𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 and 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑑𝑜𝑚 were my favorites this month and two of the best books I‘ve read this year! #monthlywrapup #november2020
pick“This is not a traditional memoir.
This is an approach book.
This is a playbook.
It‘s a love letter.
To life.”
Always a good day when the blue box arrives!
#botm #bookmail #november2020
“𝙰𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜, 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚜𝚘 𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚍𝚍𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝙸 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙸‘𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎--“
𝙿𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝟽𝟻
Found some books at my local #freelittlelibrary!
Any thoughts on these?
pick“𝚆𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝, 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚜, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚊𝚍.“
I drank this book up like an antidote to the year 2020.
Happy #Halloween! 🎃
#booksandbaking
Most of October was taken up by an 800+ page space odyssey, but I managed to get at least one spooky read in. My favorite this month was The Exiles!
#monthlywrapup #october2020
pick“Today, about 20 percent of Australians— a total of nearly five million people— are descended from transported British convicts.”
Well-researched historical content blended seamlessly with fiction, creating an engaging and powerful story that led me to look up more information about real events.
To read a great story while learning some history in the process is why historical fiction is my favorite genre!
pickI thought I had this one figured out, but I most certainly did not! Perfect book for spooky season 👻
I can feel my TBR pile judging me from my bookshelf every time I come home with a new stack of library holds 😅
pickLoved this. Years of research and world-building went into this book and it shows. AND a few days ago Paolini announced that it will be adapted for film 👏👏👏
When you reach the part in a book where the author references the title...
“Unknown, content to face my end and pass
Beyond this mortal realm, content to hold
And wait and here to sleep—
To sleep in a sea of stars.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(Illuminated by book light thanks to Hurricane Delta)
Thanks for the tag @Hazel2019 🙂
1. In the pantry. My three-year-old was looking for a “reading snack” 😂
2. Reb... he‘s no longer with us, but forever my buddy ❤️
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Thank you for the tag @Buechersuechtling ❤️
Tagged- Please read this book if you haven‘t yet!
1. No trick-or-treating for us this year. We are having a Halloween party instead for the kiddos. 🎃
2. I am SO grateful for electricity and line workers. We lost power for 16 days because of Hurricane Laura! ⛈
#thankfulthursday @Cosmos_Moon
Still working my way through this one but I‘m enjoying the journey ✨
“THERE IS NO WORD for goodbye in Lakota. That‘s what my mother used to tell me... the Lakota people didn‘t use a term for farewell because of the idea that we are forever connected. To say goodbye would mean the circle was broken.”
-Pg. 246
My favorites this month were Pull of the Stars, Space Between Worlds, and Book of Lost Names. Read Midnight Sun for nostalgia‘s sake and a collection of Mary Oliver‘s poetry to keep up with my goal of reading at least one non-fiction book a month. #August2020 #monthlywrapup
“It was midnight in Kansas, and the bigots were awake.”
#firstlinefridays
@ShyBookOwl
“Maybe I‘m not the only one who feels the tugs of my other lives. Maybe they hover over us, steering us, constantly.”
I love a good journey through the multiverse!
pickA quiet but powerful story that drew me in and broke my heart. I found myself deeply invested in the stories of these women, and the detailed writing made me feel as if I was in the room with them. There are some interesting parallels between the 1918 influenza pandemic and our lives currently. It‘s also a reminder that those who care for the sick are truly invaluable.
This book won‘t be for everyone- at times it‘s heavy in medical (CONT. ⬇️)
I love Mary Oliver‘s poems about dogs. “The Storm” in particular reminds me of my sweet dog Reb. We him lost to cancer in January. He never missed an opportunity to play in the snow.
“Now through the white orchard my little dog romps, breaking in the new snow with wild feet.”
“I was just thinking how much I love being surrounded by books.” -Pg. 61 📚❤️
🌼 Seven books for the seventh month of the year! 🌼
“My Dark Vanessa” was a tough and emotional read for me, so I followed it up with some feel-good stories.
#july2020 #monthlywrapup
pickA book about the importance of “choosing joy” even when life gets hard. The story was reminiscent of a Hallmark movie, but I liked it that way. This was the warm hearted pick-me-up that I needed this week. ❤️ 🐋
It‘s that time of the month! Excited for these August reads. #BOTM
Almost finished but I‘m not ready to leave the small village of Chawton yet. Maybe a Downton Abbey marathon would help? ☕️
