#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 6.5 hours bring my YTD total to 102.75.
Slowing working my way to my yearly goals.

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#SnowOnCover

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Wagon

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

“The King must die.“

Title: Lover Avenged
Author: J. R. Ward

Reading for #BDBBuddyRead #BDBBookClub

Loved this slow burn hockey romance. Nothing like a tortured hero. The plot really worked for me and I loved both of the main characters. Looking forward to reading the next book in this series. 4 ⭐
#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @Read2025 @DieAReader #LitsyAtoZ @TexReader #LetterF (author) #JumpStart2025 @lizpixie

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

“Please don't go out tonight.“

#Read2025 @DieaReader

Yesterday I read for 6.25 hours brings my YTD total to 96.25.
I finished Perfect Puking Match and started Darling Venom.

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#1stBk'25

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Wags

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Two Cup Friday!
2. Homemade banana bread
3. Puppy Breath
4. Bella snuggles
5. Lunch out with friends

Play? @bthegood @bethM @read4life @Kadagul

This one is a low pick for me. I liked the characters put the plot was just so off the rails I couldn't get totally invested in the story. I've said this numerous times, I prefer characters and plots are at least plausible, if not, then the writing must be of such quality as to make up for the short comings. 3ish Stars
I doubt I will read the other books in the series. #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 #REad2025 @DieAReader #LitsyLoveReads

#ThreeListThursday #TLT @dabbe

I have only read 15 of the 104. My rank is 39 of 149.

My favorites are:
The King of the Wind
The Giver
The Graveyard Book

Want to play? @JessClark78 @cupcake12 @PageShifter @Susanita

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 5.0 hours bringing my YTD total hours to 94.75. I started a new book yesterday, Perfect Pucking Match.

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Waffle

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#FaveBk'24

Loved this book read it twice last year.

#WeirdWordWednesday @Cbee

Lagan: goods thrown into the sea with a buoy attached so that they may be found again

#Read2025 @DieAReader

I read for 4.25 hours yesterday. This brings my YTD total to 89.75.
Currently working on Lover Avenged and The Ex Talk.
I have several others ns progress but have set them aside to work on books for book clubs, challenges and buddy reads. Too many books and not enough time!

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#LastingLove

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Wade

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Possibility

#PoetyrMatters @TheSpineView
#Waddle

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 5.5 hours bringing my YTD total to 85.5.
I finished The Game Plan and started The Best Friend Zone and The Ex Talk. The latter for #LittenLoveRomance hosted by @StayCurious

Happy Tuesday everyone! Here are today's questions. Everyone is welcome to play along.

My answers:
1. A roaring fire.
2. The Bronze Horsemen by Paulina Simmons (sorry forgot to tag)

Want to play? @anishainkspill @eggs @InkedBookworm13 @bthegood @DebinHawaii @jenreadsALot @dabbe @PeaKnit @Susanita @Kelli7990 @Read4Life@Wanderinlynn @Lil1inblue @AnnCrystal @Kshakal @thebookhippie @AmyG

Happy Birthday Lynn! Thank you for doing this birthday giveaway! I hope you have a birthday for the record books!

#49bdaygiveaway @WanderingLynn

#WhereAreYouMonday @Cupcake12

The tagged book takes place in New Orleans and NYC.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 4.5 hours bringing my year-to-date total to 80.0.
Still working on several books. hope to have one finished today.

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Memory

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Vulture

#WeekendReads @Rachelsbrittain

Currently working on The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan and also Lover Avenged by J. R. Ward.

#SundayFnday @BookmarkTavern

Tagged is the first book I read this year. If you like Alien Romance with a bit spice, you would probably like this one. But since it is a series, you should read some of the other books first.

Went to lunch and came back home with a puppy. IKR! He is a lab mix about 8 weeks old. . Need your help with a name. Was thinking Jaxson. Not sure though. Help! Got only good literary names. He will be a big guy and spoiled.

#DogofLitsy #NoPuppyControl

Another fun fluff read. I liked the characters and the touch of humor in a few scenes that made the book so much fun. I also liked the bit of drama and thought it worked well in this one. I ploughed through this book quickly and will definitely read the next book in this series. 4 ⭐

# SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 #LitsyLoveReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4Life #Read2025 @DieAReader #LitsyAtoZ @TexReader #LetterT (title) #LetterS (author)

Pucking Wild is the second book in the Jacksonville Rays series about a team of NHL hockey players. Enjoyed this and devoured it in two days despite a 603 page count. The author does an awesome job with character development and I love her descriptive prose. My only complaint is that the characters are not even remotely like real life. Just my person preference that a prefer characters that are more believable. It is just a minor thing and I...

#Read2025 @DieAReader

With the snow and ice we got Friday, I was stuck in the house with nothing to do yesterday but read. Awww.... poor me. 😂 I clocked in 11.5 hours even with an afternoon nap. I finished Pucking Wild and started The Game Plan. Still working on several others also.

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#BookHaul

Since my most recent book haul was three new audiobooks I purchased that are camera shy, I thought you would like to see my stack sitting on the corner of my desk. All to read this month or at least started. The top one is my journal. Happy Reading!

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Voyage

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 8.25 hours bringing my total to 64.0 hours.
I finished on Things We Never Got Over and started Pucking Wild.

#PoetyrMatters @TheSpineView
#Vowel

Title: Watch

Poet: Robin Walter

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#TakeCharge

#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

“The king must die.“

~Lover Avenged by J. R. Ward

#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

“Hey, Ella! How are you doing, sweetheart?“

~The Naughty List by Jade West

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

“I wasn't sure what to expect when I walked into Cafe Rev, but it sure as hell wasn't a picture of myself behind the register under the cheery headline, “Do Not Serve.“

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

#Readaway2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 5.75 hours bringing my YTD total to 55.75 hours.
I worked on Things We Never Got Over, Lover Avenged and The Naughty List.

I also bought three new books just couldn't resist. #NoShelfControl

#5JoysFriday @Debinhawaii

1. Coffee at my desk in my home office
2. Bella napping in her bed beside me
3. Watching the snow fall. A rare thing here.
4. Warm blankets
5. Fireplace going strong

@alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @lil1inblue @cupcake12 @texreader

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Friendship

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Vow

#ThreeListThrusday #TLT @dabbe

I got 47 out of 100. Which left with a rank of 57 out of 357 who took the survey.

Lots of books of loved on this list. Some I read as a child, some as an adult.

From my childhood:
Black Beauty
A Wrinkle in Time
Where the Wild Things Grow
The Phantom Tollbooth

As an adult:
LOTR (read in Freshman English)
The Harry Potter series
A Wizard of Earthsea (read in H.S.)

@cupcake12 @staycurious @puddlejumper

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I managed to get in six hours of reading time. My YTD total is 50.0 hours.
I started a new book yesterday, Things We Never Got Over. Still working on Lover Avenged as well as The Naughty List.

#25Alive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#FreshStart