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#weeklyforecast
Finish The Winter Sea & Little Women (audio)
Continue with LotR for #FellowshipofTolkien
50 more pgs of Dune for #ChunksterChallenge2020
Start the Kate Elliott short stories for #BookSpin

I think it's gonna be a good week 😊

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

1. LotR, The Winter Sea, Dune, Little Women

2. None finished yet, The Winter Sea will be the first. Loving it so far!

3. Read more diversely (I say, with a particularly non-diverse currently reading list 😬) ; read min. 50 from owned, physical tbr (2/4 of currently reading, not bad)

My new year's day so far: book, tea, sleepy purring cat ❤️

I always like to start the new year with an immersive read that I can just sink into. I'm only a chapter into this, but so far it feels like exactly that.

This book kept me up late last night and had me up early this morning to finish it. I love how Kearsley ties together her present day heroine and the heroine in the past in her books with ancestral memories.

I also enjoyed reading about the earlier Jacobites and the 1708 rising to put King James back on the throne in Scotland. Ever since Outlander I‘ve had a soft spot for Scotland but hadn‘t read much on this period yet.

I have wanted to read this for years and finally managed to snag a copy. It is a lovely story of love and loss, time-blend and history with a gentle heroine and an altogether more feisty author, and plenty of small glimpses of the connections between the two. I enjoyed the book but do think it might have suffered a bit through the narration which, although well done, felt a little staid and teacher-like to me. #Audible

This has been my “waiting for the kids to fall asleep” read on my kindle this month and I loved it! Sort of quiet and slow, it‘s definitely a change of pace from what I‘ve been reading lately. The story was engaging and the history seemed well researched. It was my first Kearsley book, but I‘ll definitely read more!

I discovered Audible and am now an avid listener on my daily commute. Also I joined NetGalley which in turn caused me to embrace a Kindle, something I never thought I would do. I still buy paperbacks though and read constantly so just the formats have altered slightly.
#changes

❤️ Carrie And Graham from The Winter Sea 🥰
🌻Sunflowers!
🍬 It depends on my mood but right now I‘d say Starbursts

Happy Valentines Day, everyone!!! 😘❤️🥰

@wanderinglynn

Doing some classy reading last night out of a plastic cup, 10000 feet in the air. My TV was broken on my flight, so the wine was free! 💃🏼 Now I‘m home and I will finish this book this weekend if it‘s the last thing I do since I‘ve been reading it forever. 🤞🏻

A favorite sub genre is #timewarp and these are books I loved - the three children‘s books left a lasting impact. The After Cilmeri series seems to be more unknown but oh so good! -#musicalnewyear

The Winter Sea was my favorite book of 2018. I love Scottish and Jacobite history! Carrie McClelland is writing a novel and rents a cottage next to Slains Castle where her novel takes place. As she writes, she realizes more and more that her words are more than fiction. This book had me reeling for more. I couldn‘t even pick up another book for a couple of weeks because I didn‘t want to stop thinking about the characters of this book.

If this book is anything like her other books I‘ve read, I know it‘s going to be good 😍 I can‘t wait to start reading! Susanna Kearsley writes masterpieces that are a beautiful blend of history and modern day 💜

A little something for me, a little something for the cat. I think I‘ve reached peak me: books and cats. 🤷🏼‍♀️
I received an Amazon gift card for hitting 10 years at work, so I had to strategically buy books I didn‘t already have on my wishlist or told my family I wanted for Christmas. One is for for #Booked2019, one is for #pop19 (is that what we‘re using for the Popsugar Reading Challenge?), and one is just for fun.

Up next. This book has been on my Goodreads recommendation list for ages, so it's time to give it a try.

I loved this book! The story drew me in. I loved how Kearsley had the older story be what the current time MC was writing. Most books of this nature just alternate timelines with the chapters. I look forward to reading more by Kearsley.
#backpackeurope @JenP @bookwormm

A novelist staying in Scotland while writing a book about the 1708 Jacobite rising, discovers a unique bond with a distant ancestor. I fell deeply in love with this story. A new favorite. I am immediately going to track down others works by the author.

Hoping to finish this one before the rain rolls in...about 30 pages left

Next up from a swap thank you @MyBookSwapClub

I set this one aside to finish a library book when I returned from Scotland but am back into it now and wow, I am thoroughly sucked in, I am in love! My first book by Susanna Kearsley but if it continues like this, will definitely not be my last. #currentlyreading

I got this at the bookstore tonight! It was recommended by a friend who said if I love Outlander I will love this book!! So excited because I am an Outlander fanatic!! #iloveoutlander #scotlandobsessed 📚

Flawed...BUT I couldn‘t put it down! Sure, the frame story was overly leading (and should be held in contempt of literary court) 🤥, the romances underdeveloped 😡, and the history added next to nothing contextually 🤯.

