Category: Top Ten Tuesday

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  This week’s topic is one I’m not entirely sure I have ten answers for! Mostly when I’m not reading I’m hanging out with my kid, because that’s pretty much the only thing in the world I love more than reading. There are, of course, lots of other things I do. Just not many that READ MORE

  So as most of you know, I am a complete wuss when it comes to horror or anything even remotely creepy. I do not do scary movies. If I accidentally end up embroiled in a scary form of entertainment I will literally turn on all the lights, check the closet and under the bed READ MORE