It's time again for another Bout of Books Readathon! Round #22 kicks off on Monday, May 14th and runs until Sunday, May 20th. This will be my third time participating, and I can't wait to squeeze in as much reading as possible next week. What is Bout of Books? For those that don't know what Bout... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Colorful Classics
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog, and now hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. I'm putting a slight spin on this week's color theme, to instead feature: Ten Colorful Classics. These books all contain a color as part of their title. The Woman in White by... Continue Reading →
Classics Club Spin #17 Review: Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Heidi, Johanna Spyri First Published 1880 Most of us are no doubt familiar with at least some aspects of the plot of this iconic Children's Classic. Heidi is the story of a young orphan girl who is brought to live with her reclusive grandfather on his farm high in the Swiss Alps. Here she sleeps on a... Continue Reading →
Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon (April 2018) TBR
One of my favorite bookish events, Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon, is this Saturday! This will be my second time participating, and I'm excited to get a substantial amount of reading done, as well as to interact with other readers. I will definitely not be reading for the full 24 hours though. Here are the books... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog, and now hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is: Books On My Spring TBR Full confession, I haven't had the best track record when it comes to my previous two TTT seasonal TBRs. Of the twenty... Continue Reading →
Classics Club Spin #17 Results
The results for the Classics Club Spin #17 are in!! The number selected was 3, which means I'll be reading... Heidi by Johanna Spyri I'm very happy about this, since I've been meaning to pick up Heidi for the past few months. I have fond memories of watching the film and mini-series versions as a child... Continue Reading →