Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Gothic”
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#5OnMyTBR: Grief
#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. Grief is something we all experience, at one time or another, and it’s something that often seeps into the rest of our lives, maybe withoutContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Grief”
Blogtober Day 26: Audiobook Review – We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Format: AudiobookRelease Date: September 21st, 1962Age: AdultGenre: Gothic – Horror Rating: 5/5 Stars As part of Blogtober, I’m reposting some of my Divination Hollow reviews from the last year. Usually, I review horror and similar genres over there, but October seems like a great time to highlight some of my favourites! You can read theContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 26: Audiobook Review – We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson”
Blogtober Day 21: #5OnMyTBR – Titles Starting with U
#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. Happy Monday, and hope your week is off to a good start! It’s time for another #5OnMyTBR, and as we’re in Blogtober right now, myContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 21: #5OnMyTBR – Titles Starting with U”
Blogtober Day 13: Audiobook Review – The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring
Format: AudiobookRelease Date: September 24th, 2019Age: Young AdultGenre: Horror – Gothic Rating: 4/5 Stars As part of Blogtober, I’m reposting some of my Divination Hollow reviews from the last year. Usually, I review horror and similar genres over there, but October seems like a great time to highlight some of my favourites! You can readContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 13: Audiobook Review – The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring”
8 Books for 8 Decades
Here’s a fun fact: my dad turns 70 tomorrow. I think that’s pretty awesome, and although he’s not a big reader himself, he has always hugely supported me in my own reading and writing, and always been there to encourage me when I needed it. He’s a hell of a storyteller, too, and definitely helpedContinueContinue reading “8 Books for 8 Decades”
Blogtober Day 20: Book Review – A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
Format: ebookRelease Date: March 28th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Horror – GothicGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars As part of Blogtober, I’m reposting some of my Divination Hollow reviews from the last year. Usually, I review horror and similar genres over there, but October seems like a great time to highlight some of my favourites! You can read theContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 20: Book Review – A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher”
Blogtober Day 9: #5OnMyTBR – Gothic
#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. With another perfect-for-Blogtober prompt, it’s time for this week’s #5OnMyTBVR! I love Gothics, but I haven’t read nearly enough, and I’m very glad to haveContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 9: #5OnMyTBR – Gothic”
#5OnMyTBR: Siblings
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here or in the post announcing it. It occurs every Monday when we post about 5 books on our TBR. This was kind of a tricky one! Siblings as a topic isn’t something that can be gleaned from title or genre, soContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Siblings”
Book Review: Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: March 8th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars I don’t think I’ve come across a Schwab book yet that I haven’t really enjoyed. Not to mention she skirts various genres really well, in this particular instance blending elements of fantasy and horror to give us the Gothic tale of Gallant. Olivia PriorContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Gallant by V.E. Schwab”
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