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Hello all, It's year no. 6 (!) of our Reading Challenge. Julie and I derive great fun and pleasure from composing, and in Julie's case, completing, these yearly challenges. I do try, but I'm the worst reading procrastinator. You do not want to meet my TBR in a dark alley, it's a beast. If you... Continue Reading →
Hello bookish buddies. I'm back to celebrate year number 5(!) of the Bookish Jay and Reading Mermaid challenge with Julie from The Redolent Mermaid. Our collaboration has outlasted many a celebrity marriage, and I'd argue, possesses more substance than most. We look forward to generating these lists for you, and for us, every year. What... Continue Reading →
Here it is...The Scented Library and The Redolent Mermaid's fourth annual reading challenge! We've almost made it to 2021, *small sigh of relief, hearts full of hope and fingers crossed. If you, like myself, didn't complete 2020's challenge, no judgement. It turns out I'm not a pandemic reader and I'm ok with that. We all... Continue Reading →
*Apologies for the delay on this post. That 3-day weekend here in the states must have thrown me out of whack. I believe the point of today's topic is to give bookish hangovers a positive connotation, as in books that were so memorable, one couldn't get over them. Well, it has been a long time,... Continue Reading →
5-star ratings should be given few and far between. Not that I'm ironfisted or anything, it's just that I reserve the highest rating for those special books I consider to be nothing short of legendary. Books possessing that elusive combination of powerful story, enjoyability, plus top-quality writing garner my legendary status. The last two years... Continue Reading →
Not done with those Best of the Decade posts, quite yet. Specific to books which I've personally read. (I really wanted to do this as a topic last year) so here goes... 10. We Were Liars e. lockhart I had some issues with the plot, but love the way the cover evokes a state of... Continue Reading →
The year 2019 has come and gone but before I put it to rest, I decided to finish off my reading challenge reviews. Yes, I know we are nearly a week into 2020 and I've started a brand new reading challenge. But, the ghosts of last year's reads are haunting my brain, rattling around and... Continue Reading →
There are so few threads tying these random books together, I could only conjure two: numeric titles plus, at some point, I've read them. Just for funzies, I included my star rating. 10. A Million Little Pieces | James Frey ★★★☆☆ 9. Marvel 1602 | Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆ 8. Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury ★★★★☆... Continue Reading →
Multitudes of books exist which I'm avoiding for one reason or another, mostly because I don't think they'll interest me. For simplicity's sake, I'm focusing on those I'm actively avoiding. These are the books I sneak quickly by, eyes averted, hands to the sides of my face to create tunnel vision. I even own most... Continue Reading →
Barring a few exceptions, I'm not a re-reader. For my personal library, the books I wish to add are those I want to return to for the sake of recalling a meaningful passage or remarkable prose. The books I covet most posses a physical beauty that mirrors the wondrous words inside. 1.The Hogwarts Express cover... Continue Reading →
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