2025 Reading Challenges Update #5

I’m as intrigued as always to see how I’ve done with these challenges over the last month, however I should note I’ve made attempts more recently to slow down my reading. I’ve fallen more behind on my reviews than I would like, so I’m trying to give myself a bit more time right now. AndContinueContinue reading “2025 Reading Challenges Update #5”

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Surprised Me

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. Top Ten Books That Surprised Me Voyage of the DamnedContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Surprised Me”

Let’s Talk Bookish: Buying 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. Let’s Talk Bookish April 11th:DoContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Buying Books”

Let’s Talk Bookish: Reading Relatability

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 just want to takeContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Reading Relatability”

#5OnMyTBR: Siblings

#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. Taking a (brief) break from Blogmas due to other stuff going on meaning I can’t be hitting a post a day right now. I willContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Siblings”

Blogmas Day 4: 2024 Reading Challenges Update #11

It’s December already and I’m not quite sure how that happened (outside of, you know, the general march of time and all that). Anyway, this is my last but one update for my 2024 Reading Challenges – there’ll be another one to come in January, then it’ll be diving into the challenges for 2025. IContinueContinue reading “Blogmas Day 4: 2024 Reading Challenges Update #11”

Book Review: Anyone’s Ghost by August Thompson

Format: ebookPublished: July 9th, 2024Age: AdultGenre: Literary – Contemporary Rating: 3/5 Stars I liked this more than I tend to like literary fiction, and although it didn’t have me bawling my eyes out, it’s a very sad, emotional read. My main issue was that it just dragged on a little bit too long, and atContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Anyone’s Ghost by August Thompson”

Top Ten Tuesday: Oldest Books on My TBR

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! I don’t keep track ofContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Oldest Books on My TBR”

Let’s Talk Bookish: Same Age Characters

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. I thought this was a really interesting topic for today, and one that has definitely promptedContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Same Age Characters”

Top Ten Tuesday: Destination Titles

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 if tricky one – turns outContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Destination Titles”