14 Christmas-y Books for December

2023 Edition, of course!

Hello, dearies! 🧑‍🎄❄️

Tomorrow is December, 1st! Would you be reading Christmas-related books this December? Or any type of books? I usually don’t read Christmas-related ones, but there are some interesting choices I saw online, so I’m sharing them with you today. 😺

These books were published in different years, I meant that this is the list I made for 2023.

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Dune: Book Review… sort of

Author: Frank Herbert

Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama, Fiction, Classics, Space Opera

4 ⭐

Hello, dearies! 🐫

Today is one that I finished last month (I think). Dune, this was a long read, such a very long read, but I got through it! 👏🥳Good for me!

So, Dune, have you watched the new Dune movie with handsome Timothy Chamlet? I have, of course, about 3 times by now, might watch it again before the second part releases next year. But that’s not why we are here, and no, I haven’t watched the other Dune movie. 1984?

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THG: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Movie

Oh dear… get ready for this one. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Movie is in theaters now.

Here we go…

May the odds be ever in your favor.

Hello, dearies! 🐍

I didn’t think my expectations were high, but they kind of were, I suppose.

Today, I watched The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. And you might remember what I thought of this prequel, and how it was not a 5-star for me.

I’m not going to talk about the acting, or the choices in casting. I gave up on that long ago.

But as a reader, I understood what was happening, but my sis went with me, and after the 10th Hunger Games, she had no idea what was happening 🤔 or where the transition was, it was confusing.

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New Book Filter: Dystopian Novels

Hi, dearies! 👋

Are you active on TikTok? I created a new filter, this time dedicated to Dystopian Books Old n’ New, if you have some time, don’t be shy and try it out.

You can do book challenges with it, find a new book to read, or rank books depending on what random book you get.

Let me know if you do use it, and you can tag me or share it with your friends who would like it as well. 😊📖

That’s all I have today. Also, look out for the next one about Christmas, holiday-related books. 📚

Thank you for stopping by… and don’t forget to follow if you’re not already. And on social media too.

Happy Watching! 📚🍊

Friday Flashback: Fruits Basket (2001)

Prepare for some serious ranting.

Fruits Basket (Anime 2001)

Where can I watch it? On Crunchyroll.

Hello, dearies! 🐾

I recently, barely, finished watching Fruits Basket’s original anime (or I would say the crazy 2001 version).

This anime makes no sense.

I’ll jump right into this one. Expect some rambling ahead, and some spoilers if you don’t know about Fruits Basket.

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Friday Flashback: Insurgent

“We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.”

Hello, dearies! 💖

The first time I read Insurgent, it was during the rush of dystopia and just after reading Divergent (or close), and they both made me realise how much I liked Dystopia.

I discovered that this world in the future where everything went to hell was fascinating.

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Fruits Basket – Manga Review… sort of

From the anime, I set up on this journey of reading the manga, and it did not disappoint.

Title: Fruits Basket

 (フルーツバスケット, Furūtsu Basuketto) also abbreviated as Furuba or Fruba (フルバ)

Author: Natsuki Takaya

Genres: Fantasy, romantic comedy, slice of life

Original date: July 1998 – November 2006

In 2015, it began the Fruits Basket: Collector’s Edition (愛蔵版 フルーツバスケット) where 2 volumes were compiled into one. Same story. But there are now 12 volumes.

Hello, dearies! 🎆🎐

Welcome to a new rambling about a Manga. I finished Fruits Basket this month, and found it quite interesting.

What shocked me the most about reading and finishing the Manga was that I knew where it was going because I’d watched the anime (2019 version), but I was still into it, it didn’t feel like a repeat, but at the same, it was a sort of comfort read, I don’t know if you know what I mean, but it was nice. And I liked it of course.

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New Mystery Book Filter – Live!

Do you use effects on TikTok?

Hello, dearies! 👻

So, some of you might know that I’m on TikTok and that I also love talking and creating new vids about books, manga, and anime over there, as well as some Doramas and anything for that matter.

Anywho, I created a new filter/effect for Mystery Autumn Books, so you can pick your next read, rate a book, talk about a new book, or a classic, or anything you want. I invite you to have fun with it. 😄📚🍂

This is the one.

Mystery Autumn Books

Thank you, dearies!

I hope you’ll enjoy it. 👻🤡📔📚

15 Autumn Books to Keep Us Cosy

“Too late, I found you can’t wait to become perfect, you got to go out and fall down and get up with everybody else.”
Something Wicked This Way Comes

Hello, dearies! 🎪

Following the trend of it’s autumn! 🍂 Have I mentioned before that I love autumn, fall if you must, I call it both.

So, there are some books (okay, a lot) that I discovered that could be read during this time, or any time, but that I thought would go well with the fall season, I said cosy but is more related to the season 🎃 or the months than actually heart-warming or any other warmth you can think of. Rambling.

Okay, I’ll start now with the 15 books to keep us cosy this autumn 2023.

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Book Challenge: Find That Book With…

How many books are in your TBR or in your Bookshelf? There are a lot in mine, but can you find a book with… a red cover, a city in it? Let’s see.

Hello, dearies! 🐲

I haven’t read these books, I think, but here is a new book challenge for find that book with... This, referring to different types of book covers, titles, or anything a book like a flower, city, and the sort.

Alright, alright, I’ll jump straight to it.

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