Brilliant but long, it‘s taken me a while to work my way through it but so far it‘s worth the journey!

What I read in January

I swore off of Contemporary YA and then immediately picked this one up and I have no regrets.

Enjoying this one by Rob Bell so far - he‘s not always a favorite of mine but this one came highly recommended by a trusted friend.

Almost finished with this fun book profiling female serial killers

Sunday night reading

Slow but some of the most beautiful writing I've had the pleasure of reading.

One of my favorite Japanese psychological thriller authors. This is dark and amazing. Loving it so far.

Read this morning while hunkered down in the hall waiting out a tornado warning with a bunch of high schoolers. Can't wait to make some of the recipes!

When life is too much, I highly recommend grabbing Anne Lamott and retreating to your mama's house.

Snuggly kitty, soft blanket, good book. I'm ready to hygge!

How beautiful the hands that served the wine and the bread and the sons of the earth

Compulsive listening - such a great choice for audio. If you're into true crime, you've got to try this one!

Stunning quote from John Stott from tonight's Lenten reading. Amen and amen.

Sunday night reading to close out the week

Not quite as amazing as I had hoped, but still a fun read

If I spend my lunch break with this daily and keep to a schedule I'll make it through everything by the end of the year. Fingers crossed.

Absolutely hilarious, especially on audio with Fisher narrating. I had multiple laugh out loud moments.

(Attempting) a bedtime read of How To Be A Person - if you loved Tiny Beautiful Things this one is a must

We've had several emergencies at the library this week including a coworker having a major medical event, leaving only two of us to rebuild and unpack the entire library, all our offices, our workroom, storage room, testing room, and reference rooms. after having flooring replaced. Our hospitalized compatriot had all the directions and hardware, so my boss and I are winging it in true bad feminist style. So far to go and school starts soon!

Loved it! I will read anything and everything this woman writes!

Such a fun read! Perfect to pick up and read selections from a bit at a time or to plow through in a night or two as I did.

This just didn't do it for me. The author was trying so hard to be witty and clever but I left the book wondering what the point of it was, beyond showing that the author wanted a chance to show the reader that he can play with words.

Swinging back and forth between light and fun and witty and just trying way too hard. Enjoying it now, but I could go either way.

Every summer my husband and I choose a SFF series to listen to on audio concurrently. We're not in the same car enough to try to listen at the same time, but we each listen on our own and then discuss. This was my year to pick and I think the fact that Luke is a book ahead of me says I picked well

There's ugly news very near my town. I wont give it publicity but I'm ashamed of the actions of this man. As a member of the social groups he represents, I apologize for the hate spoken in the name of my Jesus and my heritage. Reading this book now to learn how to defeat the damage done by hate.

Not necessarily the most believable plot, but I'm loving the easy read and the soap opera/thriller style. I've been craving some "read it in a day" type books - no mental acrobatics needed and an engrossing story - and this fits the bill.

So much to live here! I've got at least three friends in mind who will need to borrow it as soon as I finish! I love finding a book and knowing exactly who it was written for and being able to pass it on to that person.

I've been on a real minimalism/deck uttering book kick this year and I'm excited to add this one to the list!

A twelve hour shift at the library today - exhausted it so glad to be home to finish an excellent book and snuggle my reading buddy

Moving fast so far, which is exactly what I was looking for!

Not my usual choice, but therapist recommended. Learning to be impeccable with my words.

Pompom is a fan too!

Thrilled to get to be at Paul's signing tonight! The book is excellent!

Snatched this graphic novel up from the library the second I saw it compared to Beautiful Darkness.

Today's reference desk reading by Zach Anner - struggling not to laugh too loud