Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
#GottaCatchEmAll
review
Kenyazero
post image
Pickpick

This manga is off to a good start when a boy finds himself tricked into delivering food to the village's creepy protector and discovers purpose in supporting him. I'm really enjoying the character development, relationship building, and the slow introduction we are getting to their world. Looking forward to picking up volume 2. #Manga #LGBTQIA

Kenyazero Used for #LGBTQIA2025 translated work; #GottaCatchEmAll Ratata: dark cover, survivor character, and set somewhere dangerous @PuddleJumper ; and #OwlHouseReadathon Del Clawthorne: whittling 2d
Zuhkeeyah It's a great series! 2d
Kenyazero @Zuhkeeyah I thought it might be 🤩 it has good vibes 1d
18 likes1 stack add3 comments
review
Kenyazero
post image
Pickpick

I went in with low expectations for this beautiful guys piece, but it's pretty charming and the art's lovely. The tone reminded me of Native American animal stories where animal characters are often anthropomorphic. It was a bit weird that there were no female characters, which is common to this genre. I enjoyed seeing some of the chatacters' pasts already and hope the next volume dives into more world and character building. #manga #LGBTQIA

Kenyazero Used for #LGBTQIA2025 borrowed book; #GottaCatchEmAll Komala: a dreamy character and someone naps; @PuddleJumper and #OwlHouseReadathon Vee: a timid character (edited) 2d
18 likes1 stack add1 comment
review
Zuhkeeyah
post image
Pickpick

A different dystopian view of the world. I liked the world building and witnessing how they traveled through a very different landscape.

#gottacatchemall Whimsicott: Storm or strong winds

24 likes1 stack add
review
TheAromaofBooks
Gift from the Sea | Anne Morrow Lindbergh
post image
Pickpick

I first read this book back in 2012 and knew it was one I wanted to find and add to my own collection. Lindbergh writes from a seaside cottage where she is on holiday, each chapter looking at a different seashell and using it to reflect on a different aspect of life. Published in 1955, it was an era where woman were still mostly home-focused, but with advancing technology opening up more time and opportunities for them. I found her thoughts on ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the importance of seeking solitude, finding creative work/hobbies, understanding and accepting that relationships go through cycles, and finding ways to take time to ground yourself to be thoughtful and encouraging.
6d
TheAromaofBooks At only 128 pages, this is a slim volume and I enjoyed chewing on a chapter a day. I've been meaning to revisit this one for years, and thanks to the #MonthlyNonfiction challenge I picked up this 128 (Philosophy/Epistemology/Humankind) and checked the 100s off the list!! @julieclair

#FourFoursin25 - Pilot Islet @lauredhel
#GottaCatchEmAll - Set on an Island @PuddleJumper
#100YearsofBooks #BookSpinBingo
6d
BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, such a beautiful work! My mom shared this with me years ago. I, too, should reread. 6d
See All 6 Comments
julieclair Love that vintage edition! I have owned this book for years, I suppose it‘s time I read it. 🤪 4d
TheAromaofBooks @BooksandCoffee4Me @julieclair - This one definitely benefited from only reading a chapter every day or two. It was a nice book to savor. 4d
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks That‘s helpful to know. 2d
69 likes4 stack adds6 comments
review
TheAromaofBooks
post image
Pickpick

I was delighted to pick up this lovely hardcover/library discard edition of this book, which is the sequel to The Alley. Both written and set about 8 years after the original story, the main character is one of the younger siblings of The Alley's characters. This one was a little more implausible, but still a super fun story and one that I would have LOVED as a kid. These are both fabulous read-aloud books and as cute as they can be.

Librarybelle Cute stories are so good! 7d
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 7d
See All 7 Comments
willaful Of course you've got The Witch Family somewhere in there... 7d
PuddleJumper Wahoo! 7d
TheAromaofBooks @willaful - I don't own that one, but I have read it. All her books are just soooo adorable!! 6d
willaful @TheAromaofBooks *faints dead away* That was such a foundational children's book for me. 6d
74 likes7 comments
review
kwmg40
post image
Pickpick

A charming and likable conman resurrects a post office and takes on a ruthless oligarch. In this satire, the target of Pratchett's jabs is government.

A noteworthy quotation: “What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.“

#OokBOokClub @julesG
#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#gottacatchemall (Marshadow: sneaky character) @PuddleJumper

Ruthiella I read this 2 years ago when that quotation was just a joke. ☹️ 2w
julesG That quote jumped out at me too 2w
52 likes2 comments
review
kwmg40
Anne's House of Dreams | L. M. Montgomery
post image
Pickpick

I have a much better appreciation of this book than I did when I had first read it a long time ago. I love how Anne has matured and evolved over the series but still retains much of what made so many people love her from the original Green Gables book.

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread @BarbaraJean
#52bookclub25 (character with red hair)
#gottacatchemall (Dhelmise: set on an island) @PuddleJumper

review
kwmg40
post image
Pickpick

There was a lot about this novel that I enjoyed: the diverse collection of characters, the pokes at conventional ideas about women's work, and even the unusual combination of first and third-person narratives.

#ToB25
#52bookclub25 (breaks the fourth wall)
#gottacatchemall (Drampa: protective character) @PuddleJumper

review
kwmg40
Liars: A Novel | Sarah Manguso
post image
Pickpick

This novel was a weak pick for me. I can't say I enjoyed reading the book but it was hard-hitting and felt very honest. I was going to abandon it at first but then wanted to see how the main character would evolve.

#ToB25
#gottacatchemall (Eevee: book you borrowed) @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2w
55 likes1 comment
review
TheAromaofBooks
post image
Pickpick

This is an older book of Roberts's (1991), which was mainly illustrated by how many cigarettes the MC smoked 😂 Cilla a night DJ for a Denver radio station who starts getting threatening calls from a listener who says he wants revenge and is going to kill her. You'll be unsurprised to learn that Cilla ends up with a hot, single detective to help her through these trying times. This book definitely had some weak spots in the suspense aspect of ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) of the plot, but as usual Roberts writes likable and engaging characters. The next book is about Cilla's sister, and I'll definitely be reading that one soon.

#FictionalTraveler @julieclair
#GottaCatchEmAll - Knives @PuddleJumper
#100YearsofBooks #BookSpinBingo
2w
julieclair Glad you enjoyed your trip to Colorado! 2w
PuddleJumper 🔪🔪 2w
54 likes3 comments