Spring Thing

Today not only marks the start of Spring, but also the Spring Reading Thing over at Callapidder Days. I joined in with the last reading challenge back in the Fall last year and thought I would join in again, more for my own enjoyment than anything else, I love books but sometimes don't get to read as many as I would like. This challenge helps me to at least try! And I also like to visit other blogs and see what everyone else is reading.

Because I'm in a Book Club I know for certain I will be reading 3 books between now and June (that is when the challenge ends).I've thought about what other books I might like to read over the next few months and I've made a list for myself which I'm sharing here. I haven't gone crazy, as much as I would love to read more I am being realistic here.... Spring marks the start of longer days, lighter nights, garden work, growing veggies, and well to be honest, less time wanting to even open up the pages of a book, but here's my list anyway. If you love to read, hop on over to Katrina's blog and join in the fun. And leave a comment here so I can come visit you and read about what you're reading ;-)



Atonement by Ian McEwan - this is book club pick for April. I know there's a movie out too which I was told recently was very depressing! Not sure how I will like the book.










The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein - sounds like a much lighter read. May's book club pick










The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry - Book club pick for June.












Made From Scratch, A Memoir by Sandra Lee - I started reading this a few weeks ago before I went home to England. It has since taken a back seat to other things, but I would really like to finish it off.









Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - seen the movie many times, and wanted to read the book. I won this in a bloggy giveaway and have started reading a little each night. Hope to finish it for the challenge too.










Magic Tree House series - hoping to read a few of these with Kristen over the next few weeks. We are trying to read them in order and #9 is next 'Dolphins at Daybreak'.





and finally... I've heard so much about Francine Rivers but never read one of her books. I've heard this one in particular is REALLY good, so I'm going to challenge myself to read it before the end of June.









Today hardly feels like the first day of Spring. We had a thunderstorm during the night, the yard looks like it has a pond in it, we had so much rain, it's still very windy out there and cold. Much different to the lovely weather we had all week, but a great day to stay in and, yes you guessed it . . . READ :-)