I love this list Mikala - I always know I will enjoy a book if you have it listed as a Pick! We have a few on here I loved this year too- A Simple Twist of Fate, Shield of Sparrows and The Serpant and The Wolf. I suspect i will read quite a few of the others you listed if not all of them 💚 #auldlangspine

#midwintersolace This will typically be a Friday post but I will be limited in posting this Friday- Open to everyone!! I love seeing the nature books everyone is reading!

my swap package arrived! #yuleseasonswap

My hygge hour is a little early because i cannot keep my eyes open. Super cozy book and super cozy night. I hope you are all having a cozy time as well.

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day to all who celebrate 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 Can‘t wait to share a cozy hour with you!

#midwintersolace is back to bring cozy and comfort into our lives.

I read these when I learned that Tears of the Wolf is a sort of prequel. The writing is not as good as these newest two books, but it‘s a solid story about two cursed individuals trying to survive, break their curses and have fallen in love- and basically a lot of people are trying to capture and or kill them. Also monsters.

These were light, fun, a little spicy historical romances. Perfect for when I could focus but wanted to read and everything will work out in the end.

I loved this Sequel to Tears of The Wolf. I‘m reading the books this author wrote previously and really appreciate how much she has grown in the way she tells a story. This is a fantasy viking inspired with magic and romance - there will be a third book.

Each book features a sibling in this small town Montana series. I enjoyed the characters and the HEA, and really was just the right fluff to read in October.

The local bookclub picked crossroads to read because Devney Perry and Jay Kristoff were coming to town. I loved her Romantasy Shield of Sparrows- and am really enjoying her contemporary romances too- Formulaic and HEA but I like the characters and backstories!

I just realized I have not been posting books as I read- no clue how that happened!!! I had a hard time getting into this book- and for the first half would have considered it a so-so, but as parts came together I began to enjoy it more and by the end was satisfied with the direction it went in. This is the first of a duology- and I would love to hear other thoughts/discuss with anyone else who read it.

I really need someone to teach me how to cook, how to like cooking, and how to store food. I‘m not thriving because health becomes overwhelming and if I could just get this accomplished I feel like i could reduce the amount of drowning I am doing.

I constantly try to fit in in WV. My son and I just had a several hours long conversation about masking- something I‘ve done purposefully since High School (for senior celebrity i was class ditz) Sometimes it is to reduce loneliness and sometimes it is for ease- but now I feel myself slipping in and out of the masks because it feels necessary and appropriate in the situation. Sometimes life-ing is just hard!

I really appreciate the opportunity in this book to recognize me. I am a pretty messy, emotional, curious and caring person. I can be judgy at times (my shadow side) and do strive to be compassionate. I‘m also frustrated with myself for not being smarter, more organized and less chaotic.

Hi friends! As you can tell I am not someone who is consistent with timelines and due dates. My combination of Chronic Epstein Barr (2 week flare i think i‘m at end of) and ADHD (I really struggle with planning ahead) mean I will be getting posts out but not on a consistent timeline. Please feel free to post at anytime whenever you choose- and wherever you are in the book.

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day!!! 7-8 your time! or really any time that works for best for you!! Share a picture of your cozy reading hour and use the hashtag ❤️

Happy #hyggereadathon day!!! Today I am resting up after getting my covid vax yesterday- So relieved to finally have it! Tonight is the inaugural bookclub meeting for Miss Willa‘s bookclub- ibuprofen will be my best friend!!! I can‘t wait to see how you all fit in an hour of cozy reading in community ❤️

Sign ups are open!! See @BookwormAHN for link🖤

Wishing a blessed Samhain to everyone who celebrates this season! I am sharing one of my many altar spaces (embroidery courtesy of the lovely @StaceGhost And thought I‘d share books my beloved Grandma and Dad shared with me as part of my Ancestor journey- please feel free to share books you have been inspired to read by ancestors also🖤Mine will be tagged- and I love all of them!

Post 2/2: Stacey these were all so amazing (coffee too even though on first post) The packaging of the chocolate alone was decadent!!!! The candle and spray smell divine!!!! and the Witches Bells are gorgeous! Thank you so much for this incredible box- I am so grateful for all of it!!! 🖤🖤🖤
Thank you again Ashley -I love having a Witchy holiday 🖤

post 1 of 2 with my fun witchy books and a coffee I am beyond excited to taste!!! Thank you Stacey- opening this package was a genuine celebration of the Day 🌖🌑🌔🖤🖤🖤 #mws
Thank you Ashley for hosting!!!!

Thank you so much Kaleah!!!! I love my #ahr package 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡and i am so happy about the chocolate!!!! Yummmmm

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day!!!

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day!!!

In previous chapters we read about learning to trust ourselves, then this sentence appears! It is a terrifying perspective for those of us who have lived with domestic violence- but in a specific context it is most likely a vital truth. The context of fear, trust and safety- and how do we ever find it after the death of that experience? That is when we have to discern between fear because of danger vs fear because of trauma. Thoughts?

