Books
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Blog Tour – Book Review: You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen
Welcome to The Bookish Context! Wading through a sea of YA fiction in search of an engrossing read? On the lookout for a novel with a heartening message exploring intersectionality? Laila Sabreen delivers exactly that and more in her impressive debut, You Truly Assumed.
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Blog Tour – Book Review: Wicked Little Deeds by Kat Ellis
Welcome back to The Bookish Context! Today is my very first time participating in a Blog Tour, for which I will be reviewing Wicked Little Deeds by Kat Ellis, a splendidly creepy YA thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat with nerve-wracking excitement!
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Gazette Weekly #2: Jane Austen July
Welcome to Gazette Weekly a new feature I started at The Bookish Context last month which functions as a periodical wherein I discuss my weekly escapades and anything that catches my fancy! Today I am delighted to share my plans for Jane Austen July hosted by Katie @ Books and Things Marissa @ Blatantly Bookish, Claudia @ Spinster’s Library. It is a month-long readathon, all about reading Jane Austen and related works, an absolute treat for Janeites!!
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Gazette Weekly #1: Summer Break
Welcome to Gazette Weekly a new feature at The Bookish Context! It will serve as a wrap-up of sorts of my weekly explorations in reading, blogging or life in general. And anything really, that catches my fancy. I think this provides a platform for readers to get to know me better!
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My Blog’s Name in LGBTQIA+ Books: Book List Celebrating Pride Month
Welcome back to The Bookish Context! Today I will be sharing My Blog's Name in LGBTQIA+ Books as a variation of the original 'My Blog’s Name in Books Tag'. What better way to celebrate Pride Month than to integrate my very first book tag post with a list of thought-provoking stories featuring LGBTQIA+ characters.
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Book Review: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Welcome back to The Bookish Context! Today, I will be reviewing The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, a wondrous fairy-tale retelling imbued with adventure and emotional growth. It is the first book in The Books of Bayern series and has been on my radar for the longest time especially because I adored the Book of a Thousand Days audiobook.
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Top 10 Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to The Bookish Context. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and currently hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each Tuesday a topic is assigned and we have to post a top ten list that fits that topic. This week's topic was a Freebie so I have decided to share the Top Ten books I recently added to my TBR.
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Year in Books: 2020 Edition
Welcome to The Bookish Context! I am so excited to finally launch my new blog. So I pondered over this for a bit, and though it is months later than expected I would love to share my reading year of 2020 as part of my very first blog post. No matter how dark this year was, it made me recognize and hold on to the good in my life. I found renewed pleasure in old delights and learned to appreciate the smallest things that suffuse my heart with joy.