My May #bookspin and #doublespin picks are both sequels that I've been meaning to read. Excited to prioritize them this month
@TheAromaofBooks
My May #bookspin and #doublespin picks are both sequels that I've been meaning to read. Excited to prioritize them this month
@TheAromaofBooks
April #ReadingBracket2024 Fiction update
Ready or Not was my favorite read of the month. I'm having trouble comparing it to Witch King though, they are such a different vibe... Will report back later
April #ReadingBracket2024 nonfiction update
Of the two I read this month, my favorite was Leg. But Better Living Through Birding is beating everyone for the whole quarter still 🐦
I had only read Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' before (a fav), and I was worried going in that this would be a more serious & therefore drier read. I should have had more faith in his writing. While definitely more serious, this was just as engrossing & fascinating. His character descriptions are so detailed & you can't help but be drawn into the devastating story
#LGBTQ2024 published before 2000 @Kenyazero
#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii this has become my favorite part of Friday, looking back at the little good things from the week ☺️
1. Watching the birds mingle and chirp at our bird feeders 🐦
2. Cat snuggles. The double, the better 😻😻
3. Babysitting my niece at bedtime for the first time (she only had a mini meltdown missing mom 🫠😅💕)
4. Hanging out with my sister's dogs 🐶🐶
5. Finally watching the Eras tour 🎶
This was my first time reading this classic gothic story and I'm so glad I finally did! The writing is so atmospheric and descriptive, menacing and enthralling. The characters were awful in the best way. I think the chapter-a-day pace with the #hashtagbrigade was perfect and kept up the suspense. I could definitely see a reread in the future.
Thanks @BarkingMadRead for leading! #pemberlittens
I absolutely adored this book! Bastone has become an auto-read author for me. She writes such beautifully crafted characters. I loved witnessing Eve grow into herself and figure out what she wants out of life after her unplanned pregnancy news. Her relationships with her close friends and family are all affected by this life development in unexpected ways 💕
#littensloveromance @StayCurious
I finished this short story last week. Provided free by the author, it introduces the characters of the third book in the Guides for Dating Vampires series which just came out and I'm excited to read! Shane and Andres' meeting was definitely glorious and memorable.
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
I really liked the first story in this collection. The others were hit or miss. Lots of weird magical realism and some of the stories were slightly interconnected. Atkinson writes compellingly, but it was hard to see where things were going sometimes. Overall each story made me think, a lot of the time it was 'wtf did I just read?'
Sally over here posing to match the dog on the cover #dogsoflitsy
My May #BookspinBingo list. I'm excited to see what numbers are drawn to add my #bookspin & #doublespin
@TheAromaofBooks
#SpringSkies Day 28 #2BksWSimilarTitle
Apparently they added the 1/2 to the US version of Evelyn Hardcastle because it was too similar to Evelyn Hugo!
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! 📚🎉
I didn't make it to any stores today but finished the Charlotte bookcrawl earlier this month, hitting all 19 stores! Here's my #bookhaul with the cute mini tote that was the finishing prize! 💕
Starting the #AwesomeApril readathon today
These are the books I want to finish from my April TBR. All but one I've already started and made decent progress with. Sign Here is a bookclub book that has its discussion on the 7th so I want to prioritize it before my other new May reads
Thanks for hosting @Andrew65 ☺️
My May #Roll100 picks
The tagged book was picked once before in 2022 and I never read it. If I don't get to it this month it's off the TBR!
@PuddleJumper
I'm not sure how this one got on my TBR because it's not something I would normally choose but I ended up really enjoying it! The dual timeline between when the kids are trapped in the room and then going back through the last year, discovering their secrets, was compelling. I didn't want to stop listening.
#Roll100 @PuddleJumper #SpringSkies Day 27 #Secrets @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. Celebrating my niece's 3rd birthday 🎂
2. Seeing my parents, who were visiting for said birthday party 💕
3. Rainbow sighting! 🌈
4. Reading on the porch to the sounds of rain on the pond 🌧️📖
5. Sally joining me on the porch, which she never normally does 🐶🥰
I don't read a lot of poetry, and I won't pretend that I understood everything in this collection. But I really appreciated the way these poems were written and the glimpses you get of the author's struggles with being indigenous & trans, internally & interpersonally, and growing up in foster care. It also made me want to listen to Florence + the Machine, which I'm not mad about
#LGBTQ2024 poetry @Kenyazero #Nonfiction2024 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa
I'm all for a character driven story & this one is well written in that way, but I got 4 hours into the audiobook & needed SOME plot to kick in. It's very slow moving & I had no idea where we were supposed to be heading. It got to the point that the main character was in a situation that had me 😬 & I bailed.
