Apparently it’s Thanksgiving in the US this week (a holiday I do not keep track of nor put much stock in, but that’s another discussion). This year’s topic is one I can certainly get behind, however – reasons to be thankful for books. Well, *cracks knuckles* let’s get started, shall we? They let me READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | MY MESS IS A BIT OF A LIFE – GEORGIA PRITCHETT
This was yet another random discovery I made while perusing audiobooks, and thought I might as well give it a go. I knew nothing going in. Not what the book was about (other than what’s on the cover), not who Georgia Pritchett is, not how the book would be structured. Nothing. But you know READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CRITICIZING MY FAVOURITE BOOK, TV SHOW OR FILM
Just a quick question. What does this mean? Does it want me to comment on how I feel about seeing my favourite things criticized (generally I’d say my reaction is on a spectrum of “okay that’s a good point,” to “don’t really care,” to vaguely annoyed, depending on the thing and the critique)? Does READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | POPULAR AUTHORS I STILL HAVEN’T READ
Oh man. What a difficult post – to complete this we have to each look in the mirror, and confront our own failings. Not only that, but we must confront our very mortality. As upsetting as the thought may be, we will each die with books left unread, and I can guarantee that at READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | EVERYTHING IS OK – DEBBIE TUNG
**Trigger Warning: This book and this review deal with and discuss mental health issues – depression in particular. If you are sensitive to or triggered by this topic, please take care of yourself and skip this review.** I discovered Debbie Tung last year when I was looking for graphic novels, and books that READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SOMETHING I BELIEVED THAT WASN’T TRUE
I don’t really know where to go with this one – I never even remember believing in Santa Claus or the tooth fairy or the Easter bunny or anything – so I’m going to go with the first thing that pops into my head. For a long time I thought the words to Rudolph READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOK TITLES THAT WOULD MAKE GREAT HEADLINES
This is a very interesting topic! Hats off to the creator, Cathy (from What Cathy Read Next – I think that’s the right link, but correct me if I’m wrong)! I had so much fun scouring my shelves and TBR list to find some great titles that would stand out on the front page. READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Oh wow, it’s been nearly a month since I’ve done one of these posts! Probably in part because I’ve taken up a new hyperfocus (crochet) and (re)discovered some fantastic British comedy shows (Very British Problems, Travel Man, QI and The Big Fat Quiz of Everything/The Year/The Decade etc) and have been doing nothing but READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A CELEBRITY PEOPLE SAY I LOOK LIKE
I don’t get this a lot. I’m not really one of those people who is the spitting image of any famous person, and I don’t even evoke them with how I dress or act. I’m pretty much just boring old me. I guess I’ve seen pictures of a young Katherine Hepburn that look a READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | HALLOWEEN FREEBIE
I’m not a fan of freebie weeks, generally. Especially when it comes to Halloween, because I’ve got nothing. I don’t do horror. I don’t do spooky. I don’t do ghost stories. So what exactly am I supposed to share? I guess I’ll go with any books I have read (or would read) that have READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | DELILAH GREEN DOESN’T CARE – ASHLEY HERRING BLAKE
Do I need to say it? You already know. I’m not a big romance reader. I like to try the genre every once in a while though, particularly when I hear about a particular book over and over, and it’s mostly positive feedback. This book definitely fit that, and on top of that it’s READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A HOLIDAY I’D CREATE
This is such an easy one. Because obviously I’d create a day in which everyone got a paid day off work in which to do nothing but read. This may be a think in another culture out there (if so, please share in the comments!) because I’m sure there are some out there with READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | ATMOSPHERIC BOOKS
I love this prompt. There are so many books I’ve read that managed to create such a strong sense of setting that it seemed to lift off the page and envelope me – for better or worse. Here are some of the books that stand out when I think of this. READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | MY BROTHER’S HUSBAND (VOLUME 1) – GENGOROH TAGAME
There has been so much talk of this book series in the online book world for years. Everyone who has read it has loved it, particularly those who read a lot of books from the LGBTQIAP+ community. It’s the story of a Canadian called Mike who shows up on Yaichi’s doorstep in Tokyo and READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVOURITE SCARY MONSTER
Nope. Nooooooope. I do not do horror movies, I do not like scary. I am a firm wimp, and that will never change. Monsters? Not for me! I did go through a Walking Dead phase, but I liked it in spite of the zombies, not because of them. I’ve never read Frankenstein, or I’d READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH WEATHER IN THE TITLE
This week’s topic is book titles with weather in them, or book covers that feature weather events. I’m going to go with the former, mostly because I think that’ll be some interesting searching to do! That turned out READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | BETTER LATE THAN NEVER – EMMA MAHONY
Learning later in life that you’ve had a uniquely functioning brain your entire life is not easy. It comes with a lot of conflicting emotions and a re-framing of past decisions, mistakes, and challenges. Emma Mahony has written a memoir that takes the reader through this journey of diagnosis and self-reflection as she is READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | THE MOST CREATIVE HALLOWEEN COSTUME I’VE WORN
So here’s the thing. I like Halloween well enough, aside from the fact that I can’t do scary or horror, like, at all. But I don’t do costumes. I hate them. They’re fine on other people, but I am not a fan of wearing them. I did a few when I was a kid READ MORE