written a blog post about your experience majoring in English? If so, I would love to read it!

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      1. I read your post, and it was really insightful! Thank you for that 😊

        And also, since you got your ba with a major in English Creative Writing, does that mean you’re fluent in both Malay and English? Because that is so, so admirable — I’m fluent in English because I was born in the U.S. (and currently live there), but my Cantonese & Mandarin is at intermediate-advanced level. My goal is to one day be able to write as well in Chinese as I can in English 😊

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      2. Thank you! I’m glad you found it insightful. Also, yes, I’m fluent in Malay and English (English would be my best language actually). I can also speak and understand Mandarin and Cantonese, but my reading and writing skills are terrible for those 😂 Though, I’m trying to relearn everything and pick up Japanese and Korean as well! I wish you all the best in achieving your goal(s)! 💪🏻

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      3. Oh, same, writing & reading for Chinese is so much harder than speaking. I’m learning Japanese now, and I would love to pick up Korean in the future as well 😊 Best of luck with your language learning endeavors too! 😋

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      4. I agree! There’s just so many characters to learn for Chinese (same to Korean and Japanese too since they’ve kanji and hanja). Again, all the best! 💪🏻😊

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    1. Hi, and thank you so much 😭💜 It’s so nice to meet you too! I’ve met a few other named Aria online, but never offline (but that’s most likely cause I live in an Asian country haha). Your blog is so pretty btw!

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      2. Ahhh, thanks again!! I was called snow white (in Chinese) as a kid and I hated apples so I put those two together and realized it’d fit with the fairy tale too so I stuck with it 😂

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