It is already the last week of Pride month. So, I thought it was the perfect time to do the Pride Flag Book Tag again. I seem to only do this tag during odd years for whatever reason. Most likely, it takes me two years to have new queer books that correspond with each prompt as some of them are quite specific (e.g., religion, personal catharsis). This tag was created by Common Spence on Youtube. You can find my first attempt at this tag here and my second here. For the tag, I’ll be picking books that I think embody the meanings of each of the colors in the Pride flag. You can find out more about a book by clicking on its cover, which will take you to the book’s Goodreads page.
Hello, everyone! Today I have another year-end list of top books, my favorite books of 2024. I managed to narrow the list down to ten books this year. These are all 2024 releases that I’ve managed to read this year. You can find my favorite backlist books in another post here. So, be sure to check it out, as well. All of the covers link to Goodreads in case anything catches your eye…
Hello, everyone! Today I have my first year-end list of top books, my favorite backlist reads of 2024. I managed to narrow the list down to 10 books this year, mostly because I read quite a bit less this year. I read all of these in 2024, but they were published prior to the beginning of the year. I’ll have a post with all of my favorite new 2024 releases sometime in the next couple of days. So, be on the lookout! All of the covers link to Goodreads in case anything catches your eye…
Merry Christmas! I couldn’t let the holiday pass by without doing one of my favorite Christmas tags. The 12 Days of Christmas Book Tag was created by Lizzie Loves Books. I always have so much fun with this one, and this year was no different. I’ve read so many great books this year, and I enjoyed trying to decide what books fit each prompt best. If any of these catch your eye, each of the covers links to the book’s Goodreads page.
The end of the year is rapidly approaching, which means it is time for the End of the Year Book Tag. I did this one in 2022 and 2023, too, but I’m still not sure where it first originated. If you know the creator, feel free to link them in the comments.
Happy (early) Thanksgiving to those of you in the United States (and anywhere else you may be celebrating)! 🦃 I did this Thanksgiving book tag in 2022 and 2023 and thought it’d be fun to continue the tradition with choices from books I’ve read this year. Thank you to Anna’s Book Nook for creating this tag!
The Rules
Thank the person who nominated you
Give credit to the author (Annasbooknook)
Answer the prompts
Tag others if you desire!
The Questions
1) Friends and Family: A Book with Characters that Feel Like Family
The Undermining of Twyla and Frank had such a great found family in it. Twyla and Frank felt like they could have easily been my parents, and I thought it was adorable the way Frank adopted the baby dragon. This was one of my favorite books of the year so far, and I definitely wish I was a part of Twyla and Frank’s family.
2) Fallen Leaves: A Book that Fell Flat (didn’t meet your expectations)
A Darker Mischief just did not work for me at all. I was so excited to read it and wanted to love a new queer dark academia story. This one just was not for me. You can read all about why in my review.
3) Thanksgiving Dinner: A Book You Want to Read Every Year During This Season
I’ve barely re-read anything this year, which is kind of a bummer because I’d love to re-visit some of my favorites. Although, I do always get a hankering to read Over Sea, Under Stone around this time of the year in preparation for my annual re-read of The Dark Is Rising in December.
4) Turkey: A Book With a Bird in It
I struggled to remember if any of my books this year had a bird in them. I think there was a phoenix in Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White. So, I’m going to go with it for this prompt. I enjoyed this duology conclusion and will be on the lookout for whatever Zhao writes next.
5) Ham: A Book that Made Your Eyes Glaze Over (Boring)
The Darkness Before Them bored me to tears. I’m not quite sure why, but I just could not stay focused on it. There was interesting stuff going on. I just didn’t really connect with any of it.
6) Dinner Rolls: A Book that Melted Your Heart and Made You Feel Warm
Cat Sebastian is a new favorite author of mine. I’ve yet to find a book of hers that I didn’t love. You Should Be So Lucky was no exception. I fell in love with these characters so much and fully committed to wanting them to get their happily ever after.
7) Mashed Potatoes: A Book With a White Cover
Navola has one of my favorite covers of the year. It is super simple, but the white background with the red eye that just pops out is absolute PERFECTION. I liked this book, but I did find myself wishing there was a bit more fantasy to it.
8) Gravy: A Book You’re not Totally Sure Why You Love, but You Do
The Book of Love is a book that I don’t remember that much about. lol. I know I enjoyed it and remember thinking it was really weird. I really cannot pin down exactly what I loved about it, though.
9) Pumpkin Pie: A Dessert Book That You Love
I never know how to answer this prompt. One year I picked a book that was sickeningly sweet. Another year, I chose a book that was a guilty pleasure. This year I’ve decided to pick Odd Spirits because it was the perfect prequel addition that provided great context to the events in the first book. That’s kind of how I view dessert, a delicious extra tacked on to the main parts of the meal. So, this prequel novella fits that bill perfectly. 🙂
Bonus: Black Friday: The Top 5 Books on Your “I want to buy them” List
I’ve tried to decrease my book buying for the last month or two because I’ve been moving. So, I actually have some books on my ‘want to buy’ list this year. Usually, I just buy what I want whenever I want it, which I’m sure will be the case again once we get settled in Illinois and I finish putting together my library room.
Witch Queen of Redwinter by Ed McDonald, Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne, Love Immortal by Kit Vincent, The City in Glass by Nghi Vo, Warlords of Wyrdwood by RJ Barker
I Tag
Anyone who wants to participate. So, if you’re bored, feel free to have some fun and consider yourself tagged. Otherwise, bookmark it until next year!
That’s it for this year’s Thanksgiving book tag! Ihope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving full of good food and great times.
The start of September means it is time again for one of my favorite readathons, Magical Readathon. Classes at Orilium resume on September 1, and my character has the month to try to get good grades while also maybe going on some side quests. We’ll see how motivated he is… lol. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can find more information about the Magical Readathon Fall 2024 Equinox in this term’s announcement video. Now let’s jump into some character background and the books I hope to read to satisfy my course requirements this month.
The start of April means it is time again for one of my favorite readathons, Magical Readathon. Classes at Orilium resume today, and my character has the month to try to get good grades while also maybe going on some side quests. We’ll see how motivated he is… lol. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can find more information about the Magical Readathon in this term’s announcement video. Now let’s jump into some character background and the books I hope to read to satisfy my course requirements this month.
It is time for another round of Trope-ical Readathon. This is one of my favorite readathons, and I’ve participated in every round since August 2021. So, that makes this my sixth time taking part in this event, and I’m still so excited for it. I kind of wish it wasn’t a leap year so that the readathon would have started today. 🙂
I’ve decided to join Team Science Fiction again because there are books on my TBR that fit the team challenges. I’ve also been wanting to read Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, which is one of the team books. So, it seemed like the best team for me, yet again.
For the general prompts, I don’t plan to set a specific TBR. Instead, I’ll fill in the challenges as I go along throughout the month. I’ve created a very tentative possibility pile, though, and am hopeful that some of them will actually work for the prompts. lol. The general and team prompts are in the graphics below, and more information about this readathon can be found at Jen Jen Reviews. If you are interested in participating, you have until March 10th to sign up!
Hello, everyone! Today I have another year-end list of top books, my favorite books of 2023. I’ve read so many books this year that it was impossible to narrow the list down any further than my favorite fifteen. These are all 2023 releases that I’ve managed to read this year. You can find my favorite backlist books in another post here. So, be sure to check it out, as well. All of the covers link to Goodreads in case anything catches your eye…
