#tpt: Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen

15 January 2019 Today’s Top Pick My top pick for this week is Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen by Vicki Delany.  Set in Rudolph, New York, this cozy murder mystery takes place just before Christmas.  Known as “Christmastown”, the holiday is the most important season for the small town and all it’s citizens. Relying heavily on …

#tpt: Cozy murder mystery novels

4 July 2017 Today's Top Pick At work the other day, I had this awesome idea for a #tpt.  This week, I'm going to tell you all about why I love cozy murder mystery novels! My sister, Michelle, is the one who got me into this genre.  Michelle works at our public library and is …

The Book of the Month for June 2016 is:

June’s BOTM is: Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini.  The first book in the Worldwalker trilogy, Trial by Fire, revolves around the main character, Lily Proctor.  Lily has terrible allergies that often pose a serious threat to her life.  These life-threatening allergies stop Lily from living like most other teens her age.  After getting invited …

The Book of the Month for May 2016 is:

May’s BOTM is: Forest of Ruin by Kelley Armstrong.  This is the third and final book in Armstrong’s Age of Legends trilogy.  I’ve read quite a few of Kelley Armstrong’s novels and I really enjoy her writing. The first two novels in this series, Sea of Shadows and Empire of Night introduced us to our …

365 DoW: Day Twenty Four

26 April 2016 Today’s prompt: Second time around! Tell us about a book you can read again and again without getting bored—what is it that speaks to you? The book I’m choosing for this prompt is The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.  The Hobbit tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a rather unambitious hobbit who quite …

#tpt: Star Wars, Grantchester, and Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods

Top Pick Tuesdays Today’s Top Picks My first pick of the day is Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I don’t even know where to begin!  I’ve always been a fan of the Star Wars franchise and this movie was no exception.  Though most people have probably seen it already, I’ll do my best to avoid giving …

The Book of the Month for April 2016 is:

I’ve decided to start a “Book of the Month” (BOTM) section on my blog, and what better way to start than choosing a book by one of my favourite authors? April’s BOTM is: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard book one: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan.  If you’ve been following this blog …

Love loves to love love

In honour of Valentine’s Day, I’m compiling a list of some of my most loved fictional couples (in no particular order).  From books, to television and movies, these couples are so perfect it makes your heart hurt! Books 1) Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson & The Olympians): Who didn’t fall in love with …

Should I read Les Miserables??

Alright folks, so I recently watched Les Miserables, and I really loved it.  I'd waited a long time to watch the film as I wasn't sure how I would feel about it.  I had heard both extremely negative reviews and positive reviews, so I wasn't too sure whether I would like it or not.  I'm …

My Favourite Book of 2015

And the Winner is... Though I didn’t quite reach my goal of 20 books in 2015, I’m still incredibly happy with those I did read.  Out of 16 books, I’ve thought long and hard about which book was my favourite read.  I tried to keep in mind what I loved about these books as I …