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February Reading Update #woybs #52booksin52weeks

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This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end up choosing a book that I may not have otherwise read. That is always a positive. Quite often the prompts have me scratching my head for a while. and that’s when the challenge kicks in. I do enjoy the hunt for a book to fit a particular prompt.

This year seems to be shaping up as ‘the year of the series’ That wasn’t at all intentional. I only noticed it when I was compiling this post. Amazon quite often have free kindle book which I download occasionally. These books are usually the first in the series and (great marketing ploy) have led me to continue with the series.

Following are the 52 Book Club Challenge books that I’ve read during January:

The Secret Sparrow

Link to my review: The Secret Sparrow by Jackie French

The Frozen River


My Story by Elizabeth Smart

None of This is True

Other Books Read

Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The Orphanage by Lizzie Page (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #1) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley (The Seven Sisters #5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The Secret Book Of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Star Rating 

Please note that my star rating system isn’t at all based on literary merit, but is based on my enjoyment for the book.
For me a book that gets five stars, is a book that I really enjoyed, and found difficult to put down.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unputdownable. Would read it again.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic read. Not to be missed

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoyable. Would recommend it.

⭐️⭐️ Wouldn’t read it again

⭐️ Don’t recommend this book at all

💫 Half Star

The books mentioned in this post are of my own choice and have not been sent to me to review. My opinions are my own and I receive no renumeration at all for them.

Have you read any of these books? If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts. I promise to always reply to comments made below.

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70 Favourite Books at 70

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I don’t make a fuss of my milestone birthdays, or any birthdays for that matter. I’m not even sure that my family even know it’s my 70th birthday. However, my partner always makes a big fuss of me. For my 60th I walked the Camino de Santiago alone. For me it was the perfect way to celebrate this milestone birthday. I can remember being very grateful that I was still fit and healthy enough to do this walk, and was a bit proud of myself for being brave enough to do it alone.

At the moment, on my birthday, we are at Bright in the Alpine country, having a relaxing week with friends. This isn’t a birthday celebration. It’s totally coincidental that we are getting together in my birthday week. So far, it’s been great few days away, with lots of time for reading and getting into nature.

Just for fun, I thought I’d make a list of 70 books that I have loved during 70 years.

I really can’t remember much about the books that I read in my teens or early twenties, which is why there are more recently published books on the list, than books from decades ago.

The following books are listed in no particular order. They started out in alphabetical order, but as we are on holidays, that became a bit of a chore and they are mostly random. It’s been fun reminiscing and choosing. When choosing I focused on books they I would read again.

70 Books

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

All The President’s Men by Carl Bernstein

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Anatomy by Dana Schwartz

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Atonement by Ian McEwan

A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute

A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie French

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Bleak house by Charles Dickens

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Bush Christmas by Ralph Smart

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Devotion by Hannah Kent

Dune by Frank Herbert

Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje

The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Lola in The Mirror by Trent Dalton

London by Edward Rutherford

Love Story – Trent Dalton

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Solomon’s Song by Bryce Courtney

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Stand by Stephen King

We Were the Mulvanney’s by Joyce Carol Oates

The Chocolate Maker’s Wife by Karen Brooks

The Sense Of An Ending by Julian Barnes

The Dictionary of lost Words by Pip Williams

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

The Good People by Hannah Kent

The Shining by Stephen King

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Persimmon tree by Bryce Courtenay

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

The Power of one by Bryce Courtenay

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Where The Crawdad’s Sing by Delia Owens

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January Reading Update #52booksin52weeks #WOYBS

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This year, I am once again participating in the 52 Book Club Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end up choosing a book that I may not have otherwise read. That is always a positive. Quite often the prompts have me scratching my head for a while. and that’s when the challenge kicks in. I do enjoy the hunt for a book to fit a particular prompt.

One of my goals for 2024 is to read more nonfiction, hopefully one each month. In January, I have read three non fiction books for the 52 Book Club’s Reading Challenge prompts. Two books are memoirs, one written by a neuro divergent author and one by an indigenous author. There was also a non fiction book about young girls in Australia who have gone missing in mysterious circumstances

Following are the 52 Book Club Challenge books that I’ve read during January.

