Litsy

Bye bye Summer! Hellooo Spooky Szn! I am so pumped for #Scarathon2022! Been fighting the urge to start my watchlist all week. Can‘t wait for this cold weather! It was 100 degrees in Memphis yesterday. 🥵 #overit

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Cinfhen

The Four Winds: A Novel | Kristin Hannah

so-so

This was PURE #MiseryPorn 🥺Just relentless nonstop trauma after trauma. I did learn a lot about early US Western history. Julia Whelan, while a stellar reader, has a very distinct tone and sadly all her books/characters sound exactly the same. So while she‘s Elsa in this book, I was still hearing the voices of Poppy & Alex from People We Meet on Vacation. The author‘s note was interesting, comparing Dust Bowl to Covid & idea of resilience.

TrishB I gave up on Hannah books a while ago. Realised they weren‘t for me. 2y

Cinfhen Agreed @TrishB this was my last one - it was soooo emotionally manipulative #OverIt 2y

TrishB I just read your other thread! Lol 😆 2y

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squirrelbrain I didn‘t love this one either. 2y

Laughterhp Oh man, I just got this one from BOTM! 2y

Cinfhen I know @Laughterhp it‘s not a bad book: I was really invested in the story….it‘s just SO RELENTLESS in its misery - 2y

Cinfhen It felt similar in nature to her previous book, which also was SO MELODRAMATIC @squirrelbrain

The Great Alone

squirrelbrain I liked The Great Alone, albeit it a bit unbelievable, but this one really seemed to drag. 2y

Cinfhen Funny how we all approach books differently @squirrelbrain I remember @Reviewsbylola LOVING The Great Alone and I was SO DISAPPOINTED 😔 Hey, Steph… where are you??? Miss you xxx 2y

Megabooks Thank you! Now you get why I‘m not a Whelan fan!!!! 2y

Cinfhen Yup, it was SUPER DISTRACTING for me @Megabooks 🥺😩😖 2y

britt_brooke I‘ve only read Nightingale and I wasn‘t a fan. Misery porn is right. She‘s like a slightly better Nicholas Sparks to me, which ain‘t sayin‘ much. 2y

Cinfhen This was #FoMo @britt_brooke I get why some might love this type of a story but I‘m done playing 😆 2y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen 😂 At least you tried. 2y

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GingerAntics

Come Write with Me: POETRY Workbook & Journal: (For Teens & Adults) Vol. 1 | Brooke E Wayne, Robin Woods

bailed

This book is complete trash. I have no idea how explaining what a metaphor is constitutes a prompt. The author doesn‘t seem to know the difference between red and pink. She starts out strong by including popular poems as examples, but a third of the way through, apparently there weren‘t anymore poems left, since she used only her own poems as examples. I will never be reading any of her poetry collections based on the rubbish in this book. 👇🏻

GingerAntics The final straw for me was going to the limericks section (since St. Patrick‘s Day is coming up) and all of the cultural stereotypes that existed. Wayne clearly knows nothing about the history of limericks or that every English speaking human on the planet knows plenty of limericks. The suggestion that the best way for adults to get past the “scary” nature of limericks (yes nursery rhymes are notoriously terrifying), is to drink. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 3y

GingerAntics Wayne should stick with her romantic comedies (based on the way she wrote her bio, they‘re cheesy and nauseating), and leave poetry to people who know what they‘re doing. I wouldn‘t recommend an email this author wrote, let along anything more substantial. 3y

GingerAntics If you want to read about poetry like you have a brain in your head (instead of fluffy or giggles) I suggest Mary Oliver‘s A Poetry Handbook instead. #BrookeEWayne #ComeWriteWithMePoetry #OverIt #NotHappening

A Poetry Handbook

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TiminCalifornia Edward Hirsch‘s “How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry” is another good one. No writing prompts though. Thanks for a valuable review.

How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry

GingerAntics @TiminCalifornia I‘m more focused on writing poetry right now, but that sounds like something I‘d enjoy exploring after March. 3y

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BookKenz

Midnight Sun | Stephenie Meyer

bailed

I can't lie and say I wasn't swept up in the Twilight stories back in the day. I believe I read the entire series in a week. However, I honestly should have left that journey there. This. Was. So. Dreadfully. Boring. I can not. I'm tapping out. I'm done.

