A Collection of Hobbits [Talkin’ About Tolkien]

25 March 2020 / events / 6 Comments
A Collection of Hobbits [Talkin’ About Tolkien]

In honour of Tolkien Reading Day 2020, I wanted to share the collection that’s grown around the first Tolkien book I ever read and purchased: The Hobbit.

Do I Have That Book? [Tag]

9 March 2020 / meme / 12 Comments
Do I Have That Book? [Tag]

Gently easing myself back into blogging with this tag I saw almost a year ago on Annemieke’s blog A Dance with Books. Originally created by booktuber Keeping Tabs. Do you have a book with deckled edges? The Icarus Girl by […]

The Republic of Birds Doesn’t Take Off [MG Review]

2 March 2020 / review / 6 Comments
The Republic of Birds Doesn’t Take Off [MG Review]

Russian folklore, cartography, magic, journey through a northern kingdom. The Republic Of Birds sounds like just the book for me. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get into the story at all…

January 2020 Month in Review

2 February 2020 / month in review, thoughts / 9 Comments
January 2020 Month in Review

Books Finished Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (reread) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (reread) Malamander by Thomas Taylor (review copy) Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia (Cybils nominee) Spinning […]

Best Books that I Didn’t Review Last Year [Discussion]

31 January 2020 / discussion / 7 Comments
Best Books that I Didn’t Review Last Year [Discussion]

My Thoughts I started writing this as ‘one last list looking back on 2019’, but I realized it would make an interesting discussion topic: why a book blogger might not review a great book they read. After all, isn’t one […]