Please let‘s make this a thing everywhere!!! I‘m in one IRL bookclub and I enjoy it, but I would love the opportunity to be with others just talking about what we‘re reading; no assignments, no praying my library hold comes in time 😊 Plus refreshments and snacks!!

Themes: London during WWII, Friendship, Found Families

This fourth and final book of the Emmy Lake Chronicles is beautiful 🥹 Just as much joy, happiness, heartbreak and tears as the previous books. I‘m going to miss Emmy, Bunty, and Guy so much - I hope AJ Pearce is working on something new!

#TopReads2025 for October goes to two perfectly spooky reads that I would totally re-read next year at this time: “Full Dark House” by Christopher Fowler and “The Hearth Witch‘s Guide to Magic & Murder” by Kiri Callaghan. Both these reads had witches, ghosts, black cats, all the needed ingredients for a great October read 🧙🏻‍♀️👻🐈‍⬛🎃

#FridayHappyReadingHour 🎃👻💀🦇 Halloween in the Garage edition LOL Sipping Hot Chocolate waiting for the trick or treaters to stop by. I‘ve got my kindle next to me and well, no shortage of snacks 😆

Play along if you‘d like to!! Use the hashtag and share what you‘re drinking, snacking on and reading!

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
Happy Halloween!! 👻🎃🍬🍫

1️⃣Enjoyed a delicious chai latte and Bagel & Lox breakfast with my hubby 🥰 2️⃣ Making plans for a coffee shop & reading crawl with my BFF (3 stops: 2 independently owned coffee shops and a wine bar, reading for 45 mins at each location is the plan) 3️⃣ BLUE JAYS ARE STILL IN IT!! Wooo!! 💙⚾️ 4️⃣ Not feeling ragey this week was a joyful perk 😆 5️⃣ Got some Christmas gift shopping done!

I don‘t know where I first saw this book but the summary intrigued me enough to use some Amazon credits to download it onto my Kindle. And I‘m so glad I did! This was such a perfect read leading up to Halloween! One of the MCs is obsessed with all things supernatural and mystical which was just perfect for getting me in the “spooky, but not scary” mood
Rating: 👻👻👻👻👻/ 5 Ghosts

#FridayHappyReadingHour 🤩🥳🎉 Y‘know it‘s a good Friday when I still have the energy (and the F‘s to be honest) to wipe the hard water stains off my wine glass 😂 Enjoying some leftover Silent Bookclub snacks, some Cab, and starting a new book!

Tagging some friends here, but feel free to tag yourself too if you want 😍
@kspenmoll
@tamara
@mcctrish
@thebookhippie
@BarbaraBB
@CathyThoughts
@dabbe

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1️⃣Spent the most fun weekend with my family celebrating my nephew turning 13 and my niece turning 9 2️⃣ October Baseball! Go Bluejays!! ⚾️💙 3️⃣ Silent Bookclub with my bestie last night 4️⃣ Coffee and Wine ☕️🍷 5️⃣ It‘s FRIDAY!!

#WeDoNotCareWednesday #WDNCW

Oh boy. We do not care that the giant ass tub of Italian Beef we bought for dinner tonight with the intention of *you* (the husband) having leftovers for lunch tomorrow did not pan out. I‘m sorry that I honestly thought the tub that served 5-6 would actually yield that much since we‘re only 2. I tried. You‘re on your own for lunch tomorrow I guess 🤷🏼‍♀️ (Also, why am I so annoyed by this happening?!?)

Themes: Witches, Magic, Poirot-like characterization, Recipes

Oh man. This book was GREAT! A perfect witchy-read for October 🧙🏻‍♀️🪄✨ I loved the characters and their growth, and I hope there‘s a Book 2 in the works because I want more!!

