This week’s prompt is “unlikeable characters I can’t help but love.” At first I was at a loss. I could think of plenty of unlikeable characters. Tons. But ones I actually loved? Hmmmm. Then I thought of one. Then another. And soon, I did in fact have an entire list. So here it is! READ MORE
Month: October 2022
LINK UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I skipped last week becauseI had a lot going on and didn’t finish any books. This week went marginally better, though! So let’s get into it. Just Shelved I finished off On Critical Race Theory, and it was actually a fairly easy read in terms of writing and READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT – JUDITH KERR
I can’t believe I only just discovered this series of books. It is so my type of thing, and I had a period of reading all the books I could find about the holocaust – particularly those told from the perspective of a young girl (this was after reading Anne Frank’s Diary of a READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | GHOST STORIES (OR, MOSTLY, NOT)
So this week’s prompt is “scariest real life ghost story.” And I’m at a complete loss. I don’t watch or read scary stories because I’m a complete wimp. I just can’t do it. I become a puddle of quivering fear within the first five minutes. I also don’t really have strong opinions about the READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | HALLOWEEN FREEBIE – BOOKS WITH MAGIC/SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS
I’m not much for Halloween. So the idea of a Halloween freebie post isn’t as easy as it might seem on the surface. So I’m doing a bit of a sideways approach. I’m doing some book that are a bit spooky (have supernatural elements), but also some that have a form of magic (or READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY – NATALIE JENNER
I really loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, so I’m always on the hunt for books about book clubs – bonus marks if they take place in a small English community. This book checked all the boxes. This book follows a group of people who live in a small English village READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FANTASY ANIMAL I WISH WERE REAL
I haven’t ever thought much about fantastical animals. Or at least I didn’t – then I had a small child. All of a sudden, they are very much a part of my day-to-day life. Now it seems like they are everywhere. Dragons on the kitchen table. Winged lions on the bathroom counter. Fairies on READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE WORDS
I love finding interesting words. Words that sound odd, words that make you giggle just to say them, words that are fun to say… I just get such enjoyment out of some of the words out there! So here are a few of my favourite fun words. Scallywag /ˈskaləˌwaɡ,ˈskalēˌwaɡ/ noun INFORMAL noun: scallywag a READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, that was a week. Could have been worse – could have been better. Could have been on a beach somewhere tropical sipping something coconutty. But I did read some interesting books (though I didn’t make a lot of progress on the books I was already reading – oops)! Just Shelved READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | SORROW AND BLISS – MEG MASON
For a book about serious things, this book sure was funny. That’s the first impression I had of the book, and the tone instantly had me hooked. This is the story of Martha Friel, who is flailing. She suffers from mental health issues, and has a life that leaves her generally feeling unsatisfied and READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | NEW OR USED BOOKS?
Well, this is easy: both. All of the above. But to go into more detail, it depends. I love new books, particularly now that I have respiratory issues so I don’t want books that are moldy or smell of cigarette smoke or are full of animal fur or even dust. So these days, if READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ABOUT PLACES I’D LIKE TO GO ON VACATION
This week’s prompt was books you’ve read on vacation – bonus if you can tell us where you read them. I’ve got no idea. I haven’t been on vacation in over 7 years. I can’t remember what I had for breakfast. There’s just no way. So instead I’m sharing a few books about places READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It hasn’t been a great reading week. It’s hasn’t been a great week full stop, really. But I’m here, still kicking, and though this coming week is going to be a stress-fest, who knows. The week after might kick ass, right? Lie to me if you must. Just Shelved I READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THIS BRIGHT FUTURE – BOBBY HALL
This book. Man, this book. I went into this a bit curious, but not really expecting much. For those of you who don’t know, Bobby Hall is also known as Logic, one of the most successful, influential and respected rap artists of past couple of decades. He’s known for his lyrical skills and being READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SOMETHING SCI-FI I WISH WERE REAL
Those of you who have been around for a while will know that I don’t generally read sci-fi. So I have a limited frame of reference for this question, and some of the things I can think of are sort of like maybe they’d be cool or maybe they’d be a terrible idea. Like READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVE BOOKSTORES
It has been two plus years since I last set foot in a bookstore, but I think I vaguely remember them. I do have some favourites, most in other places than where I live. So I’ve got a few pictures to share from some of my travels! New Orleans Faulkner House Books READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, it’s been a week. My kid was sick last weekend. Then my partner got very sick at the end of this week, then I got sick this weekend. So that definitely made this a not so great reading week in terms of amount read. I’m also reading a really long book that I READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE EXTRA ORDINARY LIFE OF FRANK DERRICK, AGED 81 – J.B MORRISON
I enjoyed reading The Reading List, and decided I wanted something else that had some serious topics in it, but mixed in with some humour and heartwarming moments. I’ve also been meaning to read some of the books on my TBR featuring older protagonists, as I fully support more books getting published about this READ MORE