This week’s prompt is a strange or useless talent I have. Which is a bit of a tough one, because I don’t really consider myself talented…. at anything. So I’m going with random things about me that may or may not be strange and may or may not be talents, useless or otherwise. I like READ MORE
Year: 2025
TOP TEN TUESDAY | 10 RANDOM BOOKS FROM MY SHELVES*
This week’s prompt is to pick ten random books from my shelves. I’m including my audiobook queue as well (any audiobooks will have * after the titles) as I listen to most books these days, but I’ve also come up with some random numbers for shelves and books to pick some of my physical shelves. READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WE’VE GOT THIS – ELIZA HULL, ED.
I discovered this in a disability display of books at my local library. I’d never heard of it before – I’d never even thought about looking for a book that shared stories about the intersection of disability and parenting. But once I saw that it existed, it was one of those moments of instant recognition. READ MORE
BEYOND THE BOOKS | TAKING A WEE BREAK
Hello all! Just a quick post today, in case anyone has noticed the crickets happening over here on Rain City Reads. First of all, apologies to everyone who has sent through lovely comments that are still in my approval queue. I’m starting to go back through them and approve/reply (some are just going to be READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | ALL ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE
This week’s prompt is books that have a strong atmosphere. There are a lot of books that fit this – both in terms of atmospheres that are negative and positive. Some books have you feeling like you’re in a dark, creepy, close place that you really can’t wait to leave, while others have you basking READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | WOULD YOU RATHER… TERRIBLE EDITION
Prompt: Would you rather read a book with terrible writing but a good story or a terrible story but good writing? You’d think this would be a hard one, but it’s actually fairly easy for me. Obviously good writing is very important to me. It can make a good book amazing. But there does need READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I WANT TO READ AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME
There are so many books I wish I could read again for the first time, and not only could I not pick just ten, but I couldn’t even think of all of them right now. So here are some fiction and non-fiction books that came to mind, but it’s by no means an exhaustive list! READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | BOOK GIVEAWAYS
Prompt: How often do you enter Goodreads giveaways? And how many have you won over the years? I’ve entered a lot of Goodreads giveaways over the years, because it’s so simple to do, and why not? There are so many new and exciting books coming out every season, and Goodreads is the place to find READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | HYPED BOOKS I WON’T READ
There are lots of hyped books these days – we’ve got so much social media that it’s an endless stream of content, usually talking about mostly the same things. The same goes for books. And I like that, it’s great that readers are able to share which books they love and that it can boost READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | WOULD I RATHER…
Prompt: WOULD YOU RATHER DROP YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK IN THE OCEAN OR SET IT ON FIRE? Um, NO. To both of them, obviously! What a horrible question to present to book lovers! That’s like asking which of my toes I’d rather live without, only worse because I’ve got ten of them and honestly I READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BOOKS TO RE-READ
I didn’t used to re-read books much because there are so many books I want to read and haven’t yet, so it seemed like a waste to re-read a book I’d already read. However in recent years I’ve had a re-think and realised that sometimes re-reading a beloved book can be a wonderful way to READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH AUTUMN VIBES
Well, it’s official. Summer is over and we are most definitely heading into autumn here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s raining and grey outside as I write, only a few flowers are still hanging in there, and the veggies and herbs are starting to die back. There’s a distinct chill in the air and we’ve READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I haven’t written a Monday post for two weeks – my kid was sick last week and I was busy doing the reading in my spare time rather than the blogging about reading! So this is my last two weeks in books. Hope everyone else is holding up through the beginning of school/autumn/whatever else is READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | FAMOUS LAST WORDS – GILLIAN MCALLISTER
I really enjoyed Gillian McAllister’s thriller Wrong Place Wrong Time when I read it last summer. But then I read Just Another Missing Person, and it was good, but nowhere near as good. So when I saw Famous Last Words, I went back and forth. Would it be another okay but not fantastic one? Would READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | STRANGE LOOKS FROM STRANGERS
Prompt: DO YOU EVER GET STRANGE LOOKS FROM STRANGERS WHILE BROWSING BOOKSHELVES IN DEPARTMENT STORES? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING THROUGH THEIR MINDS? Well, I don’t really go into department stores these days. I still don’t love public places since COVID, plus I now have allergic asthma so scents are hard – I’m terrified READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | HOW I HANDLE BAD DAYS
Not well? Can I just say that? If you need more detail, emotions are hard for me. They’re usually either non-existent or very intense. So if a minor bad thing happens but I’m healthy and get to go home to a place that feels safe and pleasant with people I love, I’ll get over it READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY FALL 2025 TBR
Any of you who have been around for a while know I do not do TBRs because I am incapable of sticking to any that I have choice in. But there are always some books I’m feeling most interested in at any given moment in time, and these are the ones I’m feeling like I’d READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | READING IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Oh man, I so wish I could say yes to this! I am not fluent in any languages other than English (unless you include sarcasm), so I don’t read books written in other languages in their original form, only in translation. I did do French immersion in high school and read a bit in French, READ MORE