This week’s prompt is “Books with the Word [Insert Word Here] in the Title” and I spent some time thinking about which word to choose. There were lots of options I considered – flower, girl, rain, mountain, body, quiet…. But in the end, I settled on “Life.” I liked the variety of different types of READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, it has been another busy week! A good one though, as my aunt and uncle were visiting from the UK and we got to spend a couple of days with them. I haven’t seen them in years, and they’d never met my kiddo, so it was really nice to be able to connect them. READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE LIBRARIAN SPY – MADELINE MARTIN
This book appealed to me on two fronts – firstly it’s a WWII novel, which I’ve been seeking out lately, and secondly it’s about librarians, and you all know how I feel about libraries, librarians and books. I’m always in if any of those are in the blurb! I had no idea what to expect READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | DO I HAVE ENOUGH SHELVES? (NO.)
This week’s prompt: Do you have enough shelves for all your books? Hahahaha nope. I’m doing better than I was, but only because they’re all double stacked and I got a new one when we moved that’s quite large. I am, however, trying not to buy books in print unless they’re ones I need to READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | THINGS I WISH MORE BOOKS TALKED ABOUT
There are so many things I could include in a prompt asking what I wish more books talked about. Everything from chronic illness to pain to neurodivergence to mental health. All of those are very much on my list. But I think, lately, the thing I feel is most noticeably thin on the ground is READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS THAT SURPRISED ME
I originally planned to split this post and do some that surprised me in a good way, followed by some that surprised me in a bad way. But once I got started on the good surprises, it was difficult to switch gears, so the closest I got to one that went wrong was a book READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s been a busy week, but mostly a good one! We’ve gotten out into the garden a bit and it’s looking slightly more tidy. We had a new tenant move into our downstairs suite, and met the two dogs who will be living there, which was lovely. I finished a few books. I got a READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE NIGHTINGALE – KRISTIN HANNAH
I doubt a single person who reads this blog missed out on hearing about this book. It’s been around for a while – ten years, in fact – and I even had it on my shelves for years without reading it. I borrowed the audiobook from the library several times, but had trouble focusing enough READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | DO I KNOW THIS SONG?
This week’s prompt: Do you know the Night Song in the Jungle? No. What’s that? Do tell me if you know. The Book Blogger Hop is a weekly blog link-up that gives participants a different book-related question to ponder each week, and allows them to share their thoughts, find new blogs to follow and connect READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BOOKS I DISCOVERED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Well this is a tricky one, because it’s nearly all of them, especially if you’re including blogs and videos. I used to spend an inordinate amount of time watching BookTube, and my TBR is comprised mostly of books discovered via these readers and the blogging community I follow (i.e., all of you!). Some I found READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MY UNPOPULAR BOOKISH OPINIONS
Hmmm. This is always a tough one for me for a couple of reasons. The first is that I am probably fairly boring in terms of my bookish opinions. I don’t really have many that are controversial, at least not that I find so. But the main one is that I think having strong opinions READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, it’s been a better week this week! My allergies are still awful, but I’m dealing with them. We had a great weekend – it’s finally sunny here, so we all got out into the garden and worked on tidying it up, planting a few things and adding some fresh compost to the soil in READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY – KELLY RIMMER
To continue my WWII-related reading streak, I decided to try a book that’s been on my TBR for quite some time. It’s a dual story that takes place in the present day(ish) and in the middle of WWII – 1942. The book bounces back and forth between two generations of a family that was irreparably READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE ME TO FINISH A BOOK?
This week’s prompt: How many days does it usually take you to finish reading a book? Well that’s me put on the spot! I’d say this varies a lot. There are some books that I read in print and only get to occasionally. Sometimes I’ll read a few pages a night, others a few pages READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | 10 UNUSUAL THINGS ABOUT ME
I have been putting this one off for so long that it’s now overdue! Unusual things about me? Ten?? I don’t think so. I’m a fairly ordinary person in my estimation! Hmmmm. Let’s see what I can come up with. I have ADHD, which is not at all uncommon, but does lead to some interesting READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH SPRINGY COVERS
I love this time of year. Well, to be more accurate, I would love it unreservedly if it weren’t for pollen and allergic asthma. But as it is, if my meds are working it’s a wonderful time of the year because it is the beginning of things growing and life coming out of nothing. It READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I know this is a post about reading, but first I’ve got a story to tell, but feel free to skip straight to the books if you want! Well, as seems to be the theme around here lately, it’s been another helluva week! Spring break ended, which is always bittersweet – I have a bit READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | FAVOURITE HOBBIT
This week’s prompt: Who is your favorite “hobbit” from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth books? You know, it has literally been decades since I read any of Tolkien’s work. I remember the films, and I vaguely remember bits of the novels (mostly the bits that seemed to go on forrrrreeeeevvveeeerrrrrrrrrr), but I don’t really remember READ MORE