It has been a long, long time since I did one of these posts, despite the fact I find them generally really fun. But I recently finished (finally) watching Downton Abbey, and despite (please note spoilers for Downton Abbey coming up!) Stevens’ abrupt departure from the show, he honestly was fantastic in it. Through hisContinueContinue reading “Book Casting: Dan Stevens”
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Top Ten Tuesday: May Flowers
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 fun! And such a great prompt, giving aContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: May Flowers”
#5OnMyTBR: Short Stories
#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 like short stories – I think a good short story can be so impactful, and anthologies are a wonderful way to try new authorsContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Short Stories”
Let’s Talk Bookish: Flowery Book Covers
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 one is coming out a little late, but it’s such a fun topic I knewContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: Flowery Book Covers”
#5OnMyTBR: Adventurous
#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 an interesting one. I think ‘adventurous’ might be one of those themes that means different things to different people, so it was almostContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Adventurous”
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 8
by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Illustrator)Publisher: Image ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-FiRelease Date: December 27th, 2017Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Reread Reviews: Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Volume 3 / Volume 4 / Volume 5 / Volume 6 / Volume 7Original Volume 8 Review The characters are really put through a lot in this issue. I noted inContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Volume 8”
Book Review: Taming the Minotaur by Eliza Loveless
Format: ebookPublished: September 13th, 2021Age: AdultGenre: RomanceGoodreads Rating: 1/5 Stars I think I was expecting something a little…more, from this? On the plus side it’s very short, and I did get it for free, which is great because I think I would have been annoyed if I’d paid for it. (Buit always huge respect toContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Taming the Minotaur by Eliza Loveless”
Audiobook Review: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Narrated By: Travis BaldreePublisher: Audible AudioAge: AdultGenre: FantasyFormat: AudiobookPublished: November 9th, 2023Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Yes, I am very late to the Legends & Lattes train, and I picked this up on audiobook not realising it was a prequel, and decided to read Bookshops & Bonedust anyway despite not currently having Legends & Lattes, andContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree”
#5OnMyTBR: Recced by a Friend
#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 one. Part of the problem is I have specific people I go to when I’m looking for a particular book forContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Recced by a Friend”
That Dreaded TBR #60
Yes, another instalment of That Dreaded TBR, and we are on number 60! We are currently up to December 2013, and slowly we’re getting this list down, a little at a time. Going through 5 books at a time means I have gone through 300 books during this series, and the last book I keptContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #60”
Unwrapping Words 