Category: Wednesday Blogging Challenge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There are so many books that could be on this list. So many wonderful, amazing, brilliant books about very tough things, all of which I’d heartily recommend. Even some funny books that deal with tragedy and pain and suffering, or books that have a lot of wonderful moments or lead somewhere much better than they READ MORE

I don’t remember reading all that many books as part of the elementary or high school curriculum that had much of an impact on me. I read The Old Man and the Sea, I think, and some Shakespeare – probably Julius Caesar. Other than that…. I couldn’t really tell you. I was so busy doing READ MORE

If I’m being totally honest, I am probably quite unlikely to read anything when I’m feeling ill. Usually that’s when I’m too tired and feeling too yucky to expend the energy needed to actually engage with the printed word. So instead of books, I turn to TV and movies, and I tend to re-watch ones READ MORE

I don’t remember most of the books I read in school. I vaguely remember reading Animal Farm, which I didn’t hate, but also didn’t love. I think I liked the discussion after the book more than actually reading the book itself. I did French Immersion up to grade 8 or 9, so I also read READ MORE

There are so many books I’ve read and not reviewed. A lot came pre-blog, but there are ongoing books I read and don’t review for all kinds of reasons. Most often it’s that I read the book, I get busy, I don’t write the review and then I can’t remember the details without re-reading the READ MORE

All of them? These days I pretty much never watch live TV, so when I do find a show I want to watch it’s usually because there’s a season or more on one of the streaming sites I use. And if there’s a a season or more and I like it, why wouldn’t I just READ MORE

Oh man. I feel like this prompt comes up in one or other of my link-ups at least a couple of times a year, and each time I’m equally stumped. I listen to most of my books as audiobooks these days, so I don’t make notes or mark pages. I’m usually busy as I listen, READ MORE

There aren’t that many fictional worlds I’ve gotten to know that I have strong feelings about. There’s Middle Earth from Tolkien’s books – but most of that sounded traumatic, so I’m not very interested in going there. With the possible exception of the Hobbit Hole, which sounds cosy. Or there’s the sci-fi world of something READ MORE

I like a bunch of different games, mostly the ones I can play with my family. Most often we play Uno and Skip-Bo, but we have also recently discovered Trash Pandas and Unstable Unicorns for Kids. There are also a lot of board games we like. Older ones like Snakes and Ladders and Guess Who? READ MORE

I don’t really follow celeb gossip. Not on purpose, anyway. I do hear about it though – either someone mentions something to me, or I see a headline when I open Google to look for something else, or one of the few times I am on Facebook I see posts. But usually it leads to READ MORE

There are tons of great funny book titles out there. But there are a few I particularly like:                  Up a Tree in the Park at Night With a Hedgehog by P. Robert Smith All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What READ MORE