I have had a slow reading week this week. I’m not quite sure what made me go from last week’s large pile, to just two this week. I think partly because I’ve been trying to read a couple of physical books, which is not going well as I have so little time to actually READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | SHUGGIE BAIN – DOUGLAS STUART
Shuggie Bain has been hard to avoid over the past year. It’s a debut novel, but seemed to emerge fully-formed, and wowed pretty much every reader it was put in front of. It was nominated for multiple literary prizes, and won the The Booker Prize. It’s interesting to me that Shuggie seems to have READ MORE
QUARTERLY WRAP-UP | JANUARY-MARCH 2021
I started off this year with no idea how my reading would go. I was coming off two straight months of not reading at all and had no idea if that was going to change. Fortunately, I managed to get back into the groove, and after a slow start, this year has turned into READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MEET MY CAT
I’ve had several pets in my lifetime. I’m not going to pick a favourite, because that wouldn’t be possible or a fair thing to ask for. But I will introduce you to one of my current cats. His name is Opie, and he’s a tiny ball of fur who is super friendly and really READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | TITLES AND COVERS THAT TICKLED MY FANCY
Oh man, I’m going to pretty much just do this based on the bookshelf that is right in front of me as I type this, because there are SO MANY. I’m hugely attracted to books based on the title, cover or description. I will either be interested or not in a book immediately, if READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I had a decent reading week this week. I finished a couple of books I’ve been working on for a while, and I really enjoyed one of this week’s reads in particular. Just shelved: I loved Alone Together. It’s a selection of writings by various authors from the US READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE PULL OF THE STARS – EMMA DONOGHUE
I only read this book because it was on the BookTube Prize longlist, and it was one of the list that was available as an audiobook from my digital library. I started listening to it having no idea what I was getting into – I hadn’t even read the blurb. So you can imagine READ MORE
QUARTERLY WRAP-UP | APRIL-JUNE 2021
I haven’t done one of these for a while, but I thought it might be a good thing to start again. I’ve been reading a little bit more this year, and as a result my reviews aren’t up to date with my reading. This is a good way to give a brief overview of READ MORE
WEDNESDAY WEEKLY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CHARACTERS I’D LIKE TO BE
The actual prompt for this week was a TV shows/books/movie that could be about me, but I couldn’t really think of any. So instead, I’m choosing a few characters I’d like to be, either long-term or for a day. People who either have some character trait that I admire or who get to do READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I’D WANT TO HAVE WITH ME ON A DESERT ISLAND
This makes me think of desert island discs and is, I imagine, and equally difficult question! I mean, realistically, I’d want my Kindle and some kind of solar powered battery charger so I could have a few thousand to keep me busy until I was either rescued or died of starvation/was swept out to READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I’ve had a great reading week this week. Mostly because of one book, a book that I only recently discovered, but that was exactly what I needed to read right now. Read on to find out which one it was! Just shelved: We Are Not Free is an incredibly READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE GLASS HOTEL – EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL
I’m a huge fan of Emily St. John Mandel. The first book of hers I read was Station Eleven, which I went into with no expectations, and which completely wowed me. It was delicate, thought provoking, had beautiful imagery and also terrified me to the depths of my soul. I then went on to READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FIVE THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
I’m not going to take this prompt literally, because if I did the entire list would be medicines that I literally can’t live without, my kid, and maybe food and water, and man that would be a boring list (other than my kid, of course, who is the best). So let’s try to find READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I READ IN ONE SITTING (OR WANTED TO)
I’ve never been a very fast reader, so reading books in one sitting pretty much never happens. But there are a few that I’ve included here, and a few more that, had I been able to read faster or been able to read all day rather than needing to do things to keep a READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I had a hard time sticking with one book this week, the result being that while I did do some reading, I only finished one book. But it was a great one! Just shelved: This is the third Angie Thomas book I’ve read, and I have to say, the woman cannot READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | BROKEN – JENNY LAWSON
Oh, I just love Jenny Lawson. She has been making me laugh for years, and also making me feel like I’m not alone in my particular brand of crazy. I loved her blog. Then came her first book, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, which was like her blog but longer. Then came Furiously Happy, READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVE HOLIDAY & RECIPE
So I’m not that big on holidays as a rule, but all the indifference I load onto Easter, Thanksgiving, Canada Day and Victoria Day is balanced out by my complete enthusiasm when it comes to Christmas. There are some great Christmas recipes that we make in my family, but I also use it as READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOK TITLES IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION
Another of these ones where I have to Google and comb shelves to try and find some that fit! Made it to ten, but aren’t all great picks, I have to admit! Well, that’s it READ MORE