"On the second Sabbat of Twelfthmoon, in the city of Weep, a girl feel from the sky." First line in Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor Today I'm combining books and nostalgia as I recommend books based on old TV shows I used to be obsessed with. To be honest, I'm still quite obsessed with… Continue reading Recommending Books Based On My Old Favorite TV Shows
Top Ten Tuesday: Fall 2022 TBR
"The Golem's life began in the hold of a steamship." First line in The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Apparently, it's fall now so here is my fall 2022 TBR through Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. As per usual, I check whether I managed the previous season's TBR, and… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Fall 2022 TBR
The Me and Music Tag
"There was no warning." First line in The Toll by Neal Shusterman Okay, so this isn't technically book-related but it IS a tag and it's about music so the laws of nature say I have to do it. Also, Maria @The Character Study was kind enough to tag me so I'd have an excuse. Thank… Continue reading The Me and Music Tag
5-Star Predictions Wrap-Up and New Predictions #3
"The day I went missing. That's where I'll start. Keep up." First line in Echo Cycle by Patrick Edwards I might have forgotten that I had read all my 5-star predictions but my wrap-up is here now! It's time to reveal whether I have gotten any better at predicting which books I'll give 5 stars… Continue reading 5-Star Predictions Wrap-Up and New Predictions #3
August 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"All right... I suppose things like this usually start with an apology of some sort." First line in A Choir of Lies by Alexandra Rowland August. On one hand, it felt like a long month but on the other, it was also gone in the blink of an eye. I had my summer vacation from… Continue reading August 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
Reading 1-Star Reviews of Books I Loved (Part 2)
"Saturn's moon Titan is the nearest celestial body that is hospitable to human life." First line in The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer As promised, I'm here with the opposite post of what I did last week so I'm reacting to 1-star reviews of books I loved. 1-star reviews are always more fun to… Continue reading Reading 1-Star Reviews of Books I Loved (Part 2)
Top Ten Tuesday: Completed Series I Wish Had More Books
"It was the middle of an autumn downpour when Tobias first met Henry Silver." First line in Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh It's another Top Ten Tuesday already! This time I'm talking about some completed series that need more books, and I of course have to say that these series are completed as… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Completed Series I Wish Had More Books
Reading 5-Star Reviews of Books I Hated (Part 2)
"Perhaps it was a tired thing, all the references the world had already made to the Ptolemaic Royal Library of Alexandria." First line in The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake As the title suggests, today I'm reacting to 5-star reviews of books I didn't like. I've done this before but almost two years ago so… Continue reading Reading 5-Star Reviews of Books I Hated (Part 2)
The Feelings Book Tag
"Twenty miles from here, twenty miles north, the funeral mass was starting." First line in The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai It's time for a tag and one I was actually tagged for this time: The Feelings Book Tag. I was tagged by Hundreds and Thousands of Books so thank you very much for that!… Continue reading The Feelings Book Tag
Top Ten Tuesday: Funny Book Titles (Part 2)
"Will we get into trouble?" First line in The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams It's time for Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, and when I saw today's prompt, I knew there was no way I could avoid it. You see, 'funny book titles' has been a prompt before and I chose… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Funny Book Titles (Part 2)
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