Top 5 books that found me when I needed them most
Sometimes the most important books aren't our favourites — they're the ones that arrive exactly when we need them. This week's Top 5 Tuesday is a little more personal, exploring five stories that brought me comfort, hope, and reminded me why I love reading.
Top 5 book boyfriends I could fix
Are they emotionally unavailable? Making terrible decisions? Carrying enough trauma to fill several novels? Excellent. Here are five fictional men I am absolutely (not) convinced I could fix.
Top 5 comfort books
When life gets stressful, these are the books I return to again and again. They're familiar, comforting, and guaranteed to remind me why I love reading.
Top 5 standalone books I wished were series
Some stories end exactly where they should. Others leave me desperately wishing for another book. These are five standalones I would happily spend more time with.
Top 5 books set in America
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books set in America!! Or, more accurately, top 5 books set in the Americas. Because we really do mean the northern and southern continent. From Alaska to Chile and everything in between. Sadly, while I’ve read MANY books set in North America, I can only find one…
Top 5 anticipated reads for Q2 2025
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 anticipated reads for Q2 2025!! Friends, IT IS TIME!! I know I’ve been talking about this book since January 2022, including making my anticipated reads list for Q2 and Q3 in 2024, but it’s FINALLY here!! Silverborn, by Jessica Townsend is finally arriving. And I am SO…
Top 5 books I want to buy in 2025
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books I want to buy in 2025!! AHHHHH!! Sorry for being late friends!! It’s somewhat chaotic over in this hemisphere this week. My mum goes into hospital tomorrow for surgery and the last week of work has been insane late nights and I am pooped. I need…
Top 5 books I want to reread in 2025
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books I want to reread in 2025!! I have to admit, we are sliding backwards somewhat from the “yes I WILL do this!!” rhetoric of the last two weeks. More into a calm “yeah, I’d like to do this if I can fit it in” stance. I’m…
Top 5 books on my TBR that intimidate me
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books on my TBR that intimidate me!! When I wrote this topic list, I had an explainer for this week: Do you have a pile of books on your TBR that you were “going to read soon” but now it’s been like 5 years and you don’t…
Top 5 genre mash-ups
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 genre mash-ups!! So, I completely forgot that I made this topic… Which is really only a shame when you think about my last top 5 freebie topic: top 5 historical fantasy rom-coms. Because you know what? Those are pretty classic genre mash-up books!! Anyway, today I’m going…
Top 5 anticipated 5 star reads
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 anticipated 5 star reads!! Sometimes in life you just know that you’re going to enjoy something. Maybe it’s dinner out a restaurant you’ve been dying to try, or a holiday destination. Maybe it’s a new movie you’ve been waiting for or that trip to Disneyland. Or maybe…
Top 5 books about orphans
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books about orphans!! We’re on a bit of a family relationships theme this month. Last week we did top 5 books about family, and this week is about a lack of family — or of parents anyway. I’ve never really understood why, but there are a lot…
Top 5 books I’m thankful for in 2023
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books I’m thankful for in 2023!! Now, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia… But, I do know how to appreciate things in my life. And according to Industry Hollywood, that’s what this holiday is all about. That and family screaming matches and yams (what ARE yams??). Oh,…
Top 5 smol books
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 smol books!! Yes, last week we did the huge books, and this week we are celebrating the teeny books. You know, the ones that make it easy to pack 17 of in your handbag (or large pockets). Just in case you get some time. At that social…
Top 5 standalone books I will read in 2023
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 standalone books I will read in 2023!! This week was a FREEBIE!! The last two weeks we’ve been doing the ‘series I’ll start‘ and ‘series I’ll finish‘. So this week I wanted to give some love to some standalone books that I want to read this year.…
Top 5 series I will finish* in 2023
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 series I will finish* in 2023!! * And by “finish”, I mean “at least get caught up on”. You get a pass if the author releases more books. Because last week we did books series we are going to START. And if you want to start new…
Top 5 books I will definitely* read in 2023
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday#!! This week’s topic is top 5 books I will definitely* read in 2023!! * As per every year, by “definitely” we mean “maybe”. Because I never actually hold myself to account with these (and nor should you if you don’t want to). No promises made are a contractual obligation. The TBR police won’t…
December 2022 book haul
Hello friends!! Welcome to the December 2022 book haul!! A post where I talk about all the books that I bought and received in the previous month. AND we get to find out if I met my TBR goal for the year… December was not bad considering that it was a gift giving month. Which usually means a chunk of…
December 2022 TBR
Hello friends!! Well, it’s finally happened. For the first time since I joined Goodreads (in 2013), it’s looking like I won’t hit my Goodreads goal. So, I’m making a December 2022 TBR (or really end of year as I do still have 4 days of November). I need to get my game face on. And that’s not even thinking about…
WWW Wednesday – 16 November 2022
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday — 16 November 2022!! WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words, where you answer the three following questions: Let’s see what I have been reading! (All images will link to Goodreads if you click on them!)
September 2022 book haul
Hello friends!! Welcome to the September 2022 book haul!! A post where I talk about all the books that I bought and received in the previous month. We’re sitting at an amazingly low FOUR physical books for September, which is miles ahead of the 10 books in August AND the 17 books in July. However… I may have gone overboard…
Top 5 anticipated reads for Oct-Dec 2022
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 anticipated reads for Oct-Dec 2022! Not sure about you all, but I am moderately terrified that we’re in the last quarter of 2022. I’m pretty sure I say something similar every time we start a new month… but also, where did 2022 go?! Because I’m pretty sure…
2022 mid year book tag
Hello friends!! Welcome to the 2022 edition of the mid year book tag. We sometimes call it the mid-year freak out… but that implies I only freak out at mid-year. Which is categorically untrue. So, I’m now calling it a book tag. The mid year book (freak out) tag was created by Ellie (EarlGreyBooks) and Chami (formerly at ReadLikeWildfire). The…
WWW Wednesday – 24 August 2022
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday — 24 August 2022!! WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words, where you answer the three following questions: Let’s see what I have been reading!
