An Introduction.

I never really know how to start the first post on a freshly made blog. It feels awkward. I feel like a newborn foal. I just got born and I don't know how to walk yet. I hope you don't mind a little bit of awkwardness, it comes with me everywhere, unfortunately. 

Hello, my name's Wiktoria and I would love to share my mind with you. 

1. in memory of victimology.

The name of this blog didn't come to me easily. I knew I wanted to share my bookish thoughts here. Like reviews or tags but something pulled me to true crime, as it always does. My interest in it comes from a very early age and it has roots in my family. 

My father wanted to be a policeman when he was younger. Unfortunately for him at the time to become one you had to have more than an amazing physique or smarts to even step foot in those circles. Mainly contacts and a spotless family. It wasn't a surprise when he chose the path of a soldier next. My mother, on the other hand, finished a detective school. We both share the love of criminal/ medical docu-series, psychological thrillers, and law. 

As I delved deeper with my fascination with true crime (mainly tumblr, big mistake), I realized that there are many shades to the true crime community. Some more disturbing than others. There also comes a stigma with being in that community, which is fair enough. Talking about tragedy or death isn't really breakfast conversation. + then there's the Columbine shooters obsessed tumblr girls and my appetite is gone too. 

There is a stereotype that everybody interested in crime is obsessed with serial killers, dreams of marrying one and cries for them in their sleep. Well, that is not what you're gonna get here. 

I do not condone violence of any kind. There is no excuse that's gonna make me feel empathy for a school shooter, rapist or serial killer. I have the utmost respect for any victim and survivor, and that's what I plan to communicate in my posts. Also, if you expect five-minute reads... That ain't me. I like to dig deep into every case. I'm a perfectionist and I want to do justice to any case I research. 

2. bookworm.

This alienated me a lot as a child and especially as a teenager. It made me feel insecure and wrong in many ways. I'm from Poland and it took me a while to discover goodreads and booktube. I only recently discovered book twitter. I finally feel like I belong somewhere. It feels good to share my passion with other people. You can expect book reviews, bookish tags and other book-related content here. 

My favorite genres to read are true crime (duh), medical non-fiction, thrillers, fantasy, young adult and sometimes historical fiction. 

3. tv & music for my soul.

I'm a very character driven person and maybe that's why I prefer tv shows to movies. The more character development the better. I also could care less about the action if you have great character arcs, that's all you need to hook me in. Music for me is a safety net, especially if I'm feeling anxious. It helps me center myself and my thoughts. I love r&b, soft indie pop, kpop, hip-hop...

I'll share my favorite artists, albums and of course my thought on my favorite tv shows. Some of which are Gre's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Killing Eve, LIVE, One Day at a Time... and many many more. 

4. generic.

Some more generic twitter/tumblr descriptors of mine: ravenclaw | intj | true neutral | bisexual | libra

I'm not an English native speaker so please excuse my grammar and especially my horrible punctuation. I also speak Spanish. I lived in Spain with my family for over three years when I was a child. 

I study criminology and Spanish, and I also plan to study English philology to become a translator. 

5. disclaimers and trigger warnings.

In my posts, if there is the need to, I will be posting trigger warnings. I see them as necessary information that can affect the reading experience. I will not discuss this further and If you see them as spoilers... well that's your opinion and you can have it. However, there will be no disclaimers in front of negative reviews. I will not be explaining in each post why you shouldn't be offended by my opinion when I dislike something you love. That's all. 

I hope you have a good time exploring my future content.

Love, 

Wiktoria.