Trying to get back into walking this year and the Levar Burton Reads podcast is one of my favorites to pair with a walk.

Gives me all the feels of the show Reading Rainbow but with stories for adults instead of kids.

#levarburtonreads #podcast #walking

I love the Fable graphic novels. They remind me so much of the Once Upon a Time tv show.

#fablegraphicnovel #billwillingham

First book of 2023 finished.

I had a hard time motivating myself to read this one but then could very easily pick off 50-100 pages when I did actually pick it up. I did enjoy it while reading and the last 100 pages were amazing.

4/5⭐️

A great start to my 2023 reading.

#redrisingseries #goldenson #piercebrown #bookreview

My mom got me these bookish coasters for my birthday

She‘s the best!

#tea #teaandbooks #coasters #bookishcoasters

“There is no greater plague to an introvert than the extroverted.” - Roque, Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Ain‘t that the truth….

2022 Unhaul

I only keep the books I enjoyed enough to reread in the future so it‘s time for these to find a new home.

#unhaul #unhaulingbooks

33 here we go!

And Happy New Year everyone

#birthdaygirl #newyear

Best and Most Surprising books for 2022

#bestbooksof2022 #mostsurprisingbooksof2022 #frostburned #patriciabriggs #sacredtreason #jamesforrester

Worst and Most Disappointing books for 2022

#worstbooksof2022 #mostdisapointingbooksof2022

Bookish Christmas presents

#finalbooksupporgroup #daisieandbee #dessertperson #clairesaffitz

19 days….

Continuing with the Christmasaurus tonight.

#sipsby #sipsbyadventcalendar #thechristmasaurus #tomfletcher #shanedevries

I forgot to post yesterday‘s so here it is….

20 days

#sipsby #sipsbyadventcalendar #bareleavestea #goldenyunnanblack #thechristmasaurus #tomfletcher #shanedevries

21 days….

Finishing up A Boy Called Christmas today

#sipsby #sipsbyadventcalendar #rainydayteaco #breakfastinbedtea #aboycalledchristmas #matthaig #chrismould

22 days….

Continuing to get into the Christmas spirit with more tea and books because they‘re some of the best things.

#sipsby #sipsbyadventcalendar #steepsociety #kanelboller #aboycalledchristmas #matthaig #chrismould

23 days….

Christmas is my favorite holiday but sometimes it can be hard for me to get into the spirit. Hoping this book will help.

And finally putting up my tree 🎄

#sipsby #sipsbyadventcalendar #davidsonstea #herbalchristmastea #miracleon34thstreet #valentinedavies

24 Days….

I‘m supposed to be reading Christmas books but I need to finish this one first. Thankfully I did actually account for that to be a thing.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

#sipsby #sipsbyadventcalendar #cookietea #almondcookie #sacredtreason #jamesforester

Doing a bookish advent calendar along side my sipsby tea one again this year and I can‘t wait to get started.

#sipsby #bookstack #christmasbooks #booksandtea #adventcalendars

Starting to plan my reading for 2023 already. Book buying bans and TBR games here we come….

#tbr #tbrgame #2023plans

Actually spending the evening reading. And enjoying some tea out of my library due date card mug from a family friend.

#currentlyreading #tea #teaandbooks #darjeelingtea #sipsby #sacredtreason #jamesforrester

It‘s TBR time! I tried to make a realistic end of year reading list but it may have ended up as overly ambitious instead.

Will manage to complete it? Results flowing in soon.

#tbr #endofyeartbr #endofyearisaproaching

Some books I bought at some point and never shared…oops

#goldenson #morningstar #thegirlinthetower #piercebrown #katherinearden #redrisingsaga #thewinternighttrilogy #bookhaul

Took an unintentional break…. My mental health has not been good and I‘m still adjusting to my new job so I just haven‘t been reading.

Currently I‘m try very slowly to finish Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian and Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff.

