As usual, I’ll remind everyone reading this that I cannot, to save my life, ever stick to a TBR. The very act of making a TBR virtually guarantees that I’m highly unlikely to read a single one of them. Nonetheless, I feel obligated to at least attempt to join in a few times a year, READ MORE
Year: 2025
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Another busy week – last one before spring break for my kid, husband was away for a bit, there was a field trip… just life stuff. Nothing major, but not a lot of reading time. Next couple of weeks aren’t looking too good either! But I did finish one book, so let’s take a look READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HOW TO AGE DISGRACEFULLY – CLARE POOLEY
This is another book I picked from the library on a whim that completely blew my socks off. As you know, I love books about older people doing things we don’t expect them to do (based on stereotypes). I also thoroughly enjoy books that include truly genuine inter-generational friendships. And I like fast-paced stories with READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | WHAT’S ON MY BLOG?
This week’s prompt: Do you only feature reviews on your blog? Well, I started this blog mostly as a place to write reviews of backlist titles in addition to the new release reviews I was writing for the online entertainment site I volunteered for in University. The blog began its life as Backlist Books before READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CHARACTERS I WANT TO MEET
There are so, so many characters I’ve met in books over the years that I’d want to meet – and many that I feel like I have met! Early examples were Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables, Matilda from Dahl’s book of the same name, Sara Crewe from A Little Princess, and Trixie Belden READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS THAT INCLUDE…
I had trouble choosing just one thing for this week’s prompt, so I’ve selected a few different themes or features and am sharing a few (or more) books for each! Most I’ve read, but there are a couple in here that are still on my TBR waiting for me to get to them! A READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Another busy week during which reading wasn’t at the top of my list! I did a little bit, but mostly I’ve been trying to get on top of things around the house, keep up with homeschool and crocheting bookmarks for my kid who has become a constant and voracious reader! (I might share some photos READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES – SANGU MANDANNA
Mika Moon is a witch, and a member of a group of witches who meet up regularly – but not too regularly. As Mika and her fellow witches all know, the rules of their group mean they’re supposed to keep their magic a secret, only see each other at these meetings, and avoid spending time READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | LITERARY SCI-FI/FANTASY
This week’s prompt: What fantasy or Sci-fi should be part of the literary canon? I have no idea what this prompt is asking me. What’s the literary cannon? Also what are people who don’t really read sci-fi or fantasy supposed to write? Okay, let’s take this one step at a time. I’m going to guess READ MORE
QUARTERLY WRAP-UP | WINTER 2024/25
It’s amazing to think that we might be on our way out of winter! We only just got past our snow, and it’s still a little chilly out there. But the sun is starting to come out, even feel a bit warm, and it just feels like it’s turning. We’re even getting new shoots springing READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A BOOK I’M NERVOUS TO READ AND WHY
Oh man, there are so many books that fit this prompt. Any book longer than 500 pages. Any book with difficult language, including dialect (Trainspotting, A Clockwork Orange) or just general impenetrable language like Ulysses. Most classics because I’m out of practice with the language of the period. Any book that I know is going READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | THINGS CHARACTERS HAVE SAID
Oh man, quote prompts are always so hard! I don’t make notes of them, and my memory is pretty much useless these days. So there’s zero chance I’m going to remember any, and I don’t have a way of looking them up at will! So I’m turning to Google for help on this one. I’m READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s been a week. Not terrible, but a little full on. I spent an extra few hours driving to prepare for an unfamiliar and busy route to a field trip my kid was going on, which was super stressful as it involved bumper-to-bumper traffic as 5 lanes merged into 2…. on a bridge. Not my READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | ONE LAST STOP – CASEY MCQUISTON
Similar to Delilah Green Doesn’t Care, this book has been zooming around the internet (and being discussed very positively) since shortly after it came out. This is also a romance, which isn’t my usual genre, but as you guys know I do make exceptions for books that are, you know, just good books. As usual READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | HOW MUCH TIME DOES BLOGGING TAKE?
This week’s prompt: How much time does blogging take out of your life weekly? Hmmm, this is a difficult question for me. Partly because I have ADHD, so time is a bit slippy and hard for me to quantify. But also because this question makes quite a big assumption – that I work on my READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVE HOBBY AND WHY
Well the super obvious answer to this question would be reading, but fortunately I’ve got a lot of favourite hobbies! Through autumn and winter I enjoy crocheting, playing games with my family, baking occasionally and generally cosying up spending time in soft blankets and doing anything that’s possible from that vantage point. Through Spring and READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS SET IN ANOTHER TIME
I’m not a huge historical fiction reader, nor do I read a lot of Sci-Fi that would take me far into the future, but nonetheless I think I’ve got quite a few to choose from for this prompt! I’m including a few set in the future, as well as several set in the past (spoiler READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Not the best reading week this week – it was a bit of an emotional one. We had a family member in surgery (went well and all is fine) which was a bit preoccupying. We also had an earthquake on Friday not too far from us, and we felt it. There was a loud bang READ MORE