Twilight – Stephanie Meyer Synopsis: When Isabella Swan moves to Forks, WA to live with her dad she immediately wonders if she’s made a mistake: the town is rainy, small and the other kids seem way too cheery. Things start to look up when she meets the gorgeous but aloof and mysterious Edward Cullen. They … Continue reading »
Category Archives: 40 Week Book Challenge
Book Challenge Week 24 – A book that everyone loves but me
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Synopsis (from Amazon): The influential and widely acclaimed story details the two days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from prep school. Confused and disillusioned, he searches for truth and rails against the “phoniness” of the adult world. He ends up exhausted … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 23 – Book that is my most cherished possession
I don’t really buy hard copy books now that I have my Kindle and since I don’t reread books I tend to give them away when I’m finished them. This has lead to some pretty sparse bookshelves but, because my Kindle is where I keep all my books, I’d say it’s my most treasured bookish … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 22 – Book with the best evil character
I had a really hard time choosing one villain for this challenge, it seems like every time I read a good book there is an equally good villain. In the end I decided to list my top 4 favourite kinds of book bad guys: 1. The Schemer These villains are typically women and are frequently … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 21 – Book I am embarrassed to say I like
As you might have noticed from my reviews I have an eclectic taste in books so I’m not really embarrassed by any books I’ve read and liked. I think people go through cyclical phases of reading highbrow, lowbrow and middlebrow books and anyone who makes it seem like they only read fancy pants literature is … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 20 – A book with a character most like me
It’s week 20, that means I’m halfway through the 40 Week Book Challenge! This week the challenge was to find a character that was most like me. It was hard – at first I wanted to choose a witty, strong female character like Elizabeth Bennett or Jo March but then I realized I’m not really … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 19 – A book that scared me
I mentioned in a previous post that for a while I had a preoccupation with true crime novels which were both entertaining and scary. For some reason the more recent biographies of the crimes committed by serial killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer did not scare me but the old, unsolved Jack the Ripper … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 18 – A book I tell people I’ve read, but haven’t
Since I’m not a lying liar I don’t tell people I’ve read a book if I really haven’t. Do I let people think I’ve read a book I haven’t and just not correct them? Nope, not on purpose anyway but it does happen from time to time and it still feels like lying by omission. … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 17 – Book I hope to get for my birthday
This was actually supposed to be week 22 but since my birthday is coming up in a few days I thought now was the perfect time for this category. There are so many books I’m looking forward to reading this year during my A to Z Reading Challenge that I really can’t choose just one that … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 16 – A favourite book from childhood
Remember me? It’s been a while so I wouldn’t blame you if you don’t recognize me but, now that the holidays are officially over, I’m back and will be blogging with regularity again. This week’s book is one I’m very excited to read to Sir O when he’s just a bit older just as it … Continue reading »
