I think I‘ve had this book almost as long as I‘ve had Chloe (she‘s 8) and I‘m only now getting to reading it. It‘s so good, with what I think of as a sort of late 90s/early 2000s vibe - people have cell phones but they‘re not central to their lives, it‘s literary-ish and smart in this particular way that defines books I read during that time, and it moves nice and slow and calmly. A lovely treat for a midweek day off ❤️

Cannot believe it‘s been 9 years! 🎉🎉This weekend has been very rude about things like this. I saw two different cards reminding me that the 90s were 30 years ago which I refuse to believe is true 😓😂

I know I‘m a mood reader and even the idea of a November TBR will probably mean I read none of these books, I wanted to at least TRY to plan some reading - I‘ve been doing a lot of digital ARCs and library books and I want this to be more of a physical book month (clear those messy shelves!!) The Kingdoms is a #finishwhatyoustarted pick and I‘m hoping to get a couple other half read books wrapped up too, just not sure which.

@dabbe I love everything!!! Obsessed with the pin (it‘s going on my trolley driver vest 😂), already ate 2 Reese‘s (delicious!), and I now wish I hadn‘t gone to the library yesterday because this book sounds sooooo good. I also, randomly, really needed pens 🥳 I think tonight‘s gonna be a face mask and chill kinda night..
Also: I‘m reading the perfect book for the Holmes bookmark (The Beekeeper‘s Apprentice) ✅
#AHRS #allhallowsreadswap

Just got an email about this and I think I might be able to go! Two authors I love and an ARC on my “actually read soon” list 😻

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bn-midday-mystery-virtually-presents-eva-jurczyks-6... if you also want to sign up!!

My local library reopened over the weekend after a long remodel, and I just got a chance to stop in today… it looks amazing and the selection is small but well-curated (I mean, check out this haul!!)
Now to figure out which to read first… 🤔

Bookstore cat! I‘m in Philadelphia and the tagged book went to Goldie with me today for an amazing (vegan!) milkshake as well as to Bookhaven, an absolutely delightful used bookstore where I only bought three books (I‘m very proud of myself).

Husband on a work trip means I‘ve put clean sheets on the bed, lit a candle, and gotten into bed early with a stack of books to dip in and out of as my little heart desires.

Awww, this pic of little Ron is making me sad - the kittens went to the shelter to be adoptable today and I miss them! 😢
After drop off I mailed my (late, but should arrive Monday) #AllHallowsReadSwap to @MaleficentBookDragon
And @dabbe my box safely arrived yesterday (also late posting that bc it‘s been a crazy week) 😅

The kittens all joined my for a little reading this evening - it was very hard to get a picture though 😂(One is by my head and one under my knees as well as the 3 you can kinda see here)

September was such a good reading month - 16 books and 10 of them ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ or more.
Tagging a surprise standout - this one felt so Mrs. Pollifax and I was not mad about it!

First thing this morning I forgot I was holding my coffee and spilled it all over the rug, the kittens, and their food 😅
But later I came in to check on them and woke them all up from an adorable sunshine nap (instead of destruction!), and then this library hold came in and I realized I didn‘t remember enough of book 1 so I‘m gonna stay up late to really fast re-read it, so the day has improved significantly

Started this one tonight while hanging out with my new surprise batch of foster kittens. Babies weren‘t on my bingo card when I got up this morning, but when duty calls you have to suffer the cuteness 😅

Oh my goodness @Graciouswarriorlibrarian - what a great swap!! It was hard to get it all in the pic 😅
Soooo excited for all these books (I don‘t know if I‘ve heard of either of the adorable sounding fall romances but they both look amazing 😻) and the treats are perfect (I‘m making a cup of chai in about 10 seconds), plus all the other cozy goodies? Thank you, you nailed it 💕💕
#fallingforfallswap

A perfect kitty circle to say: my #fallingforfallswap #ffs has arrived! Soooo excited for this weekend @Graciouswarriorlibrarian ❤️ 🎉

I forgot, as always, to take a post office picture, so here‘s a foster kitten throwback (they‘ve all been adopted!) to say that my #fallingforfallswap #ffs has been sent and should arrive Monday 🤞

I started like four books this weekend that didn‘t do it for me, opened this on a whim, and I‘m hooked - I‘m making myself take a break to do chores but ugh it‘s itching at the back of my brain to get back to reading ASAP!
#netgalley

When you repurpose a bookcase for the puzzle collection but you already needed another bookcase, and you just made space around the books for your yoga practice on a blanket tonight 😝

Soooo excited for my BOTM this month - I didn‘t get the latest Rachel Harrison for months after it released and I‘m not making that mistake again! Plus fancy endpapers on the Garber (and I love her colorful over the top writing) and Discontent sounds hilarious and snarky. How many months will it take to actually read and not just hoard them? 😝

Two more ARCs done and two in progress (I think I‘m starting a fun romance kick). If I didn‘t keep getting new books from NetGalley, I‘d be making progress on my ARC reading goals 😅 #netgalley #netgalleygroup

It‘s a stressful day at the end of a very stressful week and apparently I decided buying purple books is the cure? All of them have cute page edges too! If only I could read all 3 at once… 💜

One of the black foster kittens was very helpful at work today… still trying to tell them apart but I‘m getting there!

