Blogging A to Z Reflections

 

The Refections post sign doesn't begin until next week, but I wanted to do mine now before getting back to regular blogging this month. I only made a few posts in April outside of A to Z, during our Sundays off. 

It was another great year of reading posts by participants. I was amazed how many people participated in my scavenger hunt. The number of comments per post dwindled once the challenge neared the end, but it was still fun to see what others came up with.

Once again, I am glad for schedule posting. Made it a lot easier to navigate other people's posts.

One blog had an 80s theme. When I learned about this in March, I knew I had to read their posts. Another had a book theme, which I also knew I'd be reading. More than one person, including me, wrote about books on B day. Same with cats on C day. 

The month seemed to speed by fast with the challenge. I can't believe it's already May. The weather in my area is still a little weird, not feeling like mid-spring. 

Though a little burned out from the challenge, I do plan to see how many others are participating in the Road Trip that begins on May 11. There weren't a lot of participants in the Road Trip last year and I now wonder how many will take part this time.

And here is the Winner badge for this year. Congrats to all who finished.

Z is for Zombies

 

A book-cover scavenger hunt is this year's theme. Please see this post for general rules on how to participate. 

Today's item is:

Zombies

My choice:

Pride, Prejudice and Zombies--Seth Grahame-Smith

Z was as pesky as ever. (Do I even need to say that?) It was a while before I arrived at "zombies," having flashed back to this book. I don't know how easy this one will to find, but it was the best I could do.

Now it's your turn. Provide a link in the comments (from Amazon, Goodreads or other sites) to a book with the item of the day. Just naming the book in the comments is also acceptable. Remember, you cannot use the same one in my post. Otherwise, just comment on the post. Good Luck!

Y is for Yarn

 

A book-cover scavenger hunt is this year's theme. Please see this post for general rules on how to participate. 

Today's item is:

Yarn

My choice: 

Knit One, Kill Two--Maggie Sefton (from A Knitting's Mystery series)

Having read a great number of cozy mysteries with craft themes is how I arrived at this one, making Y a little less tricky that I thought it would be. I've read at least three books in this series (all several years ago), and still have two of them at home. Once again, I don't know why they're  till there, and I likely won't read them again. 

Now it's your turn. Provide a link in the comments (from Amazon, Goodreads or other sites) to a book with the item of the day. Just naming the book in the comments is also acceptable. Remember, you cannot use the same one in my post. Otherwise, just comment on the post. Good Luck!

X is for X

 

A book-cover scavenger hunt is this year's theme. Please see this post for general rules on how to participate. 

Today's item is:

X (on the cover in some form):

My choice:

X--Sue Grafton

I shouldn't have to remind everyone how tricky the letter X is 😀 Everyone finds a way around it during A to Z, and this was the best solution I could come up with. Before this came out, I wondered how the author was going to work around this ever-pesky letter. It's just so sad she didn't live to complete the alphabet, not getting to Z. 

Now it's your turn. Provide a link in the comments (from Amazon, Goodreads or other sites) to a book with the item of the day. Just naming the book in the comments is also acceptable. Remember, you cannot use the same one in my post. Otherwise, just comment on the post. Good Luck!

W is for Water

 

A book-cover scavenger hunt is this year's theme. Please see this post for general rules on how to participate. 

Today's item is:

Water

My choice:

The Summer Deal--Jill Shalvis

"Water" was the first thing that came to mind when trying to come up with something for W. I've seen and read many books that have water in some form on the cover.  I remembered reading this book one summer when it was very hot and wanted to dive into a pool, but there were none nearby to go to. The water on this cover also looked good when I typed this post, after the hot March weather that was in my area. Water can be in any form for this (eg, bodies of water, pools, or water in a glass or bottle).

Now it's your turn. Provide a link in the comments (from Amazon, Goodreads or other sites) to a book with the item of the day. Just naming the book in the comments is also acceptable. Remember, you cannot use the same one in my post. Otherwise, just comment on the post. Good Luck!

Things This Month

I can't believe the month is almost over, along with the A to Z Blogging. It's been fun and there have been many fun topics by other participants. Only for days left now. Waiting to see how everyone caps of the alphabet this week. The Reflections posts begin next week, and the Road Trip on May 11. 

I'm hoping to get back to the Thursday 13 next month, at least once per month. I chose to take this month off, since I'm limiting my non-A to Z posts to Sundays. 

Other stuff that has been going on this month has included the weird cold and humid weather in my area. Certainly not feeling like spring around here. And right after a March heatwave. 

Yesterday was Independent Bookstore Day. I had a lot of other stuff to do then, so I didn't get to go to the two of them in my town until around 3PM. The used bookstore has 15% different genres at different times a day. When I got there it was off Children's/YA books but couldn't find a single one I wanted! Same at 4, when the deal changed to romance books. I still did not see one I wanted. I'd missed it when the fiction books were 15% off. I then went to the other store and entered a raffle for a gift card. It's great to have a day like this. 

V is for Vehicles

 

A book-cover scavenger hunt is this year's theme. Please see this post for general rules on how to participate. 

Today's item is:

Vehicles

The Unexpected Everything--Morgan Matson

This was another of the letters I had trouble with! "Vehicle" was not one of my first choice, but nothing else seemed to come to mind. And this is another book I read years ago (2018), that I still inexplicably have at home. I probably won't get the urge to re-read it, but also haven't gotten the urge to donate it or any others I don't feel I'll read again (though this a matter for another time). Any sort of vehicle is acceptable for this one.

Now it's your turn. Provide a link in the comments (from Amazon, Goodreads or other sites) to a book with the item of the day. Just naming the book in the comments is also acceptable. Remember, you cannot use the same one in my post. Otherwise, just comment on the post. Good Luck!