#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 one was a little bit tricky but I did manage to find five books that fit the prompt pretty well! As always, if youContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Public Transport”
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Let’s Talk Bookish: How Stubborn of a Reader are You?
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. September 15: How Stubborn of a Reader are You? (Davida Chazan @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog) Prompts:ContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: How Stubborn of a Reader are You?”
Book Review: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Format: PaperbackRelease Date: January 5th, 2000Age: AdultGenre: Romance – HistoricalGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars This book was so good until maybe the last third? Everything prior to Simon and Daphne getting caught in the garden is great, but unfortunately the book takes a downward turn from there and gets a bit messy. Do I still wantContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn”
Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Character Relationships
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. For me, relationships can absolutely make or break a story.ContinueContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Character Relationships”
Book Review: The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten
Format: ebookRelease Date: March 7th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Lore is a spy and poison-runner, working for her adopted mothers. When a job goes wrong, her secret is exposed, and she finds herself caught by the Presque Mort. Lore has the power to wield Mortem, though unlike the Presque Mort, she’s not sanctionedContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten”
Book Review: My Own Worst Enemy by Lily Lindon
Format: ebook Release Date: June 8th, 2023Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars Thank you to Aria for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley – views remain my own. This is one of those books that feel like it could have been a whole lot better if it was just that bit shorter.ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: My Own Worst Enemy by Lily Lindon”
Audiobook Review: She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus and Valentina OrtizPublisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UKAge: New AdultGenre: Contemporary – RomanceFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: April 14th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars A really sweet sapphic romance, She Gets the Girl follows Alex and Molly, two vastly different girls who try to help each other in their respective love lives, only toContinueContinue reading “Audiobook Review: She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick”
#5OnMyTBR: Woods
#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 fun one! I tried to go for books that mention woods in the title, are set in/around woods, or maybe have woodsContinueContinue reading “#5OnMyTBR: Woods”
Book Review: Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne
Format: ebook Release Date: January 18th, 2022Age: AdultGenre: Contemporary RomanceGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars Thank you to Headline Eternal for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley – views remain my own. This was really enjoyable. A very loose retelling of Pygmalion, Made in Manhattan features Violet – a Manhattan socialite who knows exactly howContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne”
Reading Challenge Update #7
It’s August! And I can confirm following my previous post, the heat was turned down – a bit too much! As I type this it’s very gloomy and grey outside. We just can’t seem to win! But even with miserable weather we’ve had days where it’s been miserable and muggy – it would be niceContinueContinue reading “Reading Challenge Update #7”
Unwrapping Words 