This week’s prompt is books you want to read again – either ones you wish you could read again for the first time or books you want to re-read. I have plenty of both. . I don’t know READ MORE
Month: November 2020
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE MAGIC PLACE – CHRIS WORMELL
This is a middle grade book that evokes all the delightfully terrifying aspects of the children’s books I remember reading when I was a kid. It is the story of a young orphan, Clementine, who is being kept captive by her aunt and uncle – the type of old school storybook villains that will READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | THANKFUL
It’s not thanksgiving in Canada (we had that back in October), but I felt like I’d like to do this prompt anyway. Though it may seem odd, 2020 has made me feel incredibly thankful for a lot of things I otherwise might have taken for granted. It’s been hard, no doubt about it, but READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE SALT PATH – RAYNOR WINN
As I’m sure all of you can attest to, 2020 has been rough. There is the whole pandemic thing, but on top of that both my daughter and I have had multiple health issues to contend with, our house has needed ongoing work, and we are stuck at home, mostly inside, trying to fill READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS I’D NAME A PET AFTER
There are some fantastic characters out there, and some equally brilliant names. Here are a few that top my list of ones I’d love to call out while walking a dog in the park or petting a purring kitten! Crawley and Aziraphale from Good Omens Lord Voldemort, Bellatrix Lestrange, Molly Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Mrs READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WE ARE THE WEATHER – JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER
I’ve never read Jonathan Safran Foer’s work before, but as a vegetarian, I have been told about his book Eating Animals many, many times. After reading Fast Food Nation, however, I felt like I’d had enough on the subject (I’m already a vegetarian, I don’t need all the horrific details of how factory chickens READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOK TITLES THAT WOULD MAKE GREAT SONG TITLES
This prompt had me for a second – I confused it with the one a little while ago that was book tiles that would make good band names. I like that this one is a little more open, so I’m going to have some fun with it! Bear with me here. Cos this could READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HOW TO BE BLACK – BARATUNDE THURSTON
I have tried to read this book a few times. I first picked it up a few years ago and got about a third of the way through it. Then earlier this year I tried again, and got only a tiny bit further. I enjoyed it both times, but there was something about it READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | NON-BOOKISH HOBBIES
This week’s topic is one I’m not entirely sure I have ten answers for! Mostly when I’m not reading I’m hanging out with my kid, because that’s pretty much the only thing in the world I love more than reading. There are, of course, lots of other things I do. Just not many that READ MORE