Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Second World”
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Audiobook Review: Black Klansman: A Memoir by Ron Stallworth
Narrated by Ron StallworthPublisher: Random House – Cornerstone DigitalAge: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – MemoirFormat: AudiobookPublished: November 14th, 2018 Rating: 4/5 Stars I picked up this audiobook after seeing the Spike Lee film, and feeling curious about what was changed for the film and what was true to life. There are some obvious big changes made, simplyContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Black Klansman: A Memoir by Ron Stallworth”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Underrated 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 23rd January:UnderratedContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Underrated Books”
Book Review: Dancers of the Dawn by Zulekhá Afzal
Format: ebookPublished: June 6th, 2024Age: Young AdultGenre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Stars As part of an elite trope, Aasira trains to harness her magic. Accessing their magic via dance, the group practice and fight together, edging closer to the day when they will finish their training and head out into the world, to use their abilitiesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Dancers of the Dawn by Zulekhá Afzal”
Monday Moods: Should Have Read Last Year
Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Should Have Read Last Year”
Audiobook Review: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Narrated by Jefferson WhitePublisher: Scholastic Audio BooksAge: Young AdultGenre: Sci-Fi DystopiaFormat: AudiobookPublished: March 18th, 2025 Rating: 5/5 Stars After listening to the audiobook for A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, I thought I’d stick with audio for the next book in The Hunger Games series – Sunrise on the Reaping. This one focuses on Haymitch,ContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins”
2026 Reading Challenges
This is going up a bit later than I would have liked – between one thing and another, I didn’t get as caught up with the blog over Christmas as I would have liked! Right now, I’m considering stripping back a little during February, putting things like Monday Moods on pause to give myself someContinueContinue reading “2026 Reading Challenges”
Monday Moods: 2026 Releases
Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: 2026 Releases”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Bookish Trends of 2025
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. Bookish Trends of 2024 Let’sContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Bookish Trends of 2025”
2025 Reading Challenges Update #12
This is my final update for the 2025 Reading Challenges! I didn’t do as well as I would have liked, though I did manage to complete some challenges and some of the bonus prompts. My next challenges post will be looking at my 2026 challenges and highlighting some of the books I’ll be reading forContinueContinue reading “2025 Reading Challenges Update #12”
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