We Need Anne as Much as George

If you’ve ever read been into 1950s MG books, you may have come across Enid Blyton—a prolific English writer who wrote mainly mystery series for children. Now, Enid Blyton has her faults, but I have enjoyed many of her books, one of which is Five on a Treasure Island, start of a long series titled

My Favourite Characters of the Year for 2022

For the life of me, I cannot figure out where I got this template/tag. I copied it from a website in entirety but forgot to add the website link. If anyone recognizes this format and remembers who came up with it, please let me know so I can tag them!! My Favorite Male Characters THIS

Tell Me You Love Me + Seize the Love

We have something very special today, guys! A dual blog tour for two wonderful anthologies about true love—Tell Me You Love Me and Seize the Love! Tell Me You Love Me – a timeless collection of stories that truly understand the meaning of “I love you”Twelve young Christian authors have come together, alongside romance novelist

5 Reasons to Read Classics

If you know me at all, you know that I’m a voracious reader who downs between 400–700+ books a year, depending on circumstances. The greater portion of those are what I call classics, and which for the purpose of this post I will define as books written pre-1980.  Classics are my bread and butter. My go-to. My

My 2022 Bookish Recap

And it’s the fourth year of this tradition!! This is so exciting. 😉 If you’re interested in the past recaps, here’s 2019, 2020, and 2021, which include links to the posts/videos that inspired my recaps.  And now, let’s get rollin’! My Top 10 Favourite Standalones of 2022 (These are new reads that are not part of a

I PUBLISHED A STORY!! // Seize the Night Book Release

You read that right. I have a short story in this lovely anthology, and I am sooooo happy about it!!!! Synopsis  An Anthology Honoring the Birth of the SaviorWhen Oliver is offered help in the search for his son, will he answer the Voice in the night and the forgiveness extended to him?A lifetime of

The Give Thanks for Books Tag

This tag was created by the lovely Rachel @ The Edge of the Precipice and I was tagged for this by Eva-Joy @ The Caffeinated Fangirl last year… and am finally getting to it—sorryyyyyy! THE RULES1. Thank the person who tagged you. (Thanks, Eva-Joy!)2. Fill out the tag.3. Share the tag graphic in your post.4.

Heretics & Lords: An Author Interview With D.J. Speckhals

We have more of an unusual blog post today, but I wanted to introduce you all to D.J. Speckhals! D. J. Speckhals is the author of Witnesses of the Light, a historical fiction series taking place in the fifteenth century featuring the Waldenses. Heretics of Piedmont is the first in that series. Since he was a young boy,

15+ Books to Read if You Are Writing WWI Fiction

Okay, so remember these? Here is their cousin. I know this list is small and I am not an *expert* at these kinds of lists. But I do want to share about the books I suggest reading if you’re writing WWI. As a starting point, maybe. 😉 1. A Treasury of War Poetry: British &

Dangerous Best // Five Fall Favourites Day 6

Well, cupcakes, it’s day 6. The wrap-up of it all. Giveaway winners are announced, books are on sale, TBRs are crammed full, and bookishness is (partially?) satiated. We have a weekend to recover from our binge… with books, of course. Maybe even a new one. Recommended in FFF ’22. I have a PDF for you

To Know & Understand Past & Present // Five Fall Favourites Day 5

It’s almost the last day, folks… I’m not sure I’m ready to return to everyday life, as Anne of Green Gables says. But it was super fun, wasn’t it? And we always have next year to look forwards to… Today’s topic is one of my very favourites, and the genre I read the most: “People

Trust & Honour With My Whole Heart // Five Fall Favourites Day 4

Day 4/6—only 2 days left!! *cries* I’m so not ready for this to end! But that reminds me of a quote from Heidi (which I haven’t read in years and which I really need to reread soon): “Oh grandmama, if I could only wait up here for Schwänli and Bärli! I am afraid I shan’t

Crime is Common, Logic is Rare // Five Fall Favourites Day 3

Ugh, the week is HALFWAY DONE!!! I’m so sad to see this go, cupcakes… I love this week! Alll da boooooksies!!! Everywhere!! Good books! Happy memories! Ahhhh!! Bliss!!! ‘No, dearest, I’m not crazy… not yet.’ (If you can source that quotation without googling it, you get 5,000 extra bonus points as an avid bookworm. If

Staying in Reality // Five Fall Favourites Day 2

IT’S DAY TWO, CUPCAKES!!! Are you excited??!! This is just so much funnnnn and today will be simply epic. I am loving scrolling through all the book recommendations and adding them to my TBR and answering everyone’s comments and generally glorying in the bookishness of the week. 😄 Without further ado, sling on your shields

Dinners I Have Eaten // Five Fall Favourites Day 1

Heyyyyyyyyyyy, cupcakes!!! Welcome back to the FFF! I’m so thrilled to be here!! In case you’re new here, this week is a blog party where bloggers come together and share their favourite books in specific genres, along with freebies and giveaways and general fun. This is the second time I join officially, the third time

End of Summer Recap Book Tag

I have no clue where I got this tag or who it’s from, although according to my notes it’s created by a Faith @ You Are What You Read. I couldn’t track her down though. If anyone knows, please let me know. In the meantime, let’s do this lovely tag! WHICH BOOK CAN YOU NOT

Mid-Year Book Freak-Out Tag // 2022 Edition

3 Years in a Row, guys!! How’s that for a very rare blogging achievement for me? Seriously though, I’m so happy to be continuing this tradition. You can find past posts here and here. (Please note I did NOT create this tag. I picked it up somewhere and I have no clue where or who

10 Books to Read If You Are Writing WWII // Part 2: Nonfiction

So, remember this post? It’s been a bit but here’s part 2 🙂 As you can tell from the graphic, I had to drop down the amount a little. ;P Reviews are linked in the story title. 1. The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie Ten Boom with John

Spell the Month in Books // January-May

So I saw this first on Kate’s blog but apparently the challenge is from Jana @ Reviews From the Stacks. I loved the idea so much I just had to go back and do the months I missed. 😆 JANUARY J ~ Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Ohhh, yeah. I love “Jane Eyre” (yes, the

15 Books to Read If You Are Writing WWII // Part 1: Fiction

So there’s a lot of posts I’ve been promising lately, but they all need a lot of work, so while I crank them out, enjoy this one ;P If you know me even a little, you probably know I’m a WWII aficionado. I read everything I can get my hands on that has any relation