I was so well behaved in July and didn't go too mad buying books. This is one of the most reasonable book hauls you're going to see this year, I'm sure of it. I feel like restructuring my TBR (over on my YouTube channel) has been a really good way to re-focus on reading goals … Continue reading July Book Haul! | 2020
I hope you're all having a magnificent start to your week! Mine has been a little rocky because I'm battling off a sore throat that does not want to leave. Annoyingly, this also put me right on the backfoot for prepping for my first week back at uni for the semester AND all the content … Continue reading Colourful Books! | Top Ten Tuesday
I have been having the biggest battle with my self-control as I write this. I've opened and closed Booktopia to purchase some of these books so many times and then chickened at the last minute. I really don't need any more books but, I mean, when has that ever stopped me before? We will see … Continue reading Books To Buy This Month | August 2020
The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan Genre: Fantasy, Middle-Grade, Adventure Author: John Flanagan Published: November 2010 Publisher: Random House Australia Pages: 487 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing Ranger's Apprentice never fails to please. I thoroughly enjoyed this story just like I thoroughly enjoyed the previous nine books. I was nervous going … Continue reading Sword Fighting in The Emperor of Nihon-Ja | Spoiler-Free Review
Surely I can't be alone. There are just some books that I want to WANT to read, but I just don't ever have the motivation. There are quite a few of these. I feel so bad. But alas, here we are. Finally facing the music. Today, we're going to confess about five (instead of ten, yes) … Continue reading Books I’m Avoiding Reading | Top Ten Tuesday
Don't you just hate those moments in books that really annoy you?! I thought it would be fun today to do the NOPE book tag to revisit some of the super annoying books that I've read in my lifetime. I can't wait so let's just dive straight in! I had a little search to find … Continue reading The NOPE Book Tag
Terraformer by Colleen Houck Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Author: Colleen Houck Published: May 2020 Publisher: Colleen Houck Pages: 536 {hardback} Review on Goodreads Initial Thoughts Upon Finishing This was really fun! I admit things got a little strange towards the end there and I was all for a 5-star rating until about the 75% … Continue reading Hostile Planets in Terraformer | Spoiler-Free Review
The Clergyman's Wife by Molly Greeley Genre: Historical Fiction, Retelling [Pride & Prejudice] Author: Molly Greeley Published: December 2019 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 288 {paperback} Review on Goodreads Thank you to Allen & Unwin for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review Initial Thoughts upon Finishing This turned out better than … Continue reading Formalities in The Clergyman’s Wife | Spoiler-Free Review
Hello everyone! We have some delightfully wintery weather at the moment which I am absolutely loving because I'm on holiday. And wintery weather is really only super nice when you have nowhere to be. So as I snuggle up by a fire with the rain dancing on the roof, I'm tucking into some excellent reads! … Continue reading Books That Made Me Smile | Top Ten Tuesday
I think this is a great question, DO we need town criers in our epic fantasies? Because I say this not in the sense of should we get rid of them, but should be ADD them? When was the last time you read a story that featured a town crier? SEE. I can't remember for … Continue reading Town Criers in Books: Do We Need Them?
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