pickOh my goodness, this was soooo good! Haymitch‘s backstory is great, but it‘s so heartbreaking, and I‘m emotionally wrecked. I loved all the connections made to other characters in the series and thought they totally worked. Just a fabulous read and a great addition to the series!
#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop25 - a highly anticipated read of 2025
pickA retelling of Hamlet told from the POV of an unborn baby. A bit odd but also pretty good!
#bookspinbingo - got a bingo!
#pop25 - book under 250 pages
Happy Friday! Things that brought me joy this week:
1. St. Patrick‘s Day
2. My AirPods…I use them pretty much every day
3. The brand spanking new gym that I joined
4. A visit to a float spa
5. The arrival of spring
📸 images from Unsplash
#5JoysFriday
pickI‘m not sure how I feel about this book…I mean, I liked it but something about it also grated on me but I can‘t say exactly what. I kept going back and forth between liking the MC and not liking her. A low pick!
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#pop25 - book that features a character going through menopause
pickWhoa, what a wild ride! It got so twisty near the end and the final one was awesome!
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#pop25 - book that fills my favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge
pickLoved every minute of this! It is a romance, but it‘s also about grief and coping and finding yourself again. ☘️
#bookspinbingo
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterI
Happy St. Patrick‘s Day to those celebrating! ☘️☘️☘️
I‘m trying to decide which Irish book to read today…I have several 🤪
pickI‘m totally not reading these in order, and this one is the 3rd in the series, where the MC Siobhán O‘Sullivan has gone from bistro owner to her first day as a garda. She immediately gets entangled in the investigation of a murdered American who was in Ireland researching his genealogy. Very enjoyable and I didn‘t guess the killer - love this series!
#bookspinbingo
#pop25 - book with a left-handed character
#serieslove2025
pickI read the other 2 books in this series last year, both were enjoyable, as was this one. Each of the books focuses on one of the Murphy brothers, who after the death of their father, are left the family business, an Irish pub empire. But their father stipulates in his will that each brother will have to marry within a year, or else lose the business.
#bookspinbingo - this is my #doublespin for this month
#serieslove2025
pickA low pick for me. This was really cute, and I did like the two MCs (the FMC did get on my nerves some), but this could have been shorter. I enjoyed it but didn‘t totally love it.
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#read2025
#readordonate
pickSuch a great read! It was on my TBR forever and I‘m so glad I finally got to it, and a little mad at myself for waiting so long to read it.
#bookspinbingo
#pop25 - book that features an unlikely friendship
#read2025
pickEnjoyed it! I always like reading why the characters want to time travel.
#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month
#serieslove2025
#pop25 - a book that is considered healing fiction
pickThis was unputdownable for me! The whole time I questioned every character (they were all pretty sketchy) and whether or not they were telling the truth. But as the title suggests, this is a story about a mother and daughter, and the strength of that bond.
#bookspinbingo
#read2025
#fictionaltraveler - big city
pickLucy arrives in Oxford for a visit with her beloved grandmother, only to find that the old woman has died and left her knitting shop to her. But Lucy knows nothing about running a business and can‘t knit! Within a few days, she learns that there‘s a vampire knitting club at the shop, her grandmother didn‘t die of natural causes, a family secret, and she‘s now in danger. Really enjoyed this one!
#bookspinbingo
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterW
#thematiccozies
pickIt was interesting to read President Snow‘s origin story!
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#pop25 - book with a snake on the cover or in the title
pickReading Blume always brings me back to my childhood!
#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop25 - book that reminds me of my childhood
pickI enjoyed this installment of the series. Jules and Josh are good counterparts, and I do love an enemies-to-lovers story!
#serieslove2025
#bookspinbingo - free space
pickI loved the series so I thought I‘d check out the source material! I enjoyed it and would read more issues.
#bookspinbingo
#tbrtarot - graphic novel
#pop25 - book about a non-traditional education
pickI liked this one even more than the first book! A forbidden romance between a princess and her bodyguard-it had a really good storyline and plenty of spice!
#bookspinbingo - free space
#serieslove2025
pickI‘m not much of a fantasy/romantasy girl, but I did enjoy this! With all the hype surrounding this series, I‘m glad I finally read it because I was so curious about all the hype. I think it lived up to it! Great world-building, plenty of tension, and some spice! I‘d definitely be up to continuing the series.
#LittensLoveRomance
#bookspinbingo - free space
pickThis was a pretty cute romance, but I loved the Irish setting of Galway most! And the cover is adorable!
#fictionaltraveler - a place I love
#bookspinbingo
pickI didn‘t see this one in the database. We‘re supposed to get snow today in NC so I wanted to start my morning with a fun Frozen audiobook! 😁
pickOkay, this was super addictive and I tore through the whole thing today. I agree with those who say Alex is toxic and a walking red flag - but I still rooted for him, even though I don‘t think I am supposed to. In that way, he reminded me of Joe Goldberg from You. 🤪
But I did like him and Ava together and how they helped each other with some pretty dark stuff. And the spice was off the charts! 🌶️
#bookspinbingo - my #bookspin for this month
pick36 y/o Adele is engaged to the man of her dreams, but when her ex boyfriends start dying (in the order that she dated them), she wonders if her fiance is the murderer. Decent thriller and kept my interest throughout!
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#pop25 - two books with the same title (2)
Pleased with my results! 🤣
Type “literally my character” in the Pinterest search bar…the first 6 results are you. Thanks to @TheBookHippie for starting this fun trend!
pickSo cute! And pretty funny! I‘ve read a couple of this author‘s other books and will definitely read more.
#bookspinbingo - this is my #doublespin for this month!
pickAs a woman, wife, and mother, I will be thinking about this one for a while. The brutal rape of a 14 y/o Mexican girl rocks a community in 1976 Odessa, Texas. It‘s a time where women had few options and not much was expected of them, other than being good wives and mothers. Told from multiple POVs, all strong women and girls, and all great characters. The setting itself is written so strongly that it‘s like a character too.
pickA good MG story about a girl‘s soccer team who fight back when their sexist male coach crosses the line. It‘s kinda sad and infuriating though that a MG book had to be written about this subject, but I‘m glad it‘s out there for any young girls who might need it.
#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop25 - a book about soccer
pickDelightful! A wonderful story about acceptance and found family!
#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop25 - book about chosen family
#tbrtarot - written by an #lgbtq+ author
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterK
pickWhat fun! I will definitely be reading more of this historical fiction cozy series! Frances is an awesome character, bucking the norms of her time. She‘s recently widowed and decides to move and live independently, but it doesn‘t take long for her to get embroiled in a mystery, and the culprit may be one of her younger sister‘s suitors.
#bookspinbingo - free space
#thematiccozies
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