It‘s starting off kinda slow, but I know it will pick you up and I am so here for it! #currentlyreading #booksandlunch #cormoranstrike #detective 😊📚

My upcoming #tbr pile has got some chunksters in it, so I should be concerned…In true bookworm fashion I am just excited instead! 🫠🤪🤯🥹🥰🙏🏻✨📚⛰️

Totally hit the mother-load with my trip to Ollie‘s and Target recently. I *had* to have that copy of Fourth Wing, because it had more chapters! #newin #tbr

I really tried. I was going to give this series another shot, because the first one was good, and I thought I could pick it right back up. But it‘s not happening. So my first bail of 2024. #notforme 😩😢☠️👎🏻📚⛰️

So I will always love the original books that this is based on, and I was excited to hear that his perspective had come out as an independent story. It added a nuance to the tale that I otherwise would not have gotten. For that alone, this is a solid pick. I do however implore the potential reader to read her perspective first. Starting with Kushiel‘s Dart. #recentlyread #companionbook #romance #fantasy #alternateuniverse

Since I didn‘t get any recommendations from my last post, my sister came through and chose this book. It is definitely a thriller and reads like one (I was speed reading and done in a day and a half), but tbh maybe it is not cup of tea, maybe it was the ⚠️☠️🩸 but I was put off by some of it, despite the meaningful message in the end. What do others think? #recentlyread #troubleinparadise #thriller

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

🎉 my son turned 2!
🍁 beautiful weather at the park
💅🏼 time for me and getting my nails done
🧩 a new puzzle project came in
🥳 my son‘s party tomorrow!

Thanks for allowing us to highlight our week. This one was a special one! 🥹🙏🏻💙✨

Once I am done the tagged book, I have the following on my TBR pile. Any in particular stand out to anyone that you would recommend I start? #tbr #books #tbrmountain #whattochoose 🫣🫠🙃🤔📚

I love these books for the action and the camaraderie, the world building and the adrenaline rush, but even more so these quiet moments of reflection from Drizzt in the beginning of a section should never be overlooked because they add a deeper layer of emotion. Also, does anyone have difficulty with a re-read if you know something hard is coming? 😭🤔🫠 #currentlyreading #thisImustbelieve

*borrowed copy, not my picture*
Here. Be happy, be excited, get mad, be heartbroken and completely wrung out by the end. But also dragons. And now you have to wait.
😭😠🥰🔥🥹🐉 #recentlyread #wtf #sendhelp

So, some things don‘t change. 🫠 I still can‘t write reviews timely. But at least I got through it. I am in new territory. It was still emotional, a roller coaster and a story of growth with some heartbreaks and triggers (🔥😭😞) but some positive stuff, too. I am excited about the next book, but then I think I will actually be done?? 🥹🤔🙏🏻 #recentlyread

The bottom one I am borrowing from a coworker, because I flew through the first one so quickly. The rest are new in through the magic of the #library. My days are #booked in the best way. #toberead #bookworm 🥹🙂😍💙✨🙏🏻

I‘m borrowing a copy from a coworker (I will own it one day!!) and so the picture isn‘t mine. I am so glad that the hype was not over exaggerated! Violet is awesome (bookish badass) and the school she gets to go to is brutal, but fun and has some powerful lessons. There is the sexual tension, too. And 🐉!! Also, totally did not see the twist! #recentlyread

@TheSpineView here is my (short) wrap-up for the readathon. I managed to only make a dent in one book (I finished it a day later), but we did get to enjoy the sunshine ☀️ and the beach 🏖️ as a family of 3 one last time, and that was special. #recentlyread 💙

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
👀 see colors
❓how
🔮 see the future
💙 love (and I have) ♾️
🏖️ summer
🫥 invisible

Want to play? @The_Penniless_Author @rubyslippersreads @wanderinglynn

We were served a catered lunch at work yesterday and so I had to take a #booksandlunch photo. Yes, this is a re-read. Because I love this series. I got through more as well, and will review those soon. 🙃 And no, I don‘t feel guilty about all the books still waiting for me while I re-read stuff. 🤣🤨🙂‍↔️🫣

So this is mostly my new book list. 🥹🙃🫢 but it is hard to be mad when the person I read it to is so darn cute!! #boymom #raisingreaders #almosttwo #timeflies 💙🙏🏻😱🙂

Columbus Market paid dividends again with this memorable 💎 of a statue I had to have. So of course I had to get the books again for a fond re-read. This beautiful copy came on my radar. #currentlyreading #afondreread #lovethisseries #teamdrowelf 💙🥹

Read and donated to the LFL:
9th Girl: brutal murder & a crack team of investigators
The Flame and the Flower: romance novel which according to research (!!) revolutionized historical romance. Memorable MCs this was a classy romance that earned its accolades. Highly recommend.
Curvy Girls Date Quarterbacks: fell for an advertisement. Another romance, but with a non-traditional MC. Sweet, low heat and not smutty…a pleasant 🔥. #nospoilers #books

