This meme is hosted by Lainey from Thoughts on Tomes. The Goodreads Group for Top 5 Wednesday can be found here.
This week’s prompt is Top of Your TBR. Here’s my list:
What books are on the top of your TBR?
Title: Sink or Swim (Whatever After #3)
Author: Sarah Mlynowski
Genre: Middle Grade
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Source: Library
Format: Ebook
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Rating: ★★★★★
Once again my brother and I are in hot water…
We weren’t planning to mess up the fairy tales. The first two times, we did it by accident.
But when our magic mirror pulls us into the story of the Little Mermaid, we have no choice but to try and rewrite it. Let’s just say the original story does NOT end happily!
Now we need to:
– Convince our mermaid to keep her tail
– Plan a royal wedding
– Avoid getting eaten by sharksWe’ve got to find a happy ending for the Little Mermaid . . . before she’s fish food, and we’re lost at sea forever!
This story is based on the original story of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, not the Disney movie. In the original story, there wasn’t a happy ending for the mermaid. She made a deal with the sea witch to give up her tongue for legs. As part of the deal, if the prince married someone other than her, she would die. The prince ends up marrying someone else, so she dies at the end. Since Abby and Jonah enter the original fairytales in this series, they had to try to find a way to create a happy ending for the mermaid.
This was a really great story. There was loads of tension. It didn’t seem like they were going to get a happy ending for the mermaid, so the last few chapters had a lot of drama.
I love how this series teaches children the original fairytales, not just the Disney versions. Abby and Jonah alter the original stories so that the princess or main character gets a happy ending for herself, not just to please a man.
Have you read Sink or Swim? What did you think of it?
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and it is now hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is Books I Meant to Read in 2018 But Didn’t Get to. Here’s my list:
(All images taken from Goodreads)
Title: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings #1)
Author: Mackenzi Lee
Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Source: Gift
Format: Hardcover
Release Date: June 27, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but he was never one to be tamed. The finest boarding schools in England and the constant disapproval of his father haven’t been able to curb any of his roguish passions—not for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men.
But as Monty embarks on his Grand Tour of Europe, his quest for a life filled with pleasure and vice is in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family’s estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.
Still it isn’t in Monty’s nature to give up. Even with his younger sister, Felicity, in tow, he vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty’s reckless decisions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt that spans across Europe, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.
This book was such a fun adventure.
Monty was the main character and narrator. He made so many bad decisions, but they were made out of love. I kept wanting to shout at him “Don’t do that!” but it would have stopped the story pretty quickly if he had made safer decisions.
I love the diversity in the story. Monty is bisexual and in love with his mixed race, male best friend. Felicity is an intelligent young girl who wants to study medicine rather than go to finishing school. Percy is mixed race and he lives with a chronic illness. I loved this diverse cast, especially set in eighteenth century Europe.
This is a great book! I can’t wait to read the next one!
Have you read The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue? What did you think of it?
This blog meme is hosted by Book Date. It is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organize yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment, and er… add to that ever growing TBR pile!
This weekend I finished The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee.
I’m currently reading No One Here is Lonely by Sarah Everett.
Next I will be reading The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley.
What are you guys reading this week? Have you read any of these books?
Here are my reviews for the week with my ratings:
I did 9 weekly blogging memes:
I also posted 3 additional posts:
How was your week? What did you guys read?
This meme is hosted by Steph at A little but a lot. The weekly prompts for 2019 can be found here.
This week’s prompt is Bookish Loves. These are the characters that I love:
(All images from Goodreads)
Did you write a #SixforSunday post? What was your list of Bookish Loves?
The meme that dares to ask what book has been in your bed this morning? Come share what book you’ve spent time curled up reading in bed, or which book you wish you had time to read today! This meme is hosted by Midnight Book Girl.
This Sunday I’m reading The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee.
Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but he was never one to be tamed. The finest boarding schools in England and the constant disapproval of his father haven’t been able to curb any of his roguish passions—not for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men.
But as Monty embarks on his Grand Tour of Europe, his quest for a life filled with pleasure and vice is in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family’s estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.
Still it isn’t in Monty’s nature to give up. Even with his younger sister, Felicity, in tow, he vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty’s reckless decisions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt that spans across Europe, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.
What book are you in bed with today?
Title: Rick Mercer Final Report
Author: Rick Mercer
Genre: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Source: Publisher
Format: Hardcover
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Rating: ★★★★★
Canada’s pre-eminent satirical commentator brings down the curtain on his hugely successful show in this instant #1 national bestseller.
Rick Mercer can always be relied on to provoke a strong reaction–but what he said one fall day in 2017 truly shocked the nation. In a rant posted on social media, the great Canadian satirist announced loud and clear that the current, 15th season of the Rick Mercer Report–the nation’s best-watched and best-loved comedy show–would be the last. After more than 250 episodes, 250 rants and countless miles spent travelling the length and breadth of Canada to do everything from bungee jumping with Rick Hansen to whale watching with Measha Brueggergosman, it was time to move on. What he will do next is still unknown, and Canada eagerly awaits future developments. But meanwhile, we have this book to keep us going.
This volume brings together never-before-published rants from the last five seasons of the show, plus a selection of the very best rants from earlier years. And throughout the book, in a series of brilliant new essays, Rick shares his hilarious, moving and at times hair-raising memories from the past fifteen years. Remember when he and Jann Arden travelled by helicopter to a terrifying bat cave in a mountain? No–because that trip went so horribly wrong it never made it to the screen. Pierre Berton–what was really in that joint he rolled? (It wasn’t oregano.) What catastrophe took place in Norman Jewison’s bathroom? And can the show still go on when your director in charge is delirious from an allergic reaction? (Yes.) All this and more is revealed by Rick in some of his sharpest and funniest writing yet.
I was so excited about this book! I’ve loved watching Rick Mercer on TV since I was a kid. He’s hilarious!
This book collects his best rants from his show. He has a segment on The Mercer Report where he does a 90 second rant about something. It can be about anything from politics to celebrities to how people drive. I loved reading the rants. I have heard many of them on TV but they’re so great to read. They are short, with each one only about about a page long, so it is easy to flip through this book.
There are also some personal stories from Rick about filming the show included in the book. I love these kinds of behind-the-scenes stories about him and the show. It really makes you feel like you were part of the show.
I loved this book! It’s a must-read for fans of Rick Mercer!
Have you read Rick Mercer Final Report? What did you think of it?
This is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!
I received two books from a friend:
I received two books from Penguin Random House Canada:
Thank you Penguin Random House Canada for these books!
What books did you get this week?
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