Happy weekend! Here’s where you can share what you’re up to on days two and three of the Persephone Readathon #2. (You can find the open post for day one here) Don't forget to share your readathon experience and follow along with #PersephoneReadathon. As always, more details about the readathon can be found on my Persephone... Continue Reading →
My first read for the Persephone Readathon #2 is: The Far Cry by Emma Smith. It's a coming-of-age novel about a teenaged-girl who is uprooted from her home in England by her father, who takes her to India to avoid his ex-wife gaining custody. Teresa and her father have a complex and awkward relationship, but this... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the second round of the Persephone Readathon! I hope you are as excited as I am to read, review, and chat about Persephone Books over the next ten days. Keep scrolling for some important readathon details… A few reminders: -The readathon runs from Friday, September 21st through Sunday, September 30th. –Don’t forget... Continue Reading →
It's a truth universally acknowledged, that a readathon is more fun with a few challenges... For those interested, I’ve put together a list of ten optional challenges that can be completed at any point during the event. Feel free to do as many or as few as you’d like. You can share your responses on... Continue Reading →
The second round of the Persephone Readathon is right around the corner! The fun kicks off Friday, September 21st and lasts through Sunday, September 30th, 2018. If you'll be joining in, please sign up with the link button below. (You can link to your blog or social media account, and/or a specific readathon sign-up/TBR post) This will... Continue Reading →
If you enjoy readathons and Persephone Books*, I have some good news for you: the #PersephoneReadathon is back for its second round! The Persephone Readathon Round 2 will run from Friday, September 21st through Sunday, September 30th, 2018. As before, this will be a laid back readathon; read as much or as little as you’d like. The goal... Continue Reading →
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: Short Story Collections In creating this list, I realized that while I've read many short stories over the years, I haven't read very many complete collections. I've decided... Continue Reading →
Mariana, Monica Dickens First Published 1940 Persephone Book #2 I'm going to start by making a pretty bold claim: this is my new favorite Persephone Book. I had very high expectations going into Mariana - I even listed it as one of my five-star TBR pile predictions - and I am thrilled to say it surpassed those expectations. In... Continue Reading →
Thank you so much for making this another successful #PersephoneReadathon!! I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend of reading, reviewing, discussing, and celebrating Persephone Books. While I'm sad it's over, I'm already looking forward to the next one. I'm planning on hosting a longer readathon in mid to late September. I hope many of... Continue Reading →
The Village, Marghanita Laski First published 1952 Persephone Book #52 Set in the fictional English village of Priory Dean, The Village opens during the celebratory evening of V. E. Day. Although WWII has come to an end (at least in Europe), two women have still turned up for their shifts as Red Cross volunteers. This final... Continue Reading →
Dwell in Possibility 