I've heard good things about this author & I did enjoy her writing style so I plan to try a different of hers for #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville
If the title doesn't warn you, bring out the tissues 🥹 Our bookclub loved the Travelling Cat Chronicles and decided to read this book of short stories by the same author. It was nice to visit with a few cats and their families, including some familiar faces. The POV switched between cats & humans and each story had a unique premise
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Continuing to follow Avery and Zib through the Up-and-Under. This wasn't quite as good as the first book, but still enjoyable. They learn more about the kings and the drowned girl's backstory, and get to adventure with pirates.
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#SpringSkies Day 24 #Neurodivergent
Clementine, who has autism, struggles with the dynamics of his new life as a vampire 🩸
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#SpringSkies Days 21 & 22 #AwardWinner #Tragedy
I missed yesterday but this one works for both prompts. So good. So sad 😭
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
I love this author's shifter series. This one isn't a direct sequel, but set in the same world. Less plot and more about the characters. A grumpy walrus shifter lives by himself in his lighthouse on an island off the coast of Ireland and has his world disrupted by an artist visiting on a temporary university grant. Two lonely souls connecting and finding home in each other 🥰
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
This was another entertaining Poirot/Ariadne Oliver pairing. They are trying to figure out the reasoning behind a very old double suicide and must track down people who might remember details about the couple. All the talk and confusion about elephants was very amusing. I love Mrs. Oliver
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
Did somebody say National Cat Lady Day? 😹😻🐱
You can usually find me in my favorite chair with at least one cat and a book 💖
#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
My five joys this week:
1. Oakley bear 😻 snuggles to help recover after minor surgery
2. Virtual bookclub discussion with my highschool friends 📖🐈
3. Dancing lessons with my guy 💃🏼
4. Discovering Happy Color - my new favorite audiobook activity 🎨🎧
5. Hitting up so many bookstores for the Greater Charlotte Bookcrawl 📚
This one started off strong - singing a karaoke break up song to your now ex. But it went downhill after that. After hooking up, Toni & Audrey realize they're now working together & must be professional. Audrey isn't ready for a new relationship right after her last toxic one ended anyway. In the end I didn't feel like either character had any real growth. This could have been better if expanded to a full novel
#LGBTQ2024 disappointing @Kenyazero
#SpringSkies Day 19 #FallInTitle
I read this a few years ago, a really sweet story set in gorgeous Ireland 🌧️🍀
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#SpringSkies Day 18 #Powerful
My sister is reading this book and was telling me about it
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#SpringSkies Day 17 #MagicElement ✨
One of these days I'll finish this series
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#SpringSkies Day 16 #SurpriseEnding
My mind went blank on books but thought of this movie. Loved it, especially the ending
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee
This is one I figured out from context clues but I enjoy the definition - "a violent expression"
I loved the character development in this one. After a bad first encounter, Cory is determined to win Spencer over to prove that he can but ends up falling for him in the process. They each brought out the best in each other and I thought the ending with the grand gesture was super cute
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#SpringSkies Day 14 #InvolvesHeist
My favorite heisting crew 🚀
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#SpringSkies Day 13 #OneWordTitle
Love this podcast-turned-graphic-novel 🫧
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
Working our way through the Charlotte Bookstore Crawl 📚
Love this mural at That's Novel Books 🛋️
#SpringSkies Day 12 #VillianPOV
Been meaning to read this duology for a while now
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
This was a really interesting concept. I liked the play on language barriers causing basic ideas of science vs sorcery to be lost in translation but found certain things to be confusing to the reader for this same reason. Mostly I loved Nyr's struggle to remain neutral as an anthropologist vs his desire for purpose and fight against boredom
I don't usually go for dark romance but I really enjoyed this one. Fourteen years after Peter Pan leaves Neverland, Hook needs to bring him back to conquer a threat on the island. But Peter has grown up and the lust is palpable 🥵
The enemies to lovers arc was really well done here. I love a good morally grey protagonist and Hook is definitely *dark* grey 🩶
#SpringSkies Day 10 #NFTechnology
Looking forward to this one from my TBR
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#SpringSkies Day 8 #ChildWPowers
My favorite magical hot mess boys
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
Rachel Lynn Solomon + time loop romance = 😍😍😍
Two of my favorite things and this book did not disappoint! I loved watching Barrett and Miles relive Sept 21st again and again, breaking past each other's barriers and embracing new experiences. The ending really got me 🥹
This was really cute and fun to listen to. Hannah is on a mission to find an old sweater that she left at her high school ex's house 15 years ago. When she calls Ethan out of the blue it's surprisingly not awkward and they embark on an adventure to find the sweater. The hijinks were hilarious and I love this style of audiobook where everything takes place through phone conversations.
#SpringSkies Day 7 #Escape 🤖
I really want to get to this series now that a movie is coming out later this year
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs