My previous Blogtobers have included Goodreads Most Popular Horror, going through to see which books I’ve read, am interested in, maybe never heard of or just aren’t interested in at all, and I really enjoyed doing it. I did finish that list, but last year the ‘100 New Horror Recommendations for (Nearly) Every Kind ofContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 5: 100 New Horror Recommendations”
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Blogtober Day 4: Book Review – Silent Key by Laurel Hightower
Format: ebookRelease Date: October 10th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Horror – Thriller Rating: 4/5 Stars As part of Blogtober, I’m reposting some of my Divination Hollow reviews from the last year. Usually, I review horror and similar genres over there, but October seems like a great time to highlight some of my favourites! You can read theContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 4: Book Review – Silent Key by Laurel Hightower”
Blogtober Day 3: 5 October 2024 Horror Releases
I did this one last year, highlighting a few of the books coming out in October that I was really looking forward to, so I figured it was a good idea to do the same for this year. The dates are based on UK release dates. 5 October 2024 Horror Releases(I Am Excited For) JurassicContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 3: 5 October 2024 Horror Releases”
Book Review: Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Adiba Jaigirdar
Format: ebookPublished: June 4th, 2024Age: Young AdultGenre: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5/5 Stars This is a really cute YA romance that doesn’t shy away from some more difficult topics, and is perfect for YA readers. Tiwa and Said used to be best friends, until Said moved away for boarding school. Both are determined to pretend theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Adiba Jaigirdar”
Blogtober Day 2: 2024 Reading Challenges Update #9
I feel like September was a good reading month for me, in a way August didn’t seem to be. What did help though was picking up a few non-challenge, short books, which gave me a nice break from the challenges without being too long of one. Now we’re getting into October, I’m hoping to finishContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 2: 2024 Reading Challenges Update #9”
Blogtober Day 1: Favourite Horror Novels from the Last Year
Yes, it’s the first day of Blogtober! If you’re not aware, Blogtober is an annual blogging event where bloggers post once a day (or maybe more regularly than normal) throughout October, usually focusing on autumn/fall themes or spooky season (Halloween!). I do try to post every day through October, but some years I don’t quiteContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 1: Favourite Horror Novels from the Last Year”
Top Ten Tuesday: Hyped Books
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. Oh, this is a fun topic! I feel like IContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Hyped Books”
#5OnMyTBR: City Setting
#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. I have to admit, this week’s #5OnMyTBR ended up a bit…London-centric! It wasn’t intentional, but for some reason the most easily identifiable ‘city’ books IContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: City Setting”
Book Review: You’re History by Lesley Chow
Format: ebookPublished: March 9th, 2021Age: Adult Genre: Non-Fiction – Pop Culture Rating: 5/5 Stars In You’re History, Lesley Chow highlights the female artists who have impacted pop, drawing attention to an overlooked area of cultural criticism. Right from the start, Chow examines the kind of artists who are revered and celebrated, and discusses how othersContinueContinue reading “Book Review: You’re History by Lesley Chow”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Banned Books Week
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. This is an interesting topic, and unfortunately way too relevant in the US right now. AContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Banned Books Week”
Unwrapping Words 