I’ve recently rediscovered a genre of books that I had completely forgotten about for years- books about adventure in the great outdoors. As a kid, this was a genre that I devoured, with books like Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell and Julie ofRead More →
My Read the North Challenge is only a month underway, and I’ve been off to a slow, if steady start. After reading one of the books the boys got for Christmas – Carson Crosses Canada – I realized that many of the fantastic books we read with our kidsRead More →
I’ve spent the last couple of days trying to decide on which book challenges I’m going to participate in this year. I’ve considered several, including Beat the Backlist, the Read Harder Challenge, and the Cross Canada Challenge. Then I found this: The Master List of 2018 Reading Challenges. Then IRead More →
As promised, I didn’t forget about my book challenge! In addition to beginning my 101 Adventures in 1001 Days challenge today, I am also beginning my next 101 Books challenge. 101 Books in 1001 Days is a challenge that I’m doing for the third time now and it’s still probablyRead More →
This is actually a review I wrote last January, but never ended up posting on the blog. In posting it now, I’m wrapping up number 64 on my 101 in 1001 list: Write 5 book reviews and post them on the blog. Rereading this review reminded me that this book needs to beRead More →
I’ve been terrible this past year with my Reading Recaps and book updates. I did one book review in July, and some pretty bare bones Recaps in August and November, but that was it!Read More →
I have to say, I’m doing much better on my 101 Books challenge than my actual 101 in 1001 list. I’ve got 24 days left and only 19 books left to read. Cutting it a bit close…but I’ll try my best. Since my last update in August, I’ve knocked 15Read More →
I took a quick look at the calendar today and realized – only four months left of my current 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge! And while my actual challenge has been somewhat *ahem* neglected, I’ve managed not to completely drop the ball on my reading list. If you’re newRead More →
How could I not? I’ve had two challenges running simultaneously this year – my 101 Books in 1001 Days and my Goodreads yearly reading challenge. I surpassed my goal of 50 books in 2016 for Goodreads, hitting 53 this past week. This is kind of cool on Goodreads – My YearRead More →
Recently, I finished reading the Harry Potter series for the first time – yes, you read that correctly. I’ve read bits and pieces of it over the years, but I finally purchased the set and read all seven books from start to finish. And I was left wondering, why theRead More →