So here it is, past the ides of December and I have in fact finished all my reading challenges.

One was the 2015 Reading Challenge. The other was just to finish 104 books (novels, graphic novels, novellas, short stories etc. etc. etc.). I've made it to a little over 200 ( Read more... )

For those of you who don't know, I have pretty much the best family ever. Yes, bold statement and no it's not especially vital for what I'm about to write, but it is at least related. I tell you that to tell you that my father took me to Hogwarts - okay no, he didn't. But he has taken me to quite a few Harry Potter related places over the last few ( Read more... )

Here are my earlier thoughts on the "death" of Agent Coulson in the Avengers ( Read more... )

"It all went downhill from there." and "It's all downhill from here!" are antonyms. Why?

This week I listened to a book called "Under the Never Sky" and I have to say that I am very much considering doing a late game switch for the letter "U" on my alphabet challenge list. I'm sure I'll write a full review for it soon either way but for now I'll just say that I was so ensconced in listening to it that I manage to listen to something ( Read more... )

Down to the last few letters now, well, the last six anyway. I've got books picked out for a few of these letters, but I'm still trying to figure out a couple of them. However, any recommendations for "Z" would be greatly appreciated.

A - Avengers Vol. 1 and 2 by Brian Michael Bendis
B - Brighter Than the Sun by Julia Quinn
C - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
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Before I start this I should probably mention the following:

SPOILERS! Got it? Big Spoilers all over The Place. Avengers, In Plain Sight, Harry Potter (books and movies), Firefly, Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes, and Green Eggs and Ham - all spoiled.

So, just in case we aren’t clear, I repeat, SPOILERS.

We all know that De Nile is not just a river in ( Read more... )

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I believe in love, especially when it comes to reading. I’m of the opinion that everyone should read something. Literature, poetry, romance, fluff, kid’s books, comics, cookbooks, finance, cozy mysteries, articles on the stars, sports news, Glamour Magazine, The New York Times, - Hell, the back of a cereal box - whatever flips your switch, just ( Read more... )

I have really gotten into comic books of late and I'm reading a good many of the collected volumes. My rule of thumb regarding graphic novels and comic books volumes is that I have to read two in the same series before I can count one of them (or the series name) towards my Read-The-Alphabet-Challenge. For example, I read two Black Widow volumes, ( Read more... )