When this book starts, Gertie Bingham has just lost her beloved husband. She still has the bookstore that they ran together and her lovely dog, Hemingway, but she’s foundering. She’s lonely at home, adrift in her life, and can’t engage with the bookstore as she did when Harry was alive. When she’s there she’s haunted READ MORE
Month: March 2024
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | AN INTERESTING STORY ABOUT FAMILY OR FRIENDS
I have been thinking on this one for quite some time, and all the stories I’ve come up with are either inappropriate, would embarrass said family/friends, or aren’t that exciting. So the only thing I can think of is a story about a trip I went on when I was a kid. My mother READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOVIES & TV SHOWS THAT WOULD HAVE MADE AMAZING BOOKS
This is a tricky one. I know I’ve seen prompts like this before, but they’re usually going in the other way – books that would make good movies or TV shows. I’ve never considered going from screen to book! 13th As Time Goes By The Gilmore Girls Luther Skins Misfits Sons of Anarchy READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | COASTING – ELISE DOWNING
I think most people who are in their 20s – or even 30s+ – can relate to the feeling that wherever you are in life, it’s not where you want to be. Life as a young(ish) adult these days is debt or a job that barely pays the bills or unemployment or relationships that READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A BOOK TROPE I WISH WOULDN’T HAPPEN IRL
There are so, so many. Life is full of horrible things, unpleasant things, and unfair things. So I can’t really narrow this one down other than to say that I wish everyone had access to safety and what they need to survive and live good lives, I wish justice was always served (and included READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SPRING 2024 TBR
Well, you all know me and TBRs. But I enjoy putting together lists, not so much of books I’m going to read, as books that glimmer in my mind at this moment. There are some upcoming and new releases I’m really interested in. I don’t know if I’ll get to any of them in READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, this week I have had a lot going on, so I have been reading only a little bit and having trouble sticking with any one book. I’ve been dabbling in a few, hopping back and forth, and mostly putting down the book or pausing the audiobook to watch old episodes of Grace and READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | LEGENDS & LATTES – TRAVIS BALDREE
I doubt there’s a single one of you reading this who has not heard of this book. It has to be one of the most popular, widely discussed books on the bookish internet in the past year – not just in the circles who read fantasy books, but amongst everyone. I’m not one for READ MORE
QUARTERLY WRAP-UP | WINTER 2023-24
My last few months of reading had some definite ups and downs. My reading usually slows during the winter, and this was no different. December it was nearly nonexistant, and January was not much better. I have, however, picked things back up in February, and I’m hoping that will carry through into the Spring! READ MORE
READING CHALLENGE | POPSUGAR 2024 READING CHALLENGE
I’m a bit late to the party – I started this post and then forgot to finish and post it, so we’re now into March! Oh well, better late than never. I enjoy the PopSugar Reading Challenge because of the sheer amount of prompts. This year it has fifty prompts. And even a reader READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A BOOK TROPE I WISH HAPPENED IRL MORE OFTEN
I don’t have a lot of these, because I enjoy reading a lot of memoirs and non-fiction and books that are kind of their own thing. I’m sure there are tropes in them, but that’s never really what I notice these days (I noticed it more when I was reading mostly YA books, as READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I’M AFRAID I WON’T LIKE AS MUCH NOW
This is one of those fears that always lurks in the back of my mind when I stand contemplating my shelves of read books. There are so many dearly loved volumes there, but many I love based on how I felt reading them years – or even decades – ago. I’m an entirely different READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
This week has been better than last week in terms of reading! We’ve had an interesting week – it snowed for the second time this year, which was beautiful to watch (it came on around 10 pm in huge flakes that drifted peacefully down beneath the streetlights). Just Shelved READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HAPPILY EVER AFTER & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN – DEBBIE TUNG
Relationships are tricky. Each one is different, and all are full of ups and downs, lovely moments and the most frustrating personal habits you’ve ever encountered. It’s all a mix, and it’s never perfect. But when you love someone enough, those quirks and oddities can be (mostly) endearing. You know, to a point. I READ MORE
WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION | LONGLIST ANNOUNCED!
It’s that time of year again! The Women’s Prize for Fiction has released their longlist, and the bookish world is abuzz with excitement and predictions. I have not been doing a good job of keeping up with new releases over the past year, so for I think the first year ever, while I’ve heard READ MORE
RAIN CITY RECOMMENDS | WE WILL GET PAST THIS BY SANDI TOKSVIG
As you may have read in my last Monday post, I’ve been having a bit of a tough time recently. I have a family member who is ill and not getting help very quickly, which is stressing me out. We also have a terminally ill cat who has been in our family since she READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | NON-FICTION BOOKS I’VE READ RECENTLY
I read a fair amount of non-fiction – I enjoy learning about social issues, people, experiences different from my own. I like reading about nature, books, social issues, racism, physical and mental illness and memoirs of people I find intriguing. So my recent non-fiction reads are a bit of a mishmash, as usual! READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | WEIRD OR FUNNY THINGS I’VE GOOGLED THANKS TO A BOOK
This is an interesting prompt, but man this is not an easy one. I can’t remember what I was thinking 5 seconds ago, so remembering ten things I Googled because of books is just… well, this will be tough. So instead I think I’m going to include some things I’ve actually Googled, and some READ MORE