Hosted by Long and Short Reviews. Click here to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and here to see the full list of topics for the year. Most people immediately think of Toronto when they hear the word Ontario. I love my city, but today I wanted to highlight the province as a whole.… Read More
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Top Ten Tuesday: Unique Opening Lines
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl I could have easily made this list twice as long. What a great topic! Please note that the final opening line references the death of a child. 1.“I am sixteen when my mother steps out of her skin one frozen January afternoon- pure self, atoms twinkling like microscopic diamond… Read More
Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: How I’d Fare in a Zombie Apocalypse
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Hosted by Long and Short Reviews. Click here to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and here to see the full list of topics for the year. This is one of those topics I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about. On the helpful side, I’m young, intelligent, healthy, and physically fit. There… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons Why I Love First Contact Stories
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Y’all have no idea how hard it was for me to narrow this reply down to only one topic. I desperately wanted to write at least six different posts in response to this prompt because there are so many specific things I love reading about. But I will follow… Read More
Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: A Villain That I Wish Could Be Redeemed and Why
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Hosted by Long and Short Reviews. Click here to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and here to see the full list of topics for the year. This week’s topic was tricky for me because I’m not a huge fan of redemption arcs in most cases. Too often they’re used to brush terrible… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: The Last Ten Books I Abandoned
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl I’ve been abandoning books more regularly these past few months. Have any of you noticed the same thing about your reading habits Here are ten books that I recently started reading but couldn’t finish for reasons I’ll explain below. 1. Nests, Eggs, Birds: An Illustrated Aviary by Kelsey Oseid… Read More
Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Favourite Holiday of the Year and Why
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Hosted by Long and Short Reviews. Click here to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and here to see the full list of topics for the year. Halloween is by far my favourite holiday of the year for the following reasons: There Is Assorted Candy. I only eat candy occasionally, but when I do… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Things I’d Have at My Bookish Party
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl 1. Mainstream authors would be welcome, too, but I’d put a special focus on inviting indie authors so everyone could have the chance to discuss books they might never have otherwise heard of. 2. A dance floor and a DJ. 3. Charcuterie boards that have plenty of food and… Read More
Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Reasons Why I Stopped Reading a Series I Loved
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Hosted by Long and Short Reviews. Click here to read everyone else’s replies to this week’s question and here to see the full list of topics for the year. I deeply enjoyed Marion Zimmer Bradley’s The Mists of Avalon, so it came as a surprise to me when I failed to finish the rest of… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wish I Had Read as a Child
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl My list is a short one this week. One of the things my parents did marvellously when I was growing up was providing their kids with a wide range of reading material. I read just about everything I could get my hands on. There are a few titles I… Read More
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