Release date: 24 February 2015 (20 February Kindle edition) GoodReads | Chapters | IndieBound | Amazon The first I heard of this book was over at Lone Star on a Lark (Louise has read the whole book, so give her review a look if you want a broader perspective). I was happy to find the ‘sneak peek’ offered on Netgalley and decided to request it, just to see if the […]
Heya, another challenge! This is the last of the year long challenges I’m signing up for this year (probably…). In 2012 and 2013 I kept a Goodreads shelf of books I re-read – 18 in 2012, 8 in 2013 but then so few in 2014 that I didn’t make a shelf. I want to change that this year. I’m going to aim for one book a month, but I hope […]
I participated in this challenge (hosted by Vicki @ I’d Rather Be at the Beach) back in 2011. I have a hobby interest in food and cooking. I like to read about where food comes from and how to eat sustainably. One of the biggest challenges of living in Japan for me is cooking. It’s difficult for me to source and make the foods I love (if only I loved […]
I participated in this challenge (hosted by Adam @ Roofbeam Reader) in 2011 and 2012. Now that I’m full swing into book blogging, I want to give it another go! The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle Three Day Road by Joseph Borden Predictably Irrational by Dan Arriely If I Stay by Gayle Forman Nothing […]
A companion post to yesterday’s “Tidying the TBR List“. As I mentioned yesterday, I like reviewing my TBR shelf at the end of the year. Here are some questions that made me think about how I use my ‘TBR pile’. Found via Jamie @ Perpetual Page Turner. How do you keep track of your TBR? I use Goodreads’ to-be-read shelf. I also have to-be-read-SUBJECT shelves so when I’m the mood […]