Narrated by: Arielle DeLislePublisher: Audible AudioFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: April 11, 2017 Rating: 5/5 Stars I am so, so glad I finally got around to this one. And glad I listened to it, as the narration here was really great. The book itself is brilliant too, and like Kate in Waiting I found myself relating aContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli”
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That Dreaded TBR #44
Yep, time for another instalment! I assume most people are aware, but it is worth noting this is most usually Down the TBR Hole, but when I originally started doing it I…renamed it for my own little blog. Can’t even say why, but it kind of stuck for being my own version! Part 43 RulesContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #44”
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish People I’d Like to Meet
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. The full prompt for this one reads – These canContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish People I’d Like to Meet”
#5OnMyTBR: Fantasy
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here or in the post announcing it. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. The prompt for today is actually ‘Magical Realism’, but I’m not totally sure if I have many Magical Realism books on myContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Fantasy”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Book Stopping Places?
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. March 3: Book Stopping Places?(Fives @ Down the Rabbit Hole) Prompts: Are you the type of reader ableContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Book Stopping Places?”
Book Review: Memphis Mayhem by David A. Less
Publisher: ECW PressFormat: ebookRelease Date: October 6th, 2020Genre: Non-Fiction – History – MusicGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars I admit I struggled to get through this. I was really excited to pick it up, as I love seeing the way entertainment developed, the history of a particular aspect of it and the society around it that helpedContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Memphis Mayhem by David A. Less”
Reading Challenges Update #2
I feel like I’m making good progress with these challenges, and I’m going to try and do these updates once a month, though at the moment they are scheduled a fair bit in advance. That suits me though, and it’s nice having that bit of leeway. I’ve added a few more on, but I don’tContinueContinue reading “Reading Challenges Update #2”
Top Ten Tuesday: Genre Freebie
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 week is a Genre Freebie, so I thought I’dContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Genre Freebie”
#5OnMyTBR: Superhero
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here or in the post announcing it. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. Decided to do something a little different with these posts, and highlight why they’re on my TBR/why I want to read them.ContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Superhero”
Book Review: Small Town Girl by Donna McLean
Publisher: Hodder StudioFormat: ebookRelease Date: February 3rd, 2022Genre: Non-Fiction – MemoirGoodreads Rating: 5/5 You ever read certain books and once you finish it, feel angry more attention wasn’t paid to it on its release? Like it deserves attention as much as the latest celebrity biography, no matter who the focus is. Small Town Girl shouldContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Small Town Girl by Donna McLean”
Unwrapping Words 