Book Review: Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley

Format: ebookPublished: 23rd September, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4/5 Stars This was delightful and a heartwarming read no matter the time of year. In 2000, something very special happened – a rare tri-holiday season, when Christmas, Ramadan and Hanukkah fell at the same time. Maryam is flying to Toronto for her sister’s rushed wedding,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley”

Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2026 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 love taking the opportunity to see what books IContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2026 To-Read List”

Monday Moods: Queer Joy

Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Queer Joy”

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes

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’ve added a handful of new books to my BookishContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes”

Monday Moods: Queer History

Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Queer History”

Monday Moods: Sports

Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Sports”

Topic: Queer Nonfiction

June is, of course, Pride Month, a time to celebrate what it means to be LGBTQIA+. Though, really, we should be celebrating these things year round, Pride is still a good time to get together, take part in marches, party if that’s more your thing, and of course…read queer books! Over at Divination Hollow, it’sContinueContinue reading “Topic: Queer Nonfiction”

2026 Reading Challenges Update #5

It is now June – Happy Pride Month! I hope you have lots of fun, queer books you’re planning to read this month. If you’re lacking for queer books, I’ll have some suggestions for you on the blog, plus we’re running Pride in Horror over at Divination Hollow this month and Queer Your eReader -ContinueContinue reading “2026 Reading Challenges Update #5”

Monday Moods: Regency

Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Regency”

Let’s Talk Bookish: Reading Star Ratings

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, with Dini at Dini Panda Reads as co-host from February 2025. Like last week, this isContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Reading Star Ratings”