#ShelfLove Challenge 2016 We’re co-hosting the #ShelfLove challenge again this year so join us and read more of the books you already bought! February’s topic: Who is your book boyfriend or girlfriend or best friend? What qualities does this character have that makes him/her the best? Julie’s Challenge Update: This one is quite difficult now that […]
Let’s chat about sports in books. Who are some of your favorite characters who are also jocks? Julie: I’ve been trying to rack my brain to figure out if I’ve read any books where our main hero or heroine is a jock or really into sports, but I’m drawing a blank. Methinks this is not […]
Alright everyone, did you fill out your Bookish Bingo Cards? Share your cards, and link up your posts below! For a recap, here are the rules: Each month we will upload a new bingo card. You download the bingo card and mark off squares as you read books each month. At the end of […]
Let’s all celebrate “come in from the cold” day, and read a book instead. What is your favorite way to read a book in winter time? Julie: So if you know me, you know that I hate the cold. I much prefer to curl up with a warm blanket and a cup of tea, and […]
Quite a few books deal with death of characters and some books have death as the main plot line. Let’s chat about some of these. Julie: So literally, I’ve read a few books that featured the Grim Reaper, which is quite fun, and some books that have an Angel of Death character. I think these […]
Let’s talk about pet names today. Have you named any pets after a literary character? Would you in the future? What literary names stand out as the best pet names? Julie: You know, after reading books with pets named after famous characters, like Hamlet (the cat in Losing It) and Helsing (the cat from the […]
Let’s talk about the best of the best that we read in 2015! Julie: Below are some of my favorites that I read in 2015 that stand out to me. The covers are linked to my reviews. 1. The [easyazon_link identifier=”B00VZIKBKA” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Unwind Series[/easyazon_link]. This is 4 books and I loved the first and last, […]
We are starting a new feature for 2016. Monthly Book Bingo! Play along with us! Here are the rules: Each month we will upload a new bingo card. You download the bingo card and mark off squares as you read books each month. At the end of the month, we will post our own bingo […]
Are there any historical characters that you would want to see reimagined in modern times? Julie: I’ve seen a lot of books about time travel to historical periods, like Outlander for example, but I really haven’t read any of the reverse situation. Sleepy Hollow is an example of this in a TV show, and we’ve kind of […]
Do you read fanfiction? Or, do you write it? What are your thoughts on fanfic in general? Julie: I can’t say that I’ve read very much fanfiction. I guess I’m more interested in the stories themselves, then a reading what a fan’s does with the characters and story world. I realize that the Fifty Shades […]