I have been so good this month. Somebody please give me a pat on the back. Be prepared to see how small the non-e-book part of this haul is. I've literally never bought so few books in my life. You may worship me now. There have been a few books given away (e-books) on various … Continue reading October Book Haul! || 2016
*tears of joy* Guess who turned 1 today? ME! Well, not me, obviously I'm at least 3 years old - but Upside-Down Books is officially one year old. Naw. I'd love to say that I'm celebrating in style by offering a giveaway but going on adventures such as leaving reality to work in Disney World leave … Continue reading Just Around the Riverbend: Blogoversary
Despite having other tags that people have actually tagged me to do, I'm apparently going to continue just sabotaging existing tags that I have NOT been tagged in, and doing them instead. This one is fitting though, right? I saw Jesse the Reader do this tag a few days ago and thought well yes, I … Continue reading The Halloween Book Tag
Welcome back! I hope you're all having a fabulous day today. The exciting this is that there's actually sun and warmth here today in Perth (although I say that without having actually gone outside - oh hush, you know you all do it). So what better a way than to spend your morning drooling over … Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday [#33]
I am so near the end of semester now. I can taste it. Practically just one more week to go now and oh boy is it hard to keep going. I thought I'd've whizzed through a bunch of books by now, but to tell you the truth I've hardly read any. Don't worry! That'll change … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday [#45]
I hope I find you well and being generally fabulous, because there truly is no other way to be. I've got a great topic for you this week, I can't wait to make the list and confront my fears. It's going to be like a therapy session, but with myself. I hope you like it because … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: A Scary TBR
Today is going to be fun - why? Because I'm telling you, obviously. Actually, today is Mother-In-Law day and as a celebration of that (because why not?) I've decided to do a post inspired by it! There's a delightful website called Days of the Year which tells you what is being celebrated on every day of the … Continue reading Serendipitous Parenting: The Best Motherly Figures
You might be wondering why you're reading "September" when it's very clearly October. Well alright, don't get snappy with me. I do know what month it is. Unfortunately, there was a massive, gigantic, titanic, mammoth, galactic delay on September's edition of The YA Chronicles for reasons completely out of their hands. So after crying myself to … Continue reading The YA Chronicles Unboxing || September 2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 5/5 STARS // GOODREADS // Genre: Fantasy [Supernatural], Young Adult, Historical Fiction Author: Ransom Riggs Published: June 2011 Publisher: Quirk Books Pages: 352 {paperback} Originally posted on Goodreads This review is spoiler-free until I state otherwise Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing Oh wow this really was so good! … Continue reading Curiosities in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Welcome back! I hope you're having a more successful Wednesday than myself. I'm currently pouring over 17th century accounts of the Atlantic slave trade for an essay . . . isn't uni life fun? You'll be please to know, however, that I've been very good this first half of the month with book buying (spoiler: … Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday [#32]
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