Happy New Year everyone and welcome to my January Hopefuls 2022! I am going to make my hopefuls pretty ambitious for January to start the year off on a good note. Eight books is two per week, but I’ve got some smaller books and an audiobook in there so it should be manageable. I’m determined to read as many books as I can this year so I want to get a head start right at the beginning. So let’s jump right in to this hodgepodge of books!  Luminous | By: Mara Rutherford I recently won this ARC in a Goodreads giveaway and wanted to make a point to read it at the beginning of this year. T ..read more

Happy Canada Day to all of my fellow Canadians out there! In honour of it being Canada Day I wanted to take this opportunity to recommend a few books by a very lovely Canadian author. I wanted to take today to recommend June because I feel like her books should be more widely known and read. If you’re a fan of historical kdramas you will definitely love her books. So let’s check out June and her wonderful stories! Bio June Hur was born in South Korea and raised in Canada, except for the time when she moved back to Korea and attended high school there. She studied History and Literature at th ..read more

Hello everyone and for those Canadians out there, happy Canada Day! With everyone going on right now I know we can’t really get out to celebrate. So instead while you are relaxing, instead take a gander at these three books that have Canadian authors! I tried to get a variety of books including: middle grade, diverse authors, different genres and more recent releases. So let’s jump right in! Nevers- Sara Cassidy Resourceful fourteen-year-old Odette is on the move again, traveling as a stowaway on a cheese cart with her hapless mother, Anneline. They are in Burgundy, France, in 1799, fleeing ye ..read more

By: Erin Morgenstern Length: 18 hours, 34 minutes Publisher: Penguin Random House Genres: Young adult, fantasy, magic realism, romance, adventure, mystery, action.   Goodreads | Indigo | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | iBooks DISCLAIMER: This review contains spoilers, you have been warned. Read at your own risk! All readers wish that a book from the library could set them on their own adventure. The Starless Sea does exactly what every reader (or at least this one) would love to have in real life. For me, this is a book for readers and for book lovers alike. That alone is reason en ..read more

  Welcome to my May Hopefuls! I have quite a few this month, because let’s face it with this quarantine I’m not doing too much else. Setting a large goal of eight books, I’ve got a bit of everything from manga to middle grade and audiobooks to adult historical fiction. So let’s dive right in. Spy x Family Vol 1. By: Tatsuya Endo Book in a Nutshell: An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an assassin and a telepath! Why I’m Interested: This is the only manga I have on my list and it is one that I got early access to through Netgalley via Viz Media. This manga looks ..read more

  Hey guys! I’m aware it is pretty much the end of January, but I still wanted to get my reading goals for 2020 out there. I really want to get organized and have a productive year and I feel like having my goals announced and in the public view might keep me more accountable to them. I’m trying not to be too ambitious, but enough to keep me busy throughout 2020. So let’s jump in to the six goals I have for the year! 1: Read 50 Books I swear I’m going to keep adding this one until I manage to complete it! I’ve decided to set my book pledge to 50 books again in the ..read more

Happy Holidays! I cannot believe that my 12 Days of Bookmas Series is already finished. Today’s post is not a big long one, it is more of an appreciation post. I just wanted to take this moment to thank those of you who read my blog. I am very happy to be a part of the book blogging community.  So, I hope you all have a happy holidays whether you celebrate Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanza, or nothing at all. Due to the high volume of posts I have put out this month I will now be taking a break until New Years. See you all in a few days and I hope your time is magical. If you are planning on doing ..read more

I decided to do a little read-along of the ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas for the last day of Bookmas. Featured is our Hallmark version of the book that my mother has been reading to us kids since I was young. Enjoy the video and let me know what your favourite version looks like in the comments down below!   If you want to see the other posts in the Bookmas blog series you can click here.  This website uses affliate links, you can find more information about it here.  Share This: Facebook Twitter Pinterest The post ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas Read-Along | Bookmas Day #12 appeare ..read more

Welcome to the sixth day of Bookmas! Inspired by the 12 days of Christmas carol I have created a blog series where I am going to give bookish and non-bookish gift ideas for the reader in your life, talk about my favourite part of the holidays, holiday books and so much more. ♬ ON THE FIRST DAY OF BOOKMAS CHRISTINE RECOMMENDED TO ME ♬ READING SOCKS!  The feature of today’s slightly early Sock Sunday would make a great gift to any reader; they are Reading Socks! You can find them in Canada at any Indigo or Chapters. When I first heard that Chapters came out with specific Reading Socks I scoff ..read more

On the first day of Bookmas Christine recommended to me… my December Hopefuls. I cannot believe that it is already December! It is time to start celebrating the holiday season with hot drinks, cozy sweaters, sitting in front of the fireplace and spending time with family and friends. It is also the start of my 12 Days of Bookmas! To get us started with I thought I would tell you guys what I’m hoping to read this month. I’m not planning on too much cause you know how busy it can get this time of year, but I also want to try to catch up to my Goodreads goal. Anyways, let’s ..read more