What are YOU reading? #285

 

 

 

 

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

 

A Time to Remember by Lauren Brooke

Children's, 11 years +

10/10E

(More pony and girl adventures from this riding boarding school series...)

 

 

Princess Evie: The Enchanted Snow Pony by Sarah Kilbride and Sophie Tilley

Children's, 7 years +

10E/10E

(Plenty of snow fun to be had between dodging avalanches!)

 

 

 

Hooray! It's A New Royal Baby! By Martha Mumford & Ada Grey

Children's, Picture book

10E/10E

(I'm a bit late reading this funny read...)

 

 

 

Penelope Perfect by Shannon Anderson and Katie Kath

Children's, 7 years +

10E/10E

(A perfectionist girl learns life can be enjoyed with such a rigid structure...)

 

 

 

 

All About Pumpkin by Natasha Farrant

Children's, 9 years +

10E/10E

(A family centered tale filled with laughter, tears, and serious issues...)

 

 

 

 

Timber Ridge Riders #4 Wish Upon A Horse by Maggie Dana

Children's

10E/10E

(Read this to understand why I feel a bit sorry for resident mean girl Angela...)

 

 

 

An English Year by Tania McCartney and Tina Snerling

Children's, Picture book, Non-fiction

10/10E

(A celebration of all things English!)

 

 

 

 

The Sisters Club by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Contemporary

9/10E

(A charming read...)

 

 

Shibainuku-san volume 1 by Uzu

Manga

10/10E

(Follows the hilarious mystery of a talking girl dog who thinks she is human, as do most of her classmates!)

 

 

 

 

One Skein Wonders for Babies by Judy Durant

Non-fiction, Craft

9/10E

(A book crammed with baby knitting patterns that only use 1 skein!)

 

 

 

A Death in the Dales by Frances Brody

Mystery

10E/10E

(Best read in daylight; full of surprises!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listened

Summer Daydreams by Carole Matthews

Shop Fiction

RELISTEN - 9/10E

 (Listened to this over a few days...great relisten!)

 

 

 

Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher

Romance

9/10E

(Hilarious tale about a woman who goes out with a famous actor, although she doesn't know that at first!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watched

Winx: Season 4

Magical Girl Anime, French version

10E/10E

(Roxy doesn't know she is a fairy yet!)

 

 

 

 

Shugo Chara:  Season 1

Magical Girl Anime, Japanese version

REWATCH - 10/10E

(I'd forgotten how funny one of Utau's charas, Eru, is!)

 

 

 

Hanasaku Iroha

Slice of Life Anime, Japanese version

REWATCH - 10E/10E

(Ohana is slowly winning over the employees of her grandmother's traditional inn...)

 

 

 

 

Kikari (also known as Kirarin Revolution)

Music Idol Anime, French version

10/10E

(A totally crazy anime with Kilari being cute and hilarious!)

 

 

 

 

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Magical Girl Anime, Japanese version

10/10E

(Only seen 1 episode of this anime, which I've heard a lot about, and it blew my mind!)

 

 

 

 

Bodacious Space Pirates

Space Opera/Science Fiction Anime, Japanese version

REWATCH - 10E/10E

(Forever exciting and funny, Marika has yet to agree to be a pirate captain!)

 

 

 

 

Castle: Season 2

Crime Drama, English version

9/10E

(About the only murder show which I can watch more than 1 episode at a time because it is hilarious. I love how writer Castle's daughter Alexis is starting to help solve cases...)

 

 

 

 

Fantasista Dolls

Magical Girl Anime, Japanese version

REWATCH - 10/10E

(Despite the occasional too mature costumes, this is a cute and semi-heavy series which I adore!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crafts, game and more

Aside from another secret project I've made a cute snowflake, adding a chain and loop to hang it as a decoration.  I've almost finished this blanket..........

 

Baking wise I've made both sun-dried tomato rolls ....

 

 

 

....and plain white rolls, both are delicious!

And here's my 2nd batch of truffles with an outer shell.....