TTT: One-Word Reviews for the Last Ten Books I Read
Hello, everybody! It’s time for another Top Ten Tuesday! This week’s prompt is One-Word reviews of the last ten books I’ve read! Let’s get into it! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Billy Silver by Daniel J. Color One-word review:…
Blog tour spotlight: May Day by Josie Jaffrey
Let me introduce to you, the BBNYA winner of 2021, May Day by Josie Jaffrey! I received this book to read and review as part of the 2021 BBNYA competition and the BBNYA tours organised by the TWR Tour team. All opinions are my own, unbiased and honest. BBNYA is a yearly competition where Book…
Blogtour review: Sins of the Father by Sharon Bairden @BBNYA_Official #BBNYA2021 #TheWriteReads #blogtour
It’s time for another blogtour review. Today I’m reviewing what I’d call a psychological thriller. I received this book to read and review as part of the 2021 BBNYA competition and the BBNYA tours organised by the TWR Tour team. All opinions are my own, unbiased and honest. BBNYA is a yearly competition where Book…
Blogtour Spotlight: The KC Warlock Weekly: Accused by M. N. Jolley
Hello, sweeties! I am here presenting you with the BBNYA 2021 Bronze Medalist, Accused by M. N. Jolley from their series The Kansas City Warlock Weekly. I received this book to spotlight as part of the 2021 BBNYA competition and the BBNYA tours organised by the TWR Tour team. BBNYA is a yearly competition where…
Blogtour review: Our Bloody Pearl by D. N. Bryn
It’s time once again for a blogtour review – here I present to you this steam punk pirate adventure with lots of representation. We’re both met with disabled protagonists, prejudice and wonderful characters from all across the Rainbow 🌈 Title: Our Bloody Pearl Series: These Treacherous Tides #0 Length: 206 Pages Date Published: 26th July…
Blogtour Review: Blood of the Lost Kingdom by Kristin Ward #TheWriteReads #Blogtour
Hello, sweeties 😘 Last week I gave you a review of the first book in the series the Daughter of Erabel by Kristin Ward. This post was in preparation for the great blogtour I’m now a part of, thanks to Dave at @TheWriteReads. For last week’s review for The Girl of Dorcha Wood, check out…
Blogtour Spotlight: Odriel’s Heirs by Hayley Reese Chow #TheWriteReads #blogtour #BBNYA2021
Hello, sweeties! It is time for me to introduce you to this 2021 BBNYA competitor – Odriel’s Heirs by Hayley Reese Chow 🙂 Thank you, Dave at @TheWriteReads for arranging this tour 🥳🎉 Book Info Publisher: Self Published Length: 178 Pages Date Published: March 1, 2020 LINKS Amazon (Canada) | Amazon (USA) | Amazon (UK)…
Book Review: The Girl of Dorcha Wood by Kristin Ward
Hello, sweeties 😉 In preparation for a blog tour I’m a part of, I’ve now read the first book from the Daughter of Erabel series by Kristin Ward. This is a fairly quick and enjoyable read, mixed with fantasy creatures, bad guys and a bit of heartbreak. The conflict of leaving one’s home when it’s…
First Lines Friday #9
It is Friday and you know what that means!!! It’s time for another…First Lines Fridays!!! 🥳🎉 I haven’t done one of these in ages. Life’s been pretty hectic lately. I got a new job, where I’m still adjusting to new work procedures, people, and just a lot of sitting around. My old phone isn’t very…
Blogtour Spotlight: The Broken Heart of Arelium by Alex Robins
Are you in the mood for some earth shattering fantasy? Then this might just be the read for you! ABOUT THE BOOK Genre: Fantasy Length: 232 Pages Publishing: 16th March 2021 Find it here on Amazon Find more info on Goodreads BLURB None can resist the ravages of time. Knowledge is lost. Memories fade.But some…
Blog Tour: The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies
Welcome to 2022! It’s already been quite hectic for me. Temp job expired, I became unemployed, and now I’m studying for a certificate for a new job! I am a bit stressed 🙃 Today’s blog tour is for Trudie Skies’s The Thirteenth hour. I was supposed to do a full review, but since I got…
Trigger Warning Wednesday: Billy Silver by Daniel J. Volpe
If you don’t like savage killing, descriptive sex acts and profanity, this isn’t for you. If you do like them, then please, enjoy the ride. It’s going to be a rough one. – from Introduction, Billy Silver by Daniel J. Volpe I am really into horror at the moment. It’s almost horrible. Almost. And the…
TTT: Books I Hope Santa Brings
Hello, sweeties. It’s time for…..Top Ten Tuesday! Since we’re getting properly into the Holiday spirit, this week’s prompt is Bookish Wishes, or rather, Books I Hope Santa Brings. It’s been a long time since I’ve last believed in Santa, but a girl can hope, right ;P I will not say no to some more books!…
TTT: Books on My Winter 2021 To-read List
It is time once again, for a Top Ten Tuesday 🎉 It looks like shit is hitting the fan…again, so I hope you all take care of yourselves and your loved ones ❤️ Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Myths…
Trigger Warning Wednesday: Unbortion by Rowland Bercy Jr.
