Here‘s my progress on this book for the #naturalitsy buddy read. It‘s interesting but she‘s using a lot of scientific words that I don‘t understand. I feel like I need Cliff Notes to understand what she‘s talking about but when she‘s not using scientific words, I understand what she‘s talking about. I‘ve never read a book by a marine biologist. I will keep going with this though.

1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar - I read this book when I was a little girl.
2. The Little Prince - I liked this one.
3. Frankenstein - This book was okay.
4. Moby Dick - I read the children‘s version of this book instead of the regular version but I liked this book.
5. IT - I liked this one.
6. The Hound Of The Baskervilles - I liked this one.
7. Les Miserables - I liked this one.
8. Dracula - This book was okay.

#threelistthursday

I watched 2 webinars recently. I watched 1 about trees hosted by my library and 1 about birds hosted by American Bird Conservancy. I really enjoyed them. The next thing that‘s happening from 4/24-4/26 is the Battlefield Of The Mind Conference hosted by Joyce Meyer. I bought a livestream ticket for this already. I read her book “Battlefield Of The Mind” years ago and I liked it so I‘m looking forward to watching the conference this weekend.

#wondrouswednesday

I just found out that Barnes & Noble is having a preorder sale. I‘m not a premium member but I am a rewards member so I preordered 2 audiobooks.

Wow. I just bought these 6 audiobooks from Chirp and look how much money I saved. This is a good deal for all of these audiobooks. I can‘t believe I only paid $10.74 for all of these audiobooks.

I decided to start this book for the #naturalitsy buddy read. I bought this audiobook with a credit I got this month with my Libro FM membership. I‘m not very far into this book but I like it. It‘s interesting so far.

Here‘s what I bought from the Libro FM sale. I wonder how much money The Book Attic will get from this purchase. I paid $17.45 for all of these audiobooks. I saved a lot of money. My subtotal was $24.95. I got a discount of $7.50 and I ended up paying $17.45. I think that‘s a good deal. I don‘t want to pay more for audiobooks if I don‘t have to. Paying $20, $30 or $50 for audiobooks is ridiculous. I‘m glad I found out about this sale.

I just went on Libro FM‘s website and I saw that they‘re having a sale so I bought some audiobooks. The Book Attic is the indie bookstore I‘m supporting so I got 5 audiobooks for $17.45. I didn‘t believe it at first because normally, the audiobooks cost a lot more on Libro FM and I don‘t usually want to buy them when they cost a lot but there was a discount on them so I got them for a good deal.

Here‘s my review for this book I just finished reading. This book is not in the Litsy database. I guess I‘m not too late reviewing this book because the publication date was April 15 and I didn‘t get it posted before that day but it‘s publication week for the book. Maybe they‘ll be happy that I‘m reviewing it and they won‘t care if it‘s a few days late. Right? I forgot to mention that it‘s available now to read on Kindle Unlimited.

I‘ve made more progress in this book that was on my February #roll100 list. I started it in February and I‘m still reading it.

Here‘s my progress on this book for #realmofelderlings readalong. The last time I read the book was April 9 so that was last week. I am making progress but I‘m reading at my own pace. I was enjoying this book but I took a break from reading this book because I wanted to read something else for a while.

I finished reading Replay by L.A. Shaw tonight. I‘ll post my review tomorrow.

I took the #threelistthursday quiz. It‘s all books from PBS‘s Great American Read list but the books are numbered from 100-1. My score is 24 of 100 - 24% but that‘s not right because I‘ve only read 23 books on this list. I don‘t know how I got 24. This is the 23 books I‘ve read from this list and my thoughts about them.

Here‘s my progress in this book now. I played a 2 hour Read With Me video tonight on YouTube to have on in the background while reading this book and I got a lot of reading done. I looked at my remaining time in the book and it says I now have 2 hours left. I always feel like I focus better on a book I‘m reading with my eyeballs if I play a Read With Me video in the background. I don‘t read with my eyeballs that often. I usually prefer audiobooks.

1. There were 2 I read that I think are unforgettable: Piranesi and The Starless Sea. I never understood what was going on in either of them. It felt like I was in a dream the whole time while reading both of them but I liked that about both of them too.

2. Unholy Obsessions by CM Radcliff. This book is a dark romance. The 2 main characters in the book didn‘t have romantic chemistry and I didn‘t like the sex scenes at all.

#wondrouswednesday

Here‘s my progress for this book that was released on April 15. I spent an hour reading this book last night but I had to play a Read With Me video from YouTube so I could focus. I was sent this ARC by Chasing Books PR. I saw that they have more ARCs you can sign up for but I don‘t think I‘m going to sign up for any more because I didn‘t even read this one before it was published. I‘m enjoying this book though.

