an adventure in reading

Susan of Well-Mannered Frivolity is hosting her first challenge next year, the Gothic Reading Challenge , and has set up a new blog with l...

Gretzky's Tears by Stephen Brunt, 259 pages Hockey, Canada, and the Day Everything Changed 4th Canadian Book Challenge; 2nds Reading...

Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay, 399 pages RIP V; 4th Canadian Book Challenge Barclay delivers with another great thriller.(See previ...

From October 1 - December 19, 2010 Hosted at Bart's Bookshelf Young Adult Dystopian Level 2: Is for those want a little bit more ...

Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day by Winifred Watson, 234 pages Typically British Challenge; 1001 Books to Read I declare this the year of...

The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin, 438 pages translated by Marlaine Delargy RIP V Challenge; Suspense and Thriller Challenge: Winner of ...

You Comma Idiot by Doug Harris, 326 pages 4th CBC Challenge; New Author; Librarything's Early Reviewer Book This was a fun romp tho...

Room by Emma Donoghue, 321 pages 4th CBC Challenge (Donaoghue lives in Canada now ); Man Booker Shortlisted 2010; New Author Challenge; R...

The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery, 264 pages Colourful Challenge; 4th CBC Challenge Such a sweet story with a 1980s retro cover that wou...

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood, 431 pages 4th CBC Challenge; It's the End of the World Challenge; Giller longlist 2009 (T...

I am in the time after the Waterless Flood, trying to survive. It's pretty bleak here, and the Gardeners, who honor the earth are batt...

Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, 418 pages Typically British Challenge; released September 21, 2010 in Canada, thanks to Random House...

Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler, 417 pages 4th CBC Challenge; Giller Prize Winner 1997; 2nds Challenge As another Barney might...

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, 284 pages RIV V; Suspense and Thriller Challenge I've never watched Dexter, but I think may...

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, 389 pages It's the End of the World as We Know It; RIP V; Young Adult Challenge So, who thought she ...

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston, 562 pages 4th Canadian Book Challenge; Giller Shortlist 1998 Newfoundland joined Can...

Hosted by Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings runs now until October 31, 2010 All my favorite types of books: Mystery. Suspense. Thrill...

I just returned to Newfoundland from NY city, and I expect there will be big things in my future as I am Joey Smallwood. ( The Colony of Un...

Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty, 276 pages Aussie Authors; Young Adult Challenge; 2nds Reading Challenge Moriarty has the ep...

I'm in New York City, circa 1979 with a young girl named Miranda. Her mother is studying to be on the $20,000 Pyramid, and there is som...