This week’s topic is literary crushes, which I don’t really do. I’m not much for romance and don’t really have much interest in falling for people who don’t exist. It’ll just further frustrate me to deal with real people. So instead this week I’m sharing some of the characters and authors I’d love to READ MORE
Month: August 2021
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
This week wasn’t as good a reading week as lat week. Not even close. I tried several books, but I had a hard time getting one to stick. I finally settled on the one below, but that was pretty much it! Just shelved: I had heard really mixed reviews of this one READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HOMELAND ELEGIES – AYAD AKHTAR
This book caught my attention when it first came out – the premise is timely and interesting, and I was curious to explore the mixture of fiction and non-. This novel is about a man called Akhtar (like the author), a playwright who has reached some acclaim (like the author). The novel traces his READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A BOOK I WANT ADAPTED
Finally, an easy one! I wouldn’t have found this one as easy even a couple of weeks ago. I probably would have found a few, and done my typical thing of giving you guys a list for a one-item question. But not this week! I actually have an answer! Yep, I have one book READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I WISH I COULD READ AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME
There are so many books I wish I could enjoy again for the first time. To recapture the magic I experienced while immersing myself in to a world that welcomed me with open arms and said, “you belong here.” These are just a few of them. READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I’ve had probably the most prolific reading week ever this week. I managed to get through seven books in as many days, something I don’t think I can claim to having managed in the past! I have no idea why or how. But I definitely enjoyed it! There were even some new favourites in READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | A CHILDREN’S BIBLE – LYDIA MILLET
This is another book I wasn’t sure if I wanted to read, for a few reasons. First, I’m not well versed in religion. Christianity is, for me, a bit of a mystery. I’ve heard some of the more pervasive references (Noah, Kane and Abel, the story of Jesus’ birth and that of his death, READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A TASK I NEVER WANT TO DO AGAIN
This prompt brings up some very obvious answers. Cleaning the toilet. Cleaning the tub. Dusting. Cleaning the kitchen (which I seem to do 5,000 times per day). Emptying the dishwasher. Loading the dishwasher. But because this is a blogging prompt, I’m going to focus on a blogging one. I would love it if I READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE PLACES TO READ
This week’s topic is favourite places to read. When it comes down to it, these days I don’t really have many options – it’s my bed, my armchair or my kitchen barstools. But throughout my life, there have been lots of places I’ve really loved curling up or lounging with a good book. So READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I didn’t have the best reading week – I’m not really sure why, I just wasn’t in the mood to read as much as usual. But I did finish one book early this morning, and it’s one from my TBR list last week! Yay! Just shelved: I enjoyed Harold Fry. It wasn’t READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THERE THERE – TOMMY ORANGE
I loved the premise of this book. It’s about twelve different Native American characters who live in urban settings, and what it’s like for them in their different walks of life. It shows which parts of their experiences overlap, where they diverge and where they connect – and they all do connect – in READ MORE
RAIN CITY RECOMMENDS | LOCKED TOGETHER PODCAST
I discovered Locked Together last year, during the terrifying early days of the pandemic, when I was feeling so overwhelmed, burned out and afraid that it felt like my brain was starting to short circuit. You can see the official description below, but it’s basically a series of conversations between well-known comedians. There’s no READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY BAD HABITS
Oh geez. Getting into the tough ones, huh? I think everyone has a bunch of these. It’s hard to narrow it down, so I’ll include a few. Not getting up early. My kid sleeps late, and we haven’t had a reason to change that since there hasn’t even been to pre-school this past year. READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BACKGROUND CHARACTERS WHO DESERVE MORE LOVE
Hmmmm. This is a tough one. It shouldn’t be – I know there have been hundreds of characters I’ve come across in books and wanted to know more about. But for some reason I’m blanking on this one, and given that I’ve been sitting with it for over a week now, that seems unlikely READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I have had a slow reading week this week. I’m not quite sure what made me go from last week’s large pile, to just two this week. I think partly because I’ve been trying to read a couple of physical books, which is not going well as I have so little time to actually READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | SHUGGIE BAIN – DOUGLAS STUART
Shuggie Bain has been hard to avoid over the past year. It’s a debut novel, but seemed to emerge fully-formed, and wowed pretty much every reader it was put in front of. It was nominated for multiple literary prizes, and won the The Booker Prize. It’s interesting to me that Shuggie seems to have READ MORE
QUARTERLY WRAP-UP | JANUARY-MARCH 2021
I started off this year with no idea how my reading would go. I was coming off two straight months of not reading at all and had no idea if that was going to change. Fortunately, I managed to get back into the groove, and after a slow start, this year has turned into READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MEET MY CAT
I’ve had several pets in my lifetime. I’m not going to pick a favourite, because that wouldn’t be possible or a fair thing to ask for. But I will introduce you to one of my current cats. His name is Opie, and he’s a tiny ball of fur who is super friendly and really READ MORE