— japan & korea 2017, travel —

Japan and Korea 2017 Day 6 (Part 2): Bento Lunch, the Hakone Tozan Line, and a Long Walk Home Through Tokyo

November 21, 2017

The second half of Day 6 was a little more exciting! As you can tell from the title, we had an amazingly delicious lunch, then made our way from Odawara to Hakone where we had been planning to go and view Mount Fuji. That didn’t work out (and you can read all about it in… Read More Japan and Korea 2017 Day 6 (Part 2): Bento Lunch, the Hakone Tozan Line, and a Long Walk Home Through Tokyo

— currently reading, watching, trying —

Currently Reading, Watching, Listening To, Trying (#12)

November 19, 2017

It’s update time! And I’m really excited to be writing this…my first ever post on the self-hosted version of Flavia the Bibliophile (www.flaviathebibliophile.com)! I’m pretty excited, if you couldn’t tell! P.S. if you are a follower and are seeing this post on the blog, but did not receive an email that this post had gone… Read More Currently Reading, Watching, Listening To, Trying (#12)

— calendar girls, readalong —

Calendar Girls November 2017 Readalong Renegades by Marissa Meyer (Discussion 1: Prologue – Chapter 8)

November 18, 2017

Yay! It’s finally time for our first Renegades discussion! I feel like the wait has been so long since I announced this readalong, and it’s been torture. But now we’re finally reading this awesome book, and I’m very happy to be reading it together with all of you, and to be able to talk about it with you guys as… Read More Calendar Girls November 2017 Readalong Renegades by Marissa Meyer (Discussion 1: Prologue – Chapter 8)

— top ten tuesdays, weekly meme —

Top Ten Tuesday (#34): Top Ten Books I Want My Future Children to Read, While They are Still Children

November 14, 2017

Happy Tuesday everyone! I’m sorry to have missed a few Top Ten Tuesdays due to being far too busy. But I’m back now! And this week’s topic happens to be about something that I’ve actually been actively thinking about for some time now. I don’t have children yet, but I’ve sort of been compiling a… Read More Top Ten Tuesday (#34): Top Ten Books I Want My Future Children to Read, While They are Still Children

— book review, young adult —

The Fire Queen by Emily R. King (ARC Review)

November 13, 2017

Title: The Fire Queen Author: Emily R. King Type: Fiction Genre: YA, Fantasy, Romance Imprint: Skyscape Publisher: Amazon Publishing Date published: September 26, 2017 Page Count: 286 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. In the second book in The Hundredth Queen Series, Emily… Read More The Fire Queen by Emily R. King (ARC Review)