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 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 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 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,…
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!)
Top 5 rainy day reads
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 rainy day reads. The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain. Benjamin Alire Sáenz said it best, and with skin like mine, I definitely belong to the rain. Which includes being indoors, on a comfy armchair, snuggled under…
Top 5 books that remind you of a season
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books that remind you of a season. The season here is freaking cold. Hence my desire to run away for a tropical island holiday last week. But, instead of making the getaway plans that I so desperately want to plan, let’s talk about all the books that…
Top 5 books I want to reread in 2022
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books I want to reread in 2022. Thank goodness we’re past the mean topics of February. I’m telling you, I cannot wait for the March topics. But I do need to sort out the April-June topics as well. I promise they will all be nice though!!…
Top 5 books that changed my life
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 books that changed my life. Now that we’ve been looking at our new beginnings all month, it’s time to see what inspired us!! Honestly, why do I come up with these topics? I’m sure this sounded like a wonderful idea two months ago when I was…
December 2021 wrap up
Hello bookworms!! It’s time for the December 2021 wrap up. It is finally 2022!! I mean, it’s been 2022 for like a week now, but YAY!! This is (the first of my many) final wrap ups of 2021. THANK GOODNESS. I mean, I’m not convinced that 2022 will be any better than 2021, but I can still be hopeful for…
WWW Wednesday – 5 January 2022
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday — 5 January 2022!! So, here we are, another new year, and the last three days of 2021 as well. WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words, where you answer the three following questions: What did you recently finish? What are you currently…
WWW Wednesday – 29 December 2021
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday — 29 December 2021!! And also technically for 22 December because I was noticeably absent last week… Oops?! Yes, that’s right. As soon as I announced I was informally doing Blogmas, everything fell over. Maybe the trick is to never announce I’m doing anything… 🤔 WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted…
WWW Wednesday – 15 December 2021
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday — 15 December 2021!! Remember last week when I said “Blogmas is going well”? HAHAHAHAHAHA. Yeah, that was a time. WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words, where you answer the three following questions: What did you recently finish? What are you currently…
November 2021 book haul
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the November 2021 book haul!! A monthly post where I usually shame myself for never achieving my goal of buying less than I read, or sticking to my buying goal. November is definitely the worth month on record for 2021. I *may* have gone slightly overboard with black Friday sales. But honestly, I don’t regret it.…
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…
November 2021 TBR
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the November 2021 TBR post. Now, I know that it’s unusual for me to write a TBR. You know, especially because I never stick to them… (Remember in March when I wrote a TBR for Middle Grade March and then only read smutty romance on Kindle Unlimited? No? Oh… me neither… 😳👀) Well, Gintare, who used…
Top 5 standalone books
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 standalone books. Yes, last week was all about the series, but this week it’s about how much magic authors can fit into a single volume. Also, I am SO SORRY this is late. I’ve been having technical difficulties on the blog all week, and I ended up…
August 2021 TBR and the MS Readathon
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to the August 2021 TBR post, where I will also be talking about the MS Readathon. So… I admit that I get pretty shady when it comes to TBRs. The last one I posted was for Middle-Grade March. And it was so bad that I didn’t read a single thing ON the TBR. But not just that.…
Bookending Winter: Under the Mistletoe
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to Bookending Winter, and today’s post: Under the Mistletoe!! I have been pretty out of the loop this month, but I am trying my hardest!! HUGE thanks to Clo (@ Cuppa Clo) and Sam (@ Fictionally Sam) for putting my hosting days towards the end of the month!! Love you both, so much!! Please check out their…
Julie and the Phantoms bookish tag
Hello bookworms!! Welcome to an original, Julie and the Phantoms bookish tag!! ??? Please excuse me for a moment while I just SCREAM INTO THE ABYSS about what an absolutely perfect show Julie and the Phantoms is.* Julie And The Phantoms GIF from Julieandthephantoms GIFs Yes, I watched this amazing show, not once, but TWICE during October (and once again…
Top 5 characters P-T
Happy Tuesday bookworms!! Today’s top 5 Tuesday post is favourite characters whose names begin with the letters P-T. Acknowledging that this week is definitely out of control again. But next week should be FINE!! Even with 6 letters. Also… YOU CAN’T MAKE ME CHOOSE!! (Actually, I have dialled it back some… kind of… not really… maybe I should delete this…