1. I don‘t pay taxes because I live with my mom.

2. I‘m currently reading a book called “My Healthy Noggin” by Bokinia Colbert but it‘s not in the Litsy database so I tagged it under The Brain Book. The words I would use to describe this book are: self discovery. This book is making me think and giving me a lot to think about.

#two4tuesday

📚Sherlock Holmes - murder mysteries set in Europe
📚Assassin‘s Apprentice - Google says Realm Of The Elderlings is set in a world resembling the panhandle of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
📚My Healthy Noggin - It‘s nonfiction so it‘s not set anywhere.
📚Replay - I don‘t know what state this book is set in. All I know is that the characters are in college.

#whereareyoumonday #currentlyreading

Here‘s my progress on this ARC that was sent to me from Chasing Books PR. It‘s really good. It comes out April 15th. I read 2 more chapters tonight so I made some progress. I‘m hoping to spend more time this weekend reading this. It‘s a sports second chance romance set in college. The guy and girl dated in high school and then they broke up and now, they‘re attending the same college. He‘s a football player and she‘s dating his teammate.

Here‘s my progress on this #roll100 book I started in February. I‘m still reading it and journaling along with it when the blank journal pages come up in the book. There are journal prompts but I‘m not doing them. I‘ve been choosing journal prompts that I find online or I do stream of consciousness writing where I‘m just filling up 3 pages in my notebook with just my thoughts. Anything that‘s on my mind at all.

I finished reading this week‘s short story for #noplacelikeholmes and I‘m ready for the discussion tomorrow.

I just took this quiz and this is what it said about me. They‘re not wrong about me as a reader but I read American Gods and Lonesome Dove and I didn‘t really like those books very much.

Link to quiz: https://www.readyourcolor.com

1. I ordered this phone case from Amazon because I got a new phone this week.
2. I reapplied for the St. Martin‘s Press Early Readers program.
3. I watched this webinar about trees hosted by my library. I enjoyed it.
4. I ordered this devotional from Amazon.
5. I ordered this shirt from Amazon because I need to wear it for a family photo next weekend. It has lace on the sleeves. It‘s really cute.

#5joysfriday

Today, I got an email from St. Martin‘s Press saying that it‘s time to reapply for their Early Readers program so I reapplied and this is what they said afterwards. I haven‘t read the books they‘ve sent me to review because I‘m behind on ARCs but I reapplied for the program anyway. I‘ll find out in June if they‘ll let me stay in their Early Readers program or not but I hope I get to stay. I really like their books that they publish.

I just started this ARC last night that was sent to me from Chasing Books PR. It comes out April 15th. It is really good. I hope I can finish it before the 15th. This book is not in the Litsy database. I didn‘t get to read as much of it as I wanted to this afternoon because my mom and I were at the dentist today.

I‘ve seen Toy Story 3, The Help, Les Miserables, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper, La La Land, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star Is Born, Joker, West Side Story, Elvis, Barbie.

I want to watch The Social Network, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Martian, The Revenant, Get Out, Little Women, Sound Of Metal, Top Gun: Maverick (but I want to watch Top Gun first), Wicked (I‘ve only seen the musical).

#threelistthursday

My mom and I both had iPhone 12s and now, we both have iPhone 16s. The picture I‘m showing is the difference between the iPhone 12 and iPhone 16 chargers. We have 1 charging cube that will work but we‘ll have to share it. Luckily, Amazon has charging cubes. The iPhone 12 charger can still charge my iPad but what I liked before was that I could use the same charger for my phone and my iPad and now, I won‘t be able to.

#whatsnewwednesday

#whatsnewwednesday

Here‘s the songs I listened to recently on my Amazon Alexa Echo Dot in my room. I like it because all I have to do is tell Alexa what songs to play. I feel like I have my own personal DJ in my room.

#tuesdaytunes

I slept all day. I didn‘t wake up until 3 PM. It was raining all day and I stayed in my nightgown. I didn‘t change into regular clothes. Tonight, I ate dinner and then I took a shower after dinner. I read more of Assassin‘s Apprentice by Robin Hobb for the #realmofelderlings buddy read. It‘s midnight right now so I‘m going to journal for a little bit and then get back to reading more of Assassin‘s Apprentice.

#chatterday

1. April 1 was Library Giving Day so I donated $5 to Houston Public Library & $5 to Harris County Public Library.
2. I ordered coffee from an online shop called Kitty Town Coffee. The proceeds from sales feed cats in shelters.
3. I signed up for a webinar about trees.
4. I made more progress in the #realmofelderlings buddy read.
5. I signed up for another webinar about birds.

#5joysfriday

It‘s 3:30 AM and I just finished reading this week‘s short story for #noplacelikeholmes. I‘m ready for tomorrow‘s discussion.

I made more progress in this book tonight. I was on chapter 6 and I just stopped on chapter 10. I like what I‘ve read so far.