It is the time for another Trigger Warning Wednesday, where I do a review of extreme horror. The main focus will be on books, but I might do a few movies or TV shows once in a while. This week’s book is Unbortion by Rowland Bercy Jr. I first came across Rowland when I stumbled…
TTT: Books that need a shoutout
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is a Freebie! This means I will spend this opportunity to shout out some books! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. 1. The True Meaning of SmekdayAuthor: Adam RexGenre: Science Fiction | Middle GradePublished: First…
Blog tours: The Book of Uriel by Elyse Hoffman
I’m not crying, you are! How can something with such a horrible backdrop still be so wholesome? I just finished reading this book, and I am not really sure how to feel. This is an exciting adventure about a young boy’s quest to help save his people, but also so very horrible. Both telling us…
Halloween Creatures Book Tag
Hello, sweeties! It is the season for spooks and creepy crawlers, and on this wonderful occasion, Kerri McBookNerd has tagged me for the Halloween Creatures Book Tag. Happy Halloween This tag was created by Anthony @ Keep Reading Forward and this is going to be so much fun! The Rules: Answer all prompts.Answer honestly.Tag 1-13 people.Link…
TTT: Disgustingly Creepy Reads
Hello, sweeties and welcome to this week’s Top Ten Tuesday! Today is a Halloween freebie, so I’ll be sticking to the Halloween theme and do a top ten disgustingly creepy reads. Trigger warning – some of these are in the extreme end of horror, so if that’s not your cup of tea, you’re welcome to…
Trigger Warning Wednesday: The Troop by Nick Cutter
So, this is a series of reviews I’ve been thinking about getting into. I won’t be doing it every Wednesday, but Wednesday is the day I will be using for books that might not be for everyone. This is a day for horror, gore, violence and perhaps a bit of splatterpunk. The Troop by Nick…
TTT: Online Resources for Book Lovers
It is time for another Top Ten Tuesday! I love the opportunities and tools that the internet gives us and I use it daily! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. REDDIT I am a very big fan of Reddit and…
Blog Tour Spotlight: The Chronicles of Iona: Exile by Paula de Fougerolles
Do you like historical fiction? Do you like Scotland? Do you like unlikely pairs travelling, on a quest for unity? Then this might just be the book for you! This is a story of two men who laid the foundations of the Scottish nation, an Irish monk, Saint Columba, and a Scottish warlord, Aedan mac…
TTT: Favourite Book Blogs
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is a Freebie, so I decided to pick out a top ten list from The Broke and Bookish old topics: Favorite Book Blogs Enjoy 😉 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The Book’s Whiskers “I’m…
First Lines Fridays #8
It’s finally Friday and you know what that means. It’s time for another First Lines Fridays! 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? If you want to make…
Book Review: The Ritual by Adam Nevill
I do believe autumn is here. Since August I’ve been very much in the mood for horror. Not just horror, but stomach churning horror. The Ritual by Adam Nevill almost hit the spot. Even thought it wasn’t as graphic as I was in the mood for, it definitely had me on the edge of my…
TTT: Books on My Fall 2021 TBR
I am very much awake. Not tired at all. I do not have trouble with getting sleep or staying awake. Am I convincing you? Currently I am working on a few reviews, but I think my brain is a bit blocked and I can’t seem to be satisfied with my reviews. On a different note,…
TTT: Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time
It is once again time for a Top Ten Five Tuesday! This week’s prompt is Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Byron This is…
First Lines Friday #7
It’s Friday and you know what that means! It’s time for First Lines Friday 🥳 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? If you want to make your…
TTT: Favorite Places to Read
It’s now time for another Top Ten Five Tuesday. The prompt today is Favorite Places to Read 😍 I’m the type that enjoy listening to audiobooks since it gives me the opportunity to do other stuff while listening. When I do read it’s mainly ebooks, since they save up more space, and my phone is…
Ultimate Blog Tour: Wicked Little Deeds by Kat Ellis
Huzzah for my second shot of the vaccine! And thank you to Elle Turpitt for changing spots with me so I could spend an extra day getting over some side effects ❤ Go and check out her blog! Thank you to The Write Reads gang for organizing this tour, and thank you to the author,…
