Thank you, Misty for my card! I have such a heart for the Grinch (I FEEL him..lol). Hope you are doing okay during this tough season. Praying for you and your family. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #litsylove
Do you ever read a few books that have a theme but it was by accident? I‘ve read a lot of stolen art plots this year 🤷♀️
Starting this one and it‘s a cross between historical fiction and modern day mystery.
True stories from law enforcement about what they go through, including the mental health toll on them.
I love a locked room mystery (or in this case, an island with no escape) where you don‘t know who is lying and who is telling the truth. A bunch of college friends get together to celebrate an engagement but their past is coming to the island too. A friend of theirs was murdered in college, and now all these lies these folks have been telling are going to come out. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This month‘s Reese Book Club pick.
☑️ dark academia set at Princeton
☑️ murder
☑️ secrets and lies
First page ❤️
Non fiction about “cults” (really, cultish behavior) in America. Why are we fascinated by them, why do people buy-in to them (sometimes literally, looking at you, Amway) and how do we spot one? Author covers religious cults but mostly social cults like multi-level marketing, influencers, fitness (SoulCycle, CrossFit), etc. She has strong opinions about politics though, and that makes me give this ⭐️⭐️1/2 stars. (Sick of politics)
I started reading this after work yesterday and cannot out it down. It is so creepy. One of those books that you can feel your breathing get faster as you read and can barely wait to turn the page.
As the follow up to These Still Black Waters, McDonald writes a fast-paced thriller about a family gone missing after a car accident - except for their teenager daughter. Alice woke up after the accident on the side of the road, van turned over, smoke coming out of the engine but her parents and little sister are nowhere to be found. Are they still alive?
This book is fantastic. One of my favorite Patterson books. A famous crime writer comes home to find her husband murdered. The cop that catches the case has been disparaged in her latest book. He‘s being investigated by Internal Affairs because of her book, so how are they connected? This truly is a twisty thriller that I couldn‘t put down.
I can‘t remember which #Litsylove friend recommended this to me, but I‘m excited to dive in since I grew up near Tallahassee and worked here for years.
Non-fiction written by Pastor Allen Jackson. A guidebook on how we can prepare our hearts during uncertain times and use scripture as guidance for living in a world that seems further away from biblical principals each passing day.
Been on my nightstand for a while. Just started it, but it is already creepy as crap
I didn‘t read any blurb before diving in and that probably made this book a lot better. I wasn‘t sure if this was a ghost story or a serial killer read, but when you are a family vacationing on a remote island, you know it‘s gonna be good. Perfect for October
Olivia gets the opportunity to take a once in a lifetime cruise to Antarctica with her boyfriend, Aaron. The ship leaves port and her boyfriend is nowhere to be found. As Olivia spends more time on the cruise ship, she realizes that she may be in danger.
Evacuated Tampa last night and hunkered down at my dad‘s in Georgia. Plan on reading more and staying off social media today. My anxiety is through the roof
Did some reading this morning until the news of another hurricane hit my newsfeed. Went and got our sandbags early to avoid the lines and will make our plan tomorrow 🫣
This book is terrifying. Something has turned people against each other, “the affected” are murdering their friends, family and anyone they see. Dee, Jack and their two kids are on the run from New Mexico to Canada to see if there is freedom from the affected. How far do you go and what are you willing to do when you are running for your life? I read this in one sitting.
Jade is a very well-kept Buckhead housewife and her husband Cam is a super star chef with multiple restaurants in Atlanta. As she is taking her kids home after school, someone is in her house, and he holds them hostage. I really thought this book would not hold many surprises for me, y'know, bad husband does bad things and family has to pay for his stupid mistakes. BUT, this novel had some tricks up it's sleeve and surprised me in some good ways
Three girlfriends head to the Hamptons for the weekend, but as they are looking for a place to park, a couple steal their coveted spot. After a few drinks they decide to leave a note on the car - “He‘s cheating, he always does””. At the time they think it‘s a harmless prank but realize that it has caused much trouble than they realized.
Waiting on Hurricane Helene to get here (Tampa) and trying to get my mind off all my family in Georgia that will be hit hard by this storm. This book is weird but I can‘t look away.
I've never been to NYC, but I love gossipy memoirs with all the dirt on things that happen "behind the curtain". The author has been in the restaurant business for over 30 years and talks about the things he has experienced as a server, manager, maître d'hotel, and observer of the folks that dine in these type of places. There is a lot of crazy stories from the 80's (I mean, it's NYC, so you can imagine that these aren't for the faint of heart)
Watching Georgia football and reading between plays..😂
Man, this book. It‘s a true but fictionalized version of one Chi O that was the President of the sorority when Ted Bundy murdered her sisters at FSU. We see everything happen through her eyes but mostly we see how she is affected for the rest of her life. I loved how Knoll never calls him by his name until the last chapter, because she isn‘t going to romanticize Bundy as some Kennedy-esque killer
Several couples are competitions in a reality show to find the “perfect couple”. They are off to a deserted island when soon after a terrible storm happens. Cut off from everything, the couples have to figure out how to survive ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Enjoyed this one - a great series💙
I loved THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY, so I can‘t wait to finish this one!
So glad it‘s Friday and a long weekend. 5 things that brought me joy this week:
1. I am a fundraiser for my “real life” job, and a donor made a $10,000 donation this week to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
2. I got to try out a new restaurant in Orlando that has a beautiful view.
3. I bought my hubby a new outfit for church ;)
4. A friend hosted 12 women at her home last night, so I met some new friends.
5. My cup of coffee ;)
@DebinHawaii
As someone who reads a LOT of books every year, it means a lot when there is a book that you can‘t forget. That book is BABY TEETH, one of the creepiest books I‘ve read. Is Hanna a bad seed or just misunderstood? Go read this book. Now, Stage is back with DEAR HANNA, the grown up version of BABY TEETH.
Bela is a young girl who begins talking to “Other Mommy” who lives in her closet. Other Mommy begins to terrorize the family, which is extremely frightening. This book is perfect for October reading as it is very creepy.
1. I live in Florida, so there is no difference.
2. Mid size city like Tampa is perfect❤️
3.broccoli
4. I live by the beach
5. Coke, but fresh squeezed OJ is 🔥
6. Pancakes
7. Morning is quiet
8. Entree
9. Dessert
10. Fiction
11. Mints
@Eggs #wondrouswednesday
A woman goes missing in Yosemite Park and it is similar to another missing woman case from years past.
Glad I‘m not flying this week because Newman always writes the scariest plane books ✈️
Piglet is getting married to Kit and she is a cookbook editor and loves to cook decadent meals. Her fiancé tells her that he did something bad (we never find out what, which is one reason why I didn‘t like the book) and she begins to eat her feelings. The best part of the book is the amazing descriptions of the food she eats and prepares, even though I didn‘t know what half of the food was. If you like weird, quirky books then read this.
Starting this one today #wickedwords @AsYouWish
A cat 5 hurricane hits Florida and Marlowe and Lee decide to let three strangers who are caught out in the storm seek refuge at their house.
Spending the day with my mom, who is now in a nursing home for hip rehab. 😩
