Curled up with a vanilla latte and the #OhCanada book pick on this snowy day.

I had never heard of Belle and it was fascinating to read about her. Such a strong and brave woman! The way she built herself up to be one of the first successful career woman is truly inspiring. The book touches on a number of issues including racism and equality. Another main focus is art and manuscript collecting. There were sections it was slow but the writing made you want to read each word. It was refreshing to read a book in first person.

Cracking a beer tonight for #happyfridayreadinghour while I aim to finish this book over the weekend!

The wrong groceries were delivered and the house who got ours refused to return them. We get to keep theirs even though we didn't want it because it's nothing we eat. I don't like to rant but this one is really bugging me - no consideration for others! Poor driver first day too! Hence why I need a drink and a book tonight! Apologies - rant over!

Just picked up my copy of Still Life from the library for the #OhCanada read. I've heard nothing but good things about this series, including from the Librarian that was checking my books out!

One month left and I'll post a discussion point at the end of December. It will be a brief, high level discussion post since people are reading various books in the series.

All are welcome to join this bi-monthly read where we explore Canadian authors.

The #OhCanada Book Club is back for 2026 - with a cute little Beaver!

This year we'll start with some classic Canadian literature as requested. This is the Jan/Feb vote on which Margaret Laurence book we'd like to read. I don't read much classic lit so I'll be discovering new books as well. Anyone who suggested an author on previous posts will get one of those authors picked in 2026 for a vote. Always open to new suggestions.

All welcome to join

Up next for #BookedInTime #BookedInTimeNovember2025 . It's set a little outside the guilded age years but I think 1905 is considered guilded age still to some - close enough anyways. I've heard good things about this book and even the librarian commented on it when I checked it out so looking forward to this read! Hoping to start it later this evening.

Definitely a fiction book with some unbelievable parts but it was a great book. It is well researched and written. It is a story about two woman finding themselves. It is about the treatment of Veterans and their mental health. It is about de-institutionalization in the 60s and some of the repercussions. While it doesn't dive deeply into the topics it brings attention to them with a good fictional story to go with it. Glad I picked this one up!

Just signed up and excited for #JolabokaflodSwap !! We always let our kids unwrap a new book on Christmas Eve so excited to have one to unwrap and enjoy myself!!

I'll send out my package a bit earlier than normal....yay for Canada Post 😆

Thank you for hosting @MaleficentBookDragon

A dangerous game to be drinking a dragonfruit tea at this hour!! But I'm wide awake now to get through a chunk of this book. I really enjoyed part one (although I did find one of the characters dialogue slightly annoying). Hoping part two is just as good.

If I'm posting a review at 2 AM you know what happened 🤣 . Work will be full of regrets tomorrow!

The #OhCanada November/December read has kicked off and feel free to read any book from the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny. I will be reading book #1 (Still Life) as I haven't read any of these books before. Discussion will be high level with no spoilers since there will likely be multiple books read.

Anyone is welcome to join - easy going group read where we explore Canadian authors. We will be continuing in 2026 too.

An absolutely gorgeous day here, even if it's only 10 degrees. It's a bit cloudy but so bright and crisp out - I love this weather!! Going to start the tagged book with my Ice Cap. I believe this book looks at the mental health side of Veterans through a fictional story - so I'm hoping to learn a bit from this book.

#SweaterWeather #IceCap #Autumn #AutumnReading #LibraryBook

Love our local library and the amazing kids section it has! Kids picked up some Halloween books and a few others while we were there too. A trip to the library is always fine!

#Library #LibraryBooks #KidsBooks #HalloweenBooks

This book was ok for me. I enjoyed digging into the Cold War but didn't find this to be much a spy story. It was an easy read but the characters didn't develop much. More a story about two sisters and the ones husband and how much he likes to drink. The ending also seemed a little too unrealistic for me. I did enjoy the Cold War historical aspects of the book and hope to read more Cold War historical fiction in the future.

Hoping to finish this book in the next few days as I'm about two thirds through now. It's a gloomy, rainy day here so I'll likely spend the evening reading. Wish I could curl up now but it's Monday.

The book has picked up and I'm enjoying it so far. The writing makes it an easy read but still enjoyable. Excited to find out how it plays out for the characters.

Continuing to read the tagged book with a side of cheese for #JustOneMoreChapter #readathon. Enjoying the book so far but I do hope the story starts to move along soon. Hoping to get more than a few chapters in outside this evening but it looks like it might rain...not that we don't need it as can be seen by the grass in this photo!

This is my #BookedInTimeOctober pick.

