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Top 5 anticipated books of 2021: part 2
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 anticipated books of 2021: part 2. You know, I had a really hard time sticking to just 5 books this week. I had a shortlist of 12… then I then had to shorten more. So I got it to eight books and I was just going to…
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Top 5 books on my wishlist
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books on my wishlist. Yes friends, it is BIRTHDAY WEEK!! Much excitement, etc. Except for one thing. Husband advised me that he hasn’t gotten me anything yet because I haven’t been dropping hints like I usually do. Which is very unlike me at all. So, keep your…
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Top 5 books I want to reread
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books I want to reread. Yes, after *finally* finishing the original Grisha trilogy last month (spawned from watching Shadow and Bone), I have started rereading the Six of Crows duology. It’s funny because I remember LOVING the books, but when I looked at my review of them……
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May 2021 book haul
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the May 2021 book haul!! A monthly post where I shame myself for never achieving my goal of buying less than I read… EXCEPT!! I actually achieved my book haul goal this month?!! Which… is the first time this year!! I’m actually really excited about this!! In case you aren’t aware (which, fair, because I still…
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Top 5 books that would make a good montage scene
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books that would make a good montage scene. Yes, it’s a small addition to the adaptation theme from May, but a fun one at least!! By its very definition, a montage is the technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a…
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Top 5 books I liked better than the adaptations
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books I liked better than the adaptations. Well… last week we probably all surprised ourselves and came up with a lot of adaptations that were better than the original. But let’s get back onto our high horses, because the book is always* better. Yes, that’s right. Today’s…
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June 2021 Top 5 Tuesday topics
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the June 2021 Top 5 Tuesday topics!! June topics are a bit of a mishmash this year. I was so conflicted because I love doing pride themed posts, but last year when Shanah took a hiatus I decided to do my own top 5 posts revolving around queer books and authors over the month of June.…
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Top 5 adaptations I liked better than the books
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 adaptations I liked better than the books. It’s inconceivable, really, but sometimes I have loved the adaptation more than the original text. I know, I can’t believe I said it either!! It’s basically sacrilegious. So, today let’s talk about really great adaptations. I had to…
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Top 5 books I wish had TV adaptations
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 books I wish had TV adaptations. We finally finished watching the Netflix adaptation of Shadow and Bone on the weekend, and I loved it!! Seriously, I didn’t even mind the things that they changed – it only added to the story. Besides, don’t we all…
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April 2021 wrap up
Hello bookworms!! It’s time for the April 2021 wrap up. Which was only like a week ago. Who is this person who has already posted FOUR times this month?! Apparently we met organisation, and are now friends. Who knew?! Don’t get me wrong, life is still kicking my butt a little. OK, maybe a lot. But I’m trying very hard…
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Let’s Talk Bookish: Why I read Middle Grade books
Hello bookworms!! Today I’ve jumped on the bandwagon for Let’s Talk Bookish topic: Why I read middle grade books. But really this is just an excuse for me to to scream about why I love middle grade fiction. And also YA. Even though I am a real-live adult. Allegedly. Let’s Talk Bookish is hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books, and…
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April 2021 book haul
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the April 2021 book haul!! A monthly post where I shame myself for never achieving my goal of buying less than I read… Thankfully, April was much better than March was. And by better, I mean that there were far fewer books added to my collection!!
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Top 5 books I wish had movie adaptations
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 books I wish had movie adaptations. I’ve been so enamoured recently with all of the adaptations. Netflix in particular is killing it – and I am especially excited since Alice Oseman has announced how closely she has been involved with the Heartstopper adaptation (creator, screenwriter…
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May 2021 Top 5 Tuesday topics
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the May 2021 Top 5 Tuesday topics!! Sorry they are late – I had plans to post this earlier on the weekend, but I worked really late on Friday, and then I was out with a migraine on Saturday. Which meant my Sunday then was really busy because I had to catch up on life admin…
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March 2021 wrap up
Hello bookworms!! It’s time for the March 2021 wrap up. Which was basically forever ago because April has been a TIME. Is it just me, or is 2021 shaping up to be somehow worse than 2020?? Just like in February, I can’t seem to stay on top of things. Except where I was failing at everything except two things before,…
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Top 5 graphic novels
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 graphic novels. Another week, another nice topics!! Look at me being somewhat prepared for April to smack me in the face!! Was I prepared for this month?? No, not even in the slightest. But, let’s talk about happy things!! Graphic novels!! Or, at least graphic…
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March 2021 book haul
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the March 2021 book haul!! A monthly post where I shame myself for never achieving my goal of buying less than I read… This month in particular is going to be… BIG!! Admittedly, March 2020 was far worse than March 2021… Yes, this time last year I was struggling to fit 29 books in my wrap…
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Top 5 debut novels
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 debut novels. Wow… I’m so glad that I decided to be nice to us all, and have such a normal topic for today!! I mean, who doesn’t love talking about their favourite debut novels – the hardest part is limiting it to a top 5.…
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Top 5 books I would re-rate
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 books I would re-rate. So, I used to be one of those people who would finish a book, and depending on how happy the ending of a book was, it would essentially determine my rating. It doesn’t even really make sense to me now, and…
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Top 5 books I wish I could read for the first time again
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 books I wish I could read for the first time again. Which is quite a mouthful, but I’m so tired and I can’t think of a better way to phrase it!! If you missed the April topics post, please click here!! Top 5 Tuesday was…
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Top 5 UNREAD middle grade books
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday… on a Tuesday this week!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is a FREEBIE, so l’m doing top 5 unread middle grade books. And… it’s more of a top 13. Surprise! #sorrynotsorry Yes, last week’s post reminded me of all the unread middle grade books that I’m hoarding (book dragon tendencies). And we all…
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April 2021 Top 5 Tuesday topics
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the April 2021 Top 5 Tuesday topics!! April topics!! I did think about going with an Easter theme, but alas, my poor antibiotic laden brain couldn’t make it work… I kind of tried for a spring-ish new beginnings theme (although it is Autumn here now.) So, please enjoy some topics that I’ve had sitting on a…
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Top 5 middle grade books
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday… on a Saturday!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 middle grade books. I’m so sorry friends. I’ve been so sick with a chest infection this week that all I’ve been doing is sleeping, reading and drinking tea. Which normally would sound absolutely amazing, and like the best staycation ever… Except I’m…
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Top 5 books that got me into reading
Hello bookworms!! Happy Tuesday!! This week’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 books that got me into reading. I have always been a reader, but there were definitely years where I read less. Giant peaks and troughs over time as I got busy with other things, and then came back to reading. Usually the coming back was due to reading…
…books, baking, and other questionable hobbies…
