This week’s prompt: What are some of your favorite books to re-read? I didn’t used to re-read books very often, because there are so many new ones I want to get to. But in the past couple of years I did start allowing myself the opportunity to re-visit some of my favourites, and it has READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BOOKS I LOVE THAT BECAME FILMS OR TV SHOWS
There are several books that have become films or TV shows that I really enjoyed both as books and as on screen. I’ve picked eight that were made into movies. There are also several that were made into TV shows that I liked as well, but in the end they weren’t quite as high on READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | HOW MY BLOGGING STYLE HAS CHANGED
This feels more like a Wednesday Blogging Challenge prompt than a Top Ten Tuesday post because I don’t really see how this is a top ten list? Maybe that’s just me! So I’m just going to answer this like a flat prompt rather than a ten-point answer. When I started blogging I was in university, READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Another busy week this week – birthday parties and family stuff all weekend – so not much time to read this week! I didn’t finish anything, but did listen to a bit of a couple of audiobooks while doing mindless tasks. Just Shelved Nothing this week! Currently Reading READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | FRIENDS OF DOROTHY – SANDI TOKSVIG
I adored this book. Let me just start with that. I didn’t have any idea what I’d find when I started it, but it turned out to be a complete delight. It’s the story of a young couple, Amber and Stevie, who have just bought their own house. It’s not new, it’s definitely seen better READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | YA BOOKS AS AN ADULT?
This week’s prompt: Have you ever looked at the young adult book section in a modern bookstore and felt out of touch or old? Hmmm. Yes and no, I suppose. There are usually some books that seem really immature and silly that make me realize that actually I’m probably no longer able to appreciate them READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS BY CANADIAN AUTHORS
This week’s prompt is supposed to be “authors who live in my state/country,” but I decided to broaden it slightly to just Canadian authors, not specifically those who live here – that way it includes authors with Canadian parents, who grew up here but left, or who are from somewhere else but moved here. If READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Wow it’s been a busy week, and we’re only just getting started! May seems to be birthday month around here – so many birthdays happening, it seems, back to back with one another. We’re already feeling overwhelmed and exhausted – and there are plenty more still to come next week! But it has been beautiful READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | A GRIM REAPER’S GUIDE TO CATCHING A KILLER – MAXIE DARA
After reading The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, I was on the lookout for more books that had a paranormal element, but also a great and engaging storyline. This one seemed to fit the bill. It’s a thriller – a murder mystery, to be precise – but the protagonist, Kathy Valence, doesn’t have your READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | REVIEW PROCESS (OR LACK THEREOF)
This week’s prompt: What’s your typical process for writing a book review, from reading the book to publishing the review on your blog? Hmmm. Well, I guess you’d call it procrastinatory. I read a whole bunch of books, then I realize I haven’t written reviews for any, so I’ll try to write a bunch at READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BOOKS I WANT YOUTH TO DISCOVER
You know, I’ve thought about this thanks to various different prompts and being a parent. I’ve made lists of books I was introduced to in school that I am glad to have read, and lists of books that have meant a lot to me in my own reading life that I’d want to share. I’ve READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH THE WORD “LIFE” IN THE TITLE
This week’s prompt is “Books with the Word [Insert Word Here] in the Title” and I spent some time thinking about which word to choose. There were lots of options I considered – flower, girl, rain, mountain, body, quiet…. But in the end, I settled on “Life.” I liked the variety of different types of READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, it has been another busy week! A good one though, as my aunt and uncle were visiting from the UK and we got to spend a couple of days with them. I haven’t seen them in years, and they’d never met my kiddo, so it was really nice to be able to connect them. READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE LIBRARIAN SPY – MADELINE MARTIN
This book appealed to me on two fronts – firstly it’s a WWII novel, which I’ve been seeking out lately, and secondly it’s about librarians, and you all know how I feel about libraries, librarians and books. I’m always in if any of those are in the blurb! I had no idea what to expect READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | DO I HAVE ENOUGH SHELVES? (NO.)
This week’s prompt: Do you have enough shelves for all your books? Hahahaha nope. I’m doing better than I was, but only because they’re all double stacked and I got a new one when we moved that’s quite large. I am, however, trying not to buy books in print unless they’re ones I need to READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | THINGS I WISH MORE BOOKS TALKED ABOUT
There are so many things I could include in a prompt asking what I wish more books talked about. Everything from chronic illness to pain to neurodivergence to mental health. All of those are very much on my list. But I think, lately, the thing I feel is most noticeably thin on the ground is READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS THAT SURPRISED ME
I originally planned to split this post and do some that surprised me in a good way, followed by some that surprised me in a bad way. But once I got started on the good surprises, it was difficult to switch gears, so the closest I got to one that went wrong was a book READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s been a busy week, but mostly a good one! We’ve gotten out into the garden a bit and it’s looking slightly more tidy. We had a new tenant move into our downstairs suite, and met the two dogs who will be living there, which was lovely. I finished a few books. I got a READ MORE