Ah, yes, another look at my Goodreads Want to Read shelf. Some of these really do make me remember the time when I added them – I used to occasionally browse the Goodreads Recommendations, adding any book that caught my eye to my ‘Want to Read’ shelf. Usually, the recommendations were based on books I’dContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #52”
Category Archives: Books
Top Ten Tuesday: Minor Characters That Deserve Their Own Book
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’m keeping today’s ‘top ten’ to a top five, partlyContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Minor Characters That Deserve Their Own Book”
#5OnMyTBR: Public Transport
#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 one was a little bit tricky but I did manage to find five books that fit the prompt pretty well! As always, if youContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Public Transport”
Book Blogger Hop: September 22nd – 28th
Book Blogger Hop Has reading helped you become a better person? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer) Yes, I definitely think it has! I don’t think it always happens – otherwise we wouldn’t have so many issues in the book community – but I do think reading and being an avid reader does come with theContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: September 22nd – 28th”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Books That Feel Like Fall
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. September 22nd: Books That Feel Like Fall Prompts: It’s officially fall! What books do you wantContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Books That Feel Like Fall”
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Autumn 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. Similar to my previous TBR lists for this year, I’mContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Autumn 2023 To-Read List”
The WriteReads Blog Tour: Scareground by Angela Kecojevic
Blurb Roll up, roll up, the Scareground is in town! Twelve-year-old Nancy Crumpet lives above a bakery and her life is a delightful mix of flour, salt, and love. Yet her mind is brimming with questions no one can answer: Why did her birth parents disappear? Why can she speak with the sky? And whyContinueContinue reading “The WriteReads Blog Tour: Scareground by Angela Kecojevic”
#5OnMyTBR: Classics
#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 know I have some Classics on my TBR, but not really that many! I’m not a big Classics reader, though sometimes I will giveContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Classics”
Book Review: A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe
Format: ebookRelease Date: January 20th, 2022Age: AdultGenre: Historical – LiteraryGoodreads Rating: 1/5 Stars Thank you to publishers Faber & Faber for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley. A little history before diving into the review, specifically about the event that starts this book – in October 1966, a coal slag heap collapsed inContinueContinue reading “Book Review: A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe”
Book Blogger Hop: September 15th – 21st
Book Blogger Hop How long does it usually take you to finish a book? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer) I remember when I used to write stories way back in primary school, and I’d ask the teacher how long they needed to be (sometimes they were set as homework, other times I…basically gave myself optionalContinueContinue reading “Book Blogger Hop: September 15th – 21st”
Unwrapping Words 