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
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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
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wintry Gifs and Photos
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl I’m going to be achingly honest with all of you here. The winter holiday season is hard for me for a few different reasons. One, I have seasonal depression that usually kicks in by early November when Ontario’s days grow short and our sunlight is weak and brief at… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Memories
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl I don’t know if I’ll be able to come up with a full ten answers for this week’s prompt, but I do have some fun bookish memories to share with you all. Bookish Memory #1: Falling asleep while waiting for my dad to come home from a late… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Tropes I’d Love an Update On
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl The original topic for this week was “characters I’d love an update on.” It’s a good topic, but I’ve had some disappointing experiences with sequels that either ignore the previous world building and character development or veer off into storylines that don’t fit the original trajectories of those worlds… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Read if You Love Hard Science Fiction
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl I’m the sort of reader who can find something to enjoy in many different genres and subgenres. To be perfectly honest with you, I was a little intimidated by hard science fiction when I first encountered it because I didn’t know how much the authors who wrote it would… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Memorable Things Characters Have Said
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Here is my list. It will be interesting to see how everyone’s interpretations of what makes a quote memorable line up! “I am not an angel,” I asserted; “and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre “Still,… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Would Hand to Someone Who Claims to Not Like Reading
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl My first response to this post was to say, “absolutely nothing at all!” I wholeheartedly believe in respecting people’s boundaries if they say they’re not interested in doing or trying something. For the sake of argument, let’s pretend that this person has not enjoyed reading in the past but… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Halloween Picture Books
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl Happy Halloween to those of you who celebrate it! If you live in a country where it is a big deal, I hope you find some amazing Halloween candy for sale on November 1. I will be on the lookout for a bag or two of it myself in… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday: Online Resources for Book Lovers
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Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl I love this week’s topic. Let’s see how many answers I can come up with for it. None of these sites have compensated me for mentioning them in any way. I simply included ones I’ve used or think sound cool. 1. DailyLit Imagine being emailed a short passage from… Read More
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