I had a surprisingly hard time with this one! And I thought finding books that would make me laugh was tough. Titles are even harder! I used two by the same author because I couldn’t choose which to go with, and I’ve only got eight. READ MORE
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LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s been a hell of a week. We’re neck deep in trying to plan how to get necessary work done on our house during COVID, not yet vaccinated, without breaking the bank. My kid has been having some medical issues as well (don’t worry, so far it’s kind of okay, though still a way READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | MONOGAMY – SUE MILLER
This book isn’t my usual type of book. It’s entirely about a family and the drama that occurs between them, the emotions they each struggle with because of that drama (and their own issues) and how the family shifts and changes over time. Our main characters are Graham, a bookshop owner and Annie, his READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY THEME SONG
I love music. I have spent a lot of my life with certain songs on repeat, and I’ll almost always have a few songs I’ve recently discovered (though they may not be new songs) that I’m obsessed with. So if the prompt were some songs you’re really into right now I’d be totally set. READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | SPRING 2021 TBR
As always, there’s no chance I’m going to set a TBR and actually stick to it, so consider this just an assortment of books that are currently tickling my fancy! I’m particularly READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I fell a bit more into my reading stride again this week, I think the announcement of the Women’s Prize Longlist rekindled some of my motivation to dive back into reading. I still only finished two books, but one of them took a few days, so I’m okay with that. And, as you may READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | INTERIOR CHINATOWN – CHARLES YU
I hadn’t heard of this book until I saw it on the BookTube Prize longlist. Since I’m hoping to make my way through a few of the books on the list before next round, I found the audiobook version of this and thought I’d give it a try. I was hooked. I’m actually really READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | PANDEMIC AND READING
It’s been a few years since I’ve posted a Book Thoughts on Thursday, so I’m feeling a bit rusty and unsure of myself. But I feel like this topic is the perfect way to dive back in, also because I’m curious to hear you guys’ thoughts! The pandemic has changed so many parts of READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BEST GIFTS FOR BOOK LOVERS
Well, the obvious answer here is a gift card for a bookstore, because that is all a booklover EVER wants, really. But there are book-adjacent things that we are also pretty fond of! Blankets There is really nothing better than curling up under a soft, fuzzy, warm blanket to read your book. We need READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | SPRING CLEANING
I’m sort of on a constant spring clean of books – I find that every time I get rid of the books that are on the bottom of my list, new ones move down that just a week earlier I didn’t think I could part with. So I try to constantly re-assess my shelves READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I’ve somehow lost my momentum with reading, so this week I only managed to get through one book that I’d already read half of! I did read some longer books with my kid this week, though, so I’m throwing those in as well since I technically did read them too! Read last week: . READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM – YAA GYASI
I always meant to read Homegoing – I even started it a couple of times – but for some reason I wasn’t able to get very far. I found the audiobook of Transcendent Kingdom available from my library, and it seemed like time for me to give Gyasi’s work another try. It’s really hard READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY GREATEST WEAKNESS
Hmmm. Well I feel like I kind of touched on this in last week’s post, and mentioned how much I dislike this question in job interviews! I don’t like it much better here, but I’ll give it a go. I have a lot of flaws, like anyone. I can have a quick temper (though READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS WHOSE JOBS I WISH I HAD
This one is both easy and hard. Easy because I’m going to repeat myself with the same job (or a similar one) in a few different books – obviously anything related to books is a go-to! And hard because finding jobs that aren’t working with books is not as easy as I though it READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well that week went fast! It was a decent one, my kid and I have taken up daily yoga (Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube is fantastic) which has provided a nice daily calm space for us both, as well as some movement and play. I haven’t read as much this week, but I did READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE – SOLOMON NORTHUP
I never really planned to read this book, but it’s Black History month and I saw it on the shelf… it felt like the right time. I’m sure most of you know all about this book because it was made into a film a few years ago, but just in case, here’s the basics. READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY GREATEST STRENGTH
This prompt is like in job interviews when they ask you your biggest flaw and you have to come up with something that sounds legit, but isn’t bad enough that they wouldn’t want to hire you, and if possible, can also be twisted to be a good thing. (I suspect pretty much everyone says READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS THAT MADE ME LOL (LITERALLY)
There is not much better in this world than a good book that makes me laugh so hard I run the risk of peeing. Unfortunately the British in me means I’m not big on showing emotion, including laughter. It takes a lot to get me to laugh on the outside (less on the inside, READ MORE