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 »
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Book Challenge Week 15 – Book I have read the most number of times
I’m not really a re-reader as part of the joy of reading for me is not knowing what will happen next (plus I’m constantly finding new books I want to read so there’s no time to look back). However, I went through a major Egyptology phase in high school and read The Memoirs of Cleopatra … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 14 – Favourite 19th century novel
I will freely admit I haven’t read a ton of 19th century fiction but it doesn’t matter because even if I had read a library’s worth, Pride and Prejudice would still be my favourite. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice introduces the reader to the five Bennett sisters, their melodramatic mother and seemingly … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 12 – Favourite historical novel
Historical fiction and historical nonfiction are my favourite genres and the ones I read most consistently so you’d think I’d have trouble picking just one book but, nope, it was easy peasy. A couple of years ago my terrific father in law (who has much the same taste in books as me) introduced me to … Continue reading »
Book Challenge week 11 – Book that made you cry
This category wasn’t too hard for me, there are only a handful of books that have actually made me cry. The Book Thief is one but I want to use that one for a different category, A Time to Kill was another (I was 12, give me a break) but I think the one that … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 10 – Book that gave me the creeps
This was a hard week in the challenge for me. I don’t normally get the creeps from books since I rarely read creepy books. I considered using the book I’m currently reading, Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft, but have decided to stick with my self imposed rule of using only … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 9 – Favourite crime novel
Last week was a bit of a gong show real life wise and I let it distract me from blogging, but I’m back at it this week with the next installment of the book challenge: This week’s category was “favourite crime novel” and, while I don’t read a lot of crime/mystery, when I do I seem … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 8 – Book that blew me away
Sorry about the temporary hiatus, Halloween seemed to really throw me off, but I’m back and it’s week 8 of the book challenge! This week’s challenge was to find a book that blew me away; I am defining this as a book which after reading I still think about on a somewhat regular basis. There … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 7 – Favourite YA book
This was another tough challenge for me as there were so many good books to choose from. Even once I narrowed it down to a series (Harry Potter) it was still hard to choose what book was my favourite. After some humming and hawing I settled on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 6 – Book that changed my life
I’ve told you about my childhood obsession with lawyers and true crime right? Well imagine my delight when I found (between episodes of Matlock and Cold Case Files) there was an author who wrote solely about the law and lawyers! My mom is a pretty voracious reader and kept the bulk of John Grisham’s library … Continue reading »
