For 2020, I'm planning on four challenges and one regular meme. I'm continuing with my personal creation, #TheClassicsEight, in which I aim to read eight classics from my own shelves over the course of the year. #AWW2020 is a given. For those who aren't aware, I coordinate the challenge and editorial team, while also functioning … Continue reading Ready, Set, Go! Reading Challenges for 2020
Book Bingo
#BookBingo2020 – The BIG Reveal
Pop on your sunnies because you are about to be dazzled! In honour of a brand new decade, #BookBingo has put on its party wear. I've teamed up once again with Mrs B's Book Reviews and The Book Muse. It's going to be a little different for 2020, the card has less squares, allowing us … Continue reading #BookBingo2020 – The BIG Reveal
Book Bingo 2019 – It’s in the bag!
Round 1: The Sweet Hills Of Florence by Jan Wallace Dickinson – written by an Australian woman Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – themes of inequality Round 2: Matryoshka by Katherine Johnson – set in the Australian mountains The Cottage at Rosella Cove by Sandie Docker – set on the Australian coast Round … Continue reading Book Bingo 2019 – It’s in the bag!
#BookBingo – Round 25
Drumroll...this is the end! A full bingo card for 2019, finishing on the square: A book written by an author with the same initials as you For this one, I picked Bitter Leaves by Tabatha Stirling. But I didn’t actually finish it. I think my issue with this novel is mostly to do with the … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 25
#BookBingo – Round 24
This one is a double round. First up, I have: Written by an author over the age of 65 Bingo! Another row completed... For this round, I have the perfect choice in: Rosa: Memories With Licence by Ros Collins Ros writes in such a warm and conversational style, giving the reader the same feeling you … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 24
#BookBingo – Round 23
Book written by an Australian woman more than 10 years ago: I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty Lent to me by a friend at work, I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes was a novel I hadn’t even heard of. But I read Gravity is The Thing earlier this … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 23
#BookBingo – Round 22
Another horizontal line filled on my card. Bingo! Themes of Science Fiction: Rogue by A.J. Betts I know that dystopian fiction seems to have morphed into a genre of its own but it has its genesis in science fiction, so with keeping this in mind, I was able to easily slot Rogue, book 2 of … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 22
#BookBingo – Round 21
I've filled a horizontal line this round. Bingo! Beloved Classic: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne I have a lot of beloved classics but just in case I don’t read anymore of them this year, I figured I'd better lock this one in! This round gives me another full row filled across the top of … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 21
#BookBingo – Round 20
This round gives me my second completed horizontal line - bingo! Romance: The Cinema at Starlight Creek by Alli Sinclair I don't read genre romance books at all, but I do read a lot of books that contain romance, particularly historical fiction. I've picked The Cinema at Starlight Creek for this category because it contained … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 20
#BookBingo – Round 19
Prize winning book Well, this was an obvious selection! Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Winner of four ABIAs: Book of the Year, Literary Book of the Year, the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year and Audio Book of the Year (Wavesound, narrated by Stig Wemyss). It’s also on the 2019 Miles … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 19
