Hey everyone! Who else is in denial that it’s December tomorrow? I’M NOT READY.
Let’s just dive straight in and take a look at some blog posts I’ve loved this month!
Reviews
Jo took part in the blog tour for M. R. Carey’s latest novel, Someone Like Me, and convinced me that I need to add this one to my TBR!
Tina accurately summarised the hilarity of Sweet Pea by C. J. Skuse.
Rachel reviewed The Dreamers and compared it to Station Eleven, ensuring I’ll be waiting eagerly for this one’s release!
Deb reviewed non-fiction book Awkward, which sounds fascinating and SO relatable.
Steph wrote a great review of Sally Rooney’s Normal People, adding her voice to the multitude of bloggers I’ve heard raving about this one!
Joana reviewed Tales of the Peculiar, which has been sitting on my shelf for months now, and she has convinced me that I definitely want to read this one in the new year!
The Orangutan Librarian wrote a great review of His Bloody Project, which (you guessed it) has also been languishing on my shelves for an age and has now been bumped up onto my new year TBR!
Jenna reviewed My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry (wow, long title!) Fredrik Backman’s books have kind of passed me by until now but this one sounds really good!
Margaret wrote a glowing review of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The more I hear about this book, the more interested I get!
Krysta reviewed the new Fantastic Beasts movie, The Crimes of Grindelwald, and confirmed my complete lack of desire to see it.
Discussions and Recommendations
Kelly asked if diversity and representation in YA is becoming obsessive. I always love Kelly’s discussion posts!
Sim talked about her fear of big books. #relatablecontent
Callum recommended some YA books for adult readers. As an adult reader of YA myself (albeit I still consider myself young at 25), I really appreciated this post.
Aurora wrote a great list of books about books, something I’m always interested in!
Rebecca debated whether she is sick of YA books. This is something I’ve been thinking about myself recently so it’s nice to see someone else questioning their reading tastes!
Rae wrote a list of cosy books to read this winter. There are some great recommendations on this list!
Other fun posts
Nicole put up some posts for my ‘Alphabeticals’ meme – I’m so happy people are doing this! It’s something I just created for myself but I love that there are other people who want to participate! I suppose I should resurrect my own series as it’s been a while since I posted, oops haha.
Books and Waffles (I’m so sorry, I don’t know your name!) also joined in with the Alphabeticals and made my little heart happy π I’m definitely going to bring this series back hehe.
Fran tried to combat some of the negativity in the world by bringing together some lovely news stories.
Kristin wrote a lovely post listing 50 things that make her happy. We could all use a little happiness.
Ayunda interviewed yours truly!! I’m not great at talking about myself on this blog but Ayunda asked some great questions so if you want to know a little more about me, please give it a read!
Mandy asked some hilarious questions of bookstagrammers and gave me a good giggle. I don’t know where they get the knives either, Mandy.
Melanie listed 10 books she’s thankful for, for Top Ten Tuesday, and made me rather emotional.
Swetlana listed some great ideas for anyone taking part in Blogmas and still needing inspiration!
Drew wrote an amusing but helpful list of blogging tips.
Marie celebrated 4 years of blogging and gave me all the warm fuzzies with her blogging appreciation post.
I hope you all find some new blogging friends to follow from this list! I am so looking forward to seeing what everyone posts in December!! Who’s participating in Blogmas? x
Thank you so much for the mention, Iβm glad you enjoyed the post!
Iβll be checking out the others on here that I havenβt read yet π
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You’re welcome! I hope you find something you enjoy π
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Thank you so much for sharing my post! I think it is important to reflect on the little things once in awhile.
What a great list! I have also read and enjoyed so many of these this month!
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You’re welcome! I thought it was a lovely idea. And I totally agree β€
I'm glad you enjoyed them! So many great bloggers out there!
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Thank you for sharing my post! I really hope you love The Dreamers!
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You’re welcome! I’m really excited for it π
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Thank you so much for sharing my post π And others too. Iβll take a look at them.
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You’re welcome! I hope you find some blogs you love π
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Yay thanks so much for linking to my review! I’m honored to be among such amazing posts βΊοΈ And I really hope you read and love The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo!!
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You’re welcome! I’m glad you like the others too π And thank you! β€
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Thank you so much for the mention! I’m glad I did you justice in my post π
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Thank you again, sweetie! I loved collaborating with you β€
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Thanks for the mention.ππ
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You’re welcome! π
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Thank you! I’m glad you liked my post!
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You’re welcome! I thought it was a lovely idea π
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Thank you so, so much for mentioning my post!! β€
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You’re welcome, lovely!
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Now I’m emotional all over again because of this shout-out! Hahaha! Thank you so much, love! I’m so damn thankful for you and your friendship! πxx
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I honestly teared up reading your post, hehe. You’re welcome, dear. I’m thankful for your friendship too! β€
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Thank you! I’m quite enjoying the Alphabeticals–both my own and others who have joined in. π
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You’re welcome! I look forward to seeing more of them π
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This is such a lovely list! So many interesting posts to check out. And thank you so much for sharing mine! π
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Thank you! I hope you love some of the other posts π And you’re welcome! β€
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Yay! Thank you for featuring my post, I was kind of nervous about posting it so that makes me feel a lot better. π
I’ll have to check out the other posts. I’m always on the lookout for new bloggers to follow!
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Aww you’re welcome! It can be nerve-wracking to post something that people might not like or agree with but it’s great to see honest opinions!
I hope you enjoy some of the other posts and find some new blogging friends! β€
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I’m still not entirely sure either! XD Amazon, I think?? XD Thank you so much for including my post! XD Glad there was a giggle or two. And I definitely spotted some other posts I need to check out on here. Great post as always! β€
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You’re welcome! I hope you enjoy some of the other posts π And thank you so much! β€
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Thank you for including Sweetpea! Such a great book π
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You’re welcome! I’m looking forward to reading the sequel π
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Me too!
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Thanks for the mention! I enjoy writing the Alphabeticals posts. π
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You’re welcome! I look forward to seeing more of them π
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Awesome wrap up! Thanks so much for sharing my review- I hope you like his bloody history if you get the chance to read it π
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Thanks! And you’re welcome π
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