It’s a freebie this week, so I chose to share some of the books I’ve unhauled recently. I’ve been trying to clear off space on my bookshelves (and, let’s face it, in the various stacks of books randomly scattered around my house), so I’ve gotten rid of like 6 full boxes of books in READ MORE
Category: Link-Up
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Okay, so it has been MONTHS since I did a Monday post. September. No idea how it went that long, because I did read at least a few books in September and October. But I then went into my hibernation mode and didn’t finish a single book for three months. It’s been that way READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE I’D LIKE TO HAVE AS A PET
I don’t know much about mythological creatures if I’m being totally honest, so I definitely Googled this one. It was either that or defer to my 5-year-old, who would definitely say unicorn, and as a backup, UNICORN. Luckily there are lots, including this guy who I’d never even heard of: the Enfield. This READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | 21ST CENTURY BOOKS I THINK WILL BECOME CLASSICS
This is a hard one, because I don’t even get close to reading all the books that come out. I don’t even read all the big titles each year. So choosing future classics from the tiny sliver of books I’ve actually read is somewhat of a challenge. I’ve got some here that I legitimately READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY FAVOURITE PODCAST
Surprisingly (or not), I’ve gone overboard with this prompt. No way I can just choose one! Buckle up…. I think Nice White Parents is an important podcast for all of us to listen to, not just parents – particularly those in the US. It discusses segregated schooling and the ongoing impact READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH AN ADJECTIVE IN THE TITLE
This week’s prompt is “books with an adjective in the title.” I feel like this is a fairly broad category, so I’m going to look through my shelves and recent books on my Goodreads lists, and see which pop out first! READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SOMETHING LUCKY
Man, this is turning out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be. I think the basic things – being born in a peaceful country in a family who had secure housing and food and access to medical care (that one has really turned out to be important for me). Those READ MORE
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS [PROBABLY NOT] ON MY SPRING 2022 TBR
Any of you who have been around for a while will be fully expecting what I’m about to say: I never, ever stick to a TBR that doesn’t have an outside component to it. If I’m reading books for something like a book club or prize, I’ll read them because I said I would READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BOOK SETTING I’D LIKE TO VISIT
I made the above image for a question similar to this sometime last year. It’s a view of the Italian countryside, one of the places I most want to visit. So basically the setting of Under the Tuscan Sun. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go there now, though, because of various READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH MY FAVOURITE THEMES
There are several book themes that will usually draw me in. A lot of my favourite books of all time are about one of these themes, and a lot of the books I’m most looking forward to reading are as well. I couldn’t pick just one, so I’ve separated this post into a few READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FACTS ABOUT MY PETS
I’ve had a fair number of pets over the years and they’ve all been pretty awesome. I had a goldfish who used to enjoy it if I propped picture books up against his tank for him to “read” (I was 4 at the time, so he probably didn’t actually even notice). I had a READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I HAVEN’T REVIEWED
This week’s prompt is a hard one, because mostly I have mentioned books by this point. But there are several that, while I may have mentioned them, I didn’t actually write reviews. So here are a selection of them. Some of these I haven’t reviewed yet. READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | WHAT I LEARNED LAST YEAR
So my first response to this is probably fairly obvious. Because it’s the same for all of us. We are all so consumed by COVID-19, that it feels like there’s little space for anything else. What did I learn last year? I learned that the vaccines we waited so long for wane significantly after READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | DYNAMIC DUOS
This is one of those prompts I expect to have a really hard time with. I’m sure there are tons of books with amazing dynamic duos. But I can’t think of any right now. So this is one of those posts that I’ll be slowly (hopefully) adding to as new books pop into my READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVE GENRE(S)
Most of the books I’ve read fall into literary fiction, which is kind of a genre, but also not as it encompasses SO MUCH. I guess if I had to pick one to read for the rest of my life, it would be that, precisely because it has such range. However, especially in recent READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS TOO GOOD TO REVIEW PROPERLY
This is SUCH a good prompt. There are so many books I didn’t review yet because I just can’t figure out how to do them justice, and others that I reviewed, but felt really nervous about posting! Here are some of them. A few I haven’t reviewed yet (or haven’t published reviews of): READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | WAYS TO SHOW YOU LOVE SOMEONE
I like this prompt, but it’s a bit of a tough one to actually write. I think that feeling loved is such an important part of establishing value as a person, and it is one of the best ways to help those around you, especially kids, feel secure. I’m a big fan of both READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | LGBTQIAP+ LOVE STORIES
Well, it’s that time of year again! Flower shops selling out, chocolate wrappers scattered throughout the entire house, and, Omicron permitting, forced dates going either extremely well or horribly wrong. It’s not a holiday I care much about, but this year I decided to lean into it with a list of LGBTQIAP+ books that READ MORE