#BooksAndBevvies #PinkMonday

What I thought was a typo is actually a real word 🤯😆 #weirdwordwednesday

This was a cute, fluffy romance book that involves a murder mystery. The cover led me to believe this would be more, “Thursday Murder Club” and it was more… what a Grandmother would read twenty years ago. It‘s a great palate cleanser, and if you can handle your MC saying “Oh Crumpets” instead of “Oh Crap”, well you‘ll love this. Soft pick from me since I did enjoy it but I don‘t need to read the next book in the series.

#FridayHappyReadingHour ??? Enjoying my favorite Chardonnay and a new ebook - I‘m 13% into it AND LOVING IT! The Litsy database does not like the û or the é obviously ?

Tagging some friends here, but feel free to tag yourself too if you want ?
@kspenmoll
@tamara
@mcctrish
@thebookhippie
@BarbaraBB
@Cathythoughts
@dabbe

Themes: Humor, Science Fiction, A Series, Lots of Swearing & Gore

This series is so ridiculous and absurd and, -checks notes- oh, sorry that‘s the state of the world we‘re living in, this series is beyond entertaining!! I shouldn‘t like it because I hate unnecessary swearing and gore but it works and I‘m going to continue reading the rest of Matt Dinniman‘s wacky series 🤪

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1️⃣I treated myself to a new bookish blanket 😇 I can‘t get over how soft it is!! 2️⃣ October Baseball! ⚾️💛💙 3️⃣A 3-day weekend, wohooo! I‘m off on Monday for Indigenous Peoples‘ Day 4️⃣ Coffee and Wine ☕️🍷 5️⃣ Cozy fall weather has arrived! 🍂🍂

I don‘t care that I‘m watching the #NLDS Game 3 between the Brewers and Cubs on the Spanish language channel. TBS isn‘t on our cable package and honestly, these commentators are better 😁 And also, I don‘t care that I live in the Chicagoland suburbs but am rooting for the #BrewCrew - they‘ve had a better season and deserve it!! 🧀💙⚾️💛🧀

#WeDoNotCareWednesday #WDNCW

Themes: Octogenarians solving murders, No. 5 in the “Thursday Murder Club” series, Friendship

Giving this one a “soft pick”, it‘s not my fave book from this series, but I still enjoyed it and I‘m going to keep pre-ordering every future book 💸 I had trouble keeping characters straight and then having to remember their connection to the main plot 😵‍💫 But all in all, a good plot, excellent characters and Book 6 has already been confirmed 🤩

#FridayHappyReadingHour Enjoying my fave Chardonnay (please ignore the hard water spots on my glass, I didn‘t have the energy to wipe it with a paper towel before pouring 😂🤷🏼‍♀️) along with my favorite Goldfish flavor: pizza!! I‘m going to start my new book, I‘m so excited! The review from @Soubhiville sold me

Cheers to these buds, but tag yourself if you want to share!
@kspenmoll
@tamara
@mcctrish
@thebookhippie
@BarbaraBB
@Cathythoughts

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1️⃣I made THE best turkey breast for dinner last Sunday! It was like a mini-Thanksgiving… with 89°F temps outside ? 2️⃣ The books I read this past week were excellent! 3️⃣My hubby and I came in 2nd place at bar trivia (it was just the two of us on the team!!) 4️⃣ Coffee and Wine ☕️? 5️⃣ I‘m joyful the sun is shining ☀️?

#TopReads2025 for September goes to “10 Marchfield Square” by Nicola Whyte. This was a fun debut that was just right for reading in the fall 🍂🍁🎃 September 28th was mentioned in the book and I was actually reading it ON THAT DAY!! It feels like the universe is giving you a sign that you‘re reading the right book at the right time when that happens 🥰♥️

#Bookmail today 🤩🥳 My last read was a debut and now I‘m back with the gang at Cooper‘s Chase for book no. 5 🔎🕵️👵🏼🧓🏻

Themes: Murder Mystery, “Only Murders in the Building” vibe, Fans of Anthony Horowitz‘s writing

Wow. Wow. WOW! I cannot believe this is a debut work - it is so well done!! I loved all of the characters, and loved seeing them grow and develop. This is the perfect fall read for mystery fans! I already pre-ordered Whyte‘s next book (coming out in May 2026).

