My favorite thing to do for my birthday is go out for afternoon tea. It’s nowhere near my birthday, but we can still have a little bookish afternoon tea today.
originally created by Courtney @ The Incessant Bookworm
I’ve had a lot of good reads this year, but Red Sister by Mark Lawrence is still the stand-out so far. Although certainly not a story for everyone, I loved the characters and the world and I’m eager to read the sequel, although I’ll likely have to wait a while longer before I get to it
I don’t think there’s any one book that everyone would enjoy, but I think everyone should own a book that makes them feel good when they just look at. Whether it’s sentimental or remembering the story within fills them with joy
For the sake of having a real answer, however, I am going to recommend The Arrival by Shaun Tan. It’s a graphic novel that tells the story of a man who immigrates to a new place where he does not know the language and everything is unfamiliar. Told without any text, this graphic novel beautifully captures the feeling of being alone in a foreign place
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is short and thoughtful without getting too complex or heavy
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery is such a sweet slice-of-life story suitable for all ages
Most recently, Half the World by Joe Abercrombie. It’s the second book in a series, continuing the larger plot of the first book with new characters and their own plots
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is both short and ridiculous, and it’s been one of my favorite classics since I was in school
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