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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BEST BOOKS I READ IN 2015

TOP TEN TUESDAY | BEST BOOKS I READ IN 2015

Posted on December 14, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

TOP TEN TUESDAY | NEW-TO-ME AUTHORS I READ IN 2015

Posted on December 8, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | 2016 NOVELS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

TOP TEN TUESDAY | 2016 NOVELS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO

Posted on November 30, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

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

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #94

STACKING THE SHELVES | #94

Posted on November 14, 2015November 15, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | DEBUT AUTHORS WHOSE NEXT BOOK I CAN'T WAIT TO READ

TOP TEN TUESDAY | DEBUT AUTHORS WHOSE NEXT BOOK I CAN’T WAIT TO READ

Posted on November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #93

STACKING THE SHELVES | #93

Posted on October 31, 2015November 1, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | HALLOWEEN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

TOP TEN TUESDAY | HALLOWEEN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Posted on October 26, 2015September 23, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | 10 WISHES FROM THE BOOK GENIE

TOP TEN TUESDAY | 10 WISHES FROM THE BOOK GENIE

Posted on October 19, 2015September 23, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #92

STACKING THE SHELVES | #92

Posted on October 17, 2015October 18, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | AUTHOR DUOS I WANT TO WRITE A BOOK TOGETHER

TOP TEN TUESDAY | AUTHOR DUOS I WANT TO WRITE A BOOK TOGETHER

Posted on October 12, 2015September 23, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS TO READ IF YOU LIKE MAGICAL REALISM

TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS TO READ IF YOU LIKE MAGICAL REALISM

Posted on September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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STACKING THE SHELVES |#91

STACKING THE SHELVES |#91

Posted on September 26, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY FALL TBR

TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY FALL TBR

Posted on September 21, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #90

STACKING THE SHELVES | #90

Posted on September 19, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BEST BOOKS I'VE READ SO FAR IN 2015

TOP TEN TUESDAY | BEST BOOKS I’VE READ SO FAR IN 2015

Posted on September 14, 2015September 14, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | SERIES I HAVE YET TO FINISH

TOP TEN TUESDAY | SERIES I HAVE YET TO FINISH

Posted on September 8, 2015September 9, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #88

STACKING THE SHELVES | #88

Posted on September 5, 2015September 6, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS I JUST DIDN'T CLICK WITH

TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS I JUST DIDN’T CLICK WITH

Posted on August 31, 2015August 29, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  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

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