In January of 2013, I began blogging once a year about everything I’d read that previous year. This tradition began when my dad asked me how many books I’ve read in my entire lifetime. I couldn’t begin to give him an answer to that question, but it did make me decide to start keeping track… Read More
My Most Popular Posts of 2021
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Every December I make a list of my most popular posts of the year. This is something I first began doing in 2017 with a roundup of my 10 most popular posts. In 2018, I decided to double that number in response to my blogging friend Tom Williams doing the same thing. I continued that tradition… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2021
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl I deeply enjoyed going back through my records of 2021 to find the best books I read all year. My first six answers are of science fiction and fantasy books I reviewed for my site, so click on their titles to read my full reviews. The rest of them are… Read More
Search Engine Questions From 2021
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Every year I take the last two weeks of December off from serious blogging to recharge. One of the lighthearted topics I write ahead of time and save for the end of the year is related to answering search engine questions. The phrases and sentences in bold below are the most amusing and thought-provoking queries… Read More
Dire Warnings: A Review of The Signalman
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The telling or reading of ghost stories during the Christmas season was once a tradition in Victorian England. This series of books seeks to revive this tradition. As I did last year, I will continue reviewing several of them each December until I’ve reached the end of this series. Title: The Signalman – A Ghost Story for Christmas… Read More
A Review of The Reluctant Familiar’s Guide to Christmas Tree Defence
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Title: The Reluctant Familiar’s Guide to Christmas Tree Defence Author: Bethany Hoeflich Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: December 20, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Contemporary Length: 19 pages Source: I received a free copy from the author. Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: After a traumatizing pumpkin spice candle accident, Mr. Fluffykins is looking forward to a quiet night curled… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Things I Hope Santa Brings
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl The original prompt for this week was ‘Books I Hope Santa Brings.” My to-read list is already so long that I decided to tweak it a little to be “Bookish Things I Hope Santa Brings.” The funny thing is, my parents never did Santa stuff when I was a… Read More
A Wanted Haunting: A Review of Afterward
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The telling or reading of ghost stories during the Christmas season was once a tradition in Victorian England. This series of books seeks to revive this tradition. As I did last year, I will continue reviewing several of them each December until I’ve reached the end of this series. Title: Afterward – A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth’s… Read More
Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Funniest Book I’ve Ever Read
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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. A quick note first: if you see this, Tanith, know that I try to leave a comment on your posts every week. I’m not sure if… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Winter 2021 To-Read List
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Winter is snowy and cold here in Ontario, so I generally get a great deal of reading done during it. I mean, why not snuggle up with a great book when the snow is falling furiously and our local weather people are warning everyone about hazardous wind chills that… Read More
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