Lockup Library First line Friday Shawshank, December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 So jumping right into it, last weeks book was…. Wait for it…. Did you guess it? It was Sphere by Michael Crichton. Good job if you guessed it! On to this weeks: It happened every year, was almost a ritual. And this was his eighty-second birthday. When, as usual, the flower was delivered, he took… Continue Reading
Lockup Library 5 more bookish questions Shawshank, December 9, 2020November 28, 2020 Just scrolling around in the discover feature in the Wordpress app, I can usually cobble some pretty interesting questions. Usually enough to fill a post up. What’s your comfort book? It’s been a long time, but I remember really enjoying Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. It’s a story as old as time. Married woman travels back… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Book haul! Shawshank, December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Hello book friends! I finally got the chance to sit down and do a proper book haul. This is a couple weeks in the making. From the last time I was in SlightlyBiggerTown, to my boss, to the trip into BiggerTown today, I have a few to finally show off. The top 3 and the… Continue Reading
Lockup Library What were your favourite childhood books Shawshank, December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 I was thinking about it a couple of days ago. Just remembering what I used to read. I used to plow through tonnes of books. I had just about the whole original blue hardcovers of The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon. I loved reading them. I wish that I still had those books. The… Continue Reading
Lockup Library First Line Friday Shawshank, December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Woohoo, we made it to Friday! So here’s the game that we’re playing; I give you the first couple lines of a random book on my shelf, you guess in the comments, and next week, I’ll give you the answer! Last weeks book was Clan of the Cave Bear. Did you figure it out? That… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Do you have book goals? Why? Shawshank, December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Do you have a book goal? If so why? I personally don’t have a book goal. I’ve done the whole GoodReads reading challenge. I didn’t like it. I felt like I needed to read. Had too just so I could click another box. It gave me anxiety. I purposely chose shorter and shorter books to… Continue Reading