I'm back with another tag for this week. I saw this tag floating around on various blogs and decided to give it a try. Becky @ Becky’s Book Blog based it on the smash or pass BookTok trend, and went through some of the relatively controversial bookish choices. There are no rules for this tag, just… Continue reading ~ ThursTAG: Bookish Smash or Pass Book Tag
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~ WWW Wednesdays | 2023-01-18 ~
Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. To participate, you just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with… Continue reading ~ WWW Wednesdays | 2023-01-18 ~
Book Review: Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns #1.5) (ARC)
Expected publication January 17, 2023 Author: Margaret Rogerson In this sequel novella to Sorcery of Thorns, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas must unravel the magical trap keeping them inside Thorn Manor in time for their Midwinter Ball! Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. Now that their demon companion Silas has… Continue reading Book Review: Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns #1.5) (ARC)
~ Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2023 ~
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. How it works: Each Tuesday will be assigned a topic… Continue reading ~ Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2023 ~
Book Review: The A to Z of Us
Published June 11th 2021 Author: Hannah Doyle Can love ever be as easy as abc? If you want to know the A-Z of love then it starts with Alice and ends with Zach. Alice is a self-confessed cynic when it comes to love. She’s never had a serious relationship herself and after supporting her best… Continue reading Book Review: The A to Z of Us
~ Goodreads Monday: Just Like Magic ~
This is a weekly meme where any one can choose a random book from their Goodreads TBR and highlight it. Once you choose a book and create your post, make sure you link and reference the new host, @Budget Tales Book Blog. Eventually, I will try to find a rhyme or reason to my choices,… Continue reading ~ Goodreads Monday: Just Like Magic ~
Book Review: Your Place or Mine? (ARC)
Expected publication January 17, 2023 Author: Portia MacIntosh Two reluctant housemates. One question: Is this your place or mine...? When Serena is kicked out of her flat, an offer from her friend, Taylor, to house sit for her while she and her husband go travelling could not be better timing. But unfortunately for Serena she’s… Continue reading Book Review: Your Place or Mine? (ARC)
~ #SixForSunday: 2022 Books I Didn’t Enjoy ~
#SixforSunday is… it’s really just that. You choose 6 books (normally) that you’d choose to fit whatever the prompt is that week. This meme was created and was hosted by A Little but a Lot. As she is unsure about continuing to host, I decided to just put together a month of topics on my own… Continue reading ~ #SixForSunday: 2022 Books I Didn’t Enjoy ~
~ Weekly Wrap-Up: Week #02 ~
This week I managed to complete eight novels - one ARC, five backlist ebooks and two audiobooks. ~ My Reviews ~ Just the Way I Am Book Review The Rom-Com Agenda ARC Review Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #9) Book Review Seeds of Glory and Ruin (A Mage's Influence #1) Audiobook Review The… Continue reading ~ Weekly Wrap-Up: Week #02 ~
Book Review: Lore
Published January 5th 2021 Author: Alexandra Bracken From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Darkest Minds comes a sweepingly ambitious, high-octane tale of power, destiny, love and redemption. Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of… Continue reading Book Review: Lore
Audiobook Review: Seeds of Glory and Ruin (A Mage’s Influence #1)
Published December 30, 2021 Author: Melanie Cellier Narrator: Kira Fixx Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Cadence and her sister possess the seeds of glory and ruin—or so their father always insisted. Cadence never understood what he meant until Airlie’s seed of power is activated, turning her into the most powerful mage in generations. Despite knowing… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Seeds of Glory and Ruin (A Mage’s Influence #1)
Book Review: The Perfect Date
Published June 11th 2019 Author: Evelyn Lozada When a single mom ends up playing an unwilling fake girlfriend to a charming playboy baseball player, love suddenly turns everything upside down in this fun, heartwarming multicultural romance. Angel Gomez has never lived by the book. A Bronx-based unwed mother by the time she was 16, Angel’s… Continue reading Book Review: The Perfect Date
~ Friday Face-Off: The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves #1) ~
Friday Face-Off is a weekly meme created by Books by Proxy and hosted by Lynn’s Books where a book is selected that fits the provided theme, and some of the covers of the book are compared and one is selected as the winner. In 2023, Lynn has decided to no longer post prompts/themes to guide the cover choices. Instead,… Continue reading ~ Friday Face-Off: The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves #1) ~
Audiobook Review: Just Like Magic
Published October 4th 2022 Author: Sarah Hogle Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes From the author of Twice Shy comes a sprightly Christmas novel, a rollicking romp through the absurdity of family holidays and the hope of new love. Bettie Hughes once knew the comfort of luxury, flaunting a ridiculous collection of designer shoes… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Just Like Magic
Book Review: Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #9)
Published 1934 Author: Agatha Christie Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the famous Orient Express in its tracks as it travels through the mountainous Balkans. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year but, by the morning, it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed… Continue reading Book Review: Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #9)
~ ThursTAG: New Year’s Book Tag
I have seen this tag all around this past week, so I decided that it might be fun to finally try it. I also saw on blogs that many people participate in ThursTAG where they post a tag every Thursday. I am not sure if I can keep it up with one book tag a… Continue reading ~ ThursTAG: New Year’s Book Tag
~ WWW Wednesdays | 2023-01-11 ~
Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. To participate, you just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with… Continue reading ~ WWW Wednesdays | 2023-01-11 ~
Book Review: Just the Way I Am
Published March 16th 2021 Author: Jo Watson Has Fate given her a second chance? 'Zoe' is having a very bad day. As if getting trapped in a faulty elevator wasn't bad enough, losing her memory has made it much worse. If there's one piece of luck, it's that the paramedic on the scene, Noah, is… Continue reading Book Review: Just the Way I Am
Book Review: The Lost Ticket
Published June 9th 2022 Author: Freya Sampson Strangers aboard a London bus unite to help an elderly man find his missed love connection in the heartwarming new novel from the author of The Last Chance Library. When Libby Nicholls arrives in London, brokenhearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the… Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Ticket
Audiobook Review: The Rom-Com Agenda (ARC)
Published January 10th 2023 Author: Jayne Denker Narrator: Erika Schindele Audiobook Length: 10 hours 54 minutes Vibrantly funny, endearingly sweet, and a love letter to all things rom com, Jayne Denker's The Rom Com Agenda is a story of two people finding love right when they least expect it. You know how the story's supposed to go...but… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Rom-Com Agenda (ARC)
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