Wow, okay, so we’re getting personal this week, huh? I’m sorry to be a disappointment, but I actually can’t remember. I had “crushes” on boys in my classes from when I was in grade one, and I have vague memories of nice hair or great taste in shoes or something equally unimportant as being READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I RECOMMEND TO OTHERS THE MOST
I don’t get asked to recommend books by very many people, not counting this blog. There are a couple of people in my life I share books or book recs with, but I try not to go too overboard. So I’m just going to share some of the books I’ve recommended a few times READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I’ve settled into less of a frantic reading pace this week – after reading a whole schwack of books last week to make up for the two months I read nothing. This week was a slower week, but I still kept reading. Just Shelved . I only finished two books this READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB – RICHARD OSMAN
I enjoy a good thriller. I like intrigue, twists, surprises, clever narrators and anything that’s unexpected. And boy, did this book ever deliver. On all counts. I didn’t expect that much from this book going in – I’d heard good things, but nothing that hinted at it being a huge departure from any other READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY THOUGHTS ON SMALL TALK
Well, this one’s easy. NO. That’s my thought on small talk. But, to give a more fleshed out answer so this post isn’t just one word, I understand why it’s a thing. I get the social niceties that are required to interact with people when you don’t know them that well, haven’t seen them READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | RANDOM BOOKS FROM MY SHELVES
This week’s prompt is to randomly select ten books from your bookshelves and share them. I sort of did that, only I don’t have a nice, tidy library. I have bookcases in 5 rooms of my house, and the majority of them are double stacked so there are at least two books I could READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, it’s been a while. The last time I wrote a Monday post was on January 30th – because I haven’t really read much since then! It’s been a busy time, a lot of stuff going on, and a lot of stress along with it. Between dealing with renovations, starting to pack, a family READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR – MIZUKI TSUJIMURA
I read this book for a book club hosted by Allison Paiges on Patreon. But I had already heard of it, because she had raved about it at great length earlier in the year, saying it was one of her all time favourite books (she had even gotten a tattoo of the wolf girl READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FILMS TO WATCH ON A BAD DAY
Okay, so this is definitely an area where I’ve got a lot of experience. Historically, between mental health, physical illness/pain and just, you know, life, I’ve had a fair few of them. And dealing with them by watching films is definitely a thing I have been known to do. So here are some that READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | AUDIOBOOK NARRATORS
I love audiobooks. As a busy stay-at-home mom, I don’t get a lot of time to actually sit down with a book and, you know, read. Audiobooks are responsible for the vast majority of my book consumption in the past couple of years, and I am so grateful for them. I also know that READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | PIECES OF HER – KARIN SLAUGHTER
I committed the cardinal readers’ sin with this one – I watched the show before reading the book. I love Toni Collette, and I thought she did such a fantastic job that I wanted more, which is when I searched out the book from my library and devoured it. This story starts dramatically with READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A PIECE OF GREAT ADVICE
This week’s prompt is a piece of advice you’ll always remember. I’ve received a lot of advice in my life, but if I’m honest, a fair amount of it has come from books or articles or even TV shows. Not so much that has really stuck with me has come from real people. So READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | GARDEN PLANS
So I’m moving soon, and will have more outdoor space to play with than I’ve had in years. To say I’m excited to grow things is an understatement – I’m beyond thrilled. My kid and I both love getting our hands in the dirt, and growing things together is one of the most joyful READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION – EMILY HENRY
I’ve been hearing Emily Henry’s name all over the internet for a while now. I don’t normally go for romance novels, as any of you who have been around here for a while know, but every once in a while I decide to dip a toe in. Normally it gets nibbled by a hungry READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | COLD REMEDY
So I grew up on a hippie island. We were taking kyolic garlic and echinacea (gross in liquid form, btw) before it was cool. And I have to say I never really noticed any of those alternative remedies making a noticeable difference to the tragectory of any cold. I then gathered info from all READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH ANIMALS ON THE COVER OR IN THE TITLE
I have a hard time trusting books about animals. I can handle a lot of difficult stuff in books, but not bad things happening to animals, and I feel like a lot of books with animals in them don’t end well for said animals. I’ve spent my entire life avoiding reading Charlotte’s Web, for READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | INDIE AND SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS
I have to admit that I needed to do some research for this one! And I learned a lot. There are actually a few books that I had no idea were self-published originally that came as a huge surprise. So here are some I’ve enjoyed (though I probably won’t make it to ten this READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BEST NON-FICTION BOOKS I’VE READ
I really enjoy reading non-fiction, so there are quite a few I could choose for this prompt. So, in typical form, I’m not going to limit myself to just one. Hope you’re okay with that! Here are a random assortment of the non-fiction books that have had the biggest impact on me. READ MORE