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
Month: September 2025
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
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | AUTHORS I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT
Hmmm. I’m sure there are lots, but because I read what I read, I tend to find others who read similar things and then it feels like people know about the authors I love, if that makes sense! There are a few that maybe aren’t as well known, but I could be wrong… READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | LITERARY AND BOOKISH CANDLES I’D MAKE
This is a bit of an odd one for me. Partly because while I see movies in my head when I read, I don’t ever think about the smells associated with them unless the story explicitly discusses one. I also don’t really get to do much with fragrances these days, since developing scent sensitivities a READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It has been quite the couple of weeks, and I’m sorry to say, I’ve been neglecting my blog horrendously (to the tune of 426 comments, more than 400 of them spam…. yikes! If you’ve commented and it’s been stuck in the queue, my apologies, I am going to work on catching up with them this READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WILDFUL – KENGO KURIMOTO
This was one of those impulse library books I saw on a display shelf and grabbed on my way to the counter. I had no idea what it was about, didn’t read the blurb, just liked the cover and figured I’d take it home and give it a try. But it turned out to be READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | TERRIBLE BOOKS I LOVE
Hmmm…. I don’t know if there are any that are considered terrible that I would claim to love, but there are some I’ve enjoyed reading for one reason or another. Dan Brown has come in for a lot of criticism, I think, but I did enjoy reading The Da Vinci Code and one or two READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | WHAT IS MY SUPERPOWER?
This is a tough one for a couple of reasons. First, it may very much surprise most of you to know this, but I’m not actually a superhero. Sorry to shock and disappoint. So this means that, unfortunately, I don’t have any superpowers at all whatsoever. Most days it feels like I don’t even have READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | VILLAINS
The prompt this week is villains, but I don’t really have a lot of ideas on that topic, particularly as most of the books I read don’t have a villain in them, and the ones I can remember that did have a clear villain really don’t leave me feeling like I have much to say. READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE FARMER’S WIFE – HELEN REBANKS
I first noticed this book because of the picture on the cover and the name of the author – it turns out Helen Rebanks is the wife of James Rebanks, also a writer. His books have been on my radar for a while since he writes about life as a farmer in the Lake District, READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | DEBUT OR SEASONED AUTHORS?
Both, also I’ll read books by authors who are new to me but not debut. It very much depends on a few things. I’ll read a new book by an author I loved, of course – but if I read a couple and they don’t continue to impress me, I won’t keep coming back to READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BOOKS I KEEP MEANING TO READ
So normally I try to keep my Wednesday posts brief, and my Tuesdays are the ones that spiral out of control. But today I’m breaking the rules and this one is going to be a long ‘un, so might as well grab yourself a snack and an cup of tea before you get started! There READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH OCCUPATIONS IN THE TITLE
I’ve never really thought much about occupations in book titles, but once I started looking I found them everywhere! And in such a great variety, too. Some of these I’ve read, some I want to read, some I just liked and wanted to include! The Story of Doctor READ MORE