My Instagram algorithm really knows me 😍

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Y‘know when you read the first paragraph of a new book and you just *know* you‘re going to like it? I just experienced that 🤩🪄✨

#FridayHappyReadingHour I‘m here!! Glass of wine (much deserved after this week, yikes) ✅ Current Read ✅

We‘re having ‘Breakfast for Dinner‘ tonight 🥳 Huzzah! Lazy Friday nights ARE THE BEST!! Tagging some buds, but feel free to tag yourself with what you‘re drinking, reading and snacking on 🤩 #CheersToTheWeekend

@kspenmoll
@tamara
@mcctrish
@thebookhippie
@BarbaraBB

I felt every, single emotion while reading this, from one extreme to the other, and everything in between. I was back in the headspace of the fall of 2024 with the feelings of hope and optimism. She didn‘t have to write this, but she did and I‘m so glad to read her thoughts on her historic presidential campaign. My only wish is that there was a better ending 💔

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1️⃣ 2 Silent Book Clubs this week, 1 was almost an hour away from my house and the other was 10 mins away at my favorite indie coffee shop 2️⃣ Had an excellent and much needed pep talk from my aunt on everything and how much I‘m feeling it 😣❤️‍🩹 3️⃣ My current reads are so good 4️⃣ Coffee & Wine 5️⃣ My Saturday morning plans got canceled, but I‘m so thankful I can now relax and don‘t have to go out unless I want to 😌

How was this only a year ago?! I feel like I‘ve aged 50 years since 9/24/2024 👵🏼

Thank you Bookshop.org for delivering my copy of Kamala Harris‘ book TODAY!! 🥳🤩🙌 You just made my Monday! 💙🩵💙

PICK! PICK! PICK!! This was sooooo needed after my “meh” feelings of Agatha‘s previous title (The Big Four) - I loved this one! Poirot was so sassy 😆 At first I was annoyed he didn‘t appear on page 1, but I think it actually made me stick with this book to get hooked waiting for him. I see what you (possibly?) did there, Agatha 😏

“He shifted a little and looked around him uneasily - to find Poirot almost at his elbow with a beaming innocent face”. This quote instantly made me think of The Office episode with this scene and I literally burst out laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love Poirot so much!!

#FridayHappyReadingHour Okay, we‘re getting back on track… sorta 🤣 Just a day late! No snacks, but I‘m enjoying some vintage Price is Right in the background while I sip on my Cabernet Sauvignon with one of my current reads 😊 Leftover chili for dinner later so no rush to move from this spot 🙌

@kspenmoll
@tamara
@mcctrish
@thebookhippie
@BarbaraBB

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1️⃣ Last baseball game of the season at our local independent league field (they made it to the final Championship round and are playing in Sioux Falls, SD!!) 2️⃣ Didn‘t rage quit my job, though I really wanted to 3️⃣ Reached my Goodreads Reading Goal 4️⃣ Coffee & Wine ☕️🍷 5️⃣ I reorganized my bookshelves, 2 boxes of books I‘m no longer interested in are being donated!
Play along if you had joys (big or small) this week!

Themes: Wizard of Oz retelling, Found Family, Sweet and Humorous read

This was a fun read! I loved the existing connections to The Wizard of Oz but also loved the new additions A. J. brought to the story. Would definitely recommend to any Wizard of Oz fan! 🪄🫧💚

Welp, just as predicted the person I emailed yesterday did in fact freak out and replied with a very rude email. On the plus side, it‘s now been escalated to the appropriate dept to deal with 🥳 Picture of the #bookmail that arrived while I was on lunch 🤩

#WeDoNotCareWednesday #WDNCW

Omg. This is me 🫠🫠🫠🫠 Did I purposely wait until 5pm to send an email that I know the recipient is probably going to lose their sh*t over when they open it? Yes. Yes, I did and y‘now what, I don‘t care 🤷🏼‍♀️ #TomorrowProblem #IDeserveAGlassOfWine

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Awww, found this on Threads 😍 Happy Birthday to the great Agatha Christie 🎂🎉🔎🕵️‍♂️

I‘m either 2 days late OR 5 days early for #FridayHappyReadingHour 🤣 But either way, here I am with my wine, my cheese & crackers and my Toto ebook (also pictured is my hubby‘s iced tea lol). The laundry from vacation is all done and put away, groceries for the week have been purchased and I even got a car wash and vacuumed out the sand from our beach day 🙌 How many hours until Friday….?

