Top Ten Tuesday
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books that are like pep talks
Happy Tuesday! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) asks us to share ten books that make us smile. Today I thought I’d specifically recommend ten books that feel like pep talks. There’s nothing better than a pep talk from a family member, friend, or mentor, but sometimes a pep… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Years of TTT!
Happy Tuesday!! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is particularly special: it’s been TEN YEARS since this weekly post first started!!!! It’s wild to think that I’ve been doing Top Ten Tuesday posts for… SEVEN years now??? I look forward to these posts each week because it really feels… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Big books are a summer vibe for me??
Happy Tuesday!! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is to share ten books that give off summer vibes. Today I’ve decided to talk about something that might seem a bit strange at first, but that has become a summer tradition for me: Each summer I choose a big book… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2020 TBR
Happy Tuesday!! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is supposed to be about our most anticipated releases for the first half of 2020. However, because I’m horrible at keeping up with new releases I’ve instead decided to talk about the top ten books I’m hoping to read in 2020. Many of… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2018
Happy New Year!! I know this was technically last week’s topic, but shhh! I’m going to do it anyways because I didn’t get a chance to do it yet. I ended up reading way more books than I expected to in 2018, so picking just ten was actually pretty difficult. In the order that I read them,… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Hidden Gems of Classic Literature
Happy Tuesday!! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) asks us to share hidden gems–in other words, books that we believe aren’t discussed or read often enough. As per usual, I’m going to focus on classics that I believe deserve to be read more, discussed more, and highlighted more, both… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Tackle that Reading Slump
Happy Tuesday!! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) asks us to share books that pull us out of reading slumps. We’ve all been there: for some reason the mood just won’t strike us, and any book we open up inevitably seems off-putting. Reading slumps are a bibliophile’s worst nightmare,… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Pair with Classics
Happy Tuesday!! August is coming to a close, which means it’s time to start thinking about going back to school. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is back-to-school themed, which means I’ve decided to focus on classic literature. Classics definitely get a bad reputation from required reading lists in classrooms; however, I think looking at… Continue reading
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i’m holly — former english major, current twenty-something book lover, allergic to nuts. drop me a line at nutfreenerd@gmail.com or on instagram.