Bookish things

Hey friends, welcome to, or welcome back to, my blog! May ended up being the fastest month so far this year, and I genuinely can’t remember what happened. I read some books, I went to book club and… what? The only thing of real note that happened in May is that I randomly woke up and decided that today was the day I was going to go on a longer walk with my dog and no one else (usually there’s…

Hey friends, welcome to or welcome back to my blog! I’ve been in the mood to write a few blog posts over the last couple of days, and I have very much been in a reading mood, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to talk about all of the books on my radar at the moment that I’d really like to have read by the end of the year! What do we think are the odds of me managing to read all…

Hey friends, welcome to or welcome back to my blog! If you’ve been around my blog for a while, then you’ll already know all about my Discord group Graphicsathon, but if you’re new here, I’ll give you the spiel here before I get into the Round 17 announcement! So, Graphicsathon is all about reading graphics – anything that tells the story with images, aka graphic novels, comics, manga, manhwa,…

Hey friends, welcome to or welcome back to my blog! It’s been years since I’ve done a How To post here on my blog, but I was randomly in the mood to give some reading tips, and once I’ve got the urge to do a blog post, I try to take advantage of that motivation, so today I’m coming to you with 10 tips for how to read more AND more often! I didn’t set out with a goal to make 10 tips, it just…

Hey friends, welcome to, or welcome back to my blog! It’s May, which means I’ve got a whole new pile of books just waiting to be read, and a lot of delusional hopes and dreams about reading them all! I actually managed to read a fair few books in April, so I’m really hoping to keep that momentum going this month! Continue reading 2026 releases, heretical fishing + poirot! 🔍👑🐺✨ | may hopefuls

🍃 ebook – ✨2026 release – 🌷review copy – 🌻– buddy read – 🎧 audiobook🔁 reread – 🌈 queer rep – ♿ disability rep – 💖 The Hoemance Book Club🌸 r/Fantasy Bingo 2026 – 🐶 Scoobathon Book Club aaaaa Go the Distance [31/03 – 03/04] – 🌸 – ⭐⭐⭐.5 – This was a nice, quick read, perfect for anyone who’s been in a bit of a funk ever since Percy Jackson season 2 ended. I’ve only seen the movie Hercules once,…

Can you solve the Mystery of The Black Knight? Welcome to Scoobathon Round 5! In the past, we’ve done prompts and bingo boards, but this round we’re changing things up a bit! For this round, we’re following the plot of the first-ever Scooby-Doo episode, featuring one of the most iconic Scooby-Doo villains! The Black Knight! Throughout May, you can look for clues and run from bad guys by…

Pagebound list

Hey friends, welcome to, or welcome back to my blog! We’re more than 3 months into the year now, so it’s time to introduce you to our Q2 Hoemances! This year we’ve already read such different and exciting books so I’m excited to see what the rest of 2026 looks like! January: From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata February: Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins March: The Ever King by L. J.…

Hey friends, welcome to, or welcome back to, my blog! Last year, for the first time, I heard about this not-so-little thing that had apparently been going on over my head for years, called r/fantasy bingo! I don’t know too much about Reddit as a whole, but I do know that I love fantasy and a bingo card, so obviously, I had to jump on immediately, and I’m so proud to say that I actually managed to…

Hey friends, welcome to or welcome back to my blog! I haven’t posted a review in a minute, so I thought it was time I finally did. I read How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson back in February so it was about time I finally wrote this out! Continue reading how to kill a guy in ten dates arc review 🔪🩸💞💖

It’s Magical Readathon time!! April is the best month of the year because of three things: 1 chocolate is everywhere 2 magical readathon, and 3 it’s my birthday month! So, I just know that this April is going to be a good one, I can feel it in my jellies! This month, I’m determined to listen to a few more audiobooks and to get into some more high/epic fantasies, this month, and to hopefully…

Hey friends, welcome to, or welcome back to, my blog! It’s somehow time to post my wrap up and talk about everything I read in the month of March! This felt like a bit of a nothing month since I spent most of it having an IBS flare-up, so I didn’t have much energy to really do anything, but looking back at my Pagebound, it turns out that I actually ended up reading quite a bit and even watched a…

I read more books in 2025 than I have in a single year over the last 10+ years, so… let’s talk about it! Hey friends, welcome to or welcome back to my blog! It’s been a hot minute since I did a more discussion-focused and analysis-focused blog post, and after the craziness that was last year, it felt like time to finally write up a new one! And this time we’re doing a few things – I’m talking…

Hey friends, welcome to, or welcome back to, my blog! We’re somehow in March now, so it’s time to talk about all of the books I’m hoping to read this month! This month has a few more physical and ebook reads than usual that I’m hoping to get though but I’m also in the mood to do some rereading, so I’m happy to say that two of my rereads are both for Discord book clubs! Continue reading rereading…