Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

I really like this week’s topic because it’s almost like looking in a mirror reading a book about bookish characters. Whether the protagonist is an avid reader, librarian, book seller or writer, there’s just something so relatable about it because it’s most likely what we are doing as well.

But as I was trying to come up with a list of books with bookish characters, I realized I don’t read many books that actually have such individuals in them. So I’m excited to read all of your other lists this week! But in the meantime, here are the few I could come up with, grouped by bookish character type.

Booksellers

Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey
Recommended for You by Laura Silverman
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

Librarians

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Readers

Being Mary Bennet by JC Peterson
Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch
Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Writers

Sense and Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

Let me know if any of these books are on your radar! I’ve read half of these and the rest are on my TBR, but I’m intrigued by it all.

Until next week!

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Red (Taylor’s Version) Book Tag

May 5, 2022May 4, 2022 Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

While I wouldn’t say I’m a diehard Swiftie, I grew up during some formative years listening to her music, including her first release of Red. Memories of first heartbreak, first love, and everything in between are so intertwined with her music because I listened to them non-stop on a loop.

So although it’s been a while since Red (Taylor’s Version) was released, I’ve definitely been feeling like T.Swift during work lately. I’m sure it didn’t help that I’ve been seeing this tag around here and there and it’s like a worm that dug deep into my subconscious.

I don’t know who started this so please let me know who to credit, but I saw this on Rachel’s blog and Georgia’s blog so please check out their answers to this tag.

State of Grace – Best opening book in a series

I gotta say, there’s nothing quite like a Neal Shusterman book, but Scythe is something out of the ballpark. While I liked the sequel (and have yet to finish the 3rd book), nothing compares with the initial introduction to this world of reapers and their moral code. It left me thinking for so long afterwards what it would take to be a good reaper – and yes, I realize I would never get to be one to make such hard decisions.

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Top Ten Tuesday: One Word Reviews for the Last Ten Books

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

Today’s TTT is an interesting one. If you’ve been around for a while, you know I tend to go on when I’m writing a review. It’s definitely why I include an Overall Recommendation section on each review for those who obviously would prefer the cliffnotes version of my thoughts.

So to summarize the last 10 books I’ve read in 1 word? That’s a huge feat.

But I shall attempt to do so nonetheless. If I wrote up a review for this book already, I will also link to it for your comparison (or if the one word piqued your interest enough to take a deeper dive).

Let’s start from the last book I’ve read and move on backwards.

1. The Song That Moves the Sun by Anna Bright

One-word review: Unique
Rating: 4.5/5
Full review coming soon