Mechanically, at best a 3 ⭐️ read, but reality bites, people! Escapist fiction should be sung to the tune of George Michael‘s Freedom ‘90 🎤, and Kearsley‘s book very nicely tucks into that frame story. 😉 See what I did there!?!

“So, you see, my heart is held forever by this place,” she said. “I cannot leave.”

Wow! I‘m blown away by how addicting this story turned out to be! Having read an only so-so previous work, I‘m glad I read the comments of various Litsy friends, and gave this author a second chance. This one will have you staying up all night, and reading every last word. 😍 Highly recommended for fans of #history, #paranormal, and romance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Deeply satisfying! #romantsy

Susanna Kearsley is an automatic buy author for me. Her stories are well written with likable characters and perfect for a light fun read.

I slogged through this book until about the 50% mark and wasn‘t sure I was going to get through it. I‘m not a big romance person but love history but it felt like the author was taking a piece of history and just plugging her story in the spaces and was so choppy. At about halfway though, the story focused more on the historical characters and definitely found its stride. I even enjoyed the romantic element lol. Will read more books by her!

I needed historical + romance, so The Winter Sea it is!

A “brand new to me” author that I‘m very excited about! I‘ve been trying to only read one book at a time and have been doing pretty good but just couldn‘t resist starting this! Anyone read her stuff?

Finally home, fed, and ready to kiss this week goodbye. It's been rough. Work sucks right now and I'm job hunting, which is always so discouraging. But at the moment, I'm surrounded by books. I went to the library (library therapy) #litsyloveslibraries, I've got an old favorite to reread (The Winter Sea), and I have cookies. So I'm a happy girl till Monday. 😘❤️❤️

My mom has gone through my books and chose the ones that she would want to read, mostly the contemporary titles. In this pile, I've only read The Winter Sea! Goes to show how I keep collecting books even if I don't have enough time to read.😂😂

#romantsy

This one is in my ever growing TBR pile. #bodyofwater #maybookflowers

This book is fitting today considering it snowed here today (ok, just lightly, but still it's May!) #bodyofwater #maybookflowers

I wasn't expecting the emotional rollercoaster in the second half of this book. Like my last Kearsley read, there was a lot of time when I wondered if we were going anywhere- and this isn't short. But again, it paid off, and I'm impressed with the evocative writing and well researched story. I learned a bit about Scotland in the early 1700's and the Jacobites. Nice gothic, romantic, historical fiction. Kearsley is becoming a favorite. 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟

I normally don't post things like this on social media, but I know this community will appreciate it! Hubby knows how exhausting it's been being stuck inside with our three kids, so he told me to go take a bath and READ!
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#currentread

Left these beauties around town during lunch as part of #RAKWeek2017! Are you doing anything extra kind today?

After nine years I re-read one of my fav Hist Fic books. It was one of those books that always stayed with me. Wonderfully vivid Scottish atmosphere, great characters, some history and twists plus some romance too. 4 stars. My full review is on my blog www.thebakingbookworm.blogspot.ca

Susanna Kearsley is an author I love. #17booklove

Just finished this book last night. It was a great story. A historical Romance. The only thing I didn't enjoy was all the politics.

She felt a warmth upon her face and knew that he was watching her, and bravely lifting up her chin, she met his steady eyes and drew her courage from the light in them that burned for her alone❤

Finally off work for a few days and came straight home and picked this gem off the shelf! I've missed the worlds of Susanna Kearsley. When I go a while between her books I start to feel it! She is my go to author when I want something cozy, when I feel sluggish and think a slump is coming on. Really excited to get into this one❤❤

Pretty good! Loads of historical details and dual timelines...something I always love.

I didn't get to finish this before I had to return it, so I snagged it on Thriftbooks.

For a #booksetbythesea, I chose The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley. It has many of the elements I like in a novel: good characterization, historical elements, mystery, and a well-developed plot. Add good writing to the mix and you've got me! #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge #day20

"The story was deliciously romantic and the writing style matched the brooding, haunting tale very well. Definitely well worth reading!" - All About Romance

This is the perfect book to curl up with a cup of tea!

Travel day so my #somethingforsept #bookstorelove will have to be represented by my bookmark. Russell Books is a wonderful used bookstore it has floors full of offerings ( new and used ) To get to the top floor you climb a staircase from outside. It's been renovated so it's less narrow although just as steep

#somethingforsept #bookanddrink slurping what I call a London Fog and checking out a LITSY recommendation. It's a tad foggy and wet here so the book and the drink suit the day

If I was going on #WhatShouldIReadNext, these would be my picks! I have plenty of other favorites, but these represent my taste pretty darn well :) #nationalbookloversday #augustofpages #alltimefavefiction #LeighBardugo #TanaFrench #SusannaKearsley

Lovely story-within-a-story novel. I found it a bit hard to get started, but once I was several chapters in, I was hooked. Delicious stories and characters.

Another great historical fiction author. I loved the element of the unexplained.