Historical Fiction – Magical Realism – Fantasy – Mystery
The Lost Bride Trilogy #1
Review: The Inheritance by Norah Roberts 

Contemporary – Magical Realism – Literary Fiction – Coming of Age
Review: Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton

Autobiography – Memoir – Australian
Book Review: The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner by Grace Tame

Mystery – Crime – Thriller
Review: The Ski Trip by Sarah Clarke/

Memoir – Autobiography – Australian – Indigenous
Review:The Last Daughter by Brenda Matthews

A Few Other Books Read

Secret Sparrow by Jackie French ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Bookshop of Secrets by Mollie Rushmeyer ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Vanished by Nicole Morris ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Watermelon by Marian Keyes ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Poppy Sisters by Deborah Carr ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Star Rating 

Please note that my star rating system isn’t at all based on literary merit, but is based on my enjoyment for the book.
For me a book that gets five stars, is a book that I really enjoyed, and found difficult to put down.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unputdownable. Would read it again.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic read. Not to be missed

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoyable. Would recommend it.

⭐️⭐️ Wouldn’t read it again

⭐️ Don’t recommend this book at all

💫 Half Star

The books mentioned in this post are of my own choice and have not been sent to me to review. My opinions are my own and I receive no renumeration at all for them.

Have you read any of these books? If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts. I promise to always reply to comments made below.

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Bookish Challenges For 2024

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52 Book Club Challenge

This year, I will be participating in the 52 Book Club’s 2024 Reading Challenge once again. This will be my third year, and I’ve enjoyed it every year. The aim of the challenge is to read one book each week in the year, that you match with a given prompt. I love the process of matching books to the prompts, even though it can be frustrating at times.

“This is the perfect place to expand your reading, connect with fellow book lovers, and have a lot of fun” – https://www.the52book.club/2023-reading-challenge

“We encourage participants to try new authors or genres, push themselves to read more, read differently, and get creative with it” – https://www.the52book.club/2023-reading-challenge

I usually start getting myself organised for this challenge in November, when prompts are released. The plan I make always goes awry when I start reading in the new year. New releases that I hadn’t considered when making my plan, always show up, and I can’t resist. I find myself constantly changing my spreadsheet of chosen books, as the year progresses.

Goodreads Challenge
I have set my 2024 Goodreads Challenge to 140 books.

Historical Fiction Challenge

Being a lover of historical fiction, this challenge is perfect for me and I couldn’t resist it when I saw it. During the year, there is a monthly link up, to add your historical fiction books read blog post. You can read all about the challenge at the link below.
http://www.theintrepidreader.com/search/label/About%20Historical%20Fiction%20Reading%20Challenge

What’s In A Name Reading Challenge

In this challenge, there are six prompts given for the year and the idea is to read a book, matching the prompt. The prompts for 2024 are below:

  • Double letters
  • An NFL team
  • A natural disaster
  • A virtue
  • A shape
  • Footwear

There is further information about this challenge at the link below.
https://carolinabooknook.wordpress.com/

Thanks to The Chocolate Ladies Book Review blog for posting about these challenges. 

Do let me know in the comments if you plan to join any of these challenges. Also if you have set a Goodreads challenge, I’d love you to leave your link, so I can follow you.

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My Book of the Year and 2023 Reading Challenges #WOYBS #the52bookclub2023

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My Book of the Year for 2023

My number one favourite book from 2023 is The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
This book took me by surprise. I read it because I had enjoyed another book by this author and just randomly chose The Seven Sisters. This is a book with quite an unusual storyline, that I just wasn’t able to put down. After I finished reading it, I discovered that it was the first book in The Seven Sisters series of eight books. I have since read the next two books and had the same reaction. I’m trying to space the books out, because I don’t want to finish them quickly, so the characters can stay with me longer.
#historicalfiction #romance #mystery #paranormal #fantasy

My 5 Top Books 

I don’t really give five stars easily, and don’t give them for literary merit. If I rate a book at five stars, it is a book that had me hooked, that I would describe as unputdownable. My only criteria for the book is my level of enjoyment.

