Aloha Bibliofriends, Today is the final part of 'If Lord of the Rings Characters Had Modern Day Occupations'! If you've been reading and keeping up with all of the series so far - THANK YOU! ☺️ As I said in Part 1, this is the first time I've written posts quite like this so it... Continue Reading →
It's Saturday Bibliofriends, That means it's time for Part 3 of 'If Lord of the Rings Characters Had Modern Day Occupations'!If you missed the previous instalments you can catch them here:Part 1 - Gandalf, Frodo, SamwisePart 2 - Elrond, Eowyn, Faramir Legolas: Fashion Model / Actor / Boat Designer In his early career, Legolas spent... Continue Reading →
Happy Weekend Bibliofriends, Back for Part 2 of my nerdy little series reimagining the lives of my favourite Lord of the Rings characters if they lived in today's world. If you missed last week's episode, you can find Part 1 here. Elrond: Yogi / Spiritual Guru Still wanting to offer counsel and refuge, Elrond now... Continue Reading →
Happy Saturday Bibliofriends, I'm back with a brand-new series of discussion posts throughout the whole of October! This month, I'm thinking about Lord of the Rings characters and what types of jobs or occupations they would have if they lived in our world today. From Frodo to Faramir, Samwise to Saruman - this discussion post... Continue Reading →
Happy FriYAY Bibliofriends! This week's Friday 56 comes from Given to the Earth - the sequel to Given to the Sea in the Given Duet by Mindy McGinnis. A Given is the name for the girls who are born to be 'given' to the sea each generation to save the kingdom of Stille from being... Continue Reading →
Happy FriYAY Bibliofriends! This week's Friday 56 comes from The Mist Keeper's Apprentice. This debut novel by E.S. Barrison is the first novel in The Life and Death Cycle series. Big thanks to the author for approaching me and providing me with a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review. Hosted by Freda’s Voice,... Continue Reading →
Happy FriYAY Bibliofriends! This week's Friday 56 comes from Twelve: Poems Inspired by the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale by Andrea Blythe which I received as an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Andrea Blythe and Interstellar Flight Press for the copy. It was a bewitching, fresh retelling of a classical... Continue Reading →
Aloha Bibliofriends,Fairytales have always had a special place in my heart. I love reading and analysing them so much so that my university dissertation was based on the tale of Sleeping Beauty and a whole section of my bookshelves are dedicated to fairytale theory books from the likes of Jack Zipes, Bruno Bettelheim and Marina... Continue Reading →
It's FriYAY time again Bibliofriends! This week's Friday 56 comes from Ignite the Sun by Hanna C. Howard which I received as an e-arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. It was a brilliant traditional YA fantasy debut in which light battled against dark! Hosted by Freda’s Voice, the Friday 56 is a weekly... Continue Reading →
Happy Wednesday Bibliofriends,When I came across and read the blurb for Ignite the Sun by Hanna C. Howard whilst scrolling through Netgalley, my interest was immediately piqued from the mention of a witch queen and the battle between darkness and light so I knew I had to click that 'read now' button. Big thanks to... Continue Reading →
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