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…
The Ultimate Recommendations tag
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to me attempting to catch up on the 50 tags I *still* haven’t done!! With today’s post: the Ultimate Recommendations tag. I was tagged to do this by the very lovely Destiny @ Howling Libraries… ummm… two years ago?! (I think this is part of me not quite believing we’re in 2021. Yes, let’s blame me being…
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…
Top 5 recommendations from friends
Hello bookworms!! Happy Tuesday!! Today’s Top 5 Tuesday is top 5 recommendations from friends. Yes, this week I want to shout out our long-suffering friends who are constantly screaming at us to read books that they love. These friends are the life-blood of any book lover because they give us someone to scream into the abyss with. They will hold…
10 amazing fantasy classics you should read
Hello friends!! Today I really want to chat to you about 10 amazing fantasy classics you should read!! One day — but also, like what are you even waiting for?! Just in case you haven’t heard me scream about this previously, YA wasn’t really a thing when I was growing up. You had board books for toddlers, picture books for…
BE Winter ’19: Weasley Jumper book tag
Good afternoon bookworms! I am so excited for this tag!! It was one I was planning to do anyway when I saw the prompts, but then Emmie tagged me in it, so I guess it was fate!! It’s not really cool enough to wear a jumper here… I’m eating ice-cream as I type this up, but I do love Christmas…
Book recommendations: Overwatch edition #1
Good morning bookworms! So, if you know anything about me (except that I love books and cake), you’ll know that I am low-key obsessed with Overwatch. Admittedly, my team in the Overwatch League (New York Excelsior – picked prior to Stage 1 last year as Gansey’s catchphrase is ‘Excelsior!’) isn’t doing too well with the new meta (which is really…
ABC Book Challenge: P
Good morning bookworms! During 2019 I am participating in the ABC Book Challenge! Previous letters: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M N | O Please keep in mind that books that literally start with ‘A’, ‘An’ or ‘The’ will be posted in the group of the second word, as per the…
Liebster Award #3
Good morning bookworms! The gorgeous Siobhan @ Siobhan’s Novelties has tagged me in the Liebster Award. Thank you Siobhan!!! I’ve done this one a couple of times now, but as the questions always change it never feels old. (And I love that!!) If you aren’t following Siobhan’s blog, then please go and amend that error now – it’s filled with…
Top 5… bookish maps
Today’s Top 5 Tuesday is ‘bookish maps’. Top 5 Tuesday is hosted by the super lovely Shanah over at the Bionic Bookworm. You can visit her here, and join in for Top 5 Tuesday by checking out all the amazing topics we have coming up! *** I can’t do this topic without first dragging you all off (again) to The Nevernight…