#bookspinbingo #MountTBR #OverIt #WhyDidIDoThisToMyself

BethM I feel the same. I was super into this when it came out. Now 6 months later I‘m still not done. At a certain point it became an overly descriptive slog. 3y

Saknicole I bailed too. Nothing exciting or new to keep me going. I got to about 30%. 3y

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TheBookHippie

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church | Rachel Held Evans

Is it okay to read at a school concert when your kid isn‘t performing ????? #askingforafriend

GingerAntics Tell your friend it‘s totally legit if no one notices. 😉 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics this is why one sits in the back row #skills also first school concert for a kid of mine 1993 #overit 5y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie oh wow, yeah, you‘ve totally paid your school concert dues. You could probably get away with hanging out in the bathroom until your kid is up. 5y

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Slajaunie Yep 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I spent 30 min there already 🤣🤣🤣 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I looked at MrBookHippie and said I‘m stepping out if I don‘t return save yourself. 🤦🏽‍♀️😫🤷🏽‍♀️😂🙄🤪 5y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie oh I suppose there is a bathroom limit at these things, especially the ladies‘ room. 5y

GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics yup I‘ve used my time up!!!! 5y

GingerAntics I guess your only option is the read and peruse Litsy until your kid is up? Hopefully it‘s soon. Maybe then you can fake a family emergency and slip out the back. 😏 5y

kspenmoll 😂😂 5y

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Reagan

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel | Bryn Greenwood

This is a real thing and the upsetting part about this BS is that this is potentially the warmest it has been today. I‘m going to climb into my cozy pajamas, read this book that is making me wicked uncomfortable and hope it warms up tomorrow. For real, I had to wait for the bus for half an hour this morning and it felt like -38. #overit

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freyaheart

The Witches' Almanac, Issue 38, Spring 2019-Spring 2020: Animals: Friends and Familiars | Andrew Theitic

I'm ready for next year already. #overit

laurieluna I want all of these so bad! 😍 Amazing stack 5y

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TheBookHippie

School Safety: Hearing Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor , & Pensions, U.S. Senate | James M. Jeffords

While volunteering at the high school today a shelter in place lockdown was called. My heart breaks. It shouldn't be like this. This is normal now. I did white out the name of the school for that point. I live in a small town, people would say it's extremely safe. We need better mental health options, better gun laws, safer places for our kids to learn. We need dialog,stop the hate. We need to fix this now. I'm safe. Kids are too. This time.

GingerAntics Wow, I‘m so sorry you‘ve had to live through this. I‘m so glad everyone is okay. I‘ve only ever had to do drills, and hope that‘s all I ever have to do. Sadly, I have a feeling that the longer I work in academia, the more likely it will be real one day. I agree with every single point you made. Something has to change NOW. 6y

CoffeeAndABook 💔💔💔 6y

AmyG This is so heartbreaking. That we live in a country where this is part of thr school experience. Vote if you don‘t like the way things are because things are getting worse. 😪 6y

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DGRachel I remember SWAT and snipers on the roof of my high school junior or senior year because of the threat of violence, but I never had to deal with this kind of school shooting fear. It breaks my heart that this is the new normal for kids. 😢 6y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I hit about one a year that's real. It's unfathomable....I'm in the schools 20-30 hours a week reading with kids. We have to do something ... 6y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie seriously?! That is absolute madness. I‘m on campus just under 20 hours a week (officially), and several more unofficially. Clearly I have been very lucky. That‘s just terrible. We really do need to do something. I get that the NRA used to be a positive thing back when it started, but it has officially gotten out of hand. It‘s practically a terrorist organisation...or aiding domestic terrorists. 6y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics yup ...no one listens ....it's not just here it's everywhere it's a normal thing in so many places ...I hate it and everyone uses it as a platform but no one fixes it 6y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I am so sick of “thoughts and prayers” honestly. 6y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics vote and policy change better options I can't even hear the other ...#overit 6y

Redwritinghood Glad you‘re safe. I‘m so sick of seeing these things happen in this country. 6y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie exactly! 6y

CouronneDhiver Truly ridiculous. Something really needs to be done... something major 6y

