This is a link-up that has been going on for a long time, but that I keep forgetting to join! It’s a weekly post that encourages bloggers to share what they have read in the past week, what they’re currently reading and books they’ve recently added to their TBRs. Originally started by Sheila at READ MORE
Category: Features
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | HOW I TAKE CARE OF MY HEALTH
Well this is a doozy of a first prompt for me to hop on board with, huh? It feels like health is not something anyone is really aiming for at the moment, because we’re all consumed with just getting through this. Many of us are doing so by upping our consumption of pizza/Netflix/alcohol/chocolate/other random READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MARDI GRAS COVERS
I like this theme, mostly because several years ago I was in New Orleans for the beginning of Mardi Gras, and those memories are some of my best. Here are my picks for the theme: This is READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS THAT TAUGHT ME SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE
I’m not, as those of you who know me will already know, big on romance. I don’t believe in the power of flowers to right a wrong, I’ll eat chocolates if they’re given to me but don’t really get the point of boxes of them that are half the gross fruity ones no one READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WRITTEN BEFORE I WAS BORN
Oh man. Talk about an endless topic! I think I’m going to choose some of my all-time favourites, but really this is only a small selection. . . . . . . . . . There are so many more that I READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | NEW-TO-ME AUTHORS I READ IN 2020
Well, 17 of the books I read last year were by new-to-me authors, so this one should be easy. Here are ten of the ones I’m happiest to have discovered: I found some fantastic books and READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | OOPS! BOOKS I MEANT TO READ IN 2020
Well, this post could go on forever. I only read 30 books last year (though sadly that is pretty much normal for me in the past few years), so the list of books I didn’t read is way, way longer. Here are a few that I either started and haven’t finished yet or that READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | RESOLUTIONS AND HOPES FOR 2021
This week’s entry is a bit late because our internet was down and then… life. But here it is: Welcome to 2021 with zero bells on. Speaking for myself and my immediate family, the only humans with whom I have had any contact in so long I don’t really remember what other people look READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOST ANTICIPATED RELEASES FIRST HALF OF 2021
One of the best parts of ringing in a new year is the prospect of all the wonderful books that will come along with it. I try not to get too far down the rabbit hole of books that aren’t out yet because I need to limit my spending and I only have so READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2020
Let’s face it, 2020 SUCKED. I mean there were moments of joy, some fun making-the-best-of-it interludes, but it’s not one I expect to look back on with particular fondness if I make it to old age. But there were some great books that managed to take me out of it for a bit or READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS TO READ DURING THE HOLIDAYS
This week’s theme is a Christmas freebie – so any books that you connect with either Christmas, other seasonal celebrations or cool weather! I’ve selected a few of each and complied some books for readers both young and old(er) to enjoy – including some I’ve yet to read myself! Some books for younger readers: READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I WANT TO READ AGAIN
This week’s prompt is books you want to read again – either ones you wish you could read again for the first time or books you want to re-read. I have plenty of both. . I don’t know READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE MAGIC PLACE – CHRIS WORMELL
This is a middle grade book that evokes all the delightfully terrifying aspects of the children’s books I remember reading when I was a kid. It is the story of a young orphan, Clementine, who is being kept captive by her aunt and uncle – the type of old school storybook villains that will READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | THANKFUL
It’s not thanksgiving in Canada (we had that back in October), but I felt like I’d like to do this prompt anyway. Though it may seem odd, 2020 has made me feel incredibly thankful for a lot of things I otherwise might have taken for granted. It’s been hard, no doubt about it, but READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE SALT PATH – RAYNOR WINN
As I’m sure all of you can attest to, 2020 has been rough. There is the whole pandemic thing, but on top of that both my daughter and I have had multiple health issues to contend with, our house has needed ongoing work, and we are stuck at home, mostly inside, trying to fill READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS I’D NAME A PET AFTER
There are some fantastic characters out there, and some equally brilliant names. Here are a few that top my list of ones I’d love to call out while walking a dog in the park or petting a purring kitten! Crawley and Aziraphale from Good Omens Lord Voldemort, Bellatrix Lestrange, Molly Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Mrs READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WE ARE THE WEATHER – JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER
I’ve never read Jonathan Safran Foer’s work before, but as a vegetarian, I have been told about his book Eating Animals many, many times. After reading Fast Food Nation, however, I felt like I’d had enough on the subject (I’m already a vegetarian, I don’t need all the horrific details of how factory chickens READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOK TITLES THAT WOULD MAKE GREAT SONG TITLES
This prompt had me for a second – I confused it with the one a little while ago that was book tiles that would make good band names. I like that this one is a little more open, so I’m going to have some fun with it! Bear with me here. Cos this could READ MORE