Disclosure: Affiliate Links Well, I gave in to my daughter’s subtle begging and read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It was a pretty good read. One thing that struck me was that there is no swearing. My daughter and I have been discussing/picking it apart. That is one thing I enjoy about reading the … [Read more…]
This week I went back to one of my favourite authors. When all other books fail to interest me his never do – Philip Oppenheim. This time I read The Great Secret. The girl started out on the “bad guy” side and I didn’t see how she could/would switch so the hero could have the … [Read more…]
It feels like a long time since I posted about what we’re reading. Recently my oldest daughter wanted to watch the BBC Production of Great Expectations on Netflix. I wasn’t too interested because I’ve never liked the story. It just was too sad. So I watched most of it with her. I missed some in … [Read more…]
This week I previewed a book for my daughter – Divergent by Veronica Roth. The setting is a dystopian world. I haven’t read many books of this genre, but I did enjoy this one. There was almost no swearing unlike The Book Thief. The main character is a sixteen-year-old girl with a life-changing decision to … [Read more…]
I know I have not been posting this week. I have been hit by a head cold that just won’t quit. I finally went to my naturopath. She gave me lots of good advice for things I can do to help my body strengthen my immune system. We both think that perhaps nursing a … [Read more…]
This week I took a break from reading real-life, serious books. I read a romance novel. I’m not a huge fan of romance novels. There is a particular genre of romance novels though that I love. It is the kind of romance where due to some overriding circumstance the bride and groom HAVE to … [Read more…]
Along with struggling to get anything done this week, I also struggled to get any reading done which is highly unusual for me. I did manage one short book on my Kindle. Tales from the Promised Land by John Rose Putnam. There are five short stories from the West and the gold rush. … [Read more…]
