I don’t know if it’s because of being an only child, having a busy mind, lots of interests, or not a lot of free time, but I very rarely get bored. I’ve got chores to do, a kid to hang out with, books to read, TV to watch, hobbies I enjoy… there’s always something READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | HOW MY READING HABITS HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME
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
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | SPLINTERS – LESLIE JAMISON
I was intrigued by the blurb of this book, because I’ve really been enjoying memoirs written by women who are around my age who are writing about what it means to be a mother, and further to that, what particular challenges are thrown down for mothers in this day and age. Jamison dives head-first READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | HORROR GENRE MIXES
This week’s prompt: What novel would you recommend that blends characteristics of your favorite genre with horror concepts, and why? I don’t read horror. It’s not my jam, plus I have the spine of a jellyfish when it comes to anything scary or creepy. But there is one book I’ve read that sort READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SOMETHING THAT’S IMPROVED SINCE I WAS A KID
Hmm. This is an interesting one. I’m one of those who don’t really fit into any generation. Depending which article you’re reading, I’m Gen X, Millenial, or some other random alphabet soup of a generation. I think once I even saw myself referred to as “The Lost Generation.” So it’s hard to pin down READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I READ AND WISH I READ IN SCHOOL
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
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME – GILLIAN MCALLISTER
Wow. That’s the one word version of this review. I can’t believe it took me this long to finally read this blockbuster book, or that I went into it with zero idea what I was getting into. Honestly, I think that’s probably the best way to experience it, so if you want to go READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | HALLOWEEN READS
This week’s prompt: Do you have a favorite book or author you turn to every October to celebrate Halloween? I don’t, because most of the books that are associated with Halloween and that time of the year aren’t ones I have any interest in reading. I don’t like horror, nor am I into READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SOMETHING THAT WAS BETTER WHEN I WAS A KID
This is an interesting question. There are so many things that have gotten more accessible, easier, and more convenient since I was a kid. I can no longer imagine a world without my cell phone, for example. The number of times I use it to find businesses I’m looking for, look up directions or READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKISH BRAGS OR CONFESSIONS
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
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s one hell of a week this week, and last wasn’t great either. Lots going on and lots of stress. For me, it’s taking on most of the driving as my husband has started a new job, and trying to pass my road test so I can continue to do so when there’s no READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | IS THIS ANYTHING? – JERRY SEINFELD
Thanks to the 90s TV show, it feels as if Seinfeld has been part of the backdrop of popular culture for most of my life. I wasn’t an early devotee to Seinfeld – I saw the odd episode here and there, I knew who Kramer and George Costanza were, but I didn’t go out READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | UNPLEASANT FEELS IN BOOKS
This week’s prompt: Are there any books that you find particularly creepy or unpleasant, even if they aren’t horror novels? Hmm, I’m not a horror person, so I definitely don’t have any straight up, proper horror books to include here. I do occasionally dabble in the supernatural, which can go either way. One I READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A GENRE I WANT TO READ MORE OF
I like to read all kinds of things. In the past couple of years I’ve tried cosy fantasy, sci-fi, graphic novels, and even romance. I’ve found some books I’ve loved among my experiments. But I think the thing that I enjoy most is when a book subverts my expectations. A literary fiction that has READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I READ BECAUSE OF THE HYPE
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
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
You’re not going to believe this (or maybe you will if you’re also a parent/caregiver to children) but my kid has been sick AGAIN this week. Now, to be fair, school just started, and that’s always it’s own hellishly unique petri dish situation mixing all the various viruses each kid managed to come into READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | I’LL SHOW MYSELF OUT – JESSI KLEIN
I love this new genre of books written by mothers – often middle-aged ones – that tell the nitty gritty truth of what it’s actually like to make, birth, and raise tiny humans in today’s world. Spoiler alert: not easy. In this collection of essays, Jessi Klein explodes the cult of silence that has READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | SUMMER TO AUTUMN TRANSITIONAL READING
This week’s prompt: With the changing of seasons from summer to fall in September, do you have a favorite book that reflects the essence of this transitional period or one that you enjoy reading when the temperature cools down? This is an interesting prompt, because – though I know I’ve definitely read books READ MORE