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Month: July 2012

The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

by athena // 31 July, 2012 // 2 Comments
An enjoyable historical piece. I picked out this book because it is set in an era that I don’t read much of, I am fascinated by Louise Brooks, and it got good reviews. This read went by much quicker than... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Gone with the Wind Reading Challenge

by athena // 29 July, 2012 // 6 Comments
This week I read and finished Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte. I started reading Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont the other week (but haven’t read it due to other things). I also started Little Women by Louisa May Alcott... Continue reading →

Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte

by athena // 28 July, 2012 // 4 Comments
My first Anne Bronte work. I had to resist reading The Tenant of Wildfell Hall for just a bit longer since I had this already on the Kindle and knew it to be Anne’s first novel. This novel is somewhat... Continue reading →

FO Friday: Niddy Noddy

by athena // 27 July, 2012 // 7 Comments
This isn’t a fibre FO, but it relates to my fibre crafts. Since I wanted to learn to spin, I realized that eventually I would need to make my own skein of yarn. I could do with a chair or... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – Reading

by athena // 26 July, 2012 // 4 Comments
On BTT this week: Do you have a favorite season of the year that you read more? (Example: during snow storms, rainy weather, or sunny and warm weather) Sorry, that was the best I could come up with. Where is... Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Spinning Progress

by athena // 25 July, 2012 // 5 Comments
Last week, I wanted to post a WIP Wednesday, but found I hadn’t progressed very much either in spinning or my knitting. Mostly because this has been the hottest summer in my hometown. We do not have air conditioning so... Continue reading →

Cotillion by Georgette Heyer

by athena // 23 July, 2012 // No Comments
When I first heard about Georgette Heyer years ago, this was the title that I remembered. I could not find at this at my library, but I got it and a few other Heyer books on Kindle just for the... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Pickings

by athena // 22 July, 2012 // 6 Comments
Hello, world! The weather has cooled down this week, and that was the best thing about it really. It was an ok week. Since last Sunday Salon, I read Lady of Quality and Cotillion by Georgette Heyer (review up tomorrow).... Continue reading →

Remington T Studio Pearl Curling Wand

by athena // 21 July, 2012 // No Comments
Finally! I can curl my hair! I’m one of those people who can’t seem to use a normal curling iron. In fact, I bought a curling iron with a clamp years ago, but have never successfully managed to do a... Continue reading →

Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer

by athena // 20 July, 2012 // 4 Comments
I did not know until writing the end of this review that this was one of Heyer’s last novels; it was definitely her last romance. This novel was not the most exciting of Heyer’s, nor did it have the best... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – One or Many?

by athena // 19 July, 2012 // 7 Comments
On BTT this week: Series or Stand-alone? I actually answered this in my reading habits survey a couple weeks back. Most books are stand-alones, and some of my favourite books, such as the classic ones, are stand-alones. Often, I do... Continue reading →

Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer

by athena // 17 July, 2012 // No Comments
The ending of this book surprised me. Actually if the ending happened as I expected and have come to expect from Heyer novels, I would have given this book a very low rating. It features the most annoying of any... Continue reading →

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