I gained access to Litsy again, and the first thing I *have* to share is we got to visit Universal Studios in November!! And yes, I will be reviewing more books, updating all on the happenings and etc. ???????
Ϟ ❾¾ ⚯͛ △⃒⃘ #latergram #blessed #thankful #foreveroag #BoyEzraG #ravenclaw ? ✨
? kind stranger & edit: my husband

Hello LITSY! 🥹💙🙏🏻✨
EZRA ANATOLIO GUERRERO
10/16/2022 @ 2:42 a.m.
7 lbs 2 oz 20 in

#birthannouncement #newbaby #littleman #babyboy💙 #justborn #foreveroag

Slow and steady wins the race. #booksandlunch #currentlyreading #workfromhome 📖🐛❤️🙏🏻✨

Hands down ended up the favorite of this series, so far. But I was so angry (confused?) at first. I didn‘t expect the dark twist (perhaps I should have?) and was so angry at Tamlin! But the city was a shock, and her growth was inspiring. And I must say Rhysand is a surprise. Of course blissful peace and growth eternal would be so boring 🤣 so there‘s the impending doom, war & conspiracy, too. #recentlyread #nospoilers #fantasy

Anger. Surrender. Bliss. Devastation. Triumph. All those emotions and more are encountered in this initial book of the series. I cried. I cheered. I groaned and winced. By the end I was rooting for Feyre with all my heart, and couldn‘t wait to dive into book 2. #recentlyread #nospoilers #fantasy

P.S. Thank you to a friend of mine for prompting me to move these up the TBR and crack open the box!

Quick stop at Barnes & Noble with my love. Found this and was intrigued by the premise. Let‘s see how it goes. 🤔❤️ Also, couldn‘t resist the minimalist edition. #newin #fiction

One day I will get better at posting timely reviews, but for now I can at least catch up a little bit. 🙃 This book unraveled like the threads of a tapestry. Slowly and intriguingly pulling the reader in until the final climactic end. I won‘t spoil anything, but I must say it was slightly…disappointing, in some ways. I don‘t know if I could choose another ending, but I do wish for better. Others may judge differently. #nospoilers #historicfiction

Here‘s one reason for my shift in priorities! ?
Baby G coming October 2022 ???✨?

#pregnancyannouncement #blessed #foreveroag #expectantpatronum #nerdygirl
#momtobe #feltlikesharing Ϟ ❾¾ ⚯͛ △⃒⃘

Throwback to a blissful day on the beach 🏖 with my husband on my birthday 🎉. My progress is a little slow in comparison to my former reading pace, but definitely very intrigued by the twists and turns in this book. #currentlyreading #watersign #happyplace

1. There is an infamous story of me crying at my desk in middle school (full-on sobbing) over the impact of a book. I cannot remember the name for the life of me, but I recall it was a classic 🤷🏻‍♀️🥹
2. Sci-fi, fantasy and mystery - suspense & imagination
3. Tagged is a fine example

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

#booksandlunch So far I am very intrigued. #currentlyreading 🤔❤️📚

There haven‘t been too many books this year that have sucked me in and taken me for a ride, and I miss that feeling of not being able to turn the pages fast enough. 🥹🙃 Borrowed this from the library Friday, and before our trip to visit the family in NJ on Saturday (and during) finished it, cover to cover. Paranormal & Fae is just my ☕️. Onto number 2, ASAP! #recentlyread #paranormal #nospoilers #fastpaced

Feels like it‘s been forever. 🙃 Here‘s a sampling of my upcoming reading list, the tagged book I finished in a day!!, and a stuffie + bookmark from recent events. ❤️ Three are also from the library, as I got my card replaced! 🎉📚 #bookworm #tbr #helloagain #libraryhaul

A different kind of book haul & a chance to show off the 💙 charm I got for our one year anniversary! A tribute to my gorgeous engagement ring! #thankful #blessed #lds #anniversary #bookhaul 💙🙏🏻✨📚🥰

The story continues from Wake. Same cast of characters, with a few more teachers mixed in. The school drama continues, but there is definitely ⚠️ for predatory behavior (vague to not give the plot away). I am thankful I had a couple of hours, because I literally read it that fast. Sucks you in, and you just hold on! #recentlyread #nospoilers #dreams #onesittingread #imagination #school #drama 😳

This is YA, but with a bit of an intense subject matter. (School drama, drugs, ⚠️ for abuse) It requires some suspension of belief, because dreams and the like. But it‘s a slow burn of a book, by the end I was flipping pages as fast I could, waiting to get to the end. Also, I am very glad I also had book 2! #recentlyread #nospoilers #scifi #dreams #fastpaced #imagination 😳🙂😃🤔

Belated Easter weekend post. My husband and I went to Columbus Market in NJ and among other fun & needed things, walked away with these #bookhaul books. All for a grand total of $8! (Ugh, math 🤣) Top 3 are his 😀🙃, rest are mine! The tagged book is even #autographed! #newin #usedbooks #thankful #foreveroag 📚🥰❤️🐣