TheBookHippie @CouronneDhiver I agree and as soon as possible . 6y

Megara 😨 I‘m glad you‘re safe. 6y

kspenmoll Heartbreaking that this has become the norm for our students. 6y

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll I hate it. They live in a constant state of fight flight 6y

TheBookHippie @Megara I'm glad too that no one was hurt is a pure miracle 6y

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kimmypete1

Consumed | J.R. Ward

bailed

I‘ll just let my Goodreads updates speak for themselves. #overit #movingon

Jenny 🤦🏻‍♀️ 6y

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TheBookHippie

The Natural Menopause Solution: Expert Advice for Melting Stubborn Midlife Pounds, Reducing Hot Flashes, and Getting Relief from Menopause Symptoms | Editors of Prevention, Melinda Ring

So #overit
😂😂🤣🙄🙄🙄🙄

So full blown menopause is fun (SARCASM) in case you needed to know that #oyevey

Tamra Peri-menopause is the pits too. 😑 Check off all those boxes. 6y

Tamra Not enough women openly talk about it either, so it took me by surprise and caused unnecessary anxiety. 6y

Mdargusch Wow! I think I can check every single thing off that list. 🤨 6y

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Stacy_31 @Tamra All of these for peri-menopause, too? Ugh, I knew it. I have all of these except 4, but my doctor refuses to acknowledge this might be why, since I‘m only 38. ☹️ 6y

TheBookHippie @Mdargusch ME TOO!!! 6y

TheBookHippie @Stacy_31 usually the same symptoms 😭 and I had my uterus yanked 10 years ago...now I'm in full blown menopause 🙄 it's horrific 6y

TheBookHippie @Tamra The anxiety is awful ..I hate it. 6y

Tamra @Stacy_31 yes! Some women start years, like in their 30‘s, before full blown menopause. It‘s really awful, at least for me. I finally got some hormonal help, but it‘s not a cure all. 😂 6y

Tamra @TheBookHippie I was hoping once I hit full blown it would be all over! 😫 You‘re saying no???? (edited) 6y

Stacy_31 @TheBookHippie 😭😭 I mean it‘s good to know, but also not reassuring. Lol Thanks for sharing, I‘ve been left to do my own research as my dr thinks I‘m too young, and didn‘t know anxiety was a part of it. This explains a lot!! The anxiety, irritability, and sleep issues have shown up full-force for seemingly no reason. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6y

AmyG I swear I had peri-menopause for 10 years. It. Just. Sucks. Sleeping was a nightmare, hot-flashes, anxiety. BUT...I‘m out the oher side and feel so much better. There‘s hope. Just have to get through it. (edited) 6y

TheBookHippie @Tamra I'm saying no...sorry...I have to say 15 minutes if yoga in the am and 30 before bed has helped tremendously . But if I skip yoga it creeps back immediately 😭 6y

TheBookHippie @AmyG yah this sucks I had a late in life baby during perimenopause then had that 10 years and now this is nuts 🤪 no thank you ...thankful to hear the other side is okay the insomnia is no fun (edited) 6y

TheBookHippie @Stacy_31 Yup it's like an out of body experience and so taxing blech 6y

Tamra @TheBookHippie 😒 6y

bookaholic1 Absolutely hate it 6y

Eggbeater I'm just about to turn 41. I will put this on my list of things to look forward to. 6y

TheBookHippie @bookaholic1 word 6y

TheBookHippie @Eggbeater Maybe you'll get lucky ? I hear some have zero symptoms ...I've never met this unicorn ..maybe google lies.. 6y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Burning tongue, who knew? 6y

CouronneDhiver Good grief. No thanks. I‘ll keep the period for now. lol 6y

CarolynM I'm in this phase too. Such a joy! I hadn't heard of the burning tongue either @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Hope I keep missing out on that one! 6y

TheBookHippie @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I thought I had tongue cancer because google plus anxiety 🙈😳🤣ugh 6y

TheBookHippie @CarolynM I hope so too because it's so annoying 6y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Geez Louise. I probably would have thought the same. 6y

mrp27 The struggle is real.... I can't recall the last time I had a decent nights sleep. These last few years have been awful. 6y

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