"Doctor Walden looked glumly at the form she had to fill in." First line in The Incandescent by Emily Tesh It's the numbers posts! OR the post where I reflect on my reading and this blog from the past year and see if I can sound smart. Let's just begin! I read 45 books in… Continue reading 2025 In Review – Stats and Goals
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Things I Enjoyed in 2025 That Weren’t Books
"Happy birthday, Haymitch!" First line in Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins It's time for one of my favorite posts of the year and also the only one not about books. As much as I love reading, I do find other distractions enjoyable too, so I want to talk about them. I have a… Continue reading Things I Enjoyed in 2025 That Weren’t Books
2024 In Review – Stats and Goals
"When I returned from San Ceterino late in the afternoon, I found that Mark and his friends had thrown half the food in our kitchen into the swimming pool." First line in The Lessons by Naomi Alderman It is time for the post where I look back on 2024 in greater detail to see if… Continue reading 2024 In Review – Stats and Goals
Things I Enjoyed in 2024 That Weren’t Books
"Last night I could hear them again." First line in The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins I'm starting my annual wrap-up posts early because I have so many and I think this is a good one to kick it all off with. No books involved as I take you through all the stuff I enjoyed… Continue reading Things I Enjoyed in 2024 That Weren’t Books
November 2024 Reading Wrap-Up
"It was winter, just a few days before Christmas." First line in The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke It's finally December so it's time for another wrap-up as I talk about how I spent my November. I began the month in the best way by having a week off work. Since I have been… Continue reading November 2024 Reading Wrap-Up
Swapping Book Protagonists Because Naemi @A Book Owl’s Corner Told Me To
"My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down." First line in Twilight by Stephenie Meyer A couple of months ago I made a quiz for you all that had you guessing books based on AI-generated images; an idea taken from Naemi @A Book Owl's Corner who also happened to be the… Continue reading Swapping Book Protagonists Because Naemi @A Book Owl’s Corner Told Me To
End of the Year Book Tag 2024
"The dragon Saphira roared, and the soldiers before her quailed." First line in Inheritance by Chrisopher Paolini We're in October which means it's time for the End of the Year Book Tag, a tag originally created by Ariel Bisset over on YouTube. There's not much else to it so let's begin! Are there any books… Continue reading End of the Year Book Tag 2024
Top Ten Tuesday: My Fall 2024 TBR
"Darik the smith was last among the desolate." First line in Age of Assassins by RJ Barker Unfortunately, summer is over and it's time for me to pick the books that are going to keep the seasonal depression at bay during fall. As per usual, I'm doing this through Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: My Fall 2024 TBR
Quiz Time – Answers and Winner Revealed
"My father was a king and the son of kings." First line in The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller About a month ago, I posted a quiz based on guessing books from AI-created images (an idea taken from Naemi@A Book Owl's Corner), and today you're getting the answers. For the competition element, I gave… Continue reading Quiz Time – Answers and Winner Revealed
Quiz Time! – Guess the Books Based on AI Images
"The night Kate Harker decided to burn down the school chapel, she wasn't angry or drunk." First line in This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab I've decided that because I've written a lot of very long posts lately, I get to be lazy today by both stealing an idea AND making you do a lot… Continue reading Quiz Time! – Guess the Books Based on AI Images
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