Where did February go?! And March?! 🙃🙃🥲 Anywho, I finally conquered this book. I am so glad that I did. Because unexpected things happened that I dared not hope for, and shocking things happened that left me in all the feels. Jamie, Claire, Brianna, Roger, little Jemmy, Ian, and the rest of Fraser‘s Ridge are ❤️❤️🥹😛🥲🥹 in the best of way. #outlander #timetravel #chunker #bigbook #done 🎉

📚Yup! Recently re-read Jayne Eyre, absolutely adore The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, all of Sherlock Holmes, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Of Mice and Men (that was hard) and even 1984
📚 Ashamed to say haven‘t read some of the greats from my homeland, including the tagged Dead Souls, War and Peace (Война и Мир) and Crime and Punishment (Преступление и Наказание). One day, soon.

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday ❤️❤️💙✨

Popping up to say that February was the slowest month for me for 2022. I am conquering this chunkster and I am officially into *new territory* for me in this series. 😬😱🤯😞🤣❤️🤦🏻‍♀️😁🙏🏻 covers about almost all the emotions. #currentlyreading #timetravel #outlander

The promised #bookhaul post from the wonderful 💎 of a store called Around Again & Again Books. I felt it was fate that this 📖, which I needed for my collection, was available. The Shakespeare edition is stunning, and the new (to me) series is prehistoric fiction 🎉🥰💙. My husband picked the Star Wars Encyclopedia. 🥲 #tbr #bookworm #usedbooks #keepbooksalive

What is it about leftover Chinese food that always perks me up? 🥲🥰 My husband spoiled me over the weekend. We got to go to a park, Chinese food, and a bookstore (#bookhaul post coming)!! This is my currently read, and the final book I finished the first time around. The rest will be new territory. #currentlyreading #outlander #timetravel
P.S. I normally do not condone stickers on books 😬, but from what I remember this was a special occurrence

Finished this one in January 🙃😬. Slowest going of the ones read so far, except for the shock of the end. Brianna and Roger, Bonnet 😡 and Ian. 😞🥲💔 Miscommunication. Hardships. Trials. Family drama. All the feels. And yet it ends on a hopeful note, so my journey continues with the next one. #recentlyread #historicalfiction #timetravel
P.S. life happened and cover got bent 😬 I wasn‘t going to post a picture of it, but decided honest = best

#JANUARY2022 recap has me firmly planted in a re-read of Outlander, having recently binged the Netflix Series. And this time so far this reads differently. And has actually given me an interesting evaluation of myself, as I have changed and adapted through the years… I even understand more the 🔺fate of Claire‘s life. And the pressure. #outlander continues. #historialfiction #romance #timetravel 📚❤️

📚 Tagged book: 833 pages. 2021 was a slower year 🙃🥲
📚 No, I normally like chunksters. I am happily re-reading (and reading) the full Outlander series now, and each book is longer than the one above, some significantly. 🤯🥲 I am thankful I have the concentration, time and chance to read more again! 🥰 I do have one that I still haven‘t conquered, which I will try to get to! 🤔😬

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

When you go home for a visit to prepare an important talk at church ⛪️ and get some rest over the weekend, you get treated to yummy beet soup (borscht 🇷🇺)🥣 and definitely bring along a 📖! #currentlyreading #romance #timetravel #blessed ❤️🥰🥲

An update on my progress. Flew through book #3. The absolute best and heart-stopping opening line about Jamie, his fate, finding he‘s alive, making the decision to go back!! 20 years. To recover a love that happens once-in-a-lifetime. And at an interesting moment for her, too. And then of course, thrown into the thick of things. Fergus! Laoghaire! 🤔😝😠😨 This time I understand more. And differently. #recentlyread #romance #fantasy #outlander

🥲🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This book. Set in both times it balances the historical with the personal and the powerful. Character growth, progression, and depth. It‘s helping my reading pace so far for this year, and so an update: my office book shelves are up, my stuffed animal collection has a new home, and my loyal Chatty #catsofLitsy still lays with me while I read. Also #blessed to work from home. #recentlyread #outlander #romance #timetravel 😻

After binge-watching the series on Netflix, I realized that a re-read of this series would be a good way to kick off 2022. My copy is an odd-ball, but I love it. Wherever I found it, it got me into this world. The rest are waiting to be savored as I progress. #bookworm #reread #outlander #romance #timetravel #epicstorytelling 🥰❤️📚

2021 ended with this 💎! Character development, the excitement of the chase, difficult decisions and punchy dialogue reminds me how much I enjoy this series, despite the reputation of the author. Detective work and drama on a finer level, for the pleasure of this #bookworm. #recentlyread #nospoilers ❤️📚

Christmas 🎄 was centered on the joy of receiving new books! 📚 🥰😄😍 After putting together a list of those that I want to get into, I have returned to the world of Outlander and completed my collection. I have also acquired books for my #TBR for 2022! 🎉🤵🏽‍♂️👰🏻❤️ #newin #bookworm #bookishchristmas