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During this blog we turn the Authors Spotlight onto Lukas Klessig and his book “Words With My Father: A Bipolar Journey Through Turbulent Times”.

Words With My Father offers a gripping portrait of the evolution of a young man's mental illness and how it manifested into a dramatic and often dangerous existence through the turbulence of the Civil Rights, Peace and Conservation movements.

#wordswithmyfather Lukas Klessig #bookstoread ⬇️

This book was readable but pointless. Geared more towards YA might explain the weak storyline. A young girl hears voices telling her to kill people but for the most part everyone she kills is bad. She‘s kind of like a female Dexter. Anyway glad this was a Lending Library Freebie otherwise I never would have picked it up.

Won't say it's my absolute #FaveLiteraryLove, but it's my most recent. You'll root for Kate and Peter as they find their way. Lovely story. #FeelintheLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

1. I'm a bit sleepy. Cats woke me up early. I may nap later! 😆
2. I read this book the summer of 2016. I hadn't dealt with depression in years, but that changed after the November election. I'm glad I read it when I did. It reminded me it's OK to be not OK. I wrote Jenny & shared how much her book meant to me. She wrote back to thank me & said she really needed to hear it that day.

#MentalHealthMonday

Insomnia worked in my favor last night and finished this interesting, chapter-less book. 📖

Thank you Sher for the lovely package! I have been eyeing this book! Love the bookmark too! So thankful for the true friends I have made here ❤️📚 🌹

#LitsyLove

#WeekendReads #WeekendReads #Wardens2024 #Read2025 #UnpopularOpinion

Unfortunately, this #ImpulseRead just couldn‘t keep my attention, regardless of the subject. I‘m not opposed to revisiting in the future.

#WeeklyForcast #Read2025 #Wardens2025 #ReadYourKindle #ReadLesMis #Roll100

Looks like it‘s gonna be a busy reading week😂 A bunch of my #Audiobook #LibbyHolds all came in at once🤷🏻‍♀️🤯

🏷️: #ImpulseAudiobook - Open
🎧: #LibbyHold
🤓: #ReadLesMis - Open
📚: #Roll100 (#62)
📖: #ReadYourKindle

#Weekendreads #WeekendReading

Read 60 pages of ‘The Swap‘ late last night. A 2019 ARC from a GR giveaway - so long overdue🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ This afternoon is full of #Audiocleaning with ‘Out Came the Sun‘ followed by some colouring & reading for self-care.

I received this book for Christmas from my wish list and I wasn‘t disappointed. It is the story, told in short chapters, of the narrator‘s experience of living in temporary assisted housing for young people with mental illness. It explores themes of the uneven division of power, what it means to be mentally ill, and where does helping cross into abuse. A fascinating short novel.