Well, as confusing as it may seem, I’m going to have to say both. I always thought of myself as an introvert, but I then had a phase where I was going out all the time, had a bunch of different groups of friends I hung out with and was generally pretty good at READ MORE
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS (AND AUTHORS) I’D LIKE TO GO ON VACATION WITH
I’m going to cheat a bit this week because I had a hard time coming up with enough characters to fill a top ten list. But also I kept coming back to wishing I could include some of the writers whose work or interviews have left me feeling like they’d be interesting to have READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Still not a prolific week! I somehow completely missed that it was Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon this week until it was almost over, so I missed out on participating. I finished one book because I decided to join in for an hour or so. I really want to actually join in next time around because READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A MOMENT I WISH I COULD RE-LIVE
Life is so full of small moments, some that you barely register at the time, others that you know are momentous as they happen. One that I keep wishing I could go back to was the last time my baby fell asleep on my shoulder. The warm breath on my neck, the weight of READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | LGBTQ+ AUTHORS AND STORIES
I’ve been thinking about LGBTQ+ stories lately, as by chance I’ve been reading a lot of books that are either written by LGBTQ+ authors, feature these characters, or both. I’ve found these voices to be not only important representation of this group of people, but also of the human condition in general. People’s reactions READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Another book-less week, unfortunately. Well, not entirely book-less, I just haven’t finished any. So instead of my usual “Just Shelved” section, I’m going to include a “Started” for the books I started and abandoned (“Currently Reading” will be the books I’m still going with but haven’t completed yet). Started READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BOOKS ON MY TBR THE LONGEST
Hahahahahaha…. oh, you’re not joking? Well, this is literally impossible for me to answer. I have so many books on my physical and virtual TBR that I could not possibly tell you which have been there the longest. There are a lot of classics I have kicking around that I haven’t yet read – READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS TO READ ON A RAINY DAY
I’m doing a bit of a twist on this week’s April Showers theme and selecting some of my favourite books to read on a rainy day. The prerequisites are that it must be easy to read (no dense historical non-fiction or philosophical leanings here), it must feel at least a bit cosy, and it READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, more time has gotten away from me and rather than reading, I’ve been watching BBC shows about plants, wildlife, nature, gardening and history (A House Through Time is a current favourite). I’ve also spent a lot of time out in the garden weeding and tackling two very large, very unruly rose bushes that READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | AN INTERESTING STORY ABOUT FAMILY OR FRIENDS
I have been thinking on this one for quite some time, and all the stories I’ve come up with are either inappropriate, would embarrass said family/friends, or aren’t that exciting. So the only thing I can think of is a story about a trip I went on when I was a kid. My mother READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOVIES & TV SHOWS THAT WOULD HAVE MADE AMAZING BOOKS
This is a tricky one. I know I’ve seen prompts like this before, but they’re usually going in the other way – books that would make good movies or TV shows. I’ve never considered going from screen to book! 13th As Time Goes By The Gilmore Girls Luther Skins Misfits Sons of Anarchy READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A BOOK TROPE I WISH WOULDN’T HAPPEN IRL
There are so, so many. Life is full of horrible things, unpleasant things, and unfair things. So I can’t really narrow this one down other than to say that I wish everyone had access to safety and what they need to survive and live good lives, I wish justice was always served (and included READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SPRING 2024 TBR
Well, you all know me and TBRs. But I enjoy putting together lists, not so much of books I’m going to read, as books that glimmer in my mind at this moment. There are some upcoming and new releases I’m really interested in. I don’t know if I’ll get to any of them in READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, this week I have had a lot going on, so I have been reading only a little bit and having trouble sticking with any one book. I’ve been dabbling in a few, hopping back and forth, and mostly putting down the book or pausing the audiobook to watch old episodes of Grace and READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A BOOK TROPE I WISH HAPPENED IRL MORE OFTEN
I don’t have a lot of these, because I enjoy reading a lot of memoirs and non-fiction and books that are kind of their own thing. I’m sure there are tropes in them, but that’s never really what I notice these days (I noticed it more when I was reading mostly YA books, as READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I’M AFRAID I WON’T LIKE AS MUCH NOW
This is one of those fears that always lurks in the back of my mind when I stand contemplating my shelves of read books. There are so many dearly loved volumes there, but many I love based on how I felt reading them years – or even decades – ago. I’m an entirely different READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
This week has been better than last week in terms of reading! We’ve had an interesting week – it snowed for the second time this year, which was beautiful to watch (it came on around 10 pm in huge flakes that drifted peacefully down beneath the streetlights). Just Shelved READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | NON-FICTION BOOKS I’VE READ RECENTLY
I read a fair amount of non-fiction – I enjoy learning about social issues, people, experiences different from my own. I like reading about nature, books, social issues, racism, physical and mental illness and memoirs of people I find intriguing. So my recent non-fiction reads are a bit of a mishmash, as usual! READ MORE