Monday, 10 August 2015

What are YOU reading? #279

 
 
 
What are you reading on Monday? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journeys where you post books completed last week and plans for upcoming books. Jump over to her blog and see who else is participating.
 
 
 
Read
 
 
The Gift by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Amish fiction, Christian fiction
10E/10E
(I learned about an American delicacy called a chocolate chip cheeseball, which sounds totally delicious!)

 
 
 

The Mememe's Angry Me by Annabelle Neilson and Astro
Children's, Picture book
9/10E
(A fantastic tale of being angry, it's consequences and how to stop being angry...)
 
 

 

Yikes, Ticklysaurus! by Pamela Butchart and Sam Lloyd
Children's, Picture book
10E/10E
(Hilarious dino based fun!)
 
 

 

Pirates in Pyjamas by Caroline Crowe and Tom Knight
Children's, Picture book
10E/10E
(Really fun routine before bed read!)

 
 
 

When I am Happiest by Rose Lagercrantz and Eva Eriksson
Children's, 7 years +
10E/10E
(An emotional read which had me teary for half of it...)
 
 
 


Killer Game by Kirsty McKay
Young Adult
10E/10E
(A creepy game at an island boarding school gets deadly...)
 
 
 


The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery
Children's, 9 years +
8/10E
(A philosophical French classic translated...)

 
 
 

A Thousand Nights by E K Johnston
Young Adult
10E/10E
(E K takes a famous tale and retells it in a more magical way than the original [of which I've read a few stories when I was young]...)
 
 
 


Katie McGinty Wants A Pet! by Jenna Harrington and Finn Simpson
Children's, Picture book
10E/10E
(I should have guessed from the cover what type of pet Katie wants!)
 
 
 


A Lottie Lipton Adventure: The Curse of the Cairo Cat and The Secrets of the Stone by Dan Metcalf and Rachelle Panagarry
Children's, 7 years +
10/10E
(One smart museum bred girl solves mysteries alongside her Uncle, always under threat from a pompous enemy...)
 
 
 


The Magic Potions Shop: The Young Apprentice by Abie Longstaff and Lauren Beard
Children's, 7 years +
10E/10E
(Another awesome book from an ace writer & illustrator team!)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Listen
 

A Life of Joy by Amy Clipston
Amish fiction, Romance, Young Adult
RELISTEN - 10E/10E
(It's been wonderful revisiting Lynsey go through her trials during a week where I've wanted familiarity...)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Watched


Pripara
Music idol anime, Japanese version
REWATCH! - 10E/10E
(Half dreading the upcoming episode where Sophie is sort of forced to quit her near friendship with Lala and Mireille. Thankfully I know they get back together in episode 12!)

 
 
 

Holby City
Drama, English version
8/10E
(Can't remember much except I was annoyed with several characters for being idiots!)

 
 
 

Aikatsu
Music idol anime, Japanese version
10E/10E
(After lots of episode watching I've caught up with the latest which sees Sumire unknowingly being part of a hidden camera show run by her friends!)

 
 
 
Full Moon Sagashite
Music anime, Japanese version
10/10E
(Such a crazy story of a girl with a throat tumour wanting to sing which weird magic makes possible; this is way more captivating than I expected!)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Craft, Games and more
Ok so I need to get gaming back in my schedule as I've done too little to mention, and no 'other' stuff. Craft, on the other hand, is an area I've been busy in!
 
I've delved back into knitting baby booties, and although I'm not showing the ones which didn't work here's the pair I like-they will have a motif on the final item....

 
I've also finished the squares of my baby blanket and started joining them up....
 

 


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