Hosted by Alison Can Read & Parajunkie Weekly Prompt What are some of your favorite, hated or memorable character names? Answer: In Pride and Prejudice retellings they tend to shorten or the characters names or use them as a jumping off point. I get that, but in the sense of creativity (or lack thereof […]
I have started watching Stranger Things and my goodness is it addicting! Therefore, after finding this book tag at Bookishness and Tea I knew I had to do it. The Vanishing of Will Byers the first book in a series that left you intrigued and slightly confused Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom […]
Hosted by Alison Can Read & Parajunkie I am so excited to say that I am this week’s feature! Weekly Prompt: Show us your TBR pile(s)! Answer: I actually just started a meme, To Be Read Thursday to help get my tbr under control. The meme is only in its third week but have been […]
Hosted by Alison Can Read & Parajunkie Weekly Prompt: Have you ever disliked or felt “meh” about a book only to later change your mind and love it? Answer: This happened very recently with The Secret Language of Stones by M.J. Rose. At first I was a little perturbed with the supernatural relationship that […]
Hosted by Alison Can Read & Parajunkie Weekly Prompt: Q: 5 Favorite Book Boyfriends. A: Mr. Darcy: I love his aloof nature with an 1800s “bad boy swagger” His intellect, and mysterious kind heart have always made me swoon too. And I adore anyone who is as kind to a sister as he is […]
Welcome to Task It Tuesday! created by the Awesome Felicia The Geeky Blogger and is hosted by Michelle at Because Reading is better than real life! My Tasks this week Write reviews — this goes hand in hand with the Review-a-thon hosted by Book Bumblings this weekend Update SEO — since moving from Blogger to […]
I love reading statistics and as we are half-way through the calendar year it only seems natural to do a mid-way “how am I doing” post. Number of Books Read 40 Number of Books Bought 5 Number of Books from Library 19 Fiction/Non-Fiction Ratio 38 Fiction 2 Non-Fiction Male/Female Authors 9 Male 23 Female Re-reads […]
Hosted by Rose City Reader Beginning: One: Scarlet was descending toward the alley behind the Rieux Tavern when her portscreen chimed in the passenger seat, followed by an automated voice: “Comm received for Mademoiselle Scarlet Benoit from the Toulouse Law Enforcement of Missing Persons.” Hosted by Freda’s Voice Page 56: She extracted the bloodied ID […]
Hosted by Alison Can Read & Parajunkie Q: What are your favorite genres in books? A: I mainly read fiction but my favorite sub-genre is historical fiction. Reading in general can carry you to far off lands with a Reading Rainbow “I can go anywhere” mentality but for me historical novels take it to a whole […]
Hosted by Alison Can Read & Parajunkie Q: 3 favorite heroines, books they’re in, and why you love them A: In no particular order: Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice — I love her wit and spunk and is a great character to see grow with time. Hermione Granger, Harry Potter series — books and cleverness […]