You’ve probably heard of The Reading Promise in which a father and his 4th grade daughter make a pact to read together for 100 days and end up continuing without a miss until she goes off to college. It’s a great idea… unfortunately the book is unbelievably boring. Since reading together is one of Sir … Continue reading »
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Catching Up
I may not have been writing much since the readathon in April but I sure as heck have been reading! It’s been a busy few months but here’s what I’ve been up to: Been there, done that: Fifty Shades of Grey – 3/5 An attractive, young billionaire meets an even younger college graduate and proceeds … Continue reading »
April Round Up
April is over (come on Spring!) and it was a weird reading month. I didn’t read any of the predicted books (although I’m 1/2 way through Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) but thanks to Dewey’s Readathon I still managed to finish four books. I also took a two week blogging and reading break after the readathon … Continue reading »
Readathon Updates!
It’s Saturday, Saturday, everybody reads all Saturday. Gotta get ready for the readathon. Reading, reading, yah! Reading, reading, yah! Gotta get ready for the readathon. And on that super awesome note we begin my coverage of my attempt to read for 24 hours: 4:45am Where my head’s at: It’s cloudy and confused but psyched. You … Continue reading »
What are you doing this weekend? Me? I’m reading for 24 hours!
Yep. You heard me, 24 hours. Saturday (April 21) is the Spring edition of Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon. Starting at 5am on Saturday morning I’ll be joining 274 other bloggers as we begin reading and attempt to keep reading until 5am Sunday morning. Throughout the readathon I’ll be creating updates (1 every three hours or … Continue reading »
Top Ten Tuesday: Tips for new book bloggers
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list for participating bloggers to create answers and blog posts for. Everyone is welcome to join and you can find more information on upcoming topics at their site. This week we’re giving tips … Continue reading »
Book Challenge Week 25 – A book I expected to hate but liked
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 »
Book Review – A Fine Balance
The tenth book for my A to Z Challenge was A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. It was way down on my TBR list but I’d been meaning to read it for a while, so when one of my readers told me it was her all time favourite book I jumped at the chance to check … Continue reading »
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 »
Top Ten Tuesday: Books to read in a day
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list for participating bloggers to create answers and blog posts for. Everyone is welcome to join and you can find more information on upcoming topics at their site. This week we’re tackling books … Continue reading »
