Let’s Talk Bookish: Disability Representation in 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. This is a great topic for this month – very fitting! I want to preface thisContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Disability Representation in Books”

#5OnMyTBR: In Translation

#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 definitely need to read more translated books – there’s such a rich world outside English language books, and I’ve barely even scratched the surface!ContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: In Translation”

That Dreaded TBR #66

It’s been a few weeks since I did one of these, so thought it was time to do another one! This is one of my favourite types of posts to do, as I find it really interesting to go back and see what books I was interested in way back when, and I think gettingContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #66”

Let’s Talk Bookish: How Did You Get Into Reading?

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. Hm…this is an interesting one, and definitely the kind that requires me to dig deep, deepContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: How Did You Get Into Reading?”

Let’s Talk Bookish: Traveling with 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. Bit of a late Let’s Talk Bookish this week, but no mater. This is a reallyContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Traveling with Books”

Top Ten Tuesday: Throwback 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. Time for another TTT! I can’t believe how fast thisContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Throwback Freebie”

#5OnMyTBR: Over 400 Pages

#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. So, I keep track of the books I own, but there’s only two ‘groups’ where I have accurate page counts noted down – my physicalContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Over 400 Pages”

Book Review: Gambling on the Duke’s Daughter by Diana Bold

Format: ebookPublished: July 13th, 2007Age: AdultGenre: Historical RomanceGoodreads Rating: 1/5 Stars This was one of those books that started off so strong, but really fell flat in the second half. I find it incredibly frustrating when books feel like they just go on for too long – this one could have been cut down andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Gambling on the Duke’s Daughter by Diana Bold”

Book Review: The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling by Katherine Blake

Format: ebookPublished: June 13th, 2024Age: AdultGenre: HistoricalGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars I went into this fully expecting to really enjoy it, and for quite a fair bit I did. The first part of the book feels like a Hollywood Novel for the 21st Century, despite its 1950s setting, exploring the glitz and glamour of Hollywood alongsideContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling by Katherine Blake”

2024 Reading Challenges Update #6

We’re into another month, and it really does feel like summer right now, with the sun shining the temperatures holding at if not hot-hot, at least quite warm! I feel like I managed to read a fair bit in June, but I’m usually not completely sure until I sit down and go through my challenges,ContinueContinue reading “2024 Reading Challenges Update #6”