Going to start the tagged book and enjoy #FridayHappyReadingHour this evening with a dark beer. Brought some snacks along for the read too. Been a long week at work so I'm so ready for some down time!! Great kick off to the #JustOneMoreChapter #Readathon

@mcctrish

I feel exactly the same as @TheAromaofBooks - life is finally starting to settle down and I'm feeling like picking up books again. It seems like a great weekend to participate in the #JustOneMoreChapter #Readathon .

I'm either going to try to put a dent in Mistborn: The Well of Ascension or I'll get started on Our Woman in Moscow. I'll see which book I feel like curling up to tomorrow after work.

Thanks so much for hosting @TheAromaofBooks !

The #OhCanada book club is going to head to Three Pines for the last read of 2025. Read any of the Louise Penny books depending where you are in the series or a book you maybe want to reread. There will likely be a few different books read so discussion question(s) will still be posted at the end but will be high level as to spoil any of the books.

All are welcome to join this low key bi-monthly read of Canadian authors. We will continue in 2026.

Too nice of a day to spend my lunch hour working inside. Ran to the chip truck to grab a poutine and going to do a bit of reading on my lunch.

It's slow progress but I'm chugging through the book. I'm into the mist storyline way more than the other storyline in this book so far. It has been building into a better book for me so hopefully it keeps building!

Just a reminder that there is about a month left in the September/October #OhCanada read for those who are interested in this book.

Also wondering what the interest is in continuing in 2026. I've enjoyed hosting so I'm happy to keep it going if there is still interest. The bi-monthly cadence works well for me, does it work well for you? Also, if you are interested do you have any authors you would like to read? Types of books you enjoy?

Thought it would be fun to go with a bit of a different genre for the next book.

1. Still Life - Book 1 of a well loved Canadian mystery series. Book 20 comes out this year so plenty more to read if you enjoy the series.
2. Pattern Recognition - Book 1 of a science fiction series. There are 3 books in this series.

Full disclosure - I mainly read fiction so I haven't read either of these - but would love to discover a new author with you all!

I finally started the second book in the Mistborn series.....7 months after the group read of the Mistborn series I attempted to participate in 🤣🤣!!

I finished part one but this is going to take some time for me to read. I usually read 300 page books not 750 page books, lol. Been in a huge reading slump for no particular reason so hopeful I can kick out of it and actually finish this book! Enjoying it but liked book 1 better so far!

WOW - thank you soooo much for this most amazing #FallingForFallSwap pacakge! You can't really see it but there is also a doormat under all these wonderful items!! I love, love, loved that you got one of your kiddos to pick out a book and can't wait to read it! I can't thank you enough for this wonderful #fffs package! You are too generous @DinoMom

@Avanders @Chrissyreadit

I dropped off my package at the post office today! Well my husband dropped it off because he was off work today - so apologies as there won't be any writing on the outside of the box, lol. But everything is wrapped on the inside so no big deal if the box is opened....also sorry about the horrendous wrapping job - can't say it's something I excel at 😄

#fffs #fallingforfallswap @Chrissyreadit @Avanders

My #FallingForFallSwap package arrived!! It may have arrived a while ago but I'm terrible at checking my mail 😆!! Thank you so much @DinoMom I can't wait to open them (especially the bonus picked by your kid - such a neat idea!!)

@Avanders @Chrissyreadit

I needed a bit of a break from adult reading and decided to pick up an old favourite. I'll probably just reread here and there on nights I want a break from whatever book I'm reading at the time. It's such an old copy that it is called Philosopher's Stone and has 1 wand printed twice in the school list. I've read this series so many times it's ridiculous but here I am about to reread again 😆

The #OhCanada book pick for our September/October read. All are welcome to join this bi-monthly read where we explore different Canadian authors and discuss at the end of the read.

Sorry for just a small post on this - August has been quite busy here.

Beautiful day for some outside reading in the backyard. It is almost sweater weather today and probably will be this evening. Starting the reread of the #OhCanada book. Will post a discussion post on August 31st.

A slower paced book set in a Scottish village about a woman who lost a son and has to deal with those emotions when a young boy washes up in a storm years later. While it was a slower paced book it still held a good pace to it and was an enjoyable read. The book makes you feel like you are in a 1900 coastal village. It is character driven and the main character became a bit annoying but after reading the ending it all comes together beautifully.

Sorry for the late post on the vote for the next book! Two different types of books by two authors. Please let me know which book you would prefer to read for the September/October read of #OhCanada . Moon of the Crusted Snow is the first of two books (so far) and Three Day Road is the first in a trilogy.

Anyone welcome to join in this easy going book club where we explore different Canadian authors every two months.

#BookClub #BuddyRead #Canada

#FridayNightReadingHour with my favourite snack - baguette, cheese and green olives. Also borrowing my kids Jurassic blanket for this reading session. My drink is on the nightstand 🤦‍♀️.

Hoping to finish this book soon...I've enjoyed it so far just haven't had much time for reading.