#realmofelderlings

For everyone who is participating in the #naturalitsy buddy read, I was on Facebook and saw an advertisement for this free webinar happening on April 22 that is being hosted by American Bird Conservancy. If you can‘t make it to the webinar, you can RSVP and you‘ll be able to watch it whenever you want to. I signed up for this.

Link to RSVP: https://act.abcbirds.org/a/bold-birds-wbr?ms=web_modal_ev_wbr_gen_rsvp_bold_btn_...

This book is a Netgalley book I was approved for before it was approved but I never got around to reading it. I found out that recently Taylor Swift is older than me by about 6 or 7 months so she‘s not that much older than me. Her birthday is December 13, 1989 and my birthday is July 9, 1990. She turned 35 in December. I‘ll be 35 in July. I like her so I think that‘s really cool.

I‘ve seen Ghost, Beauty And The Beast, Pulp Fiction, Juno, The Blind Side, Up, LOTR: Fellowship Of The Ring, LOTR: The Two Towers, LOTR: The Return Of The King, Moulin Rouge, Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon.
I want to see Jerry Maguire, Erin Brockovich, Avatar, The Green Mile. I like Tom Hanks. I found out that he and I share a birthday. Our birthdays are both on July 9 but we were born different years.

#threelistthursday

This is a #roll100 book that was picked in February when the numbers were drawn. I‘ve been reading it since February 17. This was a book I found on Netgalley under the Read Now section and I didn‘t get around to reading it before it was published. Will I finish it this month? I don‘t know. I‘ve been journaling along with this book. This has a lot of blank journal pages and journal prompts. I might not have time to read my other #roll100 books.

Here‘s my #readyourkindle picks for April. I have 1 mood reading prompt and 3 Kindle Unlimited prompts. I don‘t know if I‘ll have time to use Kindle Unlimited or mood read my Kindle that much this month. I have a lot going on with reading this month. I‘m participating in buddy reads, a book club and reading a digital ARC I signed up for as well as finishing a book series for #serieslove2025 and reading 1 of my #roll100 books on my Kindle.

Here‘s my #roll100 picks for April. I‘m still reading My Healthy Noggin. I‘m hoping I can finish it this month. I‘m looking forward to reading the *NSYNC book and reading Party Of One which is about being single. I‘m also looking forward to reading the book about black fashion designers. The only book I‘m not looking forward to is about Josephine Butler and women‘s rights. I‘m not in the mood to read about that but I will read it.

Here‘s my #readyourkindle list for April. I don‘t know if I‘m going to be able to mood read on my Kindle or read anything from Kindle Unlimited this month because I‘m still reading a book on my Kindle that was on my February #roll100 list. Replay is a digital ARC I signed up for from Chasing Books PR and they sent it to me. I signed up for every single ARC they were offering even though I‘m behind on reading my Netgalley books.

Here‘s my #bookspinbingo board for April. I like the background I picked. My theme for my bingo board is Easter/Spring. I also put images associated with Spring on the Free Space spots. The images are: Peeps (the Easter candy), an Easter egg, a bunny, a blue butterfly and the sun. I really like how my board looks. The birds have been singing outside my house over here. They‘re happy. Before I know it, it‘ll be time for them to have their babies.

Here‘s my #bookspinbingo picks. My #doublespin is the book I‘m reading this month for the #christiescapers buddy read and my #bookspin pick is a book I‘m reading for a book club on Fable. There was a poll up on Fable to vote on the book. I was the only person who voted on April‘s book and my choice won the poll. I‘m excited. I‘ve been wanting to read Sorcery Of Thorns for a while. I feel like I should be able to get both of these books read.

Here‘s my April #bookspinbingo list.

I was on Instagram today and I saw an advertisement for this online shop called Kitty Town Coffee so I decided to order a 3 pack of sample size coffee from them. I like that they said that proceeds from online sales help feed cats in shelters. I feel good about that.

Houston Library Foundation posted this on Facebook today. I‘m glad I participated in Library Giving Day on April 1 by giving $5 to Harris County Public Library and $5 to Houston Public Library. I feel good about this.

I was on Kanopy recently and I discovered that PBS documentaries are on there. I typed PBS into the search function and they have so many things from PBS. This is just some of the things from PBS they have but I was sitting here scrolling through all of this and it goes on forever. I never reached the end of the results. I‘m glad I discovered this because I love PBS. PBS has a Roku app too. My mom cut off the cable so I can only stream PBS now.

For everyone participating in the #naturalitsy buddy read, I saw that this online event will be happening on April 8. It‘s all about trees.

Link to register: https://libraryc.org/troypl/71243

I saw that my library has the books in the Shardlake series. It sounds really interesting. I think I would enjoy the books so I added the first book on to my Goodreads TBR. I don‘t have time for more long books right now. I have a lot going on with reading right now. I‘m participating in #realmofelderlings. It‘s a 15 book series. All of the books are over 500 pages and I‘m still reading the first book in that series.