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley – #1 in the Seven Sisters Series

The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay – #1 Persimmon Tree Series
#historicalfiction #Australia #Asia #WWII

Zambesi by Tony Park
#adventure #Africa #thriller #action #suspense

That Bligh Girl by Sue Williams
#historicalfiction #Australia #19thcentury

The Forgotten Life of Arthur Pettinger by Suzanne Fortin
#historicalfiction #war

Goodreads Challenge

I set my Goodreads reading challenge for 2023 at 100 books. As of today, I have read 117 books, with a couple more to be added by the end of the year. I count audio books listened to, as books read.

52 Week Book Challenge

This challenge was to read one book each week during 2023, using a given prompt. This year was my second year participating in the challenge. I really enjoyed matching the prompts given, with books that I wanted to read, and also with books that I hadn’t thought of reading. I did try to use the challenge to read the books that are sitting unread on my bookshelf. I did read a few of them, but was constantly distracted by new releases. I’m looking forward to this challenge again in 2024.

This post is linked to the monthly #whatsonyourbookshelfchallenge linkup hosted by bloggers Deb, Sue, Donna, and Jo. and  Natalie’s Weekend Coffee Share

This post is linked to the monthly #whatsonyourbookshelfchallenge linkup hosted by bloggers Deb, Sue, Donna, and Jo.

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Taking Stock of Reading in 2023

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I can’t believe it’s less than two weeks until Christmas. I’m not sure where this year has gone, but I know that it’s gone very quickly. As the end of the year looms, I find myself feeling quite exhausted and looking forward to a few quiet days, curled up with a book.

Bur firstly, it’s time to look back on 2023 in books, and what better way than to using Taking Stock prompts. The idea is to not think too hard about responses to the prompts. I find that usually, the first reaction is the most relevant.

Admiring: Dana Schwarz, the author of Anatomy: A Love Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and Immortality: A Love Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Becoming: A fan of Dervla McTiernan. I have read all of her books and loved them all

Curious: About author Nora Roberts. This year I was surprised by how much I enjoyed her novel, Nightworks, and look forward to reading more of her books.

Delighted: That I have read many great books this year.

Excited: For new releases in 2024

Feeling: Very happy to have completed the April AtoZ Challenge in 2023

Going: To broaden the genres I read in 2024. As I look back on the books that I’ve read, it’s obvious that I have read only a few genres.

Hoping: To have more time for reading in 2024. This year my time was limited.

Joking: That I’m turning into a crime junkie. It’s a genre that I haven’t read much in the past, but in 2023, I have read a surprising number of crime books

Knowing: I need to read more of Grantlee Kieza’s books, as I have enjoyed all of his books that I’ve read so far. This year I read Lawson.

Loving: The 52 book week challenge again this year, and looking forward to participating again, in 2024.

Making: A promise to myself to find out more about the life of Bella da Costa Greene after reading The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Next: Year, once again, I’m looking forward to reading over 100 great books

Observing: How much I enjoy books written by Steven King

Posting: Fifty three book reviews on the blog this year.

Reading: 116 books so far this year

Welcoming: Many new followers to this blog this year. I have loved making new connections.

Xmas: Christmas at Mannus Ridge by Joanne Tracey is the best Christmas book I’ve read in a long while.

Yes: I love a book with an exclamation mark in the title. Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

Z: Zambesi by Tony Park was a 5 star read for me earlier in the year

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Ten New Release Books In 2024

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I always feel quite excited as details are released about new release books coming in the new year. One of my favourite authors, Kristin Hannah has a book being released early in the new year that looks fabulous.

Watch out for the following new releases, coming early in the new year. They are just a few that I’m very much looking forward to checking out.

