I had big plans for this week: I wanted to spend a lot of it reading, trying to get that TBR pile a little shorter (especially since I have been getting fewer new books lately, it feels like the perfect occasion to try making it smaller!) And on Monday morning, I discovered the High Summer Read-a-Thon! It’s a week long read-a-thon; doesn’t it sound perfect? There are few rules, and anyone is welcome to join, even if it is only for a...

Hi all! This is a few days late, but I hadn’t forgotten you all! It’s time to announce the winner for the “Pick Your Summer YA Novel” giveaway! The winner picked : The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson! (definitely a popular pick, with the previous book Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes!) Congratulations Alita! And thank you for everyone who entered the giveaway; stay tuned for the next...

Happy Sunday All! Summer is here and, finally, I have a new giveaway for you all! Because I couldn’t pick one book I wanted to share with you all, I thought it would be fun to give you the choice between some of my favorite YA novels. Also, I’m trying something new by giving you the choice between a paper copy, or an ebook copy! How to Enter : View yesterday’s post for the selection available : YA Reading for Sunny Days : A...

Happy Friday all! Isn’t Friday a fabulous day? I don’t know for you, but I love it; the end of the week, the start of the weekend! And why not make it even more sensational by announcing the winner of Kristan Higgins’ novel, Somebody to love? I launched the giveaway two weeks ago here and I was pleased to see that many of you wanted to either read more of Kristan Higgins or give her a try! And the winner is…. Lisa from...

Happy Thursday All! To celebrate the blog’s new home, I have prepared a series of small giveaways for you readers, friends, occasional visitors and first time encounters!  Nothing too glamorous as it comes out of my very small pockets, but I’m hoping to share with you some books by authors I love, as well as thank you for your continuous support! My first giveaway is for Kristan Higgins’ latest novel. Higgins writes adorable...

Hello dear readers! I am so very happy to welcome you to my new home! This is something I had been wanting to do for so, so long. When the shelf turned 3 this past January, I decided the coming year would be the year I would get my own domain name. This has been a lot of work in the past couple of weeks; making sure everything was being transferred correctly from the old place to the new one, choosing a layout I liked and personalizing it,...

Happy Blogoversary!!! To you my fellow readers, without whom this whole experience would feel very solitary, I offer some cupcakes! (the Man of the House brought these home last night, and let me tell you, the two we ate were de-li-cious!) So, this is the post where, every year, I exclaim about how so much time has passed, and how I can’t believe I’m still working on my blog. The sentiment still holds after three years, and I...

It is starting! And I am a bit late to it. Silly me forgot that noon GMT meant morning for me, and what I thought was me waking up with an early start was in fact me waking up late to join the fun. Woopsy! The Read-a-Thon starts with this little meme that I always find really fun, so here are my answers : 1)Where are you reading from today? Montreal, Canada. More precisely, from my couch or the computer chair. Probably from under our cat,...