#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. At the time of writing this, there haven’t been any prompts added for #5OnMyTBR for January, so to keep it simple I thought I’d highlightContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Nonfiction”
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Audiobook Review: Gay Britannia: Celebrating LGBTQ+ History in Britain
Narrated By: VariousPublisher: BBC Digital AudioAge: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – History – BiographyFormat: AudiobookPublished: June 20th, 2019 Rating: 5/5 Stars If you’re considering picking this up, it’s worth being aware this isn’t really a ‘typical’ audiobook. It’s a series of shows broadcast on BBC Radio covering a wide range of topics, from activists and celebrities discussingContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Gay Britannia: Celebrating LGBTQ+ History in Britain”
Book Review: Love That Journey for Me by Emily Garside
Format: ebookPublished: June 24th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – Essays – Pop Culture Rating: 5/5 Stars For many, Schitt’s Creek is an incredibly important TV show. It’s the kind of media where fans have often come across it ‘when they need it’, or turn back to it in difficult times. It means so much to soContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Love That Journey for Me by Emily Garside”
That Dreaded TBR #71
It’s a been a bit since I did one of these, and I thought I’d dive back in seeing as we’re hitting a new year. There are a lot more books to get through, but I am finding it interesting seeing which books I was intrigued by back when I added these. These books wereContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #71”
Let’s Talk Bookish: The First Read of the Year
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 was actually last week’s topic, but I didn’t have a chance to write it upContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: The First Read of the Year”
Book Review: The Enemy Within: The Secret War Against the Miners by Seumas Milne
Format: PaperbackPublished: December 1st, 1994Age: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – History – Politics Rating: 5/5 Stars We’re now at 40 years since the 1984-85 miners’ strike, and 30 years after the initial publication of The Enemy Within. Reading it now, in 2024, it’s borderline depressing how we’re still feeling the impact of the way things played outContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Enemy Within: The Secret War Against the Miners by Seumas Milne”
2024 Reading Challenges Update #12
Here we are with my final update for the 2024 Reading Challenges. I…didn’t do as well at these as I would have liked, but I’m still somewhat proud of my progress. I did manage to complete two of the challenges – though one was short, and the other was the Musicals challenge I created myself.ContinueContinue reading “2024 Reading Challenges Update #12”
Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2025
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. A new year and a new batch of books toContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2025”
Book Review: Heartbreak Incorporated by Alex de Campi
Format: ebookPublished: June 22nd, 2021Age: AdultGenre: Paranormal Romance Rating: 3/5 Stars I was really close to loving this book, but unfortunately by the end I was left feeling a little deflated. There were just too many things throughout that put me off. Evie wants to be a journalist, but at the ripe old age (yep,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Heartbreak Incorporated by Alex de Campi”
2025 Reading Challenges
We’re into a new year! I know I touched on the challenges I’ll be tackling in 2025 in an earlier Blogmas post, but there have been some changes and I’ll be noting here some of the books I’ll be reading for these challenges this year, too. 2023 Reading Challenges / 2024 Reading Challenges Total ReadingContinueContinue reading “2025 Reading Challenges”
Unwrapping Words 