The Concierge by Abby Corson
To be released in January
‘A modern take on an Agatha Christie staple, The Concierge will keep fans of Sophie Hannah and Richard Osman entertained.’ – Books + Publishing

First Lie Wins by Ashley Alston
To be released January
“The deviously addictive MUST-READ debut thriller” – Amazon

Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble
To be released in January
“Since her police-officer husband Eric’s mysterious murder, Carly Harris has been struggling to support herself and their infant son. Her career as an antique dealer isn’t sustainable, nor is her dream of becoming a novelist. So when her grandmother proposes she and her two sisters restore the family’s large Beaufort home and turn it into a bed-and-breakfast, she immediately gets to work clearing out the house. In the process, she uncovers a family secret that Eric kept hidden.” – Amazon

Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
To be released in January
“A deliciously dark and twisted debut about family secrets, true crime, and destructive obsession – by a striking new talent.” – Amazon

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
To be released in January
“A spellbinding, sweeping novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during WWII–and the shocking consequences that rain upon her community and family” – Goodreads

Murder by Candlelight by Faith Martin
To be released in January
“One suspicious death. Two amateur sleuths. And an utterly impossible crime” – Amazon

The Women by Kristin Hannah
To be released in February
“Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism. A long overdue tribute to the brave women nurses who served in Viet Nam’ – Bonnie Garmus, #1 international bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

Holmes, Marple & Poe by James Patterson & Brian Pitts
Released in January
“A compulsive and entertaining contemporary mystery featuring a team of unique private investigators – perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Knives Out” – Amazon

End of Story by A.J. Finn
To be released in February
“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.”
This is the chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp, renowned mystery novelist, to his long-time correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction.” – Amazon

The Fury by Alex Michaelides
To be released in February
“There were seven of us in all, trapped on the island.
One of us was a murderer” – Amazon

The two books I’m looking forward to most from this list are:
* The Women by Kristin Hannah
* First Lie Wins by Ashley Alston

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Time For A Happy Book

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Lately the books I’ve been reading have produced many tears. They are books that I have enjoyed, but the stories have been both sad and happy. It’s not at all unusual for me to shed a few tears during a touching story line. It’s equally usual for me to shed tears during happy periods. I read the following books, over a seven day period and shed many tears and became quite overwhelmed.

  • The Lost Girls by Ava Benny Morrison – True crime about a mother and her young daughter who were murdered in Australia.
  • An Ordinary Life by Amanda Prowse – Molly is in her 90s and looking back at her life and her involvement in the war
  • The Forgotten Life of Arthur Pettinger by Suzanne Fortin – Arthur Pettinger is in his 90s and has dementia. There is very little that he remembers of recent times but he has flashes of memory of the girl he loved during the war.
  • Once We Were Sisters by Sheila Kohler – Memoir about the devastation Sheila feels after the death of her sister and her memories of their younger lives

After reading these books, and not being able to get them out of my head, I wastoying with the idea of taking a break from reading for a week or two. This is a very unusual thought from me, as I never take a reading break.

I then realised that what I needed was to read a ‘happy’ book for balance. So, it was time for a book that gave me joy and which I was fairly sure wouldn’t be tear inducing.

Immediately, I went to my TBR list. The book that jumped out at me that I have been looking forward to reading was Philly Barker Is On The Case by Joanne Tracey.

Philly Barker Is On The Case
by Joanne Tracey

4.5 star

This book is the second of the Philly Barker Mysteries. The first book, Philly Barker Investigates was a joy to read. The Philly Barker series is a quiet, cozy, English crime series with a clever plot that makes it irresistible and impossible to put down.

As in the first book, a crime occurs in the quaint village of Chipwell where Philly lives. Front and centre to the story is the Chipwell Barn Antiques Centre, the workplace of many of the interesting regular characters, including Philly, who I feel I have come to know as friends.

The characters are quirky, very strong, extremely lovable, and often funny. After reading the first book in the series, I couldn’t wait to catch up with them all again in book two.

There is a serious crime to solve and, yes, Philly Barker is on the case.

There is a lot to love in the Philly series – antiques, cozy wintry weather, good food and a crime that must be solved.

This book definitely made me smile and forget all about the sadness that I had been reading about in the previous books. I have my fingers crossed that there will be a third book in this wonderful series.

“If you love the TV shows The Great British Bake-off, Antiques Roadshow, and Midsomer Murders, and you like your crime without the gory bits (and extra scones and parkin), you’ll love this charming new cosy crime series set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Chipwell.”
– amazon.com.au

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52 Book Club Reading Challenge Update – November #WOYBS

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This year, I have been participating in the 52 Week Book Challenge. The Challenge is to read one book each week, to a particular prompt. The thing I most enjoy about this challenge, apart from reading the books, is matching books to the prompts. It’s a fun thing to do, and I often end up choosing a book that I may not have otherwise read. That is always a positive. Quite often the prompts have me scratching my head for a while. I do enjoy the hunt for a book to fit a prompt. Reviews for these books will be appearing shortly.

