#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. I got so excited seeing this topic – there are many, many historical books on my TBR, of various kinds – some mystery, some historicalContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Historical”
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That Dreaded TBR #58
Yes I am doing another post where I try to reduce my TBR. These are going really well, and I want to try and get through as many of the why-are-there-so-many-books-here-past-Elle ‘want to read’ shelf as I possibly can. It’s helping me remember some great series, too, where I’ve picked up the first book andContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #58”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Favourite Female Protagonists
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. This is such a great topic, and I was so excited when I saw this underContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Favourite Female Protagonists”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 6
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: July 5th, 2016Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 Volume 6 gives us a time jump; Hazel is in kindergarten, learning important lessons like who can she trust and who might tryContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 6”
Books I’m Excited to Read
I know I do #5OnMyTBR on Mondays, but with the theme for them I usually find myself picking from my whole TBR (aka almost every book I own), so today I thought I’d specifically highlight just some of the reading challenge books that are up next on my TBR. Gay Aliens and Queer Folk: HowContinueContinue reading “Books I’m Excited to Read”
5OnMyTBR: Challenging
#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. This is a really interesting topic, and it’s one that’s a little hard to pinpoint for TBR works, where you might not know if aContinueContinue reading “5OnMyTBR: Challenging”
Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield
Format: ebookPublished: March 30th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Historical FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars The Valkyrie is the story of Brynhild, Gudrun and Sigurd, a fantasy retelling from Norse mythology that reveals another side to the Valkyrie, princess, and hero. Going into this, I’m not overly familiar with Norse mythology and the sagas, so I can’t compare thisContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield”
2024 Reading Challenges Update #2
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”
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”
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