It’s March! We are heading into spring, thankfully! Hopefully the weather will get a little warmer this month and I can start shaking off the winter blues. Fingers crossed. I feel like I’ve done pretty well with the reading this month, though for the reading challenges themselves I still have a fair way to go.ContinueContinue reading “2024 Reading Challenges Update #2”
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Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Format: PaperbackPublished: July 6th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, I really, truly loved this one. Currently my favourite read of the year, Six Crimson Cranes is a retelling of “The Wild Swans”, set in an East Asia inspired fantasy world. Ever since reading Lim’s Reflection as part of the Disney Twisted TalesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim”
That Dreaded TBR #57
I get a strange amount of joy out of doing these posts, which is great as I think I’ll be doing them for a long, long time to come! Hopefully by the time I eventually (if ever) get to the end, I’ll have wiped off some other books by actually reading them. I am makingContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #57”
Top Ten Tuesday: Covers/Titles with Things Found in Nature
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This was a fun one! It was quite a hardContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Covers/Titles with Things Found in Nature “
Recommended Biographies
I thought I’d do something just a little different today and highlight a few biographies I’ve really enjoyed, and would recommend to others! I’ve tried for ones that cover a wide range, but with my interests there might be some slight crossover in the themes. But if you’re looking for non-fiction and are interested inContinueContinue reading “Recommended Biographies”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Childhood Favourites
Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme that was originally created and hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books starting in August 2019, and was then cohosted with Dani @ Literary Lion from May 2020 to March 2022. Book Nook Bits has hosted since April 2022. Let’s Talk Bookish February 23th:Do You Ever Reread Childhood Favourites?(Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly) Prompts: WhatContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Childhood Favourites”
That Dreaded TBR #56
Let’s face it, there are way too many books in the world. And right now, there are way too many books on my Goodreads Want to Read shelf, so this is my attempt at rectifying that, by going through the books five at a time and seeing which ones still interest me, and which onesContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #56”
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Superpowers I Wish I Had
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This is a fun one! I’ll be sticking to 5ContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Superpowers I Wish I Had “
#5OnMyTBR: Set in a Foreign Country
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. There’s a lot of books I could have picked out for this – I could have been really lenient with myself and gone for booksContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Set in a Foreign Country”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Fictional Romances
Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme that was originally created and hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books starting in August 2019, and was then cohosted with Dani @ Literary Lion from May 2020 to March 2022. Book Nook Bits has hosted since April 2022. What a great topic for this week! If you’ve followed for a while, you’ll know I’veContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Fictional Romances”
Unwrapping Words 