I didn’t read the prompts in order. I chose to read whatever I felt like at the time.

4. A title starting with the letter H
(The) Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning

  • Historical Fiction

Prompt 45: First Letter in the Title is ‘The’
The Silent Wife

  • Fiction
  • Mystery

Prompt 47: Set in the City of Dublin
The Coroner’s Daughter

*Historical Fiction

Prompt 51: Doesn’t Fit Any Other Prompts
The Long Farewell

  • Non-Fiction
  • History

Prompt 17: Book by a Caribbean Author
The Girl with the Hazel Eyes

  • Fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Coming of Age

Prompt 27: Newberry Medal Winner
A Wish in the Dark

  • Fiction
  • Young Adult
  • Fantasy/Adventure

Star Rating 

Please note that my star rating system isn’t at all based on literary merit, but is based on my enjoyment for the book.
For me a book that gets five stars, is a book that I really enjoyed, and found difficult to put down.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unputdownable. Would read it again.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic read. Not to be missed

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoyable. Would recommend it.

⭐️⭐️ Wouldn’t read it again.

⭐️ Don’t recommend this book at all.

The books mentioned in this post are of my own choice and have not been sent to me to review. My opinions are my own and I receive no renumeration at all for them.

Have you read this book? If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts. I promise to always reply to comments made below.

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Book Lover’s Quiz

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My geni friend Jill Ball from jillballau and GeniAus shared this quiz a while ago. It took my fancy but the past couple of months have been very busy and I’m only just now, getting to it. The person who originally devised this quiz is American authorRobynCarr. Jill invited her friends to play along and I am extending the invitation to my friends and readers to have some bookish fun also. I think they are great questions and they were fun to think about. My favourite question is number 9, as it’s a pet hate of mine.

Following are my responses:

  1. Read the first chapter of a book in a bookstore
    I have done this in my younger years, but rarely do it now.
  2. Bought a book in an airport
    Almost every time I am catching a flight.
  3. Stayed up all night to catch finish a book
    I do this often
  4. Bought a book you already owned
    Have done this often in the past but not so much now
  5. Keep track of the books you’ve read
    In the past I had a book diary, but now use Goodreads and my book blog
  6. Read more than 20 hours per week.
    Constantly – both books and audio books
  7. Used a receipt as a bookmark
    Very occasionally. I love bookmarks
  8. Follow more than 10 authors on social media
    I follow a few but definitely not 10
  9. A dog eared book page makes you cringe
    Yes! Writing in the margins or underlined words has the same effect.
  10. Own more than 300 books
    I did in the past but I now have many books on Kindle
  11. Sniffed a new book before reading
    Always on first opening a new book.
  12. Bought a book without reading the description
    Always. I never read the back cover
  13. Cried due to the death of a fictional character
    I have been known to be reduced to tears by sadness in a book. Happy endings can have me in tears also.
  14. Would you rather read than go to a party
    Yes, yes, yes. A night in with a book would always win over a night out, and especially a party.
  15. Own a piece of clothing declaring your love of reading
    I have a T-Shirt from when I was a volunteer at the Bendigo Writers Festival.

If this quiz calls to you and you decide to play, let me know in the comments. If you are a blogger, leave me the link with your responses, and I will share it.

Bloggers Link-Up

In recent years I’ve been participating, usually on my other blog, in Denyse’s linkup, Wednesday Words and Pictures. Denyse is now retiring from blogging, with last week being her final linkup. I totally understood Denyse’s decision but it was a sad day, as the Wednesday linkup was the highlight of my blogging week. Over the years I’ve made many great connections through the link up which I value.

I was very happy when I saw the blogger Min from Write of the Middle planned to start a new linkup with the great name Wednesday Words & Whimsy. This post is linked to the first Wednesday Words & Whimsy Click on the link to check out Min’s blog and to connect with other bloggers who have joined in the fun.

This post is also linked to Natalie’s Weekend Coffee Share

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