#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”
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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”
Book Blogger Hop: August 18th – 24th
Book Blogger Hop Do you prefer to read standalone or series books? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer) I actually really enjoy both! As with most books, it depends on the skill of an author. If it feels like a completely contained standalone story, or whether certain elements are left open to proceed with a series.ContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: August 18th – 24th”
Book Review: My Own Worst Enemy by Lily Lindon
Format: ebook Release Date: June 8th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars Thank you to Aria for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley – views remain my own. This is one of those books that feel like it could have been a whole lot better if it was just that bit shorter.ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: My Own Worst Enemy by Lily Lindon”
Book Casting: Hari Nef
This was really fun to do last time so I thought I’d dive back in. You can tell at the time of writing this I recently went to see Barbie, right? Honestly, the film is absolutely brilliant, and I can’t wait until it’s out on…well, whatever platform, but if there’s a blu-ray I’ll probably pickContinueContinue reading “Book Casting: Hari Nef”
Top Ten Tuesday: Characters Who Should Team Up
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. I think this will be a really interesting one, andContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Characters Who Should Team Up”
Unwrapping Words 