I just moved, so everything is lost, I am completely in disarray and I forgot I needed to write a post for this week. Oops! Anyway, here it is a bit late. This is a newly discovered song for me, but it has quickly become a favourite. My kid and I both love turning READ MORE
Month: June 2023
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK RELEASES JULY-DECEMBER 2023
I always find these posts stressful these days, because I’m not up on new books the way I used to be. That said, it’s also a really exciting moment when I come across an upcoming release from a favourite author that I didn’t know about or stumble upon a book that I’d never have READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS – FRANCESCA ZAPPIA
These days it’s fairly uncommon for me to pick up a YA book. I used to read a ton of them, but lately I’ve been gravitating more towards adult fiction, genre, or non-fiction. With the occasional graphic novel or memoir thrown in. But this has been sitting on my shelves for literally years, and READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | THINGS I DO AND DON’T LIKE ABOUT ROMANCE
I’ve been trying to give romance more of a try in recent years. I do struggle with it, and I think it’s mostly because of three things – I have been spoiled by the depth and realism of literary fiction, I have a hard time suspending my disbelief, and I’m naturally a pretty cynical READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SUMMER TBR
Whenever one of these prompts come up my instinct is pretty much just, “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” That’s it. I don’t ever stick to any list I’ve planned to read without any outside pressure. Not ever. Not even once. So I could literally put anything on this list and it would have neither any more or less READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THIS TIME TOMORROW – EMMA STRAUB
I went into this with no small amount of hesitancy, but also no expectations or idea what it was about. I decided to read it because I felt like I’d been seeing it everywhere, heard a few people say they enjoyed it, and was curious. Plus it was available at my library. The hesitancy READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | REASONS I LOVE BEING A BLOGGER/READER
Well, the easy answer to this is, what’s not to love about being a reader and a blogger? Being a reader is one of the best gifts I’ve received in my life (after my kid, of course – though sharing a love of reading has been magical so far). I think it has irrevocably READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKISH WISHES
I always have a long and ever-growing wishlist of books I’ve heard about online, been told to read, discovered through browsing bookish lists or, in the old days, have come across in a bookshop but didn’t have sufficient cash on hand to purchase. To say that I will never own all the books I READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOT – MARIANNE CRONIN
I have to be honest – the first thing that attracted me to this book was the cover. I loved the shades of blue, the texture, the font of the text. And the title – that was good too. I decided to give it ago because I was at a loose end, reading-wise, and READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | OLDER BOOKS MORE PEOPLE SHOULD READ
Older books more people should read. Hmm. Well, the obvious choice for this is less popular classics, but I’m not really one for classics. I’ve loved a few, but I’ve also given up on many more. So I’m going to try to select a few books that have been around for a while, but READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH SUMMER VIBES
Any of you who have been here for a while known summer and I do not get along. I don’t do well with heat, I am allergic to pollen and air pollution (which increases during hot temperatures), and I burn super easily. So you won’t find me lounging on a beach during summer, you’ll READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | IT’S ALL ABSOLUTELY FINE – RUBY ELLIOT
The first thing to say about this book is that I adored it. I hadn’t heard of Ruby Elliot before, but now that I have, I’m a confirmed fan. This is a graphic memoir in which Ruby shares what it’s like to live with everything from social anxiety to body image issues to uncontrollable READ MORE