BLOGMAS 2021 | Non-book Gift Ideas For Readers

Christmas shopping can be crazy at the best of times, so today for #blogmas I thought it might be handy to do a gift guide of sorts for readers that aren't necessarily books themselves. Each of the items below has been carefully curated, and in most instances tested out*, by myself with items that as …

BLOGMAS 2021 | Festive Readathon & Historical Romance Readathon TBRs

This week I am participating in both @Stephloves TheFestive Readathon and @Laceybooklovers, @PeaceloveBooksxo and @Remarkablylisa's Historical Romance Readathon: The Holiday Edition. Normally, I would aim to complete the entire board, because I'm a bit extra like that, but as both readathons are running at exactly the same time, I'm aiming for at least one completed …

BLOGMAS 2021 | REVIEW: Fire Truck Santa by Nic McPickle & Nathaniel Eckstrom

Published: 14th September 2021 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia Pages: 32 Format: Hardback Picture book (purchased) RRP: $17.99 5/5 Stars At Christmastime all over Australia - from the bush to the 'burbs - Santa arrives on the back of the fire truck! This boisterous picture book celebrates a much-loved Aussie tradition. A Christmas tradition, all …

Waiting On Wednesday: Eleven Pipers Piping by Pamela Hart

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine. The purpose is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are excited for. I adore Pamela Hart's writing, so when I saw she had a historical romance novella that was Christmas themed coming out in December, this book automatically became a one-click buy and a …

Christmas TBR: Festive Reads On My Radar

The sun is shining, daylights saving has begun and summer is just around the corner here in Australia. With Christmas approaching quicker than any of us would like to admit, I thought it might be a good time to share a festive TBR if you will, consisting of the books on my radar that I …

BLOGMAS Day 26: Book Haul!

I'm extremely overdue for a book haul and with Christmas being yesterday, today is the perfect opportunity for me to share my latest hauls (yes there is a lot) with you all this Blogmas. If 2020 has taught me anything, I buy books as a comfort mechanism, so I've hauled a lot of books lately …

BLOGMAS Day 25: Merry Christmas!

  On behalf of my family and I, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  I hope there are a lot of brilliant books waiting under the tree for you All.  

BLOGMAS Day 23: ‘Tis the Season Book Tag

Christmas is so close now and I thought it was the perfect time to have a little bit of fun and do another book tag. 'Tis The Season Book Tag was originally created by BookishlyRichie and was published on youtube on the 1st December 2014. So while this tag might be an oldie, I just kind …

BLOGMAS Day 22: Last Minute Bookish Gift Guide

We've all been there before, rushing around in the lead up to Christmas looking for those last minute gifts for a loved one. With books being such a popular gift for readers of all ages, I thought today I might do a last minute book gift guide. Unlike my bookish gift guide posted earlier this …

BLOGMAS Day 19: The Joy of Christmas Book Tag

The Joy of Christmas Book Tag was originally created by Samantha from Novels and Nonsense. The original video was posted on her channel on November 23rd, 2015 and can be found here. For this book tag, I limited myself to answering with books I read in 2020 ... 1) Anticipation: The Christmas excitement is real, …