Four Horror and Thriller Mini Reviews

Hello friends! It's Vera here today, back with another Spooky October post of 2021. For today's post, I decided to go with something simple but still fun - mini reviews to thriller and horror novels. I brought you four books that I really enjoyed and would gladly recommend, even if I had a couple of…

Recommending Books Similar To Popular Horror Films

Hello friends! Vera here today with my first Spooky October post of the year. For those who are new here - Spooky October is a month-long event here at Wordy and Whimsical where Sabrina and I bombard you with Halloween appropriate posts. 🎃 For today's post, I decided to pair two things I love: horror…

Four Reasons I Love the Dumplin’ Series by Julie Murphy

Hello friends, Vera here today! I'm really looking forward to sharing today's post with you, which I wrote in a frenzy of wanting to scream about two of my recent reads, Puddin' and Pumpkin by Julie Murpy. Given the fact that I adored Dumplin' when I read it a couple of years ago, I decided…

Blog Post Ideas That I Discarded

Hi there, it’s Sabrina again, and I’m here to talk to you about some post ideas that I’ve decided to discard!  I did this once last year and it was fun to put together and a good way to ensure my half-baked posts didn’t go to waste, in my opinion.  There have been several posts…

Tips on How to Get Out of a Reading Slump

Hello friends, it's Vera here today. During the first half of 2021, I found myself struggling with multiple reading slumps. Most were easy to control as they only lasted for a week or so, but there was one or two that affected my reading for up to a month. Thankfully, I successfully came out of…

Six Ridiculous Reading Worries

Hi everyone, it’s Sabrina!  For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a worrier.  Apparently, I wasn’t like this as a kid, but something must have changed and now pretty much everything is a cause for some concern in my mind.  With that said, I do sometimes know when I am worrying over something…

Recommending Books Based on Iconic Films

Hello friends, Vera here! I recently rewatched The Breakfast Club on Netflix, a film that, while isn't without its faults, is an absolute classic. As I was watching that film, I had the idea for this post, so I decided to think of a couple of other classic films and recommend you all some books…

August Wrap Up, ft. All That We Read and Watched Last Month

Hello everyone! Another month has gone by - seriously, how tf is time flying by so fast - which means that we are here with another monthly wrap up post. The end of August means that here in Hungary we are finally heading into autumn, which I'm actually really looking forward to this year. The…

Reading Multiple Books At Once

Hello, it’s Sabrina!  A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post about all the books I was currently reading at the time, complaining that I wasn’t loving many of them.  Well, fast forward a couple weeks and I’m still reading a lot of books at once, but I’m back to enjoying myself again!  So, today…

Book Adaptations That Need To Happen

Hi all, it’s Sabrina!  Sometimes I read a book and I get a very vivid idea of exactly how I would adapt it into something else - whether it’s a movie, tv show or video game.  Today I want to talk to you about a few of those books and the ideas I have for…