Category: Top Ten Tuesday

  I went to three different high schools. Each one seemed to have a very different approach to English Literature, and some were better than others. Because of this, I missed out on a lot of the quintessential classic books people read in school. I don’t think I really mind that much. I was reading READ MORE

  I’m not finding this week’s prompt very easy, partly because I don’t really think about bragging about anything to do with my reading, and likewise I don’t really feel shame about anything I read or don’t either. If I like a book that’s a “guilty pleasure,” I’m happy to openly praise it. If I READ MORE

  The prompt for this week was “Books I Read/Avoided Because of the Hype” and I was planning to cover both. But first it was much harder to think of ones I’ve avoided as they aren’t in my list of read books nor my TBR, and second, there were quite enough books I read because READ MORE

  Well, as usual I’ve absolutely no idea. I might read the books I just borrowed from my library, or I might return them in a few days without even trying them. I might read one of the books I’ve had on my TBR for ages, or I might find something new when I’m browsing READ MORE

  I have had a hard time with this one. I’m sure I’ve read plenty of books with redemption as a theme, I’m sure there are lots of characters I started off disliking and ended up forgiving – or even supporting. But I can’t think of many right now. I’ve got a short list today: READ MORE

  There’s a special type of book that immerses you so completely that you feel as if you can escape from your own world, your worries, your responsibilities and just lose yourself in it for a while. These are often my favourite kinds of books. Here are a few that have been this for me, READ MORE

  It’s interesting, because I know I’ve read a lot of books in which food features prominently. Some were about food, others had it worked in as part of a cultural experience, and yet others used it as a crucial plot point. And yet, I had trouble remembering many of these at first. I did READ MORE

  When I started looking for posts for this prompt, I realized that while I feel like I share a lot about myself on this blog, I actually don’t often share other than in passing as it relates to things I’m reading. I’ve got some posts here that are more about myself (the one on READ MORE

  This week’s prompt is a relationship freebie. Though occasionally I enjoy romantic relationships in books, they’re rarely the relationships that affect me the most, nor the ones I find most touching. So for this week’s prompt I’m going to share my favourite books that feature other types of relationships.   Intergenerational Friendships     READ MORE

  I love books that are either about different places, or that are about people traveling in one way or another. I enjoy reading about the kinds of adventures I won’t ever do myself, and I enjoy the feeling of stepping into a culture and landscape I really like (Italy and France being two of READ MORE

  I don’t read very many series these days, and the ones I do are usually mysteries, and if I’m honest they tend to meld together in my memory a bit. So choosing a favourite book out of those series wouldn’t be possible. But there were series I read when I was younger, or series READ MORE

  This week’s prompt is supposed to be “Books I Wish Had More/Less [Thing] In Them.” I couldn’t think of a thing, and my brain hurt trying, so instead I’m doing my own thing this week. I missed doing my mid-year round up at the end of June, which I remembered when many other smarter READ MORE

  It’s funny, I very rarely pay attention to whether a book is a debut or not. Especially when I’m reading the backlist of an established and prolific author. I rarely know which of their books came first, and I rarely care. But for this post I had to actually do some research and find READ MORE

  This a tricky one… I don’t know if I can list ten things I love about one specific book! I’m going to try, but might have to hop between a few if I run out of ideas. Here goes!   Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby Obviously, the first one is going to READ MORE

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is a throwback freebie, so I combed the list of past topics on the original blog, The Broke and the Bookish, and found an intriguing option – Rebels in Literature. This seemed like a great post to write, so here I go!   Atticus Finch from To Kill a READ MORE

  I don’t have one particular favourite colour, I like lots that please me in some way or other – but even more than that, I appreciate colour combinations that work really well. So here are some books that, when I look at them, I just feel an appreciation for the way the colours are READ MORE

  This is always an exciting post – it’s great to look forward over the next six months and find out which new releases are just around the corner! I discovered a few I had no idea were coming out so soon (or at all) and I am now extremely impatient! So without any further READ MORE

  Yet another of the endless opportunities to make a TBR that I have like 0.1% chance of reading a single book from! But hey, that’s part of the fun right? The anticipation? Let’s see what I’m most anticipatory about today!                             READ MORE