Category: Book Blogger Hop

  This week’s prompt: It’s back-to-school time. What book would you recommend to students, whether it’s an educational read or an enjoyable diversion from textbooks?     There are so many books I’d recommend – both educational books and lovely diversions. One I read earlier this year that I really enjoyed was Bookworm by Lucy Mangan. READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. What role have libraries played in your reading journey? Do you have any recommendations for books or fond recollections involving libraries?   I adore libraries. Some of my most comforting memories as a kid were spending time in my local library where my mother (and READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: What are your thoughts on book-to-book comparisons (for example, “It’s the next Harry Potter”)?   It’s interesting, because I have bought books before based on a combination of being attracted to the blurb and also seeing a comparison to a book that seems similar to me and that I enjoyed. I READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: Some people find when the days lengthen in August, they have more time for leisure reading. Do you have a list of books you want to read at the end of summer? If yes, what titles are on it?   I always have a list of books I want to read, READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: Do you have a favorite novel that captures the enchantment of summer nights or has unforgettable moments set under the stars?   That second part of the prompt, “unforgettable moments set under the stars,” instantly made me think of  Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. I read it READ MORE

  This week’s prompt: July is a month for getaways and adventure. What is your favorite book that takes the reader on an exciting journey or transfers them to a captivating destination? I enjoy reading travel memoirs. Partly I love the vicarious dopamine of reading about people dropping everything in their lives, packing a backpack READ MORE

  This week’s prompts is: Do you listen to audiobooks? If so, do you prefer listening instead of reading? YES. That’s the short answer to the first part of this question. I am a very involved stay-at-home-mum to a kid who is amazing, brilliant, creative and interesting. But needs quite a lot of attention. I READ MORE

  This week’s prompt is an interesting one. Movie adaptations of books get a bad rap, but there are some really great ones out there. Some are obvious, others are lesser-known. And then there are TV show adaptations, which are often my favourites. Here are a few: Movies:               The Lord READ MORE

  This is one of those questions that’s phrased as an either/or, but in reality has a huge middle ground. As any of you who have been around here for a while know, I read both, usually in pretty equal measure I think. I’m reading more fiction this year as I’ve been assigned two fiction READ MORE

  Like last week’s prompt, I feel like this is more aimed at reviewers who publish reviews in exchange for copies of books. I don’t now, but I used to, and when I did I tried to publish on or shortly after publication date. Sometimes this was requested by the publisher, so I adopted it READ MORE

  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Yes. Definitely. I don’t really have a schedule for reviewing books – back when I reviewed for publishers I don’t think I ever missed a review that needed to be posted by a particular date. But now that I am reviewing just out of interest, I will often put aside a review and READ MORE

  Well, the weekly link-up I used to participate in on Wednesdays seems to have disappeared (I’d link you, but it’s a blank page now, so there’s really no point!). On the plus side, it gave me a reason to look around for a new link-up or two to try. I’ll be giving Book Blogger READ MORE

  This Week’s Prompt: In one sentence, describe your passion for reading. Reading has allowed me to see myself, other people, and the world in different ways and has given me a way to escape boredom and pain. Well, that was a short one! I’d love to hear your own one-sentence summary of your reading READ MORE

  This Week’s Prompt: Name a book that changed your life. This is a hard one, because I feel like there are so many books that have deeply affected me, and that have changed some part of how I view the world. So I’m going to go with probably the first book that had a READ MORE