2015 has been a pretty darn good reading year for me. Not only that, but it’s been varied – I’ve read great books from a whole bunch of different genres and styles. I mean really, it doesn’t get better than that! There were way more than 10 that stood out for me, but here READ MORE
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | NEW-TO-ME AUTHORS I READ IN 2015
I’ve had a great reading year this year, so I’ve got a lot of authors to choose from for this post. there are a few obvious picks, and then some that took me wonderfully by surprise. So let’s get down to it! Michael Christie – If I Fall, If I Die Paula READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | 2016 NOVELS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO
I have to admit that I’m not on top of 2016 releases at all. I don’t have any clue which books I should be eagerly anticipating, let alone which are debuts and which debuts are going to take the book world by storm. So I had to resort to Googling, and some of these aren’t READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #94
Only one new book on my shelves this week, but it’s one I know I and many, many other readers have been anxiously awaiting since before it was even announced! Carry On – Rainbow Rowell So that’s it for my tiny week in books, but what about you guys? Anyone read this one yet? READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | DEBUT AUTHORS WHOSE NEXT BOOK I CAN’T WAIT TO READ
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is debut authors whose first book has me clamouring to read their second. I cannot even tell you how frustrated I become when I absolutely love a book, finish it, and then go looking for more…. only to discover there aren’t any yet! I mean, I guess it’s READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #93
Haven’t been getting much book mail lately because I’ve got more than enough on my TBR pile as it is. But I did add a couple of books in the past couple of weeks I’m excited about: Home Is Burning – Dan Marshall The Clasp – Sloane Crosley The Mark READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | HALLOWEEN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
I am the world’s biggest wuss. Seriously, I am. I’m fine with blood and gore, but anything even remotely creepy and I’m a wibbling mess. While I like the concept of Halloween, I really can’t handle the scarier aspects. This applies to pranks, movies and books. So when I was trying to decide what READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | 10 WISHES FROM THE BOOK GENIE
Okay, well obviously my first wish from the book genie, if there is such a thing, would be for unlimited further book-related wishes. But if that didn’t work, here are the top ten actual wishes I’d love to have granted. A new book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. If I had to READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #92
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve done a Stacking the Shelves post – I haven’t picked up many new books lately and have been busy with life stuff that’s kept me off the blog more than I’d like. But here are a few that arrived this week! READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | AUTHOR DUOS I WANT TO WRITE A BOOK TOGETHER
I probably won’t make ten on this one, because honestly I’ve never really considered this. I mean, I have authors I love individually, but I rarely think about which ones would go well together. Maybe because I don’t tend to think about pairing at all – I’m not a wine drinker and I kind READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS TO READ IF YOU LIKE MAGICAL REALISM
This week’s topic is an interesting one. I had a hard time coming up with a specific topic for this, but in the end I decided to go with books to read if you like magical realism, because it’s something I really enjoy. (If you’re not sure quite what magical realism is, it’s a READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES |#91
The parade of awesome books continues! I must say, though – all these goodies I’ve been waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for finally landing in my mailbox makes the shift from warmth and sunshine to fallen leaves and rain easier to handle. (Though I must admit, I am looking forward to cosy sweaters and READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY FALL TBR
This week’s topic on Top Ten Tuesday is “Books On Your Fall TBR.” There are so many great books coming out this fall, you guys. SO MANY. I’m going to start with the ones I can remember off the top of my head without consulting my list and then try to narrow it down. READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #90
This week brought with it two new releases I’ve been excited for, as well as two books I discovered while on vacation but didn’t have room for in my suitcase: The Illegal – Lawrence Hill The Novel Bookstore – Laurence Cossé Yes, My Accent Is Real – Kunal Nayyar Little READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BEST BOOKS I’VE READ SO FAR IN 2015
For Top Ten Tuesday this week, we get to pick our own topic. For normal people, this is probably a great opportunity to come up with something original and interesting. I, however, am not normal. So for me, it’s an opportunity to panic, hyperventilate, and second (or third) guess all of my potential ideas. READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | SERIES I HAVE YET TO FINISH
In 2013, when I first started reading again post-university, I was drawn to young adult books. Many of the ones I was drawn to were series I’d heard a lot of other bloggers raving about: Divergent, The Hunger Games, Shades of London. Some of the series were already published, so I was able to READ MORE
STACKING THE SHELVES | #88
As you guys know, I spent the past week visiting San Francisco. It’s a wonderful city – the people are friendly, the weather is gorgeous, there are plenty of fun tourist things to see and do… and it is home to some of my all-time favourite bookstores. I visited four on this trip (two READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS I JUST DIDN’T CLICK WITH
It’s happened to all of us. You start a new book, and you wait. You wait for the magic to happen. You wait for that moment when something snaps into place, and you just get the main character. Lilac and Tarver from These Broken Stars. She was a major pain in READ MORE