Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore: A Novel | 
pickLOVED this one! I live in Denver and it was so interesting to read about how it was during the time the novel is set. Compulsively readable, I could not put it down. Excellent writing, with nothing repetitive, the pacing and length of the novel are impeccable, there is not a single boring page or character. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"If I was going to kill myself," Plath continued, "I'd leave a note just to get a few last digs in. Insult the guy who took me to prom. Give my parents one last guilt trip. Criticize my ex-husband's penis. Make it count, you know? It's not like you'd have anything to lose."
I really feel this ???
Whipped feta & roasted curry carrots with chimichurri sauce at our local bookstore + snackery. Yes, that‘s a thing. And yes, I love our little town. 🧡
🎧Loved this one! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
pickJust realized that I haven‘t reviewed this one yet! It was my last book read in January and it was a good one. Whatever kind of ending I was expecting was NOT that! Nor did I realize that this would be a mystery. Actually, there were a bunch of mysteries unearthed. The author did a great job filling in the gaps of this puzzle. I'm still pondering all of the threads and connections! 4/5⭐️
(February 4, 2023)
#12booksof2022 October and November
Italian for Beginners was a fun, light, romp. Midnight at the Good Ideas Bookstore was unexpected, twisty, dark and well crafted. I found myself in awe of the person who can craft such a story.
@Andrew65
pickThis book wasn‘t quite what I expected. It‘s unexpectedly dark and twisty. Fans of suspense and thriller will like this one, but I think so will fans of family drama and coming of age stories. I didn‘t see the twists coming until just before they were revealed. While I could sense where the story was going to land, how it got there was beyond my imagining. I am in awe of the mind that can weave a story such as this. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 #litsylovereads ❤️📚
Going to finish this before lunch. It‘s so good. I‘ve only had time to read it a few minutes at a time, and every chapter ends with a reveal, a wow moment, or something that makes me think. I feel like I‘m missing a bit of the experience that is this story. 90 pages to go, and I‘m finishing it today in one long, uninterrupted interval! One pup on my lap keeping watch and one at my feet keeping them warm. 💕🐾📚#dogsoflitsy #litsylovereads
so-soLittle confused in tone.
Starts out slightly dark cozy mystery, wanders into domestic thriller territory, and boy, oh, boy is the conclusion heartbreaking. 💔
Author did very well in making me feel for/empathize with the characters but that does make it even harder to read when the majority have made poor decisions that have destroyed lives, their own, or others'.
Suggest looking up trigger warnings.
"Shambolic", I just love seeing it in use.
I want to be Plath when I grow up.
BEEN THERE. ?
"for the first time in a long time she found herself speaking openly with a stranger, and not feeling as if she were splashing through the conversational equivalent of a shark attack."
pickWorth the read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Covers doing the matchy-matchy!
Upcoming reads.
pickThis wasn't bad but I just wanted more...
pickThis wasn't at all what I expected but I loved it! This was way darker than I anticipated and reminded me of Romeo and Juliet for some reason even though the story is totally different. This is a book for thriller fans.
My second choise for this Christmas's reading. I'm already hooked. I'm soooo happy with both of my choises! This and the Melinda Gates one. 😍
pickInteresting. Loved the bookstore setting in Denver and the slow burn of the mystery. Didn‘t live how one dimensional some of the characters were, others were more fully crafted so it seemed a little disjointed. I did enjoy it though and it was good on audio. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
My reward today was to finally take some time to go through my last #LMPBC package from @DinoMom
I just LOVED reading through the commentary on this book, kinda makes me wish I‘d sent it out first and then read it after you all marked it up.
Also filling my #littensdressedinblood prompt for #mugandbook. This is actually my first bookish mug and it looks to be the perfect shape and size for tea!
Thanks to you again Sharon and to all the GroupX
Yay , no damage! Also @BookishTrish bribery in the form of nerds is always the way to go. Happy these two picks have arrived safely… see my last post!!! Someone at the post office spilled a lot of coffee on this package by the smell and look of it. Thanks @TheKidUpstairs and @Read-y_Picker for the picks.
#LMPBC #groupx11 @suvata
bailedI‘m kind of bored by it.
Just started this, so idk how to feel about it yet since I‘m only 30 pages in but hoping this is ok.
Really enjoyed this! Not what I thought I was getting, but in this case that was for the better. #JoyousJanuary #Readathon
I'm housesitting so I get to remember what it's like to own pets, to have someone do excited when I walk in the door... I was interested in this book because of the Denver connection, but the audiobook is driving me crazy. The audiobook reader makes it seem like everyone talks VERY SLOWLY WITH LOTS OF PAUSES and I listen at 1.5x the usual speed!
Got some pretty sweet book swag this Christmas. This might be one of my favorites though!
Can I finish this before the end of the year? I hope so. This will round me out to an even 90 for the year.
I‘m posting one book per day from my ever-increasing TBR. No description. No explanation. Just books to read. Join the fun if you want.
Day 17.
#fromthetbrstacks
pickApparently I didn't read the synopsis of this because I didn't realize there was going to be so much murder 😂
Besides the murders it did remind me of working in a bookstore, all the quirky characters you meet and work with.
Overall a solid read. Not one I would shove on everyone but definitely would not discourage it.
Is it wrong that I feel the same way?
November is half over and it has so far been a terrible reading month. I have a table filled with books I had been hoping to get through. With the election and the craziness after it, and with a cat that has been sick all week, and too much work I am getting no reading done! Hoping to finish out the month stronger.
Crap! I forgot book club got moved up a week. I need to switch off to this one.
Photobomb by Hades.
pickJoey Molina kills himself in the bookstore's upper room. Lydia needs to know why. She finds clues in his books that are hidden messages. Is Lydia's life about to become unraveled?
The story is a bit dark and creepy for a bookstore novel. The characters are interesting and the plot keeps you guessing until the very end. Lots of mystery and intrigue keep the pages turning. I'm looking forward to reading Sullivan's next book. Recommended.
1. Listening to this audio but haven‘t finished yet. It‘s about suicide in a bookstore and Lydia gets clues from pages of books. Dark and creepy but looking forward to the ending.
2. Hot tea and cinnamon raisin toast.
3. 1776 in Philadelphia where I was born.
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs Great questions
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pickI don‘t remember why I bought this book, except maybe the cover & setting interested me. I‘m sure I thought it was a light mystery, but I‘ve seen reviews since then that warned me it‘s dark (the suicide mentioned on the back should have clued me in). Still a good story & interesting mystery. Don‘t want to give spoilers. This is my #bookspin for September. @TheAromaofBooks #bookspinbingo
It was a good book day for me yesterday. I went by the library to pick up a hold (bottom) & got to be the first one to check out A Rogue of One‘s Own. I was really excited to fill out out my #bookspinbingo board. I‘ve had both my bookspin books for about 2 years. The tagged I just put on my list this month, the other has been on there all year.
pickI really enjoyed this book! There was a lot of depth, mystery and intrigue, and of course, the bonus that a lot of the story centers around a book store, always an added bonus. I enjoyed the characters and this was another book where there's a story within another story. I really was kept guessing until the very last chapters. I'd give this 4.5 stars, and recommend it to anyone who enjoys intrigue!
pickI enjoyed this little mystery.
