I knew nothing about this book going in, other than that it had the Reese’s Book Club badge on the cover, and I enjoyed Wrong Place Wrong Time last year that I went into with similarly scant information. This is a thriller, a story about two young women, Emily and Kristen, who have been fast READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | DO I JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS AUTHOR?
This week’s prompt: Do you judge an author’s works based on their political stances? This is an interesting one. First of all, I guess I don’t really know the definition of politics. For me, politics is which party you support, how you vote and what form of government you support. But I suspect that this READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVE COMFORT FOODS AND WHY
I’m not much of a culinary wizard, so I’m not big on cooking. I occasionally dabble in baking, mostly cookies at Christmas time and occasionally something my kid wants to try. So my comfort foods are generally ones I can buy store-made, because that’s more enjoyable than trying (and usually failing) to make something delicious! READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I DNFED
It’s hard for me to answer this prompt, because I almost never officially DNF a book. Let me explain. As anyone who knows me is aware, I’m very easily distracted. It’s very common for me to be reading three or four books at the same time, and I’m constantly finding new ones I want to READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s been another busy week – spring break is in full swing, in addition to which our fish pond that we inherited when we moved stopped draining – just in time for absolutely torrential downpours that had it overflowing into the yard. So we spent the weekend trying to pump the water out of the READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WE SOLVE MURDERS – RICHARD OSMAN
I am a huge fan of The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman. I’ve read three of them so far, and each one has been just as good as the last. I love that the main characters are seniors, but they’re not doddering or sedentary. They’re cunningly smart, have amazing skills and knowledge and READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | HOW DO I HANDLE READING FUNKS?
This week’s prompt: Sometimes, readers get into funks and maybe stop reading or feel like reading is work. What do you do to get yourself out of a reading funk? You know, I used to really worry when this happened. I’d think, “that’s it, my reading days are over. What if I never read another READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVE WEBSITES/PODCASTS/BLOGS
I have a list of some of the sites I have followed or enjoyed over the years here. Currently I don’t spent a lot of time online, because I just don’t have that time to spend. But I do occasionally listen to podcasts. Some I’ve enjoyed recently are: Sue Perkins Dilemma: The READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SPRING 2025 TBR
As usual, I’ll remind everyone reading this that I cannot, to save my life, ever stick to a TBR. The very act of making a TBR virtually guarantees that I’m highly unlikely to read a single one of them. Nonetheless, I feel obligated to at least attempt to join in a few times a year, READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Another busy week – last one before spring break for my kid, husband was away for a bit, there was a field trip… just life stuff. Nothing major, but not a lot of reading time. Next couple of weeks aren’t looking too good either! But I did finish one book, so let’s take a look READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HOW TO AGE DISGRACEFULLY – CLARE POOLEY
This is another book I picked from the library on a whim that completely blew my socks off. As you know, I love books about older people doing things we don’t expect them to do (based on stereotypes). I also thoroughly enjoy books that include truly genuine inter-generational friendships. And I like fast-paced stories with READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | WHAT’S ON MY BLOG?
This week’s prompt: Do you only feature reviews on your blog? Well, I started this blog mostly as a place to write reviews of backlist titles in addition to the new release reviews I was writing for the online entertainment site I volunteered for in University. The blog began its life as Backlist Books before READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CHARACTERS I WANT TO MEET
There are so, so many characters I’ve met in books over the years that I’d want to meet – and many that I feel like I have met! Early examples were Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables, Matilda from Dahl’s book of the same name, Sara Crewe from A Little Princess, and Trixie Belden READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS THAT INCLUDE…
I had trouble choosing just one thing for this week’s prompt, so I’ve selected a few different themes or features and am sharing a few (or more) books for each! Most I’ve read, but there are a couple in here that are still on my TBR waiting for me to get to them! A READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Another busy week during which reading wasn’t at the top of my list! I did a little bit, but mostly I’ve been trying to get on top of things around the house, keep up with homeschool and crocheting bookmarks for my kid who has become a constant and voracious reader! (I might share some photos READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES – SANGU MANDANNA
Mika Moon is a witch, and a member of a group of witches who meet up regularly – but not too regularly. As Mika and her fellow witches all know, the rules of their group mean they’re supposed to keep their magic a secret, only see each other at these meetings, and avoid spending time READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | LITERARY SCI-FI/FANTASY
This week’s prompt: What fantasy or Sci-fi should be part of the literary canon? I have no idea what this prompt is asking me. What’s the literary cannon? Also what are people who don’t really read sci-fi or fantasy supposed to write? Okay, let’s take this one step at a time. I’m going to guess READ MORE
QUARTERLY WRAP-UP | WINTER 2024/25
It’s amazing to think that we might be on our way out of winter! We only just got past our snow, and it’s still a little chilly out there. But the sun is starting to come out, even feel a bit warm, and it just feels like it’s turning. We’re even getting new shoots springing READ MORE