#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 do love some humour in my books – depending on the genre, of course! But it’s nice to have those moments to laugh atContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Humour”
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Let’s Talk Bookish: Freebie!
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 really like freebie weeks for Let’s Talk Bookish – I only started it fairly recently,ContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Freebie!”
#5OnMyTBR: Happy 4 Years of #5OnMyTBR Freebie!
#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. Well, a big Happy Birthday to #5OnMyTBR! I know I’m relatively new to #5OnMyTBR, but I love doing it so much, and I’ve had aContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Happy 4 Years of #5OnMyTBR Freebie!”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Do Tropes Count As Spoilers?
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 love getting to talk about tropes. They’re such a valuable tool, not just for craftingContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Do Tropes Count As Spoilers?”
#5OnMyTBR: Exploration
#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. This was a hard but fun one! I had to stretch ‘exploration’ a little, as otherwise I’d really have very little. But I’ve managed toContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Exploration”
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’m Worried I Might Not Love the Second Time Around
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. I’ve stuck to six books for this week’s topic, partlyContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’m Worried I Might Not Love the Second Time Around”
Books I’m Excited to Read
I know I do #5OnMyTBR on Mondays, but with the theme for them I usually find myself picking from my whole TBR (aka almost every book I own), so today I thought I’d specifically highlight just some of the reading challenge books that are up next on my TBR. Gay Aliens and Queer Folk: HowContinueContinue reading “Books I’m Excited to Read”
5OnMyTBR: Challenging
#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. This is a really interesting topic, and it’s one that’s a little hard to pinpoint for TBR works, where you might not know if aContinueContinue reading “5OnMyTBR: Challenging”
Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield
Format: ebookPublished: March 30th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Historical FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars The Valkyrie is the story of Brynhild, Gudrun and Sigurd, a fantasy retelling from Norse mythology that reveals another side to the Valkyrie, princess, and hero. Going into this, I’m not overly familiar with Norse mythology and the sagas, so I can’t compare thisContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield”
Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
Format: PaperbackPublished: July 6th, 2021Age: Young AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, I really, truly loved this one. Currently my favourite read of the year, Six Crimson Cranes is a retelling of “The Wild Swans”, set in an East Asia inspired fantasy world. Ever since reading Lim’s Reflection as part of the Disney Twisted TalesContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim”
Unwrapping Words 