Bookish other
All the other bookish things that aren't book reviews or weekly prompts!
The Stuck at Home tag
Good morning bookworms!! I’m kind of excited about today, because I have not done a TAG in ages!! Like, literal months. *tries to find the last tag I did… gives up after scrolling for ever…* And this one is so great!! HUGE thanks to Sofii @ A Book. A Thought. for tagging me in this!! 💕 I’ve got a couple more coming soon, and one I’m really excited about!!! So let’s just get stuck into this one!! Rules Thank the person who nominated you Answer all the questions down below…
April ’20 wrap-up
Good morning bookworms! April… jeez… I’m glad that’s over!! The world is still in isolation… Am I doing anything productive?? Not really!! Let’s talk about what happened last month… I survived the O.W.L.s, and managed to hit all the prompts I needed in order to go for the careers I want for my N.E.W.T.s!! I almost missed Potions because I couldn’t find a book under 150 pages – and at the last hour (literally between 11pm and midnight on 30 April) I just decided to reread a comic. But I…
April ’20 book haul
Good morning bookworms!! It’s time for the monthly book haul!! I would also just like to say that after last month’s crazy, we’re back to a much more reasonable number of books!! (And fingers crossed for a more reasonable blogging and reading schedule…) Book haul categories are as follows: book boxes book purchases (book mail, in-store, digital* and gifts) review copies (book mail and digital) * Not counting Kindle Unlimited And, little icons as follows: Symbol Key Symbol Key Symbol Key ⚔️ fantasy ⛱ contemporary ☄️ sci-fi 🏰 historical fiction…
May ’20 TBR
Good morning bookworms! How are we already a third of the way through the year? I feel like 2020 has taken about 39 seconds, but also 6 years. I have aged 13 years since being at home. All. The. TIME. However, I can’t shouldn’t complain too much, because I know I am fortunate to still have a job – I think I would just like to take a few days off from said job and lie on the couch and read a book. Or make my new home office feel…
BE Spring ’20: It’s Mandrake Potting Time!
Good afternoon bookworms! Yup, time to herd all those screaming baby mandrakes back to the potting shed so we can put them in bigger pots to help them grow big and strong! Don’t forget your earmuffs! This post is part of Bookending Spring 2020, which is organised by Sam & Clo! Today’s post, “It’s Mandrake Potting Time” is hosted by me! If you want to do this prompt, please don’t forget to link back to this post! Prompt Explanation: Time for all those baby mandrakes to be repotted so they can grow…
BE Spring ’20: A Kind Word is Like a Spring Day
Good afternoon bookworms! I’m weirdly excited for this post!! This post is part of Bookending Spring 2020, which is organised by Sam & Clo! Today’s post, “A Kind Word is Like a Spring Day” is hosted by me! If you want to do this prompt, please don’t forget to link back to this post! Prompt Explanation: As the saying goes “A kind word is like a spring day”, and let’s be honest, we all need some spring days at the moment!! Share some love around – tell us about the bloggers who…
BE Spring ’20: 50 Shades of Green
Good afternoon bookworms! I heard someone ask for more Bookending Spring… so I am here to deliver! Just like your local florist (if your local florist is delivering you virtual lists of books…?) This post is part of Bookending Spring 2020, which is organised by Sam & Clo! Today’s post, “50 shades of green” is hosted by me! If you want to do this prompt, please don’t forget to link back to this post! Prompt Explanation: Green is the colour of spring, so let’s talk about your favourite green books you’ve read,…
BE Spring ’20: Knock Offs
Good morning bookworms! It’s time for BookEnding Spring 2020!! (I mean technically it started like a week ago… but I was in a mini life slump… but aren’t we all?) But I’m here now and ready to go! This post is part of Bookending Spring 2020, which is organised by Sam & Clo! Today’s post, “Knock Offs” is hosted by our host Sam @ Fictionally Sam! If you want to do this prompt, please don’t forget to link back to Sam’s post! Prompt Explanation: Old books creating cobwebs and dust on your…
March ’20 book haul
Good morning bookworms!! It’s time for the monthly book haul!! Also… cast your mind back to the start of the year when I said I wanted to keep my hauls under 10 books per month? cough Ummm… you see, that really didn’t happen last month. I think I went crazy. I’m not even sure what happened. Maybe it was like an out of body experience? As per the new prettiness of the blog, book haul categories are as follows: book boxes book purchases (book mail, in-store, digital* and gifts) review…
March ’20 wrap-up
Good morning bookworms! Let’s talk about March… ooof. I am telling you, someone needs to pull the plug on 2020 and let’s just restart this year, because between fire, floods and worldwide pandemic, I am done with 2020, and we’re only one quarter through. On a happier note, let’s talk about all the GOOD things from last month. I read, a surprising, 9 books in March. Now, I know 9 isn’t normally a surprising number for me; however, up until the 28th of March I had only finished 5…
O.W.L.s read-a-thon TBR 2020
Good morning book wizards and witches! IT’S O.WL.s TIME AGAIN!!! If you don’t know what O.W.L.s are then… you should read Harry Potter. OR you can watch Gintare’s video on YouTube about it!! But, very basically, Gintare (@BookRoast) runs a bi-annual read-a-thon based on the fifth and seventh year wizarding tests at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. O.W.L.s (Ordinary Wizarding Levels) are the fifth year tests, and in April we read a bunch of books that correspond to prompts the Gintare changes each year. The aim is to pick…
February ’20 book haul
Good morning bookworms!! It’s time for the monthly book haul!! And honestly, the total is OVER my ten book monthly limit, but it’s kind of not my fault…?! Book haul categories are as follows: book boxes book purchases (book mail, in-store, digital* and gifts) review copies (book mail and digital), and bookish items (book related, but not actual books). * Not counting Kindle Unlimited I subscribe to three monthly boxes: OwlCrate, FairyLoot and the book-only subscription for LitJoy. In February I skipped OwlCrate, but the other two didn’t arrive either…
