A decent offering from Marvel, and another of their “Special Presentations”, the first being October’s Werewolf by Night. This is the conclusion to Phase 4, but feels more like an add-on than anything else. There’s nothing MCU-shattering here, but it’s an enjoyable enough romp. After they find out how Yondu ruined Christmas, Mantis decides toContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 18: Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special”
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Book Blogger Hop: December 16th – 22nd
Book Blogger Hop The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, it was relaunched on February 15, 2013 by Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addict. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weeklyContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: December 16th – 22nd”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Banning Books
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. December 16: Banning Books (Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly) Prompts: Do you think banning books is fair?ContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Banning Books”
Blogmas Day 15: Spirited
This film immediately made it into my “watch every year” list. Spirited is a musical comedy, starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer and more. Ferrell plays the Ghost of Christmas Present, on the verge of retirement, becomes determined to redeem Clint Briggs (Ryan Reynolds), an apparently ‘unredeemable’ man. But Present still hasn’t come toContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 15: Spirited”
Blogmas Day 14: All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox
Publisher: Hooder & StoughtonFormat: ebookRelease Date: November 24th, 2022Genre: RomanceGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley. Views remain my own. This book was so close to hitting five stars, and nothing makes me more frustrated than when the book I’m reading is soContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 14: All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox”
Blogmas Day 13 – Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Winter 2022-2023 To-Read List
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 really like looking at my TBR and planning ahead.ContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 13 – Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Winter 2022-2023 To-Read List”
BBNYA Spotlight: The Blue Hour by MJ Greenwood
This year, the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the 50 books that made it into Round Two with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title. BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 10ContinueContinue reading “BBNYA Spotlight: The Blue Hour by MJ Greenwood”
Graphic Novel Review: The Ultimates 2, Volume 2: Grand Theft America
by Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch (Artist)Publisher: MarvelFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/SuperheroesRelease Date: July 11th 2007Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars This is one of those times where I kind of almost found myself siding a little bit with the bad guys… The Ultimates is extremely of its time – it’s rooted deeply in the post-9/11 USA, and works onContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Ultimates 2, Volume 2: Grand Theft America”
Blogmas Day 11: The Noel Diary
I was really excited for this film when I saw the premise, and the cast is truly great. Author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns to his mother’s house to settle her estate. There, he’s approached by Rachel (Barrett Doss), who believes her mother once lived with the Turner family, and feels Jake might hold theContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 11: The Noel Diary”
Book Blogger Hop: December 9th – 15th
Book Blogger Hop The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, it was relaunched on February 15, 2013 by Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addict. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weeklyContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: December 9th – 15th”
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