Two of my new foster kittens helping me read this today (staying on top of those NetGalley goals with some very old approvals!)

I stayed up way too late last night with this one, ignoring the other 4 books I‘m reading, and I just want get back to it instead of this “work” thing I‘m doing. I don‘t like true crime in real life, but give me some true crime junkies in fiction and I‘m so there! 🕵️🫆📚

Three reviews down… but I have about a dozen more to write and probably another dozen books half finished that I‘ll work on during the #netgalleygroup #readathon
My goal is to get all those reviews written and posted and finish (and review) at least 3 of my started ARCs during the July readathon.
Still barely a dent in 343 titles but it‘s so hard to resist requesting things that sound good!!

I‘m at work (hence the desk chaos which I MUST clean up today) but all I wanna do is keep reading. Her last one was meh IMO but THIS is the Ashley Herring-Blake I know and love and it‘s sooooo sweet and cute so far.

@Bookwormjillk I‘m sorry for the delayed opening! Just got back from Portland and ripped right into it. The books both look so good, and I love the little seashells and seed papers! Also that is my FAVE candle company and I haven‘t tried Sm‘oreos, I‘m super excited for both. Thank you for a great New England beach trip (that postcard took me right to Watch Hill ❤️❤️) #staycationswap

In Portland for our 22nd (!!) anniversary and obviously I‘ve checked out a few bookstores. Here‘s a lil #bookhaul between me and the husband (I need to reread both of Erin Morgenstern‘s lovely books soon so I‘m preparing!)

I forgot to take a post office pic so please “enjoy” this terrible shot of a local bookstore from my drive home from said mailing. My #Staycationswap is on its way!

My #staycationintimeswap has arrived safe and sound! 🎉Super excited to open it (and super anxious about the last items on their way so I can mail my own out 😅) @Bookwormjillk

It‘s a cold rainy day here, perfect for reading and kitty snuggles under the warmest blanket!

My current reads feel like an interesting mix, but it‘s weird not to have a thriller going too!

I feel like every photo of actual reading has Amelia lying on me 😂
This was a Powell‘s find, I‘d picked it up and put it back like 3 times so I figured I was meant to buy it. It‘s a little smutty, with a very sweet relationship between two one night stand-ers on a reality show together. Lots of dance (ballet and burlesque). Love that it‘s written by a married couple and set I mainly in Oregon!

Spent a long weekend in Seattle and stopped at the beautiful bonsai and rhododendron garden in Tacoma. These were our favorite of the flowers we saw. The tagged was mostly read in the hotel and is super cute so far. I also picked up a few new books at Pike Place and a cute bookstore on Bainbridge Island (after a heavy Powell‘s haul last weekend 😅😅)

Quickie book and lunch break. Is there anything better than a punny cozy title? 😂 🍕

Me: I have to finish this by Tuesday because not only is it book club, but I picked the book. And I‘m enjoying it!
Also me: Ooh what‘s new on the internet?!?
I wish Amelia would confiscate my devices 😝

Did I perhaps go overboard with my #bookhaul from one of my favorite used bookstores this weekend? Maybe yes? But also no because I did trade in a huge bag of books so I only spent $60, and their mystery selection is sooooo gooood!! 🤷‍♀️ #bookhaulmath

Amelia warming my lap while I skip yoga to finish this book. It‘s not moving that fast and yet it‘s compelling? I don‘t know why I‘m so hooked 🤷‍♀️

Working my way through the oldest of my unread BOTM selections this week. I bought one new book and took out three library books but I‘m still clearing some shelf space (that pile is all finished, needs a new home and it‘s much taller than the picture lets on!)
Amelia in the cat bed made my day. She‘s not usually a cat bed girl.

Next up! And I managed to make a sort of an omelet (my nemesis, they always end up just scrambled eggs 😂)

Perfect (purrrrr-fect?! 😹) way to start an extra weekend day. This book is different than Hendrix‘s others (less creepy and gross, more character driven) but we‘re enjoying it!

The kittens finally settled down for the night (maybe) so I‘m gonna read for a bit…
Does anyone else immediately start singing that song from The Little Mermaid when they see the cover of this book? Just me? 😅 Like, every time I pick it up to start a new chapter or whatever? 🤣🤣

My Feb #BOTM picks. I‘m excited about all three of them and it‘s gonna be hard to pick what to read first…

Not book related but wanted to share some more cute kitten content. It‘s been a rough week, we deserve kittens. ❤️

Reading with Amelia (she‘s mostly just as cranky as she looks but we love her)

I‘m fostering three kittens as of this morning and trying to get some holiday reading in has been a bit challenging 😂😂

I tidied up my office before starting my new job (!!!) this week and figured I‘d make a tentative TBR stack for this month. Here‘s what I came up with ☺️

From this afternoon, cozied up with my girls and this book on the kindle iPad app. Hope everyone‘s having a chill Xmas!!

I *love* the tagline on this book, it cracks me up 😂😂
So far, I‘m flying thru and it‘s super cute and fun ❤️
(In case it‘s not readable in the pic: “Why date a mountain man? Because he knows how to pitch a tent.” 😂

Snuggled up for some reading - I‘m a little fuzzy on my memory of the previous two books, but this one is still holding up so far!