If given the opportunity to travel back in time would you risk changing history and its potential future, or would you let sleeping dogs lie? This is the question Jake Epping is faced with. After finding a portal into the past Jake is transported into September 1958, with a mission– prevent the JFK assassination. Easier […]
The Great Gatsby starts out slow, like the tortoise and the hare slow, but like the tortoise its a winner. Like I said, The Great Gatsby takes a while too easy into until Daisy’s husband Tom is seen having an open affair it was a bit like wallpaper paste. But then Tom slugs his annoying, […]
Roald Dahl Challenge hosted by The Cheap Reader I loved, loved loved Roald Dahl growing up, I ate up James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, my new favorite word was “poppycock” after reading Fantastic Mr. Fox. In short, I thought Roald Dahl was amazing! So, when I saw this challenge […]
Bout of Books Runs January 9 – 15 My Goals Finish at least one book Visit other participant’s blogs Have Fun! Books To Read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling The Scent of Rain and Lightening by Nancy Pickard Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Alexander’s Bridge by […]
Victorian Challenge hosted at Laura’s Reviews For the Victorian Challenge, we will focus on the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. We will count books that were written by Victorian authors during this time period, books set during the Victorian age, or books about a Victorian author, history, manners, architecture, Queen Victoria etc. […]
Bout of Books read-a-thon hosted by On a Book Bender Bout of Books will run from 12:01am 1/9 through 11:59 pm 1/15 (your time zone) However, all posts on this blog and the challenges at the co-hosts’ blogs will publish at midnight CST (or UTC-6). Read as much as you can whenever you can. The only […]
What Would Jane Do Reading Challenge hosted by Oh, The Places You’ll Go! The challenge will run from January 1st-December 31st 2012. The books you read count for other challenges. You can count ebooks in addition to regular ones. Just Austen- Books only written by Jane Austen A Touch of Pride: Read 1-3 books Learning […]
On the fourth of each month Kathrine at November’s Autumn is posting a prompt for the current classic you are reading to coincide with her classics challenge. This month’s prompt is the Author Jane Austen Born December 16, 1775 Died July 18, 1817 (aged 41) Chawton Cottage The village of Chawton near Alton in Hampshire. […]
The “Day After” Readathon was hosted by Allie at A Literary Odyssey taking place during the first days of the new year. I had a pretty lengthy list of books to read over this weekend not because I’m overly ambitious but because I like having options. I didn’t get as much reading in as I […]
The “Day After” Readathon hosted by A Literary Odyssey The Details The readathon will go through January 1st and 2nd. You can start anytime you’d like-just read during those two days (do let me know in a comment that you’re participating so I can cheer you on! I will be updating on my blog, as […]