The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

Most Anticipated Books of 2018 – Historical Settings

Hello again, book lovers. Welcome to the second of my ‘Most Anticipated Books of 2018’ posts. Yesterday I shared the contemporary releases I’m most anticipating, so today I’m going to share my most anticipated historical releases, in order of release: This post has affiliate links. Click here for full disclosure.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Book Settings I'd Love to Visit

Ahh… Bookish settings. Is there ANY book lover who, at some time in their life, has not wished with everything in them that they could visit the world of the book they’re reading. I was particularly susceptible to this as a child, and haven’t fully outgrown it yet! So, many thanks to the girls at The Broke and the Bookish for suggesting this topic for today!

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Top Ten Tuesday – Books On My Winter (In Other Words, Summer) TBR

Hello, reader friends. We’re just two days away from Summer here in Australia, so while the girls at The Broke and the Bookish have nominated ‘Books on my Winter TBR’ for today’s Top Ten topic, I will, of course, be giving you the books that I’ll be reading over the glorious (and, let’s face it, sometimes stinking hot!) days of the Australian summer. Not that it makes much difference to the books that will actually be on my list, but . . . you know. Just so you’re all picturing sunshine instead of snow. 🙂

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Top Ten (approximately) Tuesday – Best of 2017 (so far…)

It’s that time of year again! Can you believe we’re already half-way through 2017?! And so, naturally, this week’s topic from the girls at The Broke and the Bookish is Best Books in 2017 so far. I’m limiting myself to new releases for this post, so in order of release, here are my Top Ten Picks for the first half of 2017:

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Weekend Book Buzz – 27/28 May 2017

Hello book lovers! It’s been another busy week this week, and as I look at what’s coming up for June there is just soooooo much book love to be buzzing about! Let’s begin with a recap of what the week brought here at Fiction Aficionado:

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Top Ten Tuesday – Things That Will Make Me Want to Review A Book

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! The girls at The Broke and the Bookish have had me going in circles this week as I tried to work out how I would approach this topic. For starters, I have an insatiable appetite for reading. If you say the word book, I’m interested! For me, it’s not a matter of looking for something to read so much as deciding which of the thousands of books on my TBR continent I’ll pick up next.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Unique Settings I’ve Visited Through Books

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This week the topic at The Broke and the Bookish is unique. Literally! Officially listed as ‘Top Ten of the Most Unique Books I’ve Read’, I’ve decided to put a slightly different slant on the topic and share my ‘Top Ten Unique Settings I’ve Visited Through Books’.

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Weekend Book Buzz – 8/9 April 2017

It’s the weekend! Not only that, but it’s the weekend my children wait for aaalllllllll year! Sure, they love Christmas, and they love Easter, but the weekend that generates the most excitement in our house each year is…

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