I recently won a box of ARCs, and while I'm super grateful to have won them, I'm also a bit at a loss as to what to DO with them. Of course I'm going to read the majority of them (duh!) and pass along some newer ones to other bloggers for review. But then some …
Tag: #LetsDiscuss2018
Discussion: Top 5 Non-Horror Halloween Movies (#blogoween)
Today's #blogoween discussion is hosted by Anna @ The Bursting Bookshelf!The prompt is pretty straightforward: What are your top five non-horror Halloween movies?#5 Corpse Bride"When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her."If you've spent any time …
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Top 10 Halloween Reads: A highly eclectic list
I thought it would be fun to do a post about our favorite Halloween reads. These could be books that are specifically about Halloween or Halloween-themed, or just books that get us into the Halloween spirit or that we get moved to read at that Halloween-y time of year. For your convenience, my (Elley Otter) bits …
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#blogoween: Bookish Monster Bender (Anne of Green Gables)
I love this prompt for #blogoween! This one is hosted by Camilla @ Reader in the Attic, but I actually stumbled across the post on by Luna @ BookishLuna about Little Women (and zombie Beth) and was inspired to write my own Bookish Monster Bender post, so thanks Luna, Camilla, and the whole #blogoween crew! I …
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#blogoween: Halloween Creatures 2.0 Tag
AH! So excited to be tagged for Halloween Creatures 2.0 Tag in #blogoween! Thanks to Patricia (or should I say "Bat-tricia"?) over at Bookish Geek for tagging me.If you're not familiar, Blogoween is month-long blog event hosted by several different bloggers across the blogosphere with a month of prompts specifically celebrating Halloween and fall. There are …
Monthly Wrap-Up: September 2018
2018 Reading ChallengeBooks read in September: 16Books read in 2018: 140/175**Updated my challenge to 175 in August, since I was getting TOO CLOSE TO ACTUALLY ACHIEVING MY GOAL, and I'm apparently a glutton for punishment. x.X;;#LetsDiscuss2018hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at MidnightProgress in September: 3Total Progress: 19/21#2018BeatTheBacklisthosted …
Discussion: ARC Life (the actually really great flip side)
Last week Peekaboo did a really wonderful guest post about ARC life (or why being a rabid book fan is actually really hard sometimes). In her post Peekboo makes some really great points, and I included some thoughts of my own at the end, especially about stress and burnout. (Especially as I sit here looking …
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Guest Post: Peekaboo’s Corner – ARC life (or why being a rabid book fan is actually really hard sometimes)
Today, I have a lovely guest post from my very good friend Peekaboo to share with you. I relate to this post SO HARD, and without further ado I'm going to let you get to reading it. I'll post a few of my own thoughts at the end. Enjoy! ~ElleyARC life (or why being a …
Discussion – Top 10 Disney Villains
It's September, which means it's basically Halloween for the next two months as far as I'm concerned, so prepare yourself for mostly Halloween type related discussion posts for the foreseeable future. You've been warned.Today I'm going to talk about Disney villains, not least because I have big sexy plans to make Disney villain themed candles …
Monthly Wrap-Up: August 2018
2018 Reading ChallengeBooks read in August: 15Books read in 2018: 124/150 (July was 109)#RippedBodiceBingoThe Ripped Bodice's 2nd Annual Summer Romance Bingo runs from June 1 to August 31Each square represents a book you've read this summer, and you fill in the square with the title & author once you've met the criteria. To get a …
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