Vacation #BookHaul Recap:
Schuler Books: “Glitz, Glam and a Damn Good Time” by Jennifer Wright and “10 Marchfield Square” by Nicola Whyte

Cellar Bird Books: “Starter Villain” by John Scalzi

Black Dog Books & Records: “The Dolls‘ Room” by Llorenç Villalonga and “Up In the Old Hotel” by Joseph Mitchell

Ugh. Now onto the laundry ????

Themes: Translated Murder Mystery, Seniors Sleuthing Around, Darkly Funny

This was a perfect read to read while on vacation, I love Agnes and her crew of senior sleuths 😁 I‘m glad my holiday is less stressful than Agnes‘ however 😬 I can‘t wait for the next book!!

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Vacation Edition 😎☀️⛱️
1️⃣ Catching a ballgame on Sunday 🌊💙 2️⃣ Indie Bookstores! 3️⃣ Visting a gardens & sculpture park on a whim 🦋 4️⃣ Beach Day!! 5️⃣ Going to a fancy restaurant to celebrate our 10-year wedding anniversary and getting my favorite dish: Beef Wellington 😍😋🤤

Play along if you had joys (big or small) this week!

Beach day in Holland, MI today. Couldn‘t ask for better weather; sunny, low 80°F with just a light breeze ???

Tried to visit this coffee shop yesterday, but they‘re closed on Monday‘s 😂 The trouble with vacations, you lose track of the days 🤣 Well worth coming back today!

Success! The cup holder is just riiiiiiiiiiiight for a glass of wine with my current read (“The Eights” by Joanna Miller) 😍🤩😎

Vacation Mode: Activated 😎🥰 Can‘t wait to test out this cup holder with a glass of wine later!!

#FridayHappyReadingHour is here 🥳 I‘m reading the tagged book (I was expecting a history of NYC and Cheesecake and instead I‘m getting fiction. No complaints but not what I was expecting at all 🤣) along with an Orange Cream Poppi drink. We‘re going to a minor league baseball game later so I‘m saving my “adult beverage” for a beer at the game. Cheers!! 🍻

@kspenmoll
@tamara
@mcctrish
@thebookhippie
@BarbaraBB

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1️⃣ Lunch out with my BBF 🍷🍔 2️⃣ Used book sale at the library 3️⃣ Baseball game on a gorgeous Labor Day 4️⃣ Family came in for a visit over the weekend 😍🥰 5️⃣ Tomorrow Mr. Aims42 and I leave for vacation to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary 🥂🎉🥳

Play along if you had joys (big or small) this week!

#WeDoNotCareWednesday #WDNCW

Day late but I don‘t care (see what I did there? 😆) Ahem. I do not care about your trivial, unimportant, insignificant emails regarding work for the remainder of this week. I‘m off on vacation next week and wish for you to respect the fact that entitles me to being mentally on vacation this week. Thank you for your attention regarding this matter.

Themes: Book about Books & Bookstores, Translated Work, Very Literary

This would be a great bookclub read, I‘ve already talked my husband‘s ear off about it 😆 Some parts are great and I loved them, whereas other parts annoyed the bejesus out of me 🙄 All in all, I‘m glad I read it and I would definitely recommend it, especially if someone was looking for something different and “Novel” to read 👍

#TopReads2025 for August goes to “Alfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles” by Fabio Bartolomei. This was just such a fun, quirky read that I loved so much! I don‘t usually like translated books but this made me a believer that they can be good!