I was not at all ready for this book. This was one of the books I read for the quarterfinals of the BookTube Prize, and I went into it expecting your straight-forward novel with some interesting themes and maybe some magical realism in the background. What I got was… not that. This book is READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FILMING IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD(S)
This week’s prompt was actually if I’ve met anyone famous. I’m not crazy about that prompt. For one thing it feels a bit icky to list out famous people I’ve met and when or how I’ve met them. I’ve met a few, but they were just being normal people at the time, not in READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK RELEASES OF 2ND HALF 2022
I am not at all up to date on the books that are coming out, I’m not even up on the books that have already come out, so excuse me for a few minutes while I consult Google. Okay, I’m back. Here’s what I found. July August READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | CLOUD CUCKOO LAND – ANTHONY DOERR
This book was daunting. It was the first I read for this year’s BookTube Prize Quarterfinals, mostly because I was unsure about it and it was looooong, so I wanted to get through it right away rather than worrying about it for weeks. I’m one of the only reviewers in the bookosphere who hasn’t READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | FAVOURITE BOOK-TO-MOVIE ADAPTATION?
This week’s prompt is an interesting one. Movie adaptations of books get a bad rap, but there are some really great ones out there. Some are obvious, others are lesser-known. And then there are TV show adaptations, which are often my favourites. Here are a few: Movies: The Lord READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A REAL-LIFE EVENT NO ONE WOULD BELIEVE
Today’s prompt is “a real-life event no one would believe.” So no pressure or anything. I have had a really hard time thinking of something for this prompt. I’m not one who’s had a particularly eventful life. I mean I’ve done stuff, but I haven’t apprehended a ring of cat burglars while they were attempting READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SUMMER 2022 TBR
This is, as you all know by now, a ridiculous prompt for me. I do not stick to TBRs. Like, ever. With one exception: judging The BookTube Prize. So these are the books I still need to read for this round that I absolutely will finish by the end of July: READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | MATILDA – ROALD DAHL
I’ve read this book before, many times – of course I have. But not since I’ve had this blog, and so there has been this glaring gap in my reviewing that was the size of a tiny young girl named Matilda. My own kid is old enough now for Dahl’s less dark books, and READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | DO YOU PREFER FICTION OR NON-FICTION?
This is one of those questions that’s phrased as an either/or, but in reality has a huge middle ground. As any of you who have been around here for a while know, I read both, usually in pretty equal measure I think. I’m reading more fiction this year as I’ve been assigned two fiction READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | AUTO-BUY AUTHORS
These days I don’t have that many auto-buy authors. But there are a couple. The first is Isabel Allende. I haven’t read the last few books of hers, but I have them on my shelf anyway and definitely want to get to them. She’s a favourite author of mine, and someone I admire. Last READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | TOP TEN BOOKS I’D LIKE TO OWN
This prompt is a hard one, because I’ve really been trying to spend less time on BookTube, and to add less books to my TBR lists or my shelves due to seeing them reviewed on BookTube unless they look like books that will 100% be ones I’ll want to read, and want to read READ MORE
READING LIST | INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS/NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHORS
This coming Tuesday, June 21st, is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, and the entirety of June is Indigenous History Month. According to the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion: “June is National Indigenous History Month. It is a time for all Canadians to reflect on the unique histories, sacrifices, cultures, contributions, and strengths READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | WHEN DO YOU PUBLISH REVIEWS?
Like last week’s prompt, I feel like this is more aimed at reviewers who publish reviews in exchange for copies of books. I don’t now, but I used to, and when I did I tried to publish on or shortly after publication date. Sometimes this was requested by the publisher, so I adopted it READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BEST DADS IN BOOKS
I’m only going to pick a couple here. I don’t remember book characters all that well, particularly when I’m asked to. So I have a hard time coming up with good answers for these kind of questions! I think both Sirius Black (as a surrogate dad) and READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I WISH HAD AN EPILOGUE (OR A SEQUEL)
I don’t really dwell that much on what happens after books end, because rarely do the ones I wonder about get any kind of sequel. So I had to really think about this one. There are definitely some books that, if I had any say, would have sequels (or even just a quick resolution READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I’ve only finished one book in the past week, so I don’t have much new to report! Much of this week’s post will be the same as last week, as the book I finished I added in on spec and the books I was reading before it I’m still reading. It was a corker READ MORE
READING LIST | LGBTQ+ BOOKS AND AUTHORS
I’m a little late to the party, but June is Pride Month! During the month of June every year, all over the world, people have a chance to celebrate LGBTQ+ and gender non-conforming people and communities. There are festivals, parades, events and, in the bookish community, we like to celebrate by drawing attention to READ MORE
BOOK BLOGGER HOP | HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN TO POST A REVIEW?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Yes. Definitely. I don’t really have a schedule for reviewing books – back when I reviewed for publishers I don’t think I ever missed a review that needed to be posted by a particular date. But now that I am reviewing just out of interest, I will often put aside a review and READ MORE