The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly… Continue reading ~ #BookBloggerHop: Favorite Spooky Creature & Setting in Books ~
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~ First Lines Friday – #19 (October 8, 2021) ~
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first… Continue reading ~ First Lines Friday – #19 (October 8, 2021) ~
Audiobook Review: Sorcery of Thorns
Published June 4th 2019 Author: Margaret Rogerson Narrator: Emily Ellet Audiobook Length: 14 hours 20 minutes All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Sorcery of Thorns
~ Last Year I Was Reading – #18 (October 7, 2021) ~
Last Year I Was Reading is hosted by Maria @ ReadingMaria. Every Thursday (or whichever day you choose), take your current read and compare it to what you were reading this exact time last year. Which one do you like better?What is different about the books?Any special facts/things you want to make note of or bring attention… Continue reading ~ Last Year I Was Reading – #18 (October 7, 2021) ~
Book Review: The Party Crasher (ARC)
Expected publication: October 12th 2021 Author: Sophie Kinsella It’s been over two years since Effie’s beloved parents got divorced, destroying the image of the happy, loving childhood she thought she had. Since then, she’s become estranged from her father and embarked on a feud with his hot (and much younger) girlfriend, Krista. And now, more… Continue reading Book Review: The Party Crasher (ARC)
~ Blog Tour: Annie’s Autumn Escape – Review ~
Published October 1st 2021 Annie’s big birthday is looming. Sixty! She feels half that age, even if the mirror tells her otherwise. Hubby Keith promises her a birthday to remember, and doesn’t let her down, but packing his suitcase to shack up with a forty-something isn’t quite the memory Annie wants to make. Suddenly she’s… Continue reading ~ Blog Tour: Annie’s Autumn Escape – Review ~
Book Review: My Best Friend’s Wedding (ARC)
Expected publication: October 8th 2021 Author: Tilly Tennant Falling snow, sparkling champagne and an ex that Libby would rather forget… Everything was in place for Libby’s own wedding day – the ancient church with roses around the door, the frothy white wedding dress of her dreams… That is until her Mr Right, Rufus, turned out… Continue reading Book Review: My Best Friend’s Wedding (ARC)
~ Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Pet Peeves ~
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 Pet Peeves ~
~ Goodreads Monday: Within These Wicked Walls ~
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 creator, @Lauren’s Page Turners. Eventually, I will try to find a rhyme or reason to my choices, but for… Continue reading ~ Goodreads Monday: Within These Wicked Walls ~
~ Blog Tour: The Cosy Cottage in Ireland – Review ~
Snuggle up in your favourite armchair and take a trip across the Irish sea for comfort food, cosy cottage nights and a heartwarming romance… Published September 29th 2021 Talented lawyer Hannah Campbell is after a change in her workaholic Manchester life – so on an uncharacteristic whim she books herself a place at the world-renowned… Continue reading ~ Blog Tour: The Cosy Cottage in Ireland – Review ~
Book Review: Crown of Cinders (Wings of Fury #2)
Expected publication: October 5th 2021 Author: Emily King Althea’s head is still spinning from her discovery that she’s Hera, daughter of Cronus, the terrible Titan king. After Althea failed to cast Cronus down into the deepest pit of Tartarus, the king calls upon his powerful allies, the elder Titans who reign supreme over the heavens,… Continue reading Book Review: Crown of Cinders (Wings of Fury #2)
~ #SixForSunday: Books by Black Authors ~
#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 is hosted by A Little but a Lot and you can follow the link to find the prompts for January to March. I'll also post this month's prompt's at the end of… Continue reading ~ #SixForSunday: Books by Black Authors ~
Book Review: Wings of Fury (Wings of Fury #1)
Published March 1st 2021 Author: Emily King My mother told me that men would speak about the Golden Age as a time of peace and happiness for all… However, the women of our age would tell a very different story… Cronus, God of Gods, whose inheritance is the world. Among his possessions: women, imprisoned and… Continue reading Book Review: Wings of Fury (Wings of Fury #1)
~ First Lines Friday – #18 (October 1, 2021) ~
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first… Continue reading ~ First Lines Friday – #18 (October 1, 2021) ~
~Spell the Month in Books – OCTOBER ~
The meme originated from Reviews from the Stacks. The rules for this one are simple: Each month you spell the month in books (Initial articles - The, A, and An - do not count.) There are three main ways to choose the books: you can use the books that you have already read, books that… Continue reading ~Spell the Month in Books – OCTOBER ~
~ Monthly Wrap-Up: SEPTEMBER~
Month nine in 2021 is now complete! In this wrap-up, I organized my reviews (both audio and non-) by their rating and then linked to my meme pages for the other posts for the month. This month I read/reviewed 42 total novels (15, of which, were audiobooks). **You can access my reviews by clicking on… Continue reading ~ Monthly Wrap-Up: SEPTEMBER~
~ 2021 Audiobook Challenge: Quarterly Check-In #3~
Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About are hosting the annual Audiobook Challenge for 2021. As I got into audiobooks in February, I decided this would be an interesting challenge to help track my audiobook progress. If you want to take part, make sure to check out the sign-up page for this year’s challenge, and also head on over… Continue reading ~ 2021 Audiobook Challenge: Quarterly Check-In #3~
Book Review: When Night Breaks (Kingdom of Cards #2) (ARC)
Expected publication: October 5th 2021 Author: Janella Angeles The competition has come to a disastrous end, and Daron Demarco’s fall from grace is now front page news. But little matters to him beyond Kallia, the contestant he fell for who is now lost to this world and in the hands of a dangerous magician. Daron… Continue reading Book Review: When Night Breaks (Kingdom of Cards #2) (ARC)
~ Blog Tour: Fool Me Twice at Christmas (Christmas Romantic Comedy #1) – Review ~
Published September 28th 2021 There are two types of relationships: fake and real. Chuck and Kate’s used to be real, oh-so-real. But after she broke his heart four months ago, leaving him, it became all just pretense for the sake of their entwined families. With parents who are best friends and business partners, it’s not… Continue reading ~ Blog Tour: Fool Me Twice at Christmas (Christmas Romantic Comedy #1) – Review ~
Audiobook Review: Phantom Heart
Published August 17th 2021 Author: Kelly Creagh Narrators: Emily Ellet, Tom Berkeley, & Michael Crouch Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minute Seventeen-year-old Stephanie Armand doesn't believe in ghosts or spirits. Despite her six-year-old sister, Charlie, insisting a masked figure is hiding in her closet, and the rumors at school, Stephanie isn't convinced her father's latest… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Phantom Heart
