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Tolkien's Oxford (ft. Sam being a nerd)

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Happy Bilbo & Frodo's Birthday! (ft. the Tolkien Blog Party Tag)

September 22, 2023

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Four Reasons To Read Tolkien Aloud (ft. Legolas takes over)

December 09, 2022

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Tolkien Blog Party Tag

September 24, 2022

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Silmaril Award Ceremony: Strangest Character

September 22, 2022

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Catholic Artist: J. R. R. Tolkien

September 19, 2022

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(Yes, I updated my blog's look! What do you think?? I'm kind of on the fence about it...I thought that the grain background was distracting, but now it feels...boring? less cozy? something.) Hey guys! So, as promised, I am here to review the books that you recommended to me for my blogoversary last month! First of all, let me just say--all y'all's taste is great! And so were the balance of your recommendations! I often veer to the side of too many classics/nonfiction/etc. (this then kills my impetus to read...it's complicated), but you gave me the perfect balance for a happy reading month. Very impressed. :) I listed them in the order I read them, not the order they were recommended, so don't be surprised if the book you recommended is closer to the bottom or the top than you remembered. (And don't read too much into it--a lot of the order was determined by when they came in at the library. XD) I've stolen The Temperamental Writer's reviewing format,...

The Sunshine Blogger Award 3x

I'm still here! I am surviving and thriving in college so far! Woot! And today, I bring you a tag I've been procrastinating for far too long, after being tag-backed by McKayla and tagged by Hamlette and then just tagged last week by Irene ...so I'm going to answer their questions today! (Obviously. Come on, Sam, you can do better than that. *facepalm*) (Also, I apologize in advance if any of the spacing is weird. Blogger is giving me guff today, I don't have the energy to fight back. XD) Praecepta: Thank the blogger who nominated you in the blog post and link back to their blog. (Thanks Hamlette , Irene, and McKayla !!) Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you. Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions. List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo in your post and/or on your blog. McKayla's Questions What genre was the last movie you watched? What are your three favorite movies in said genre? *checks her movies ...

Good, Better, Best: Georgette Heyer

So, I maaaaay have promised this post to Sarah Seele last spring, saying that it'd probably be done by June of last year (i.e. 2021. I think it was 2021. If it was 2020, that's just too embarrassing.) Because she recommended me a bunch of Heyer, and then I said I should do a GBB. And I concurred. I should do a GBB. It's just taken me...the better part of a year, mostly because my aunts and mother kept recommending more Heyer for me to read. Which is not a problem, per se , just...a bit of a setback in terms of finishing my Heyer TBR, y'know. So, you may be wondering, who is Georgette Heyer? Well, she was a prolific author who wrote over fifty books in her lifetime, which spanned from 1921 to 1974. She specialized in the Regency era, which she researched meticulously, writing with a level of detail that is absolutely stunning. (Really. Unbelievable.) Her books are witty, dashing, sweet, and all together enjoyable. I was introduced to her works through my mom first, and ...

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