Synopsis "The last of his novels Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. The story of a down-on-his-luck Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal - a relentless agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream … Continue reading The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Synopsis “‘Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding,” says Scrooge. Mean old Scrooge despises Christmas, until Christmas Eve when a haunted voice from the past changes his life - overnight!” -Synopsis from Libby Review Hello everyone, this post is coming up a little later … Continue reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
2023 Reading Challenges
Hello everyone, happy New Year! This year I'll be participating in the annual Goodreads/StoryGraph reading challenge, as well as the Rory Gilmore Book Club being hosted by Jules at The Literary Lifestyle. My goal for the Goodreads/StoryGraph annual challenge is to read 50 books. My picks for the Rory Gilmore Book Club will be chosen … Continue reading 2023 Reading Challenges
2022 Reading Challenge Updates
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Hello everyone, can you believe we are already halfway through the year? When I started writing this post I realized that I haven't been paying much attention to the reading challenges I set for myself back in January. Oops! I had to look back and see what the challenges … Continue reading 2022 Reading Challenge Updates
Summer 2022 Reading Challenge
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Hello everyone, and happy Summer! This year I decided to participate in a reading challenge that is being hosted by Jules Buono over at The Literary Lifestyle. The link to her original post can be found here. The challenge is simple, with a prompt for a book to read … Continue reading Summer 2022 Reading Challenge
2022 Reading Challenges
Photo by Kaboompics .com on Pexels.com Happy New Year, bookworms! I thought it would be fun to post about the reading challenges I'm planning to complete in 2022. This year I am doing the 2022 PopSugar Reading Challenge, and the Beat the Backlist Challenge. I have also set a goal for the number of books … Continue reading 2022 Reading Challenges
2021 Reading Goals
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Happy (almost) New Year bookworms! Do you make New Year's resolutions? I tend to set personal goals at the start of each year, in addition to reading goals. This year, I'll be reading less and focusing more on other things in my life. What does that mean? Reading isn't … Continue reading 2021 Reading Goals
2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge ~ Update No. 4 (Final)
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com Hello bookworms! I'm back with a final update on my progress for the 2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge. You can take a look at my post from September to see the last prompts I completed. Here are the ones I've completed since then... A book about or by a woman … Continue reading 2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge ~ Update No. 4 (Final)
2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge ~ Update No. 3
Hello bookworms! I’m back with another 2020 Ultimate Pop Sugar Reading Challenge update for you! As you may recall, I thought it would be fun to post updates on this challenge as I go along rather than have one giant post at the end of the year. You can take a look at my last post to … Continue reading 2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge ~ Update No. 3
Goodreads 2020 Reading Challenge ~ Check In
Hello everyone! Since we are halfway through 2020 I thought it would be fun to do a check-in on my Goodreads reading challenge. This year my Goodreads goal was to read 100 books. As of today, I am currently on book 52, which puts me right on schedule! Here are a few stats, if you're … Continue reading Goodreads 2020 Reading Challenge ~ Check In
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