To find out more about this unique reading challenge, please visit The Classics Club Blog for the rules and link-up post. Yes, I'm continuing to join in on this reading challenge, and enjoying it more and more! Of course I have a longer list than just 20 classic books that I've wanted to read, but … Continue reading TCL Joins the Classics Club Spin #ccspin #44!
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Love an African Adventure?
Book Review for “Mrs. Pollifax on Safari” by Dorothy Gilman. Summary: "Now the incredible Mrs. Pollifax has been sent on a safari to smoke out a very clever international assassin whose next target is the president of Zambia. "Just take a lot of pictures of everyone on that safari," the CIA man told her. “One … Continue reading Love an African Adventure?
A Prime or the Loneliest Number?
Book Review for “Doubles” by Nora Gold. Summary: "Doubles takes place in 1968 in an institution for troubled youth, and is told from the perspective of a brilliant, spunky, 12-year-old girl who is obsessed with math. Engagingly written and often funny, this novella explores how a sensitive young teenager changes over a six-month period from … Continue reading A Prime or the Loneliest Number?
Not ALL Girls’ Best Friend!
Book Review for “The Hope Keeper” by Heather Webb. Summary: "1919, Washington D.C. Elisabeth Beaumont comes from a renowned jeweler family, but after the untimely death of her twin brother, she's left on her own to run the failing family business. Desperate for work, she approaches the affluent crowd her brother Julien once courted to … Continue reading Not ALL Girls’ Best Friend!
TCL’s First Stacking the Shelves Post!
Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Marlene of Reading Reality. It’s all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical, virtual, or audio. This means you can include books you buy in a physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, audio books, … Continue reading TCL’s First Stacking the Shelves Post!
TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for May 2, 2026.
From "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy to "Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge" by Lizzie Pook. This is a monthly link-up hosted by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Each month a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. A book doesn’t need to be … Continue reading TCL’s #6Degrees of Separation for May 2, 2026.
TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #75 – April 30-June 3, 2026.
What is Throwback Thursday? I've noticed many of these memes on a few book blogs. For example, Susan Loves Books does one, which is (or was originally) hosted by Renee@It’s Book Talk. I also noticed that Lorrea @ What 'Cha Readin'?, was doing this as a monthly meme, and Reading Maria does something called "Last … Continue reading TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and #LinkParty #75 – April 30-June 3, 2026.
#ShortStorySunday First Impressions, Secondary Consequences.
Book Review for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” by Muriel Spark. Summary: "She was a schoolmistress with a difference. Proud, cultured, romantic, her ideas were progressive, even shocking. And when she decided to transform a group of young girls under her tutelage into the 'creme de la creme' of Marcia Blaine school, no one … Continue reading #ShortStorySunday First Impressions, Secondary Consequences.
The Gilded, Revolutionary Cages.
Book Review for “Three Queens” by Rebecca Connolly. Summary: "Abigail Adams, Queen Charlotte, and Marie-Antoinette—three women form an unlikely sisterhood, navigating revolutions, royal pressures, and personal losses as they shape their own legacies. ... The paths of these three women cross in unexpected ways in public, in private, and through letters. They forge a quiet … Continue reading The Gilded, Revolutionary Cages.
TCL’s WWW Wednesday #28 – April 22, 2026.
The WWW Wednesday meme This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and was revived by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and is a great way to do an update on your reading and plans. I know lots of people do this one every week, but my being such … Continue reading TCL’s WWW Wednesday #28 – April 22, 2026.
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