The Mystery Blogger Award was created by Okoto Enigma! and I was nominated by Taiwo @ Stuffed Shelves. I don’t participate in these kinds of things very often, but I really enjoyed reading Taiwo’s post, and there are questions involved – which I love, because it helps me get to know other bloggers better. The Mystery Blogger Award rules: Put the award logo/ image on your blog List the rules Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog Mention the creator of the award and provide a link to their blog as well Tell your readers three things about yourself You have to nominate 10-20 people Notify your nominees by commenting on their blog Ask your nominees […]

Aentee @ I Read At Midnight had this fun Pokemon book tag going last summer, and I knew I wanted to do it as well. I’ve just not found the time to get around to it until now. Which is kind of sad, but also kind of fun, because maybe it will start over again now? With other bloggers doing it now instead of last summer. Oh my, I think I just have to mention an author who started my love for reading, and that’s Astrid Lindgren! Her children’s books are so amazing, and I bet you have all heard of Pippi Longstocking! There are many others, though, and her characters became my childhood friends, from Emil, Tommy and Annika […]

This week, I’m not posting any reviews, so a Twelve Days of Christmas tag is kind of perfect, as I’m wrapping things up and looking towards 2017… I found this tag over at Kristen’s Metaphors & Moonlight, and the original was found by her on YouTube at LizzieLovesBooks. If you want to be tagged, consider yourself tagged. Twelve Days of Christmas Book tag: A Partridge in a pear tree: Favorite Stand-Alone Book? The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater blew me away! The mythology is very ‘other’ and the characters moved the story forward in such a way I thought they were almost real. Two Turtle Doves: Fictional OTP/Favorite Ship? Kate and Curran from Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels series are awesome! […]

I’m linking up this post to Kimberly Fay Reads, she has a great count-down list from today and to the new year. I won’t do all of these, but some apply to posts I had already prepared when I first found about this challenge… Books I Wish I’d Made Time to Read in 2016: I’m definitely a bad blogger! I have had some of these books on my shelves for over a year, and I am still really excited about them – not sure why I haven’t gotten to them yet, but there you go… it is what it is.     I have started reading Illuminae, but then I got some ARCs and kind of left this one behind […]

Kimberly @ Kimberly Faye Reads had this great idea for posts to use as the year comes to an end. I won’t do all of these, but I have some that are already scheduled – like favorite books I read in 2016, and books I’m the most looking forward to in 2017. They may not be on the same date, but I hope that’s still OK 😉 The Top 16 of 2016 will take place from December 25 through December 31, and the list of topics are mentioned in the graphic above. Here’s how to play along : Post on your blog, Twitter, Instagram or Facebook — or anywhere else you might want to post — and declare your intentions […]