"My father was a king and the son of kings." First line in The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Today is the best day of the year - It's the day of the Eurovision Grand Final! I'll admit, this post is rather spontaneous as I usually post on Mondays, not Saturdays, but I saw… Continue reading The Eurovision Book Tag
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The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag
"From the moment I accepted the invitation, I was nervous about returning to Germany." First line in A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne Sooooo today is actually my blogiverasary. It's been exactly four years since I decided other people needed to hear my nonsense and I started this blog. I'm doing The Quarter… Continue reading The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag
The Fantasy Tropes Tag
"Simon Snow did what he came to do." First line in Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell As I'm participating in the Trope-ical Readathon this month, I'm only writing posts about tropes in March. Last week, I discussed the unlikable main character trope and today I'm doing The Fantasy Tropes Tag created by One's Peculiar. I… Continue reading The Fantasy Tropes Tag
The New Year’s Resolutions Book Tag
"The Home Office telegraphy department always smelled of tea." First line in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley January has been a lot of looking back on 2022 but in this final one, I'm looking forward to 2023 through The New Year's Resolutions Book Tag. I haven't been able to find the original… Continue reading The New Year’s Resolutions Book Tag
The Functions Book Tag
"The woman's screams faded, and a baby's cry took their place." First line in Master of Sorrows by Justin Call Am I doing a tag again? Yes, I am. But I was tagged this time so it's okay! Naemi @A Book Owl's Corner thought the bookish community needed a mathematical tag so she created one… Continue reading The Functions Book Tag
The World Cup Book Tag
"Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumable because I rarely left the hourse, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death." First line in… Continue reading The World Cup Book Tag
The End of the Year Book Tag 2022
"He's fighting a nightmare when they come for him." First line in UnWholly by Neal Shusterman It's that time of year when I'm allowed to post this year's End of the Year Book Tag originally created by Ariel Bisset over on YouTube. I did this for the first time last year so I'm happy to… Continue reading The End of the Year Book Tag 2022
LGBTQ+ Historical Icons Tag
"I know too much of mud." First line in Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Avevedo I was tagged by Riddhi @Whispering Stories to do the LGBTQ+ Historical Icons Tag and I'm finally getting around to it. There are some really cool prompts in this tag and I just love the creativity. Let's get to… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Historical Icons Tag
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
Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2022
"As they neared the corner, Mungo halted and shrugged the man's hand from his shoulder."First line in Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart I'm unusually late this year, but I'm finally doing this year's edition of the Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag! My reading in 2022 hasn't exactly been great in terms of the quality of… Continue reading Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2022
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