TTT: Covers That Made Me Want to Read the Book
I know I haven’t been too active with my blog. I’ve been in a bit of a slump in general 😅 However, I have a few reviews coming up. Finally been able to read some books! This week’s theme is Covers That Made Me Want to Read the Book 🥳🎉 I’ve split it up into…
First Lines Fridays #6
It’s Friday. And you know what that means! It’s almost the weekend! Plus, it’s time for another First Lines Friday 😘 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?…
TTT: Book Titles That are Questions
Hello, sweeties! It is once again time for a Top Ten Tuesday. Good news! I got my first vaccine last week, however it did hit me quite hard with the side effects. I’ve been having really bad flu symptoms for almost a week now. It’s going better – my mother got her hands on some…
TTT: Top Ten Reasons Why I Love Reading
I know I’ve been a bit absent from the blogiverse. A lot has happened just in the last couple of weeks, where I lost one temp job before my contract ran out and then got offered another one right away! I love it, but my body needs to adjust to the change in my sleep…
Blog Tour Spotlight: Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone
Today is my turn for The Write Reads Ultimate Blog Tour. I was supposed to write a review for this book, but due to life I haven’t gotten to finish it. I have started and I am liking what I am seeing so far! Once I’m done I’ll write the proper review that I know…
TTT: Bookish Wishes
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today is a very special day, since it’s our host, That Artsy Reader Girl’s birthday today! So our prompt is our Bookish Wishes, where we write a top ten of our wishlist books and…
Blog Tour Review: Lying with Lions by Annabel Fielding
Welcome to my day in the Lying with Lions book blog tour. It is my pleasure to introduce you to this Sapphic historical fiction set in the time before and up to WWI. Thank you to the author, Annabel Fielding for sharing her book with me for an honest review. Title: Lying with LionsAuthor: Annabel…
First Lines Fridays #5
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? If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules…
TTT: Books On My Summer 2021 TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. For this week, our top ten is Books On My Summer 2021 TBR! And with my last week’s top ten, I have added just a bit from that list 🙂 Toy Wars by…
Blog tour book review: The Mostly Invisible Boy by AJ Vanderhorst
Hello sweeties! It is my turn on The Write Reads blog tour of the first book in the Casey Grimes series The Mostly Invisible Boy. This is some middle-grade fantasy filled with monsters, tree climbing and fighting! So come and join us in this adventure! I would like to give my thanks and appreciation to…
First Lines Fridays #4
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? If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules…
Book Review: Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Hello, sweeties! And welcome to me raving about yet another book 😉 Okay, I’ve made it to the end. This was the book that caught my attention and led me in the direction of the Brown Sisters book series. As someone who has always felt younger than they are – never really feeling like I…
TTT: My Top Ten TBR Cosy Mysteries
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is set to be “Books I Loved that Made Me Want More Books Like Them”, but I’ll do it a bit differently. I have this idea that I want to…
First Lines Friday #3
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? If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules…
Book review: Carrie by Stephen King
I’ve joined a King book club and it is our goal to go through all of his books! Don’t worry, we’re in it for the long haul – it might take a few years 😅 The reading is chronological to when the books were published, which means that Carrie is the first one on the…
May 2021 Wrap-Up
It’s already time for a monthly wrap-up! This month has been weird – both feeling like it all went so slowly, but over so fast! I’ve started an exciting bookkeeping job (exciting for me ;P) it’s only temporary, but there might be an opportunity for me to get a steady hire. Trying not to be…
TTT: Freebie
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s prompt for TTT is a freebie! This means I can’t choose any past topics or make up one of my own! With this in mind, I have decided to make a…
First Lines Fridays #2
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? If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules…
