Category: Book Blogger Hop

This week’s prompt: Sometimes, readers get into funks and maybe stop reading or feel like reading is work. What do you do to get yourself out of a reading funk? You know, I used to really worry when this happened. I’d think, “that’s it, my reading days are over. What if I never read another READ MORE

This week’s prompt: Do you only feature reviews on your blog?  Well, I started this blog mostly as a place to write reviews of backlist titles in addition to the new release reviews I was writing for the online entertainment site I volunteered for in University. The blog began its life as Backlist Books before READ MORE

This week’s prompt: What fantasy or Sci-fi should be part of the literary canon? I have no idea what this prompt is asking me. What’s the literary cannon? Also what are people who don’t really read sci-fi or fantasy supposed to write? Okay, let’s take this one step at a time. I’m going to guess READ MORE

This week’s prompt: How much time does blogging take out of your life weekly? Hmmm, this is a difficult question for me. Partly because I have ADHD, so time is a bit slippy and hard for me to quantify. But also because this question makes quite a big assumption – that I work on my READ MORE

This week’s prompt: Do you belong to a book club? If so, how many members do you have? How long has it been going on? Unfortunately I don’t belong to any book clubs, as much as I’d like to. I tried to find some in my area, but there aren’t many, and most of the READ MORE

This week’s prompt: Have you ever read a Nicholas Sparks romance novel? If so, what is your opinion on his endings? The tricky thing about this question is what if your answer to the question is no? Then what are you supposed to write about this week? So I’m adding my own follow-up question: If READ MORE

This week’s prompt: Do you prefer to read series one book after another, or can you read other books in between? I used to read more series, and I used to be able to hold the plot and characters in my head from one until the next was published. But as I’ve gotten older I READ MORE

This week’s prompt: Have you ever asked yourself, “Why did I buy this book?” Oh, absolutely. Many, many times. This didn’t used to happen when I was younger, but now that I’m in my 40s and have lived several lives, my interests and tastes have changed and my book collection has grown. So when I’m READ MORE

This week’s prompt: What books do you look to for inspiration at the start of the year or to motivate you to make positive changes in your life? I don’t have any specific books I look to for inspiration, rather I look for any book that feels bright and pulls me in. Usually if I’m READ MORE

This week’s prompt: January is National Hobby Month. Do you have any pastimes or interests other than reading that go well with your love of books and literature? Hmmm. I do have various hobbies that I cycle through as the year passes. In spring and summer I garden, in fall and winter I do crafts READ MORE

This week’s prompt:  It’s 2025; are you looking forward to any highly anticipated book releases or reading events in January or the following months? I’ll have a full list of upcoming releases I’m excited about for January-June 2025 coming out on Tuesday and Wednesday Blogging Challenge post that went up a couple of days ago READ MORE

This week’s prompt: Do you have any reading goals for the new year?  I’ll be doing a whole Top Ten Tuesday post about this very topic on January 14th that I’ve already written, so I’m not going to get too detailed here. Suffice it to say that I’m not doing any hard and fast reading READ MORE

This week’s prompt: In December, many people like snuggling up with a nice book and a warm beverage. What kind of reading environment do you prefer during the winter? These days most of my reading is done in the format of audiobooks. I read while I’m cleaning, while I’m tidying, while I’m preparing meals or READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: Can you recommend a book that catches the spirit of year-end thoughts or generates a sense of nostalgia in you? This is an interesting thing to consider, because I don’t really have any books that specifically deal with Christmas or the changing over of the year that I come back to each READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: How do you deal with reading slumps or moments when you can’t get into a book? This is always a conundrum. I suppose there are a couple of options when you’re in a reading slump. Either shrug and give up, or push yourself through to keep reading. I’ve tried both, and READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: Do you like to annotate your books or leave them untouched?  This is an interesting prompt. I’ve always been a bit of an odd reader because I want to keep most of my new books perfectly pristine. I don’t like to let them get banged around, I don’t like stains or READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: Being thankful and reflecting are common themes throughout November. Can you suggest a book that you’ve found inspiring and that tackles themes of appreciation, thanksgiving, or personal growth?   This is a great prompt. I mean, the obvious answer is that I’m grateful for books in general. They give me so READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: What novel would you recommend that blends characteristics of your favorite genre with horror concepts, and why?   I don’t read horror. It’s not my jam, plus I have the spine of a jellyfish when it comes to anything scary or creepy. But there is one book I’ve read that sort READ MORE