Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog, and now hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is: Books on my Fall 2018 TBR List Fall is my favorite season and my favorite time of the year to read all the gothic, atmospheric, creepy, and suspenseful... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesdays- November 1, 2017
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The three W’s are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Currently Reading: I'm only a few pages into If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio, and I'm really... Continue Reading →
#Victober: 15 Books Set in the Victorian Era
Reader, I can't get enough of the Victorian era. Before bidding farewell to #Victober, I wanted to talk about some of my favorite books set (i.e. not written) during this fascinating period of history. I love Victorian novels, but I also love contemporary works with Victorian settings. So without further ado, here are 15 Books Set... Continue Reading →
#Victober: 8 Nonfiction Books About the Victorian Era
Since #Victober is wrapping up and Nonfiction November is about to kick off, I thought this would be the perfect time to highlight some Nonfiction Reads About the Victorian Era. This is a fascinating period of history; one full of rapid change, progress and innovations that make our own modern lives possible. Some aspects of... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesdays- October 25, 2017
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The three W’s are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Ahhhh, I can't believe it's almost November! I still have so much reading I want to complete this month...... Continue Reading →
Autumn Readathon
Another week, another wonderful readtathon. In this case, it's the first ever Autumn Readathon, hosted by one of my favorite booktubers: MercysBookishMusings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0U8xMHfAY The #Autumnreadathon runs from Sunday 22nd to Saturday 28th October. The prompts are: 1. Read a gothic/spooky book The Lifted Veil by George Eliot 2. Read a non-fiction book that feels autumnal... Continue Reading →
Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon Master Post
Happy #Readathon Day! I'll be updating my readathon progress here throughout the 24 hours. Make sure to scroll down to catch all the earlier posts: Overall: I had a lot of fun participating in my first Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon. I was a little surprised and disappointed in the actual amount of reading I was... Continue Reading →
Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon and Autumn Readathon TBR List
There are two fantastic readathons starting this weekend, and I couldn't be more excited. On Saturday (at 8:00 AM for the east coast start time) Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon kicks off. This popular event is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. This will be my first time participating, and I can't wait to read as much... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Victorian Novels
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog. I've created my own topic this week in celebration of #Victober: Top Ten Victorian Novels* *I'm defining Victorian novel as one written in Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) Note: these are in no particular order Jane... Continue Reading →
Victober 2017 TBR
Reader, I'm joining #Victober 2017. How could I possibly resist a readathon that combines three of my favorite things: Booktube, Victorian literature, and the month of October?! Victober is a monthlong readathon hosted by the lovely booktubers: Kate Howe, Ange from Beyond the Pages, Katie from Books and Things, and Lucy the Reader. The goal is... Continue Reading →