pickA big shout out to @BookNAround for including this in my #bestof2021 swap!
This book - wow. It is beautifully and exquisitely written.
The story of an opera singer who loses the use of her instrument and is forced to lead a class of whistlers.
Growth takes place, lessons are learned, friendships are formed, priorities are re-arranged.
I am not doing this little book justice with this review.
Just read it. Trust me.
pickA scientific survey team, an empty (?) planet, & a security cyborg that calls itself Murderbot. What could possibly go wrong?
This was delightful. We get an immediate sense of who Murderbot is, an introvert with a tendency to sarcasm & trashy media (relatable 😂), & the stakes. Just enough world building to get me curious w/out an info dump. Resolution to the immediate story, but open enough that I immediately put a hold on the sequel. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
I read 11 book in January. I can say it was a good month. I enjoyed the books I read.
I did only one bingo #BookSpinBingo and I read #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin books. Both are already in the new system @TheAromaOfBooks
Thank you @guinsgirlreads for this 2022 calendar received during #Bestof2021 swap, which I‘m using it for this monthly activity
pickI‘m way behind on reviews and checking in with Litsy, and it‘s high time I caught up! So, this was my #Doublespin, and I really enjoyed it. I don‘t read many standalone thrillers for whatever reason (I guess I prefer to spend time with the same characters?) but this was a gift in my #bestof2021 swap box from @MaleficentBookDragon and boy it was a terrific pick. My first Ruth Ware! Perfect for snowy, cold, January! @TheAromaofBooks
Out of the 66 books I finished this year, 29 were nonfiction. These are the top 10 of those 29.
Special mention to The Library Book, Exercised, The Lost City of Z, and The Debt Trap which were all so close to making the list, and perhaps would have on a different day.
#bestof2021 #bestnonfiction
2021 was a great reading year for me. I finished 66 books and 21,200 pages, both of which are new records for me. Of those 66 books, 37 were fiction. Here are my top 10 fiction books of 2021!
Also, special mention to The Ghost Variations which came very close to making my top 10.
#bestof2021 #bestfiction
pickA slim but thoughtful read. Very evocative with powerful prose. A simple man feels called to action on Christmas Eve. Using for #Pop22 #OneSittingRead would also work for #FavoriteSeason if you prefer #Winter Thanks to @TrishB and @Kdgordon88 for putting this on my #ReadersRadar - it was also on Erik Karl Anderson‘s #BestOf2021 #Scribd 🎧
Just got home and just opened my #BestOf2021Swap #BestOf2021 and I can't say THANKYOU Enough to @Avanders everything in this package is absolutely perfect. I love the books love the candle, the reading socks seem super cozy. And I will use them tomorrow. Can't wait to dig into all of the books Sanderson has been on my "Author to read eventually list" for sometime so I am very excited about that. Thank you again for everything.
The anticipation builds! So many good things to open in my #bestof2021 box !
We had my brother & nephew here for our annual New Years get-together this weekend, and of course we missed 2020, so it was extra special. We also lost my sister-in-law last March, so it was extra emotional. I realized after they‘d left this morning I had my beautiful swap box to open, and here we are!
This King Arthur retelling was one of my favourites of 2021. #12booksof2021 #2021 #September #bestof2021
