This week’s challenge prompt is books to include in a time capsule and why. I’m having a bit of trouble with this one. I think because the idea behind a time capsule is to capture a particular point in time and save it for posterity. But we’re in the middle of a global pandemic. READ MORE
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH NUMBERS IN THE TITLE
I was expecting this to be so, so hard. I was picturing scouring my shelves with growing stacks of fruitless picks all around me, my hair disheveled and muttering incomprehensibly to myself as we approached Monday night. Surprisingly, it was incredibly easy! I just searched my cover images by one number after the other READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | ALONE TOGETHER – JENNIFER HAUPT, ED.
The past year and a half has been rough. For everyone. In the entire world. Most of us have suddenly had to narrow our lives down to only a few people, some of us haven’t even had that. We’ve been coping with fear, loss, uncertainty. Some of us have been coping with death or READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | WHAT I DO TO RECHARGE
This week’s topic is what I do to recharge. And if I’m honest, after more than a year and a half of COVID-19, I don’t really know anymore. I feel like I’ve been functioning on like 25% of a charge for at least a year and 5 months of that. I vaguely remember something READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS THAT’LL MAKE YOU SMILE
This week’s prompt was books that will make you smile, but let’s face it. What we all need right now isn’t a half-hearted little smile. What we need is some raucous belly laughter. So I’ve tried to pick some of the funniest books I have read. These oughta do the trick! READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Slightly better reading week than last week, though still not as good as the week before! I managed to finish four books, and am part way through a couple more. I even really enjoyed them! Just shelved: I have been hearing great things about Aristotle and READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | REDHEAD BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD – ANNE TYLER
The title of this book is the first thing that drew me in. Who is this redhead? What are they doing by the side of the road? Why are they there? How did they get there? It fascinated me, and I wanted to find out the answers – turns out the explanation isn’t anything READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A RECIPE I LOVE
I am not a great cook. I can do okay meals, they’re edible, sometimes nutritious. But I’m not about to start making up my own recipes at any point in the near future – or probably ever. So the best I can do for you guys is share a recipe I’ve made from the READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS AND AUTHORS I WANT TO BE FRIENDS WITH
This week’s topic is literary crushes, which I don’t really do. I’m not much for romance and don’t really have much interest in falling for people who don’t exist. It’ll just further frustrate me to deal with real people. So instead this week I’m sharing some of the characters and authors I’d love to READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
This week wasn’t as good a reading week as lat week. Not even close. I tried several books, but I had a hard time getting one to stick. I finally settled on the one below, but that was pretty much it! Just shelved: I had heard really mixed reviews of this one READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HOMELAND ELEGIES – AYAD AKHTAR
This book caught my attention when it first came out – the premise is timely and interesting, and I was curious to explore the mixture of fiction and non-. This novel is about a man called Akhtar (like the author), a playwright who has reached some acclaim (like the author). The novel traces his READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A BOOK I WANT ADAPTED
Finally, an easy one! I wouldn’t have found this one as easy even a couple of weeks ago. I probably would have found a few, and done my typical thing of giving you guys a list for a one-item question. But not this week! I actually have an answer! Yep, I have one book READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I WISH I COULD READ AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME
There are so many books I wish I could enjoy again for the first time. To recapture the magic I experienced while immersing myself in to a world that welcomed me with open arms and said, “you belong here.” These are just a few of them. READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I’ve had probably the most prolific reading week ever this week. I managed to get through seven books in as many days, something I don’t think I can claim to having managed in the past! I have no idea why or how. But I definitely enjoyed it! There were even some new favourites in READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | A CHILDREN’S BIBLE – LYDIA MILLET
This is another book I wasn’t sure if I wanted to read, for a few reasons. First, I’m not well versed in religion. Christianity is, for me, a bit of a mystery. I’ve heard some of the more pervasive references (Noah, Kane and Abel, the story of Jesus’ birth and that of his death, READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A TASK I NEVER WANT TO DO AGAIN
This prompt brings up some very obvious answers. Cleaning the toilet. Cleaning the tub. Dusting. Cleaning the kitchen (which I seem to do 5,000 times per day). Emptying the dishwasher. Loading the dishwasher. But because this is a blogging prompt, I’m going to focus on a blogging one. I would love it if I READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE PLACES TO READ
This week’s topic is favourite places to read. When it comes down to it, these days I don’t really have many options – it’s my bed, my armchair or my kitchen barstools. But throughout my life, there have been lots of places I’ve really loved curling up or lounging with a good book. So READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I didn’t have the best reading week – I’m not really sure why, I just wasn’t in the mood to read as much as usual. But I did finish one book early this morning, and it’s one from my TBR list last week! Yay! Just shelved: I enjoyed Harold Fry. It wasn’t READ MORE