There are currently way too many books on my Want to Read shelf, so I’m back with another instalment of That Dreaded TBR (dun dun dun). Here, I attempt to reduce the books on this shelf by going through them five at a time, seeing which ones catch my interest and which ones I’m justContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #73”
Category Archives: Books
Let’s Talk Bookish: Women in STEM in 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, with Dini at Dini Panda Reads as co-host from February 2025. A friend and DHR contributorContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Women in STEM in Books”
Book Review: Madness by Sean Baumann
Format: ebookPublished: April 1st, 2020Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – Psychology Rating: 4/5 Stars Sean Baumann worked as a psychiatrist at Valkenberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, and in Madness: Stories of Uncertainty and Hope, he highlights the experiences of his patients, often in their own words, to try and convey the realities of their livedContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Madness by Sean Baumann”
2025 Reading Challenges Update #2
This year feels like a weird one already – on the one hand, I can’t believe it’s March. On the other…it’s only March? Things feel very up and down, but all I can do right now is keep pushing forward. And books are such a great source of joy and escape in difficult times. 2025ContinueContinue reading “2025 Reading Challenges Update #2”
Let’s Talk Bookish: How Many Books Do You Read in a Year?
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. I always find these topicsContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: How Many Books Do You Read in a Year?”
Book Review: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Format: PaperbackPublished: June 1st, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: Thriller Rating: 5/5 Stars This is another YA book that I think works really well for the target audience. I enjoyed Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s thriller, and can definitely see young adult readers getting a lot out of it. Set in elite private academy Niveus, Ace of Spades focuses onContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé”
Top Ten Tuesday: Books Set in Another Time
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. What a great topic! It was really fun going throughContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books Set in Another Time”
Book Review: The Queen of Steeplechase Park by David Ciminello
Format: ebookPublished: 7th May, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Historical Rating: 3/5 Stars I really went back and forth on how I felt about this through pretty much the whole book. It’s (allegedly) based on the author’s aunt, and I’d honestly love to know how much of it, outside the ‘obvious’, is fiction vs reality, as if evenContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Queen of Steeplechase Park by David Ciminello”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Non-Romantic Love
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. Ah this is great -ContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Non-Romantic Love”
Bookish Chat: On Representation – Now More Than Ever (Part 2)
Part One This is a direct continuation of the previous post, so if you haven’t read that, it’s probably best to do so. Last time, I touched on some of the representation in both 911 and 911: Lone Star, two shows which I thoroughly enjoy, and think exemplify a certain level of casual representation thatContinueContinue reading “Bookish Chat: On Representation – Now More Than Ever (Part 2)”
Unwrapping Words 