This read-a-thon came and went so fast! Yet, I happily reached my goal of finishing five books and even started a sixth and seventh : Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent (read on 18/07) Stardust by Neil Gaiman (audio) (read 20/07) Office Girl by Joe Meno  (read on 21/07) In Honor by Jessi Kirby (read 19/07) Wake by Amanda Hocking (read on 23/07) Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund (started, not finished) When you Were Mine by Rebecca Serle...

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...

Trish at Love, Laughter and a Touch of insanity is holding this fantastic readalong and I only discovered it Sunday night. I used to be a big fan of Stephen King, and surprisingly never made it to The Stand. I haven’t read King in years, but The Stand is often mentioned as one of his best novels (if not the best). It is time for me to finally read it! * * * The Stand…along Basics: What: Readalong of The Stand by Stephen...

As of April 2012, I am still participating to the challenge but on an individual basis. With the recent events involving the challenge’s creator, I made the personal decision to cut all links to said blog. However, supporting new authors is still really important to me, so I decided to read and review the books as planned – as I did in the previous years. 🙂 This year, I am challenging myself to read over the year 12 YA books...

Finally Dewey’s 24H Read-a-Thon is arriving! And this is the perfect occasion to try to knock down part of the paper brick wall! I haven’t had the chance to join the fun since April 2009 so you can imagine how much I’m looking forward to it, even though I have participated in similar events since. And because I am so excited, I have already grouped together the books I plan on reading : Obviously I won’t get to read all...

About a week ago, if not a little more, I decided this year would be the year I would finally participate to the R.I.P. challenge. Though I am a little late to the party (the event actually started at the beginning of September), I feel that October is the perfect time for me to read some mysterious and dark stories. September has come and gone and taken all of the sunshine with him, so I might as well keep myself warm and stay in with some...

It’s back! And I’m in again! I wasn’t sure I would join this year, and I will probably to this even more casually than the two previous years, but I’m glad I can take this weekend to read, read, and read – especially since I haven’t been able to join Dewey’s read-a-thon for the last four times! You can find all the rules and other participants at http://www.motherreader.com/, and sign up for the...

I am sure that, like me, you have some of those books on your shelves; those huge, immense, gigantic tomes that just ask to be read. And yet, as fascinating as their stories seem, their supersize kind of turns you off. Maybe it’s because you’re easily bored. Maybe they’re just too heavy to carry around. Whatever the reason is, you haven’t gotten to them yet. Well, I have some of those, too. Oh, I have many of those. Some...