#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”
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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”
That Dreaded TBR #59
Another week, another look at the what-the-hell-was-past-Elle-thinking shelf on Goodreads! But that, I mean my want to read shelf, which is way too long and in need of a huge clear out, which I’ve been doing with these blog posts. And I realised I’m almost at number 60, which makes me kind of excited? ItContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #59”
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 