"As she woke up in the pod, she remembered three things." First line in The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Reacting to reviews is way more fun than writing them so that's what I'm doing today. I've previously done the version where I read 5-star reviews of books I rated… Continue reading Reading Positive and Negative Reviews of 3-Star Books
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My Eurovision 2023 Top Ten and the Books They Make Me Think Of
"True! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?" First line in The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Eurovision 2023 is over and I'm here with a copy of the post I did last year: Sharing my top ten and pairing… Continue reading My Eurovision 2023 Top Ten and the Books They Make Me Think Of
5-Star Predictions Wrap-Up and New Predictions #4
"Halfway through his twenty-fifth year, and to his acute relief, Prince Kadou became an uncle." First line in A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland I have read all my 5-star predictions from last year so now is the time to look back and see how I did. I've done terribly all the… Continue reading 5-Star Predictions Wrap-Up and New Predictions #4
Explaining My Rating Logic Because I’ve Never Done That Before
"The whole mess began in a courtroom in Vsila, the capital of Nuryevet, where I was being put on trial for something stupid." First line in A Conspircary of Truths by Alexandra Rowland Ratings. Something that seems to always be up for debate in some capacity in the bookish community so this post is me… Continue reading Explaining My Rating Logic Because I’ve Never Done That Before
Tropes I Don’t Like in Books (Updated)
"By the time Alex managed to get the blood out of her good wool coat, it was too warm to wear it." First line in Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo It's still March so I'm still talking about tropes. Around the time I started my blog four years ago, I, like so many others, wrote… Continue reading Tropes I Don’t Like in Books (Updated)
Matching Books to My Spotify Wrapped Stats
"Tonight the moonlight makes the floor of the Great Hall into a game board." First line in The Betrayals by Bridget Collins This is another one of those posts where I've come up with a reason to talk about books and music at the same time. As most people know, Spotify Wrapped dropped a couple… Continue reading Matching Books to My Spotify Wrapped Stats
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
Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Opening Lines in Books
"There was a boy in her room."First line in Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Hi, guys and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday. It's been a few weeks since the last one for me, but since the topic is a 'freebie' I thought I would take to opportunity to share my favorite opening lines. I recently… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Opening Lines in Books
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