Another month over, time for another challenge check in. I thought this month might be more of a quiet one, and it is, I'm down a bit on my overall reading total, but still pleasantly surprised by how many books I did actually get around to reading. Challenge stats: #aww2019: 4 books Book Bingo with … Continue reading Challenge Check In – October
Book Bingo
#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
Challenge Check In – September
And there goes another month. We'll be into the new decade before we can all say "so this is Christmas"... What do the numbers for September look like? #aww2019: 5 books Book Bingo with Mrs B's Book Reviews and The Book Muse: 1 book - only two left to read for this challenge! Next year's … Continue reading Challenge Check In – September
Challenge Check In – August
I can't believe another month is over already. And today marks the beginning of Spring! We'll be sweltering under the Queensland sun again before we know it. Onto the stats: #aww2019: 8 plus 1 #dnf Book Bingo with Mrs B's Book Reviews and The Book Muse: 1 book The Classics Eight: 2 books! Look at … Continue reading Challenge Check In – August
Challenge Check In – March
Since I’m doing a few challenges this year, I thought I’d do a monthly check in post by way of keeping myself on track. March has turned out to be a great month for reading, far better than I anticipated given that I had all three of my children with birthdays and a tear in … Continue reading Challenge Check In – March
Welcome to Book Bingo 2019
For 2019, I'm teaming up again with Mrs B's Book Reviews and officially bringing onboard The Book Muse for an even bigger, and more challenging book bingo. We'd love to have you join us. Our first round of bingo will run on the 5th of January, so there's plenty of time to choose your first … Continue reading Welcome to Book Bingo 2019
Bingo! The Football Whisperer by Mel A Rowe
Book Bingo is getting even more challenging with only a few squares left. I am borderline cheating this round as I attempt to check off: A book with non-human characters Now, it doesn't have the word 'exclusively' in there, so I'm going to go with the idea that there can also be human … Continue reading Bingo! The Football Whisperer by Mel A Rowe
Bingo! The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A book with a mystery Mystery threads itself right the way through this novel so it seemed like the obvious choice for this bingo square. While I read some crime fiction on occasion, mystery has never factored … Continue reading Bingo! The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
Bingo! The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A Book Written by an Australian Man The Shepherd's Hut is the latest release by Tim Winton and it more than lives up to its highly anticipated release. This is a brutal novel, make … Continue reading Bingo! The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton