10 Dark Books I’ve Read Recently

Happy Halloween season everyone!  It’s Sabrina here, and in today’s post as part of Wordy and Whimsical's Spooky October, I’m sharing my thoughts on a whole bunch of books that have the word “dark” in the title!  You may remember that a few months ago I accidentally made an entire TBR based on this prompt,…

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…

Eight Spooky Books With Fantastic Covers

Hello friends! We've been having so much fun here with our Spooky October posts and we hope you have been too. 🧡 We're so-so pleased to present you with our second guest posters of the month, Caro from Book Cheshirecat. Not only is Caro one of our favorite bloggers, but she is also one 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…

Looking Back On Another Old Post

Hi everyone, Sabrina here 🙂  Last year, I wrote a post where I revisited a very old Top Ten Tuesday post of mine, and I had a lot of fun putting it together, so I thought why not do it again for a different post?  Today I am looking back on a Top Ten Tuesday…

Fourteen Compelling Opening Lines from Books

Hello friends! In my experience, a lot of the times it takes a few pages - or even a few chapters - for a book to truly catch my attention and make me fully engaged in its story. It's much rarer, as well as special, when a book immediately piques my interest with its very…

Book Recommendations Based on If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power by Halsey

Hi everyone! In the past on the blog, we have written a few posts celebrating new releases by Taylor Swift by recommending books based on her songs - and when Halsey came out with If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, we thought why not do the same? Today we bring you 26 book…

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…