This seems like a particularly cruel prompt given the current circumstances that preclude any form of social gathering, bookish or no, but I’ve decided to give it a go anyway. There are a few things I’d like to have at a bookish party, and a few people I’d love to invite! Some fun snacks READ MORE
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I WISH I’D READ AS A CHILD
No matter how many books you read, there are always some you don’t get to. Then in my case, there are books that weren’t even published yet when I was a kid. Notably the entire genre of young adult fiction, which didn’t really exist when I was a kid. So here are some of READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | TITLES THAT WOULD MAKE GOOD BAND NAMES
This is an interesting prompt! And a lot harder than I thought it would be. I spent ages reading through spines on my shelf and somehow very few seemed to hit the mark. Here are the ones I thought came close: READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I ENJOYED BUT RARELY TALK ABOUT
There are so many wonderful books I’ve read that haven’t really shown up much on this blog. Because they’re not as popular, or they don’t fit easily into themes and genres or because they’re just not that well known. But I loved them, and am excited to bring a few to your attention. Who READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I BOUGHT BECAUSE…
Most of the books I buy are because of one of three reasons: 1) someone on BookTube raved about them, 2) they were nominated for a book prize or 3) they’re new releases that are getting buzz or are by an author I have read before. Occasionally I hear about books from friends or READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | TEN SIGNS YOU’RE A BOOK LOVER
This is a fun post. I love articles that allow me to experience that sense of looking in a mirror, one that shows all the ways in which I’m a complete basket case when it comes to books. So here are ten of the things people might notice about me that mark me as READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | RED AT THE BONE – JACQUELINE WOODSON
I read Another Brooklyn a couple of years ago and was completely blown away by the delicacy of the prose and the insight Woodson imbued her characters with. So when Red at the Bone came out, it was high on my TBR. It did not disappoint. The story is a simple one – it READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | THRILLERS I ENJOYED
I really enjoy a good thriller. I haven’t read as many lately as I would like, but when I find a good one, it’s one of the genres I find easiest to speed through. So here are some of the series and stand-alones I’ve enjoyed most. Stand-alones I enjoyed: READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | SUCH A FUN AGE – KILEY REID
If you have any interest at all in books (and of course you do – you’re here), you have heard of this one. It was released just as the clocks turned to 2020, and has been talked about everywhere since. It has been getting positive reviews by everyone from The Guardian to The Atlantic READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | SPRING 2020 TBR
As always, it’s hard to choose a TBR that I think there’s any chance of me sticking with. Even more so when the world is in such chaos (and, because of it, I have toddler to entertain at home, with no playdates or trips to the park, potentially for weeks). But there are several READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FUN BOOKS
I have to admit that one of the things that fell off my radar with becoming a mom was the time I spent on social media. Instead of scrolling Twitter, any time I have on my phone I use to read ebooks. Sometimes that’s all the time I have to read. So I’m going READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | ONE-WORD BOOK TITLES
This was a fun one! I spent longer than I likely should have combing my shelves and TBR lists to find one-word titles, particularly ones that are interesting on-word titles. READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS I’D FOLLOW ON TWITTER
I follow a lot of people on Twitter, so many that I have no idea anymore who, exactly, I’m following. But there are always a few accounts that stand out. That either inspire me, inform me or just make me feel like fuck, yeah, you get it. You know what I’m talking about. We READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | LAST 10 BOOK HANGOVERS
In looking back over the books I’ve read in the past couple of years, I was surprised by how few immersed me enough to leave me with that book hangover feeling when I finished them. Perhaps it’s partly reading more non-fiction – it doesn’t feel quite the same as reading a fictional plot and READ MORE
READING CHALLENGE | BOOK RIOT’S READ HARDER CHALLENGE 2020
I love Book Riot’s yearly Read Harder Challenge. It always has an original mixture of prompts that encourage readers to stretch out of their comfort zone – whatever that comfort zone is. It represents diversity across the board and doesn’t make any reader’s favourite genre, format or topic seem inadequate. I never manage to finish READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | LOVE FREEBIE
I’m doing a bit of a twist on love. I’ve never been hugely into Valentine’s Day, and I don’t read books about romance very often. But that doesn’t mean I don’t value a story that has love at its heart. I just value all different kinds of love. So here are a few kinds READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | OLIVE KITTERIDGE – ELIZABETH STROUT
I have to be honest, I didn’t really want to read this book. But the sequel, Olive, Again, came out this year and I knew there was a good chance it would show up on the list for the BookTube Prize. I am trying to read some of the books I think either will READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | 5 STAR PREDICTIONS
This is an exciting post, because I’ve been meaning to write one on this very topic for a while! I feel like most of the books on my TBR shelves (hundreds at this point) are ones that I at least feel have the potential to be 5-star reads, and a lot of them I READ MORE