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Category: Link-Up

MY WEEK ON WEDNESDAY | #4

Posted on March 19, 2015August 1, 2015 by Rain City Reads

My Week On Wednesday is a weekly post in which I share with you what I’ve been reading, what I’m reading next, and any other bookish news that has happened in the past week. Just shelved:               A Visit From the Goon Squad – Jennifer Egan The Art of Lainey – Paula Stokes The READ MORE

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SPRING TBR

TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SPRING TBR

Posted on March 16, 2015August 1, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR. Here are a few of mine: Upcoming Releases:               Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story – David Levithan (March 17, 2015) Boring Girls – Sara Taylor (April 14, 2015) In the Unlikely Event – READ MORE

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #63

STACKING THE SHELVES | #63

Posted on March 14, 2015August 1, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS FOR READERS WHO LIKE BOOKS ABOUT READING

TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS FOR READERS WHO LIKE BOOKS ABOUT READING

Posted on March 9, 2015April 18, 2022 by Rain City Reads

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books for Readers Who Like Books About Reading. Okay, so obviously readers like books, but do they like reading about books and reading? I do. I love finding out how others approach my favourite pastime, and hearing how their relationship with READ MORE

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #62

STACKING THE SHELVES | #62

Posted on March 7, 2015August 1, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | ALL TIME FAVE BOOKS READ FROM 2013-15

TOP TEN TUESDAY | ALL TIME FAVE BOOKS READ FROM 2013-15

Posted on March 2, 2015August 1, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: All Time Favourite Books Read In the Past Three Years. This works out perfectly because halfway through 2013 is when I began blogging regularly here, and when my reading life really picked up post-university. It’s been a wonderful, wild ride, and I’ve met READ MORE

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #61

STACKING THE SHELVES | #61

Posted on February 28, 2015August 1, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE LITERARY HEROINES

TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE LITERARY HEROINES

Posted on February 23, 2015July 29, 2015 by Rain City Reads

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Favourite Literary Heroines. I often have trouble cataloguing the books I’ve read and characters I’ve met in my mind. But there are always those few brilliant characters who stick with you as if they were flesh and blood. Here are a few READ MORE

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #60

STACKING THE SHELVES | #60

Posted on February 21, 2015August 1, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOK PROBLEMS

TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOK PROBLEMS

Posted on February 16, 2015July 29, 2015 by Rain City Reads

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Book Related Problems I Have. Well, I’m not sure if these are exactly problems… 1. Time  Never having enough to read as much as I want,  and knowing I’ll never finish my TBR 2. When other bloggers get ARCs of READ MORE

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #59

STACKING THE SHELVES | #59

Posted on February 14, 2015August 1, 2015 by Rain City Reads

Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE

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WWW WEDNESDAY | #49

WWW WEDNESDAY | #49

Posted on February 11, 2015August 1, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What did I recently finish reading? READ MORE

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | THINGS I LIKE/DISLIKE IN BOOKISH ROMANCES

TOP TEN TUESDAY | THINGS I LIKE/DISLIKE IN BOOKISH ROMANCES

Posted on February 9, 2015August 1, 2015 by Rain City Reads

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Things I Like/Dislike About Romances In Books. First of all, I’m not big on romance. If it happens in a book that’s about something else, and it’s well-executed and not too saccharine, okay. Whatever. But I don’t read romances, and I READ MORE

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #58

STACKING THE SHELVES | #58

Posted on February 7, 2015August 1, 2015 by Rain City Reads

Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVEN'T READ

TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I CAN’T BELIEVE I HAVEN’T READ

Posted on February 2, 2015August 1, 2015 by Rain City Reads

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read In X Genre. I’m going to pick a few different genres, as my reading regrets certainly aren’t limited to one! Classics:           Frankenstein – Mary Shelly Dracula – Bram Stoker The Count of READ MORE

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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I'D LOVE TO READ IF I HAD A BOOK CLUB

TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I’D LOVE TO READ IF I HAD A BOOK CLUB

Posted on January 26, 2015July 29, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday on The Broke and the Bookish is: Top Ten Books I’d Love To Read With My Book Club/If I Had A Book Club. The latter in my case, as I have yet to find bookish folks whose geographic location and schedules permit regular book meetings! I’m selecting some I’ve READ MORE

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STACKING THE SHELVES | #57

STACKING THE SHELVES | #57

Posted on January 25, 2015August 1, 2015 by RAIN CITY READS

Time to look at the books I added to my shelves this week with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews! Not necessarily books I bought – also includes books I borrowed, was given or otherwise ended up with. Weeks I don’t buy any books I’ll scramble around my shelves and find some I haven’t READ MORE

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WWW WEDNESDAY | #48

WWW WEDNESDAY | #48

Posted on January 21, 2015August 1, 2015 by Rain City Reads

It’s time for this week’s WWW Wednesdays, hosted by Should Be Reading blog (head over and check them out!). This link up asks three questions What did you recently finish reading? What are you currently reading? What do you think you’ll be reading next? Here are my WWW answers! What did I recently finish reading? READ MORE

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