If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen the gingerbread house Amber and I made. It turned out so cute! Neither Amber or I would consider ourselves bakers. We can follow instructions and she’s creative, but those are the only skills we brought. So, if you’re looking to …
Rekha at The Book Decoder is hosting the British Crime Classics Challenge again this year. The rules are simple — read British mysteries written before 1965, but this year, we have themes. Read a book by your favourite author. Easy peasy, mac and cheesy. Discovered a new favourite author and dying to …
I didn’t do well at the Calendar of Crime challenge hosted by Bed at My Reader’s Block last year, mostly because I forgot to keep track. So, I’m trying again this year. Twelve mysteries, one representing each month, are required for a complete challenge. Each month comes with several categories. …
I didn’t read as much nonfiction in 2020 as I would have liked. Of course, I also didn’t do as well as challenges as I would have liked either, but I’m still joining the 2021 Nonfiction Reader Challenge hosted by Shelleyrae at Book’d Out in the hopes of reading more …
I’m happy to see Karen at Books and Chocolate is doing the Back to the Classics Challenge, again this year. Hopefully I’ll complete all 12 categories. From Books and Chocolate: THE CATEGORIES: (My potential reads are in italics, but they’re open to change.) 1. 19th Century Classic. Middlemarch by George Eliot 2. 20th Century Classic. Anatomy of a …
Murder at an Irish Christmas is the 6th installment in the Irish Village Mystery series, but the first I’ve read. It worked fine as a stand alone. I felt like I got to know the characters well and was given enough of the backstory but not too much. Siobhán and …
