Book reviews and recommendations
This Top 5 series was a weekly meme created by Amanda @ Devouring Books. Although this post is inspired by Devouring Books, this prompt is of my own devising and not officially one of Amanda’s suggestion
As always, in no particular order…
Continue reading “Top Five Summer Romances on my TBR”
Everyone’s got their favourite flavours, and there are so many to choose from. It’s like ice cream in bookish form. What satisfies your metaphorical sweet tooth? Put together a basket, and let’s have a picnic!
Continue reading “Top Five From a Favourite Fantasy Subgenre”From #WyrdAndWonder:
“We love mythical beasties here at Wyrd & Wonder HQ, and for this prompt we want to shine a spotlight on them! The list includes: dragon, phoenix, pegasus, raven and wolf. You can pick and choose a critter, mix it up and include several (or all!), or just focus on your particular favourite.”
Continue reading “Top Five Books Featuring Our Wyrd & Wonder Mascots”From Wyrd & Wonder:
“Short fiction deserves love too, and for this one we want you to give it some! Whether it’s novellas, novelettes, short stories, magazines or anthologies – what are some of your favourite bite-size tales?”
I mean… If you’re really determined, any book is a single sitting book, right?
No?
Alright, alright! Here are 5 excellent books that come in less than 300 pages, so you can enjoy them in a single, lazy afternoon.
Continue reading “Top Five Single-Serve Fantasy Reads”From Wyrd & Wonder:
“But let’s not forget that we do indeed have a theme this year! Wood symbolises a fifth anniversary, so this year we’re riffing on forest fantasy. If you’ve got favourites in this subgenre, we want to read about them! And as always, there’s room for interpretation here – it could be a full forest setting, or it could feature woodland creatures, magic trees, or myths and legends involving any and all of the above. Let your imagination loose!”
Continue reading “Top Five Forest Fantasy Recs”From Wyrd & Wonder:
“This one is theme-free, since a year is a long time and there’s been a smorgasbord of great fantasy lately. Share with us your five favourites, any flavour, from the last year.”
Continue reading “Top Five Fantasies since last Wyrd & Wonder”I’m absolutely gutted that I haven’t been able to watch Our Flag Means Death yet (curse you, UK television!) but I’ve loved seeing all the fanart and hype on Twitter and Instagram, so I thought I’d hop onboard in the only way I currently can – five of my favourite queer pirate stories.
This Top 5 series was a weekly meme created by Amanda @ Devouring Books. Although this post is inspired by Devouring Books, this prompt is of my own devising and not officially one of Amanda’s suggestion
Each week I’ll pick 5 books using the common theme provided. These might be books I’ve read, or ones that are still on my TBR. I’ll note [TBR] beside any I’ve not actually read myself.
These books are all ‘Top’ in that they were, or look, great. My memory’s not good enough to guarantee they’re the literal top books I’ve read in the category. So feel free to share your own favourites or give me more TBR suggestions in the comments.
As always, in no particular order…
Continue reading “Top Five Books with Queer Pirates”This Top 5 series was a weekly meme created by Amanda @ Devouring Books. Although this post is inspired by Devouring Books, this prompt is of my own devising and not officially one of Amanda’s suggestion
This week’s a little different, because I’ve decided to talk about 5 of the best TV shows I’ve watched (or caught up on) in the past four or five months. What’ve you been watching? What’s on your watchlist?
As always, in no particular order…
Continue reading “Top Five TV Shows I’ve Been Watching in 2022”This Top 5 series was a weekly meme created by Amanda @ Devouring Books. Although this post is inspired by Devouring Books, this prompt is of my own devising and not officially one of Amanda’s suggestion
Each week I’ll pick 5 books using the common theme provided. These might be books I’ve read, or ones that are still on my TBR. I’ll note [TBR] beside any I’ve not actually read myself.
These books are all ‘Top’ in that they were, or look, great. My memory’s not good enough to guarantee they’re the literal top books I’ve read in the category. So feel free to share your own favourites or give me more TBR suggestions in the comments.
As always, in no particular order…
Continue reading “Top Five Stories with Private Investigators”This Top 5 series was a weekly meme created by Amanda @ Devouring Books. Although this post is inspired by Devouring Books, this prompt is of my own devising and not officially one of Amanda’s suggestion
Each week I’ll pick 5 books using the common theme provided. These might be books I’ve read, or ones that are still on my TBR. I’ll note [TBR] beside any I’ve not actually read myself.
These books are all ‘Top’ in that they were, or look, great. My memory’s not good enough to guarantee they’re the literal top books I’ve read in the category. So feel free to share your own favourites or give me more TBR suggestions in the comments.
As always, in no particular order…
Continue reading “Top Five Books about Bees”
Foxes and Fairy Tales 