Wow, June is over? How did that happen? Once again in June I had ZERO reviews. But I did read some books even though my blogging has fallen off a lot. I keep meaning to get back to normal but it seems my brain is not quite ready yet. At this point it may take … Continue reading Monthly Wrap Up: June 2021
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This Week in Reading: Best Plans are No Plans
Hello all, hope everyone is doing well and had a wonderful weekend. I did some shopping and some gardening and lots of eating (but still within my calorie budget so I didn't go too crazy with food haha). I've gotten a lot of new clothes recently because I'm down a size (yay!), so I've had … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Best Plans are No Plans
TBR Shelf Cleanup #68
Time for another round up of books from my TBR to go through! Each week I'll be going over a selection from my physical unread books and deciding what to keep and what to purge. There will be a third option--undecided--which I might ask for your input on why you think I should keep or … Continue reading TBR Shelf Cleanup #68
Top Ten Books I Loved that Made Me Want More Books Like Them
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. Today I'm participating in my first ever Top Ten Tuesday, … Continue reading Top Ten Books I Loved that Made Me Want More Books Like Them
#WyrdAndWonder Five Star Fantasy Reads
IMAGE CREDITS: images by Svetlana Alyuk on 123RF.com Today’s theme for the Wyrd & Wonder Challenge is Five Star Fantasy Reads. Well, I'll tell ya, it was tough to narrow this down to a managable list because I a) read a ton of Fantasy and b) tend to rate books high. So instead of doing an in-depth list I'm going to do … Continue reading #WyrdAndWonder Five Star Fantasy Reads
#WyrdAndWonder Chosen One #TropeTuesday
IMAGE CREDITS: images by Svetlana Alyuk on 123RF.com I'm really enjoying this Trope Tuesday thing in the Wyrd & Wonder Challenge. Previously I had covered I Never Knew My Father aka The Orphan trope which often goes hand in hand with The Chosen One trope. Star Wars, Harry Potter (sort of), The Kingkiller Chronicles (oh I really hope that … Continue reading #WyrdAndWonder Chosen One #TropeTuesday
TBR Shelf Cleanup #65
Time for another round up of books from my TBR to go through! Each week I'll be going over a selection from my physical unread books and deciding what to keep and what to purge. There will be a third option--undecided--which I might ask for your input on why you think I should keep or … Continue reading TBR Shelf Cleanup #65
This Week in Reading: Back?
Hi all. Thanks for all the condolences and well wishes, much appreciated. The last week has been a little tough emotionally but reading has helped! I wound up finishing four books - three YA fantasy novels (ebook) and one adult fantasy novel (audio). I started and finished both Crush and Covet by Tracy Wolff--these books … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Back?
This Week in Reading: Reading Marathon Wrap-Up!
Hello hello! This past weekend was a huge marathon of reading for me. Of my list I finished two novels, made progress on two others and started a brand new one. I also read three volumes of manga. Overall, I'm happy with the progress I made even though I didn't finish everything up that I … Continue reading This Week in Reading: Reading Marathon Wrap-Up!
#WyrdAndWonder Challenge: Fly My Pretties
IMAGE CREDITS: images by Svetlana Alyuk on 123RF.com Today's Wyrd & Wonder Challenge prompts is all about flying creatures! So, I decided to showcase a few of my favorite covers that feature flying creatures/wings on them. 🙂 So many wings! So much flying! Do you have a favorite of this bunch? Leave a note in the comments, I'd love … Continue reading #WyrdAndWonder Challenge: Fly My Pretties