Blog Tour Review, Excerpt & Giveaway | The Duke I Once Knew by Olivia Drake

  The Duke I Once Knewby Olivia DrakeUnlikely Duchesses #1Historical RomanceSt. Martin’s Press | December 31, 2018 About the Book:   Award-winning author Olivia Drake begins her new Unlikely Duchesses series with THE DUKE I ONCE KNEW (St. Martin’s Paperbacks; December 31, 2018). With compelling characters and skillful plot twists, Drake’s latest novel will take your […]

The 2018 Birdie Book Awards!

Another year has come and gone.  Another year of swimming through the mediocre books to find the hidden gems.  (Or, in my case, jumping right to the authors and series you know are going to be spectacular.  Who doesn’t love a sure thing??!) Yes, that’s right, it’s time to celebrate each genre and trope by […]

2018 Beat the Backlist RESULTS!

2018 Beat the Backlist has come to an end.  How did I do?  Meh… I guess I did okay.  Not great. I read 15 books I consider part of ‘Beat the Backlist’.  What I qualify are books I put on my TBR list before 2018, and they were published before 2018.  I also don’t count […]

2018 Best of the Best, Part 2 | July-December

I can’t believe 2018 is over.  I’m glad it’s over, don’t get me wrong, it just flew by so fast!  Thankfully this Best of the Best post kicks off my favorite blogging week!It’s where I get to rant and rave over the books that inspired me, or just gave me significant feels! As a reminder, […]

Birdie’s 2018 Year in Books!

One of my favorite Goodreads features is their Year in Books. I look forward to it each December. I get a sick kind of enjoyment at the end of each year. I’m a bookworm through and through, so knowing how many books I read each year is like a badge of honor. I’m positive all […]

Merry Christmas from Birdie, with Holiday Romance reviews!!

Another year, come and gone. It feels like I just started this blog, and this is my third Christmas of putting these posts together.It hasn’t been easy, honestly. There have been times I’ve almost thrown in the towel, or struggled to get posts up on time. It’s all been worth it, because this blog and […]