News from the Curio – 20

News from the Curio – 20

R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril X – Done!   October is over and with that, the R.I.P. challenge is over! I did well this year. I was aiming for 4 books, and while I read almost nothing of my original selection (what a surprise!), I did manage to read at least 4 – and listen to a few more. Here is what I read, with links to reviews or quick thoughts for those I have yet to review : The Kind Worth Killing For by Peter Swanson (good...

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News from the Curio – 19

News from the Curio – 19

Good Monday everyone!   Hope you had a great summer week! I’m feeling all happy and well rested after the Man and I got to spend a few days in the woods last week! We rented a cabin in a lovely location for the occasion. It was small (but perfect for two) and candlelit, and we ate lots of grilled sausages and s’mores. We had rain almost every day, but it didn’t stop us from exploring when the rain quieted down. It was so...

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News from the Curio – 18

News from the Curio – 18

Happy Monday everyone!   How was your weekend? We had a beautiful, sunny and warm weekend here, and we absolutely enjoyed it. This weekend was our 12th anniversary, so we celebrated with a lot of sun, a walk in the Old Port of Montreal, and an absolutely delicious dinner there, too. I had lobster carbonara tagliatelle and we shared desserts, and it was amazing all around. I’ve been feeling like the luckiest woman ever for the past 12...

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News from the Curio – 17

News from the Curio – 17

Happy Monday all! That’s it, July is over and August is here! It feels really weird to me; we’ve been having a very rainy and unusually cold summer, and while I’m not a fan of the super hot days, I’d still like to get a few more rays of sunshine. I feel as though the summer is only starting! But July is over, and with it my month of reading YA contemporary fiction. It was a great month. Lots of good and entertaining...

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News from the Curio – 16

News from the Curio – 16

Happy Monday, Happy July! Hey everyone! It’s a new week and, for a few days now, it’s been a new month! I love July: not because it’s summer (I love a bit of sunshine, but I’m not that much a fan of very warm weathers!), but because July, for me, means a complete month dedicated to reading YA contemporaries! This will be my third year doing this, and I’ve been excited about it for a short while now! I’ve been...

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It’s YA Contemporary Reading Month!

It’s YA Contemporary Reading Month!

It’s July 1st, and on top of being Canada’s Day (Hurray for you, Canada!), it is also the start of my month dedicated to reading YA contemporaries! So exciting! I have always felt that summer was the perfect time to read them, and I had a great time doing something similar for 2 weeks last year – and the results at the finish line were better than expected! While I doubt I’ll be able to double the amount of reading I...

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My own Summer Read-o-Thon : the end!

My own Summer Read-o-Thon : the end!

You may or may not remember how, mid-july, I challenged myself to my own read-o-thon, where I planned on reading mainly YA contemporary novels from my shelves. Well, it went MUCH better than expected and I did a bunch of reading! Good reading, too, with very little disappointments! So here is the list of what I read for the past two weeks before leaving for Paris, with a few thoughts – no worries, the full reviews are coming...

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My own Summer Read-o-Thon!

My own Summer Read-o-Thon!

A couple days ago, I noticed I was lacking motivation to pick up a book. Then, as I looked through the list of what I recently read, I realized that most of these books had been galleys and arcs. While I enjoyed most of them, I was missing the spontaneity of picking up a book by myself, just because I felt like it; it was clear that I needed a break from galleys so that I could read a few books from my shelves! Since we are leaving for Paris...

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