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The Nerd’s Sunday Tarot: After Life

December 28, 2025December 27, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment

Not all choices lead forward. Some simply give us somewhere to stand while we avoid deciding at all.

Posted in Currently Reading, FeaturesTagged After Life, Choice and Consequence, Emotional Complexity, Gayle Forman, Grief and Healing, I Speak Book Nerd, Illusion vs Reality, Literary Tarot, Reading Rituals, Sunday Tarot, Tarot & Books, The Nerd's Sunday Tarot

Saturday Nerd First Lines: Rings of Fate

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment

The opening line of Rings of Fate is a great example of how voice can hook a reader immediately.

Posted in Currently Reading, FeaturesTagged Bookish Reflections, Currently Reading, Fantasy Reads, I Speak Book Nerd, Opening Lines, Reading Life, Saturday Nerd First Lines

Friday Fun: If My Current Reads Were Christmas Decorations

December 26, 2025December 25, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment

Right now, my reading life is being guided more by mood than plot. If my current reads were holiday decorations, this is what they would look like.

Posted in Currently Reading, FeaturesTagged Book Blogger Life, Bookish Reflections, Friday fun, Holiday Reading, I Speak Book Nerd, Nerdy Friday Fun, Reading Life, Reading Mood

What This Year Gave Me

December 25, 2025December 24, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment

2025 was an incredibly eventful year for my family. From watching my children grow to beginning a new chapter of my own, this season has been a reminder of how quickly time moves, and how much there is to hold close.

Posted in FeaturesTagged Blogging Journey, Book Blogger Life, End of Year Reflection, Family Milestones, Gratitude, Holiday Reflection, I Speak Book Nerd, Personal Essay, Reading Life

Tuesday Nerd Reading Update

December 23, 2025December 22, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment

My reviews have slowed with the holidays arriving, but my reading hasn’t.

Posted in Currently Reading, FeaturesTagged After Life, Currently Reading, Gayle Forman, I Speak Book Nerd, Melissa de la Cruz, Reading Update, Rings of Fate, Tuesday Nerd Reading Update

The Nerd’s Monday Marvel

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment

All book nerds experience moments that make us readjust how we’re seeing the story.

Posted in FeaturesTagged Bookish Reflections, I Speak Book Nerd, Melissa de la Cruz, Reading Moments, Rings of Fate, The Nerd's Monday Marvel

The Nerd’s Sunday Tarot: Rings of Fate and The Devil

December 21, 2025December 20, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment
Black-and-white image of two hands bound with rope against a dark background, used as symbolic imagery for The Devil tarot card.

The Devil isn’t about evil. It’s about power that binds, and the price of carrying it.

Posted in Currently Reading, FeaturesTagged Cursed Magic, Dark Fantasy Themes, Fate vs Free Will, I Speak Book Nerd, Literary Tarot, Melissa de la Cruz, Rings of Fate, Tarot & Books, The Nerd's Sunday Tarot

Saturday Nerd First Lines: Singing to the Sun

December 20, 2025December 19, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment
A young woman seated by an airplane window, gazing out at the wing and clouds, suggesting travel, transition, and personal reflection.

A first line that made me pause, smile, and keep reading.

Posted in Currently Reading, FeaturesTagged Book Blogger, Currently Reading, First Lines, I Speak Book Nerd, Reading Life, Saturday Nerd First Lines

Nerdy Friday Fun: This or That

December 19, 2025December 18, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewer4 Comments
Weathered yellow road sign with arrows pointing in opposite directions against a textured brick wall, symbolizing reading choices and bookish preferences.

A little bookish This or That, plus my answers and an invitation to share yours.

Posted in FeaturesTagged Book Blogger, Bookish Fun, I Speak Book Nerd, Nerdy Friday Fun, Reader Interaction, Reading Life, This or That

Nerd Queue Check-In

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 ispeakbooknerdreviewerLeave a comment
A reader turning the page of an open book while sitting indoors, with a stack of books in the background, representing a book blogger’s current reading queue.

What I’m reading right now, what’s coming up next, and a review you’ll be seeing here soon.

Posted in Currently Reading, FeaturesTagged Book Blogger, Coming of Age Fiction, Currently Reading, I Speak Book Nerd, Nerd Queue Check-In, Reading Life, Rings of Fate, Romantasy, Singing to the Sun, The List of Suspicious Things

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