@mcctrish

Our eldest is at his last day of summer camp and our youngest decided that she'd like to spend the morning at the park before we go swimming this afternoon. So we picked up a lemonade for her and a dragonfruit drink for myself. Going to start the tagged book that I picked up from the library. Another book I know nothing about...I've read some great books this year by picking books I know nothing about so hopefully this is a good book too!

Lots of trigger warnings in this book but I enjoyed it. Three generations of women from the same family and their stories. I enjoyed all three story lines equally. All three characters are strong and brave women. Just enough magical realism for me - maybe a bit too much in a certain part but in general it was a good mix of witch and real. It was a bit predictable but still good. Beautiful descriptive writing and I'll read more by this author.

It's raining on our last evening at the cottage so we are indoors for the night. Chicken and corn salad with baked potatoe and I'll be starting Weyward next. Couldn't decide what to read next so had our boy pick based on the covers. It'll be indoor smores and introducing the kids to The Sandlot tonight since it's supposed to rain all evening. I'm excited to read this book as I've had it on my shelf for a while.

A book I wish I read in the autumn with all the hearty food descriptions. A slow, descriptive story about a family of four - mom, dad and their twins. They navigate a year in their lives in this book. I enjoyed but needed to be in the mood for this type of story. The twist wasn't surprising to me and I'm not sure the ending fits the book. The book is character driven and the writing is pretty. I liked certain characters and couldn't stand others.

After a day spent in the water with the kiddos we have one tired girl who fell asleep on the couch and the boy is drawing and writing his comic book about Super Pig. Time to start another book and I went with another library book. Another book I just picked off the shelf knowing nothing about it. Sitting on the dock, with my feet in the water - and I can't wait to dive into this read.

Such a good book. The majority of the book is spent with the main character and his family when he is a pre-teen and his uncle is sick. The events of that time deeply shape the main character. Based during the 80s in a small Canadian town that is full of hate of the unknown when it comes to HIV. It is a fairly quick read with good writing. The character all have their flaws which makes them relatable. The ending is perfect for the story.

Foggy morning on the lake. Book and iced coffee to wake up while the kids try their hand at fishing off the end of the dock. I picked up this book while browsing the shelves of the library and it's a new author to me. Main character returns to a small Canadian town where, in the 80s, he watched the prejudice and fear of HIV take over the town when he was younger. Looking forward to getting to read a bit of it before the day starts.

Good book about the BBC in the 1920s and the start of radio. Also a bit of an espionage book but I enjoyed learning about early BBC and the radio the most. To think the radio was scary for some is interesting to think about when looking at the technology we have today. This book had more dialog in it than I'm used to - but it suited the book well. Seems like it is slow moving but the years are passing by in the story. Overall I enjoyed the book.

The week at a cottage that I look forward to each year! I couldn't decide what I was in the mood for so I brought a few library books and a few off my shelves. I'll probably only have time to read one or two but at least I have options. I'll be finishing Radio Girls first.

#Cottage #Vacation

Now that we are in July, the next #OhCanada read has started - In My Own Moccasins by Helen Knott. The first time we are exploring a memoir. This is a bi-monthly read so it will go until end of August. A few discussion points will be posted at the end for those who wish to participate. All are welcome to join in this easy going buddy read where we discover Canadian authors.

@litsyevents #BookClub #BuddyRead #Canada

We were supposed to be doing a Lilo and Stich movie night but our youngest decided she wasn't in the mood for a movie. So now our eldest and dad are watching one of the Jurassic Park movies, our youngest is playing with her paw patrol toys in her room and I get to sneak in some backyard reading with this book! Hoping I get to learn a bit about the history of BBC and the radio.

Loved this book! The writing is beautiful and transports you right into a beautiful story. I fell in love with many of the characters. I enjoyed the time the book spent in Cyprus the most and the book definitely spends more time in Cyprus at the back end. A quarter of the book or so is told from a Fig Tree's point of view and I loved it. It is true - the history that trees have seen, heard and sensed is everything. A top pick for me.

Continuing the tagged book while the kids play at the playground. Quite a hot day here so may not stay that long and get much reading in. Really enjoying this book so far!

Grabbed the tagged book from the library and started it. I'm really enjoying it so far. The writing is beautiful and I love how alive the Fig Tree is. I truly believe plants and trees are more intelligent than humans give them credit for! Still in the beginnings of the story so not exactly sure where it's heading but it's a good start.

#LibraryBook #FigTree #CoverLove

Didn't love it but didn't hate it. It was the writing style that didn't connect with me - it didn't bring me into the story. The story was ok but rather mundane. Not much exciting happens throughout the book although there was potential to follow some storylines that would have brought more excitement into the book. It was ok - it was nice at times to be reading a slower story about a girl coming of age. The ending was fitting.