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: 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 »
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 »
February Round Up
February is over and so is the second month of my A to Z Reading Challenge. Month two did not go quite as well as the first and I blame Apsley Cherry-Garrard. I just couldn’t seem to slog my way through his Worst Journey and therefore didn’t get to finish my required reading (commence any … Continue reading »
Why are you so hard to read?!
Today’s post was supposed to be a book review of The Worst Journey in the World which I was to have read last week. Unfortunately, according to my Kindle (Agatha), I have only progressed 7% of the way through. This book is kicking my ass. It’s not that it’s uninteresting and it’s not that the … Continue reading »
Book Review – Thirteen Reasons Why
Book number two of my A to Z Reading Challenge was Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. It’s Asher’s first book and one I had seen reviewed and recommended on a couple blogs. I was excited to read it and got sucked in right away – the entire book took about three sittings over two … Continue reading »
