Tag: Bookish Geekery

Books I Love Published Over Ten Years Ago

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Happy Tuesday, everyone! I’m really excited to share the books I love that were published over ten years ago. I really picked the titles to showcase the variety of books I read and tried not to pick the same author twice. I have been reading since I was little so there were a lot of books to choose from. Anyway, here goes! first published November 25, 1864 I read this book when I was still in elementary school and it was an illustrated version. I fell in love […]

• Posted September 12, 2017 • 9 Comments

Budget Bookworm: Where to Acquire Free Reads

Saving moolah while you read! This year, I have been trying very hard to curb my one-click urge and book splurges. For the most part, I have been pretty successful so I decided to share my success with all the budget bookworms out there! For this first feature, I wanted to share where I get my free reads! The awesome thing about the US is that we have libraries! Use it, people! This is where you can borrow books, audiobooks, magazines, graphic novels, and comics for free. I have a library card from The Los Angeles Public Library and it enables me to […]

• Posted July 19, 2017 • 21 Comments

The One Genre that I Gave Up On

Let’s talk about anything bookish! Last week, I shared my habit of hopping from one genre to another. Now, I wanted to share my thoughts on genres that I actually have given up on. I really gave this topic a lot of thought because I wasn’t really sure if I had one. But I actually realized that I DO have one genre that I don’t read and it’s Mystery! And I don’t mean romantic mysteries. So, I used to read a lot of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys growing up so the private eye mysteries were one of my favorites! […]

• Posted July 17, 2017 • 8 Comments

Love-a-thon: Mini-Challenge #8: Bookish Road Trip

Hosted by: Alexa of Alexa Loves Books, Cee of The Novel Hermit, Kristin of Super Space Chick & Mel of The Daily Prophecy If I had $$$ I would travel the world! But wouldn’t it be super fun if my favorite characters would join me on said trip?For this virtual trip around the world (and maybe beyond), I will be taking with me the following characters I don’t usually get to travel as often as I want, but I always dreamed of visiting Europe. What this would mean is that I would LOVE to visit all the historical sites and […]

• Posted February 19, 2017 • 0 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday: Holiday Gifts for the Historical Romance Bookworm in Your Life

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Christmas is less than a month away and you haven’t gotten your favorite bookworm a Christmas gift! Fear not because I am going to give you a few ideas on what to get for those wormies who love to read historical romance! Last year, I shared a list of Unique Holiday Gifts for the YA Bookworm in Your Life, so now is the chance for me to share the unique gifts for the Historical Romance Bookworm in your Life! Book Page Flower Terrarium Pendant Necklace by PrettyBookish | Etsy $30 Baron by Joanna […]

• Posted November 29, 2016 • 5 Comments

Blogger Insider: My Bookish Christmas Wishlist

Get inside the mind of a blogger It is now October and what does that mean? It means we are 2 months away (barely) to Christmas, my favorite holiday! Not only does it involve food (lots of it), it is also a time to spend with family. I am really lucky that the company I work for has lots of holiday days around the Christmas holiday (pun intended). This means that I will have some time SOLELY spent for reading, blogging, and reading! But what is it that my bookish heart really wants for the holidays? Well, here is a list…some […]

• Posted October 10, 2016 • 11 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Historical Romances Set in England

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Happy Tuesday everyone! Today, I will be sharing another list from my favorite genre: historical romance. I was supposed to pick a list of books in the Regency Period BUT for some reason, I could hardly find books in that period. So yes, I have been calling this wrong all my life! Seriously, I used to call these books Regency Romances but not all of them were set in the Regency period. Some of the books mentioned here don’t have the year it was set because I’m just too lazy to go search for them (ha, […]

• Posted August 16, 2016 • 2 Comments

Unique Holiday Gifts for the YA Bookworm in Your Life

It’s about a week away from Christmas and you still haven’t purchased a gift yet! Have no fear, I am listing a few holiday gifts perfect for the YA Bookworm in your life based on the books they read and love! This is a short list where you simply pick your favorite bookworm their favorite book and buy something inspired by it! I used young adult books for this guide because I was inspired! Ohhh the goodies you can get based on the books you read! Sit back, grab a cup ‘o joe, and click away! Alice in Wonderland Flats | Etsy . […]

• Posted December 16, 2015 • 6 Comments