Sedna is mentioned in the first part of this chapter so i thought i would share the Goddess card reflection of her I have. If you read it I would be curious to hear how it was received or impacted your thoughts in relation to this chapter and yourself.

My responses are leaving high school, endings of friendships, home the way i lived in it and going to college, then leaving college and going to work- then end of childhood and beginning of adulting…. and of course life after divorce - This cycle does play out in numerous ways through life experiences.

Went to hear this author speak about her book and experiences (Leanna Renee Heiber) and Then took a ghost tour with the group (of Shepherdstown) - A lot of fun!! BUT So cold!!! I wore my hat made by @MommyOfTwo and it was perfect!!!

My #ahrs and #mws packages are in the mail as of yesterday. I have now received both my #allhallowsreadswap package and my #modernwitchswap package and am impatiently waiting with anticipation and excitement!!!!

This chapter was interesting- It seemed to have a significant overlap with parts work as well as shadow work. The part that gives up, the part that gets distracted, the part that perseveres… I can relate to all of it. The concept of shadow work is in accepting the parts of ourselves we are uncomfortable with. Through a somatic lens it‘s recognizing the body and brain want us to be safe. My ADHD brain is better suited to some tasks!

Sorry- I am definitely a week or so behind.
I do believe names are important- and are why people have nicknames, change their name, use a married name or keep their name from birth. I personally love hearing how people came by their names too. I think names may speak about who we are- there are people who shorten their name and people who use completed names- go by formal address or first names. It all helps us start the conversation.

Seriously I don‘t know how I missed this… Happiest of belated Birthdays Amy!!! Sending you lots of Love ❤️

Happy Indigenous People‘s Day. The map of WV lands courtesy of an interactive map on savetheboundarywaters.com . Braiding Sweetgrass is a non fiction book I love and thanks to #lpmbc I read Love After The End- a book I absolutely loved and recommend. The third book was read by a local book club and recommended so i bought it this weekend. Please consider sharing your favorite books by Indiginous authors #Indiginouspeoplesday

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day! Wherever you are! Hope to see you are able to enjoy an hour of cozy, comfy reading in community 🧡

I think about how we all have our own perspectives and often struggle to see a big picture or accept other perspectives as valid. I would love to be able to feel grounded more often with clearer understanding of situations.

We often have “a feeling” but do not know how to respond. Have you ever questioned your intuition? I know that my intuition is often right but sometimes i ignore it because it is “inconvenient “.

This is something that lives in my thoughts all the time… We are being fear mongered about immigrants.. vaccines… books…and because our brains are hard wired to seek safety it is easy for some people to give in to the fear mongering. In the end Baba Yaga was the provider of safety….

I have always felt a bit of connection to Baba Yaga. When my daughter was little she would ask me which disney princess i was and i always told her i was Baba Yaga. I believed deeply in the wisdom of the crone and fear mongering of witches….

My #mws package has arrived!!! Am very excited!!

Happiest of Birthdays @Gissy 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I hope all your birthday wishes come true ! (and with a little luck your bday package gets mailed this weekend 😘)

Happy Belated Birthday Elizabeth!!! I hope this is an amazing year for you!!!!

I have been wondering why this subgenre is so popular. As someone who has been stalked and assaulted I have a hard time finding the romance in any of this- it lends more to horror for me (although i did think Hooked told a good story and was shocked i liked it) But when reading chapter 2 in the book I wonder if this is a different way to understand the dark man in our psyches. Or is this representing our Shadows and our own dark sides? I have

The sentence before this refers to the way families of origin impact emotional health, then recognizes the way culture impacts mental health. The discussion around this is the source of many books. In this case the dark man is the entity that threatens our cultural health. What are ways we can create and strengthen our emotional energy when culture is ruled by a predator?

Do you recognize parts of yourself that can feel toxic but are actually also healthy and necessary?

This chapter was intense! Was there a quote or thought you want to discuss? Please post and share!
Have you ever considered what archetypes you embody? Both the light and shadow side?

@CBee is bringing #manicmonday back!!!!

Jamie!!!!! I love everything- but OMG! Autumn colored embroidery floss!!!! I am so thrilled 🧡Perfect choices- and the Romantasy Coloring book has so many fun pictures 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡Thank you so much for a beautifully curated #fff package!!!

So excited to open my #fff package- and this just feels so festive in celebrating the first day of Autumn! Thank you @JamieArc for setting the mood 🧡

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day! It is the day before Mabon and Mabon season! The Fall is beginning and cozy begins to have all the nuances the Fall weather in the Northern hemisphere brings! My cozy tonight will be stuffed apples, reading and candles because it is rainy today. Pictures are from last nights fire- it was lovely! Can‘t wait to share our reading hour together 🧡