ARC Review: Tomorrow by Damian Dibben
Do you love good bois? Do you love good bois who’ll travel the world to find you? Do you love good bois just because they’re good bois? Then this book is for you! This isn’t my most recent read, but it definitely left an impact. I’m still rather new to Netgalley, and I was browsing…
First Lines Fridays
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? If you want to make your own post, feel free to use or edit the banner above, and follow the rules…
TTT: Titles That Are Sentences
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week we’re looking into Titles That are Complete Sentences – I’ll be picking titles from my TBR on Goodreads. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory, by Caitlyn…
Book Review: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
It’s been a while since I did a proper review, and now is the time! Here is my review of Talia Hibbert’s second book in The Brown Sisters series. This is a lot of fun and very sweet. Sadly for this book, I have to hold it up towards the first book, Get a Life,…
Blog Tour Spotlight: Things to Do Before the End of the World
Hello, sweeties! I’m excited to be joining my very first blog tour, thanks to Dave from The Write Reads Blog Tours. To think, two months ago I didn’t even know what a blog tour was, and now I’ve joined these wonderful people in shining a light on this thriller of a YA coming-of-age story set…
TTT: Nature Covers
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s TTT is the ten most recent reads. And this week our prompt is Books with Nature on the Cover. The first three books I’d like to share are The Secret Garden,…
TTT: My Ten Most Recent Reads
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s TTT is the ten most recent reads. I’ve been having a lot of fun with my reads this year. Joining the book blogging community has really widened my horizon regarding my…
April 2021 Wrap-Up
April has gone by so quickly. I’ve been a bit busy with family visits and trying to figure out how to re-arrange our home and sorting clothes and what-not for recycling. Plus, I had a job interview and I’m starting on the 10th of May! Let’s do a little employed dance! Other than that, I’ve…
Review: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
I finished this book last week, and I needed time to process it plus gather some energy to work on this review. If you’ve followed my weekly updates, you already know that I am doing meh. I am doing my best to get through my days, with the support of cat, rats, friends, boyfriend and…
TTT: Colourful Covers
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week, we’re going for the colourful covers! And once again, I’m taking inspiration from my TBR – which is forever growing! The Tokyo Bicycle Bakery by Su Young Lee Firekeeper’s Daughter by…
Weekly Update w15 2021
Hello, sweeties ❤ I’ve been a bit…not doing too well. I’m a bit in a gray space and after a talk with my doctor, we have upped my medication a bit. So I might not be too uploady on my blog. I’ll do what I have the energy for, and I’ll do my best to…
The Blogger Recognition Award
Hello, sweeties! Thank you so much to Kimberly over at My Bookish Bliss for the nomination. Go and check out her blog with wonderful reviews, original stories, discussions – and she is a Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award panellist! The rules Thank the blogger/s who nominated you and provide a link to their…
TTT: Books that could be Crayola Crayon Colours
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s prompt is Book Titles That Sound Like They Could Be Crayola Crayon Colors. To make it easier for myself I used my TBR list as a starting point. Luckily I have…
Weekly Update: week 14 2021
This week has been in the name of Family for me, so I haven’t been very active in the blogiverse and when it came to reading. As an introvert, I am exhausted, but I am so happy that I got to see sisters, niece and my eldest nephew. All in all, it was a lovely…
TTT: Top Ten Books I’ll Never Read
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s prompt has been submitted by Beauty & Her Books and is Books I’d Gladly Throw Into the Ocean. I don’t think I’ve read a book that I’d gladly yeet into the ocean or anywhere else. If I…
Weekly Update: Week 13 2021
This has been a week. Visiting my parents and plans to visit my sisters next week. When I am at my parents I am always spoiled with the best food – such as Greenlandic food. It’s not something I often get so I savour it when I get the opportunity. They have plans to move…
March wrap-up
