Happy Tuesday, and happy Top Ten Tuesday day, everyone! This week’s theme allows us to travel outside of our own countries, and encourages us to explore the rest of the world! Since most YA books are set in the U.S. (well, the contemporary ones anyway, since fantasy settings didn’t really count for me, for this… Read More Top Ten Tuesday #46: Top Ten Books That Take Place In Another Country
Happy Tuesday, and happy Top Ten Tuesday day, everyone! This week it’s all about the books that surprised us. I’m sure that every reader is both pleasantly, and unpleasantly, surprised by many books throughout their lifetimes. Here are the top ten that come to my mind. Some surprised me in the best of ways, while… Read More Top Ten Tuesday #44: Top Ten Books That Surprised Me
Happy Tuesday, and happy Top Ten Tuesday day, everyone! I know that some parts of the US are (or were) getting some snow, but here in Canada it’s starting to feel like spring! It’s 12 degrees Celsius right now, and I’m just tempted to go out for a walk! Maybe my birthday will actually be a… Read More Top Ten Tuesday #42: Top 10 Books That I Could Re-read Forever
Welcome to the Stranger Things 2 book tag! If you have not watched season 2 of Stranger Things all the way to the end and still intend to, I highly recommend that you do not read past this point! There are spoilers galore! (But there is a tag for those who have watched season 1, and you can… Read More Stranger Things 2 Book Tag
Happy Monday, my lovelies! Or rather, Happy ARCstravaganza day (as I’ve come to call it)! Um wow. So, as some of you may know, Canadian Thanksgiving was yesterday, so most Canadians had the Monday off. Due to working on Saurday (until about 8 pm) and then having Monday off….all day yesterday, I was under the impression… Read More #ARCstravaganza (#13): Before She Ignites by Jodi Meadows
Welcome to the last My Lady Jane readalong discussion! Yes, I know, I’m sad too! I really enjoyed this month of reading MLJ and discussing it with all of you. I don’t know what I’ll do with myself after this (I wish there was a sequel). But at least I know that I can dive into the… Read More Calendar Girls August 2017 Read-A-Long: My Lady Jane (Discussion 4: Chapters 24-30)
Welcome to our third My Lady Jane readalong discussion! And I hope that all of you have been enjoying this next portion of the book as much as I have. I’m still upset with myself for waiting so long to read this, but am at the same time quite happy to be reading and discussing it… Read More Calendar Girls August 2017 Read-A-Long: My Lady Jane (Discussion 3: Chapters 16-23)
Welcome to our second My Lady Jane read-a-long discussion! I hope that all of you have been enjoying this next portion of the book as I have. This book is way too much fun, and I look forward to reading that you all think about it! If this is the first time you’re hearing about… Read More Calendar Girls August 2017 Read-A-Long: My Lady Jane (Discussion 2: Chapters 9-15)
It’s finally here! Our first discussion for the My Lady Jane read-a-long! Ever since I started reading this book, I’ve been wanting to discuss it with someone who’s read it, or is reading it too. And I’m so happy that we can all do that now. I don’t know if I could have handled reading… Read More Calendar Girls August 2017 Read-A-Long: My Lady Jane (Discussion 1: Chapters 1-8)
Welcome to the second Calendar Girls read-a-long, and the very first read-a-long which I am personally hosting! We are still trying to figure out the best way these read-a-longs will work for Melanie and myself, as well as (of course) the participants, so I would appreciate any feedback you may have! You can either leave… Read More Calendar Girls August 2017 Read-A-Long: My Lady Jane (Announcement Post & Sign-Up)