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 an interesting one – it’s not ones thatContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Defied My Expectations”
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Book Blogger Hop: September 1st – 7th
Book Blogger Hop Please suggest a book for Billy’s 42nd birthday (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer) I’m going to do my best here, as I’m pretty sure Billy’s tastes are fairly different than mine, but I’m sure I can find a few books! And, of course, Happy Birthday, Billy! Firstly, I’ve got to suggest Hitchhiker’sContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: September 1st – 7th”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Giving Books a Second Chance
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. September 1st: Giving Books a Second Chance Prompts: After DNFing a book, do you ever goContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Giving Books a Second Chance”
Top Ten Tuesday: Water
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. ‘Water’ casts such a wide net (no pun intended), butContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Water”
#5OnMyTBR: Child
#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 wasn’t the easiest, but it was fun! ‘Child’ feels like such a flexible word – I’m a grown adult, in my 30s, but I’mContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Child”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Book Adaptations
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. August 25th: Book Adaptations Prompts: What makes a good film adaptation of a book? With bookContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Book Adaptations”
That Dreaded TBR #51
Here we are again, another attempt to reduce the amount of books on my absolutely way too big Goodreads Want to Read shelf. We are currently in November 2013, so just a little under 10 years ago, and it’s really fun seeing how my tastes have changed in that time. As usual, there are lotsContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #51”
Top Ten Tuesday: Genre Freebie
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. It’s time for a genre freebie, so this week I’mContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Genre Freebie”
#5OnMyTBR: Titles Starting With a ‘U’
#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. When I initially saw this, my first reaction was basically “…how?”. I didn’t expect to have many books beginning with U on my list atContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Titles Starting With a ‘U’”
Book Review: Not That Bad – Edited by Roxane Gay
Format: PaperbackRelease Date: July 4th, 2019Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – EssaysGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars It goes without saying but I am going to say it anyway – this is a difficult book. Edited by Roxane Gay, this book is a collection of essays about various experiences of people impacted by rape culture. The essays show aContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Not That Bad – Edited by Roxane Gay”
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