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Happy Tuesday!! This week's Top Ten Tuesday theme is technically about books we refuse to let anyone touch; however, I'm going to twist it a bit and share some books that I wouldn't let anyone borrow. It occurred to me when thinking about the original prompt that there aren't any books on my shelves that I wouldn't show… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wouldn’t Let Anyone Borrow
Happy Tuesday!! This week's Top Ten Tuesday topic asks us to mash books together. In the same vein as my Classic Couple feature, I'm going to incorporate a classic and more contemporary book in each pair I make. Let's see how weird this gets, shall we? What do you think of the combos I've created?… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Dynamic Duos You Didn’t See Coming
The time has finally come to share my Big Big Trip adventures (AKA the two-week trip my friend from Wheaton and I took around Europe during our spring break). After spending a few days in London, our next stop on the trip was exploring Edinburgh, Scotland, where my friend was studying abroad for the semester.… Continue reading Exploring Edinburgh, Scotland | Holly Goes Abroad
Waking up to see that I've been nominated for things like the One Lovely Blogger Award always brings a smile to my face. Thanks so much to Stephen @ Stephen Writes and Emma @ A Dreamer's Library for nominating me!! Thank the person who nominated you for the award; Share seven facts about yourself; Nominate… Continue reading One Lovely Blog Award | 4
It's happened, folks. I've become a wizard, which means I've officially peaked. While my mom was visiting me in Oxford for a week during my spring break we decided to spend two days scurrying around London, trying to fit in as much as possible. When she asked me what I wanted to do during those… Continue reading I visited Platform 9 3/4!! | Holly Goes Abroad
It's time for another tag, and this one is particularly fun: let's take a look at my bookish identity! I love identity/personality quizzes like these, so as soon as I realized I'd been tagged for this I was very excited. Thanks so much to Fran for tagging me!! What dystopian/fantastical world would you live in? This is… Continue reading My Bookish Identity Tag
Happy Tuesday!! I hope you've all been having a lovely week. Today I'm here to do another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is a fun one: fictional crushes! We all have those characters that we secretly wish were real, right? Time to share! Harry… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Fictional Crushes
I've been in England for a few days now (eek!). What better way to celebrate with a quintessentially British series like Harry Potter? I was thrilled when I realized that I had been tagged in such a fun (and long!) tag about this beloved wizarding world. Thanks so much to Bridget @ Bridget & Books… Continue reading Ultimate Harry Potter Tag
Happy Friday!! I hope you've all had a great week and are looking forward to an even better weekend. Today I'm here with an exciting tag I've never come across before: the I Dare You Book Tag. Thanks so much to Emily @ Mixed Margins for tagging me! Which book has been on your shelf… Continue reading I Dare You | Book Tag
Happy Mother's Day!! When I thought about making a Mother's Day post about fictional moms, one woman immediately popped into my head: Molly Weasley. Every year this red-headed witch tops countless lists of fictional mothers... but why? In an attempt to answer this age-old question, here are 5 reasons why Mrs. Weasley is the ultimate… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why Molly Weasley is the Ultimate Mom