March is over and April is here. March has been a meh month for me with two pet rats that had to go over the Rainbow Bridge. However, March was also the month I entered the wonderful world of book blogging – I’ve already made some wonderful friends! This also means that my TBR list…
The Last Ten Books Tag
Huzzah for my very first book tag! I have been tagged by the wonderful _ForBooksSake and I will do my best to make them proud!!! The title has probably given you a hint of what this tag is about – which is The Last Ten Books Tag. So let’s just jump into it! The Last…
Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea
This is a book from my Spring TBR list and I adore it. I’ve never experienced I book that could make me squeal, cry, and laugh as this book did. “Don’t you wish you were here?” The bookTitle: The House in the Cerulean SeaAuthor: TJ KluneGenre: LGBTQ+, Gay Fiction, Fantasy, Litereture & FictionFormat: AudiobookNarrated by:…
TTT: Places in Books I’d love to visit
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. And this week’s prompt is Places In Books I’d Love to Live – I changed it to Places in Book’s I’d love to visit. Me going to all the places! There are a lot of places I’d…
Weekly update: Week 12 2021
Happy Sunday! It is time for my weekly update for this VERY eventful week totally serious – I mean it. Very eventful. If you’ve read my last update you already know that my week started off with having to put down my pet rat, Basil. That was not a lot of fun, but he was…
Review: Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Aw, this was cute and fun. Just finished this book as an audiobook on Scribd. In this past week, I started reading several books but it felt like I needed something lighter. I’ve been busy with doctor’s visits, checking up on my mental health, general health check and also had an appointment with my caseworker.…
TTT: Funny Book Titles
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s top ten are Funny Book Titles! Thinking about books I’ve read, I don’t remember any books that I thought had funny titles, so I have browsed through Goodreads to see what I could find. Most…
Weekly update: week 11 of 2021
So this week has been not fun. It started with my iPad crashing and my iPad is what I use for my digital art, and I’ve especially used it for the headers on my site. I was almost DONE with my new header, and it crashed. I got it diagnosed, and it would be too…
The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club
The second rule of Fight Club is: Got it?! Therefore, I am not allowed to talk about this book and there is no review. The end. Just kidding. I will do a review and the first little bit will be spoiler free, but then the spoilers will be freed. Ye be warned. There might be…
Top Ten Tuesday: My Spring TBR of 2021
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is my top ten books I’d like to read this spring. When you continue reading this post, you’ll see that I have quite a wide taste in genres. I usually like to read more…
Weekly update – week 10 of 2021
So…this week has not been the best. It started fairly well, with hope and optimism. And I got to join in on my first Top Ten Tuesday – with the theme of Spring Cleaning. I had a lot of fun writing my Top Ten Tuesday – having a clear goal as to how to shorten…
DNF: Warning! This is a rant – HORRORSTÖR
I started the week hopeful and optimistic – with my Top Ten Tuesday: Spring Cleaning post, and a job interview. So far, not so good. I already dnf’ed one of the books, and even though the interview went well, I don’t have enough experience, which meant I didn’t get the job. Despite this, it was…
Top Ten Tuesday: Spring Cleaning
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme, created by The Broke and Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Since I am VERY new to the book blogging community, I was introduced to this meme by Zezee with Books, and I will now follow her lead and joining in on the meme. This week’s topic is:Spring Cleaning…
Has a book ever ruined reading for you?
This is what I am currently going through. I finished reading Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko a few weeks ago, and it has completely ruined reading for me. This book was so much fun for me to read. I got to the point where I had to slow down my reading, just so I could enjoy…
First blog post and January/February wrap up!
Huzzah for my first blog post! Lately, I’ve been reading a lot and I need to get some of the stuff I read out of my head. I need to express and put into words, what I’ve read – and what better way to do that, than by writing a blog? I’d like to do…
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