Category: Top Ten Tuesday

  At first I thought this was asking for the books that have been on my TBR the longest. But in fact, it’s asking for the books on my TBR that were published earliest. Which I find much more interesting – mainly because I have no idea in which order I added most books to READ MORE

  I love armchair and literary travel. I love exploring different parts of our world – and entirely new ones. It’s one of my favourite parts of reading, along with experiencing part of someone else’s life, which is the best part of reading. So there are a lot of books that have a strong sense READ MORE

  I had never really thought about this prompt, but once I started looking, I realized how many books do have animals on them – and also that animals on covers tend to make me feel attracted to a book. Once I started looking, I was blown away by the variety of different animals that READ MORE

  This week’s prompt is a Halloween freebie, of course. As anyone who’s been around here for a while knows, I don’t do scary, I don’t do creepy, I definitely don’t do horror because it’s both. So Halloween prompts are always a bit of a challenge because what can I really add to the conversation? READ MORE

  This is an interesting prompt. Because I have definitely found that my reading has changed many times and in many different ways. When I was in college and university, I was so burned out with all the course reading that I rarely read anything for pleasure during term. Sometimes I’d pick up the trashiest, READ MORE

  I went to three different high schools. Each one seemed to have a very different approach to English Literature, and some were better than others. Because of this, I missed out on a lot of the quintessential classic books people read in school. I don’t think I really mind that much. I was reading READ MORE

  I’m not finding this week’s prompt very easy, partly because I don’t really think about bragging about anything to do with my reading, and likewise I don’t really feel shame about anything I read or don’t either. If I like a book that’s a “guilty pleasure,” I’m happy to openly praise it. If I READ MORE

  The prompt for this week was “Books I Read/Avoided Because of the Hype” and I was planning to cover both. But first it was much harder to think of ones I’ve avoided as they aren’t in my list of read books nor my TBR, and second, there were quite enough books I read because READ MORE

  Well, as usual I’ve absolutely no idea. I might read the books I just borrowed from my library, or I might return them in a few days without even trying them. I might read one of the books I’ve had on my TBR for ages, or I might find something new when I’m browsing READ MORE

  I have had a hard time with this one. I’m sure I’ve read plenty of books with redemption as a theme, I’m sure there are lots of characters I started off disliking and ended up forgiving – or even supporting. But I can’t think of many right now. I’ve got a short list today: READ MORE

  There’s a special type of book that immerses you so completely that you feel as if you can escape from your own world, your worries, your responsibilities and just lose yourself in it for a while. These are often my favourite kinds of books. Here are a few that have been this for me, READ MORE

  It’s interesting, because I know I’ve read a lot of books in which food features prominently. Some were about food, others had it worked in as part of a cultural experience, and yet others used it as a crucial plot point. And yet, I had trouble remembering many of these at first. I did READ MORE

  When I started looking for posts for this prompt, I realized that while I feel like I share a lot about myself on this blog, I actually don’t often share other than in passing as it relates to things I’m reading. I’ve got some posts here that are more about myself (the one on READ MORE

  This week’s prompt is a relationship freebie. Though occasionally I enjoy romantic relationships in books, they’re rarely the relationships that affect me the most, nor the ones I find most touching. So for this week’s prompt I’m going to share my favourite books that feature other types of relationships.   Intergenerational Friendships     READ MORE

  I love books that are either about different places, or that are about people traveling in one way or another. I enjoy reading about the kinds of adventures I won’t ever do myself, and I enjoy the feeling of stepping into a culture and landscape I really like (Italy and France being two of READ MORE

  I don’t read very many series these days, and the ones I do are usually mysteries, and if I’m honest they tend to meld together in my memory a bit. So choosing a favourite book out of those series wouldn’t be possible. But there were series I read when I was younger, or series READ MORE

  This week’s prompt is supposed to be “Books I Wish Had More/Less [Thing] In Them.” I couldn’t think of a thing, and my brain hurt trying, so instead I’m doing my own thing this week. I missed doing my mid-year round up at the end of June, which I remembered when many other smarter READ MORE

  It’s funny, I very rarely pay attention to whether a book is a debut or not. Especially when I’m reading the backlist of an established and prolific author. I rarely know which of their books came first, and I rarely care. But for this post I had to actually do some research and find READ MORE