2020 has finally come to an end y'all! If there was one good thing that happened to me this year, was that I had my best reading year! Not only in the quantity (63 books, a personal record), but in quality of the books I read. That's why it was hard for me to narrow … Continue reading Favorite books of 2020
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. This week we have a cover freebie! So, I’ve decided … Continue reading Favorite Illustrated Book Covers
Synopsis: England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. Her … Continue reading Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
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. Today’s topic is: Books for My Younger Self This week I … Continue reading Books for My Younger Self
Hello everyone! This month I read a good mix of romance, fantasy and even a non-fiction book to make a grand total of 7 books. (Look at me expanding my reading tastes.) The Thing About Love by Julie James. You can tell the author really did her research for this book. There is tons of … Continue reading August Wrap up!
Synopsys The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new life seems … Continue reading Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Synopsys In essence it's an ugly duckling tale. Our heroine Aureliana returns to school after fifteen years for a reunion. School doesn't hold happy memories for her, as being a roly poly Italian (known as the Italian Galleon), and always armed with a Tupperware full of pungent Mediterranean food, she was bullied incessantly throughout her … Continue reading Here’s Looking at You by Mhairi McFarlane
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. I'm really excited for today’s topic: Books that Should be … Continue reading Books that Should be Adapted into Movies/Shows
I’ve been OBSSESED with Taylor Swift’s new album since it came out and when I saw this tag, I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to do it. Thank you so much to Ilsa @ A Whisper of Ink for making it! The Rules: Link to the original creator Ilsa @ A Whisper of InkTag at least … Continue reading The Folklore Book Tag
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. Today’s Topic: Books I Loved but Never Reviewed 1.Mexican Gothic … Continue reading Top Books I loved but Never Reviewed
