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Paranormal and Fantasy Romances on my TBR

Oct 25, 2022

This week is a Halloween Freebie and I’m sharing paranormal and fantasy romances on my tbr. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

I don’t do scary, and since I did a monster romance post a little while ago. And I thought that sharing paranormal and fantasy romances on my tbr was a perfect choice.

I love me some paranormal and fantasy romances. It was my most-read genre in young adult for so many years and even now I think it’s one I read in romance a lot. So today I’m sharing those currently on my tbr. Some of from new to me authors, some are from new series I want to start. And some are from current series I’m reading.

So let’s get into it. As always these are in no real order. Here are the paranormal and fantasy romances currently on my tbr.

A Soul to Heal (Duskwalker Brides #2) by Opal Reyne | Dark Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac #1) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. | Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert | The Unseelie Prince (Maze of Shadows #1) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley.

Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde #2) by Scarlett St. Clair | Fortuna Sworn (Fortuna Sworn #1) by K.J. Sutton. | Gild (The Plated Prisoner #1) by Raven Kennedy | A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor (Tempting Monsters #1) by Kathryn Moon.

Fated Wolf (Savage #3) by Mila Young | Fire in His Blood (Fireblood Dragon #1) by Ruby Dixon.

And there we go. Those are some of the paranormal and fantasy romances currently on my tbr. Have you read any of these? What do you think of them? What made it to your list? Let’s chat!

Bookstores I Would Love To Visit

Oct 4, 2022

This week I’m sharing bookstores around the world I would love to visit. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

So I don’t know if you know this, but I work in a bookstore. It’s my full-time job and I love it to bits. So today’s topic was a lot of fun to write up. If I ever see a bookstore I go into it. It doesn’t matter where I am, or what country I’m in. I need to go in. So today I’m sharing the bookstores worldwide that I would love to visit.

Let’s imagine I had all the time and money in the world so I could travel to all of these places and buy whatever books that I would like. That is the dream. As always these are in no order.

Shakespeare and Company, Left Bank, Paris, France

Shakespeare and Company opened in 1951 and now sells, new, secondhand and antique books. This bookstore looks like the dream. And I want to go there. I see all these images books of stacked books and beautiful interiors and it makes me want to go there even more.

Libreria Acqua Alta, Venice

A floating bookstore sounds absolutely terrifying. But I want to visit. Founded in 2004 this bookstore has books floating in boats, tubs and even a gondola. Venice has been on my bucket list for years and when I stumbled along this bookstore. I knew I wanted to go even more.

El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires

In 2000 this old theatre and cinema was converted into a book and music shop. This beautiful building now stores thousands up thousands of books. Named one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, there is no question that I would love to walk these aisles.

Honesty Bookshop (Hay Castle Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, Wales

This bookstore is manned and every book is a euro or under. Some concept of this bookshop has been around for the 1960’s and all that is required of you is to drop your money in a box. I’ve seen this concept around in a few different places, but this one just sounds brilliant. And I need to go. I mean it’s also gorgeous as well.

The Ripped Bodice, California

This romance only bookstore opened in 2016 and has been on my bucket list ever since. I also don’t want to go to this place because gosh I would spend why too much money and would never be able to bring all the books home. I love that The Ripped Bodice doesn’t only have romance books but all types of romance books and I am here for that.

Boekhandel Dominicanen, Maastricht, Netherlands

I can’t get over the beauty of this bookstore and I just want to go now. In 2006 this over 700 year old Dominican church was restored and turned into a bookstore.

Foyles Bookshop, London, England

I went to a lot of bookstores when I was in the UK, but I never made it to a Foyles. Founded in 1903 there are a fair few around England, but I would love to see the Charing Cross Road store. I just want to go back to the UK really.

Persephone Books, Bath, England

An independent publisher and bookstore located in Bath. Founded in 1999, they reprint books mostly by women from the late 19th and 20th century. All of the books they publish have grey dust jackets and gorgeous end pages. I’m so sad that I didn’t go the last time I was in Engliand.

And there we go. Those are the bookstores that I would love to visit around the world. What book stores made it to your list this week? Have you been to any on my list? Let’s Chat!

Typographic Book Covers | TTT

Sep 27, 2022

This week I’m sharing some of my favourite typographic book covers. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl.

I really enjoyed this week’s Top Ten Tuesday. I don’t really think about the types of covers there are a lot. If I like a cover I just like it. This means I really looked at covers for this post and I had a blast. I don’t always love typographic covers, but there are some that just stand out. And that is what I am sharing today. These are all also books I’ve read.

Let’s get right into it. These are some of my favourite typographic book covers, and as always these are in no particular order. I will say I may have strengthened the term typographic covers here. But they are mostly about typography.

Find Me (WITSEC #1) by Ashley N. Rostek | Tin Queen (Clifton Forge, #6) by Devney Perry | Lilac by B.B. Reid | Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas.

The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand | Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz. | Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. | More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer.

Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road, #1) by Katie McGarry | Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley.

And there we go. Those are some of my favourite typographic covers. And while they aren’t fully typographic covers, they are mostly about the type. So what are some of your favourite typographic covers? Do we share any that are the same? What made it to your list? Let’s chat!