Yes I am doing another post where I try to reduce my TBR. These are going really well, and I want to try and get through as many of the why-are-there-so-many-books-here-past-Elle ‘want to read’ shelf as I possibly can. It’s helping me remember some great series, too, where I’ve picked up the first book andContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #58”
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Let’s Talk Bookish: Favourite Female Protagonists
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 such a great topic, and I was so excited when I saw this underContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Favourite Female Protagonists”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 6
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: July 5th, 2016Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 Volume 6 gives us a time jump; Hazel is in kindergarten, learning important lessons like who can she trust and who might tryContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 6”
Books I’m Excited to Read
I know I do #5OnMyTBR on Mondays, but with the theme for them I usually find myself picking from my whole TBR (aka almost every book I own), so today I thought I’d specifically highlight just some of the reading challenge books that are up next on my TBR. Gay Aliens and Queer Folk: HowContinueContinue reading “Books I’m Excited to Read”
5OnMyTBR: Challenging
#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 is a really interesting topic, and it’s one that’s a little hard to pinpoint for TBR works, where you might not know if aContinueContinue reading “5OnMyTBR: Challenging”
Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield
Format: ebookPublished: March 30th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Historical FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars The Valkyrie is the story of Brynhild, Gudrun and Sigurd, a fantasy retelling from Norse mythology that reveals another side to the Valkyrie, princess, and hero. Going into this, I’m not overly familiar with Norse mythology and the sagas, so I can’t compare thisContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield”
2024 Reading Challenges Update #2
It’s March! We are heading into spring, thankfully! Hopefully the weather will get a little warmer this month and I can start shaking off the winter blues. Fingers crossed. I feel like I’ve done pretty well with the reading this month, though for the reading challenges themselves I still have a fair way to go.ContinueContinue reading “2024 Reading Challenges Update #2”
Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Format: PaperbackPublished: July 6th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, I really, truly loved this one. Currently my favourite read of the year, Six Crimson Cranes is a retelling of “The Wild Swans”, set in an East Asia inspired fantasy world. Ever since reading Lim’s Reflection as part of the Disney Twisted TalesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim”
That Dreaded TBR #57
I get a strange amount of joy out of doing these posts, which is great as I think I’ll be doing them for a long, long time to come! Hopefully by the time I eventually (if ever) get to the end, I’ll have wiped off some other books by actually reading them. I am makingContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #57”
Top Ten Tuesday: Covers/Titles with Things Found in Nature
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. This was a fun one! It was quite a hardContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Covers/Titles with Things Found in Nature “
Unwrapping Words 