Things will get better I know and maybe getting back to posting will help.

#currentlyreading #hourofthewitch #cleopatra #chrisbohjalian #stacyschiff

Finished The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

I really enjoyed this one. I‘m not sure if I will continue the series but I feel like this one could stand on its own if you read it and decided not to continue.

#thegirlwiththedragontattoo #steiglarsson #bookreview

What do you when you have the next three days off because you left your job but the new one doesn‘t start yet?

Try to finish the books your in the middle of so you can have a fresh book to start your next chapter with of course.

#bookstack #currentlyreading #thegirlwiththedragontattoo #hourofthewitch #cleopatra #stieglarsson #chrisbohjalian #stacyschiff

When they‘re into a card game as much as you‘re into books….

#magicthegathering #magicthegatheringbooks

I am constantly forgetting that I like non fiction until I pick one up to read.

I should really work on picking them up more often….

#nonfictionbooks #nonfiction #tbr #nonfictiontbr

I‘m really hoping I can get to these next month for some spooky entertainment.

#spookyreads #mexicangothic #silviamorenogarcia #roseblood #aghoward #phantomoftheopera #phantomoftheoperaretelling

I always like using short stories to find new authors I like.

#shortstories #shortstoycollection #shortstorievollections

I love my chunky books especially in the fall and winter.

#bigbooks #chunkybooks #bigbookstbr

Some of the Historical Fiction books on the top of my TBR.

#historicalfiction #historicalfictionbooks #historicalfictiontbr #bookstack

I decided to participate in #bookoplathon this month and wanted to try the roll as You go method so here‘s my first book.

Prompt: pattern and text

#bookoplathon2022 #septembertbr #stieglarsson #thegirlwiththedragontattoo #patternandtext

I‘m a bit late but here‘s my August Wrap up.

Best book for the month has to be Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs but I really enjoyed everything I read this month with the exception of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

#oriliumwrapup #augustwrapup

Finished Daughter‘s of Darkness, book 2 in the Night World Series.

So far the books have been quick and easy to read. They are enjoyable but nothing special.

#nightworld #nightworldseries #daughtersofdarkness #ljsmith

She‘s here and she‘s beautiful!!!

And I‘m so excited to dive in!!!

#patriciabriggs #mercythompson #mercythompsonseries #soultaken #mostanticipatedbookoftheyear

It‘s my turn to pick our book club read and I can‘t decide between American Gods by Neil Gaiman and Sacred Treason by James Forrester.

#bookclub #bookclubpicks

Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs

Personally I like Mercy Thompson much better but this was still a great read. Can‘t wait to see how the story continues in Dragon Blood.

#oriliumreadathon #oriliumreadathon2022 #oriliumautumnequinox #patriciabriggs #dragonbones #hurogduology

Catching up on my favorite series.

Silence Fallen is the 10th book in the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs and I think it just might be my favorite book so far.

This gets me an Ordinary in Demonology (read a fantasy) at #oriliumacademy

#oriliumreadathon #orilium #oriliumautumnequinox #oriliumreadathon2022 #bookreview #mercythompsonseries #silencefallen #patriciabriggs

Read The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck for the book club I have with my mom and sister.

Using this one for the Guild Events Preparations quest (buddy read) at #orilium

#bookreview #thepecanman #cassiedandridgeselleck #oriliumreadathon2022 #oriliumautumnequinox

Thought I‘d give this one a second chance but I still don‘t like it. I think it was a combination of the writing style and the perspective but I‘m not sure.

I do enjoy the movie version though so I‘ll just stick to that.

This one will give me the O I need in Lore for my studies at Orilium.

This also counts for both July and August‘s #bookspin numbers. @TheAromaofBooks

Day 5.

Prompt: book you‘d take with you whilst questing

This one is short and should be informative (I haven‘t actually read it yet…).

#oriliumreadathon #oriliumreadathon2022

#oriliumreadathon Instagram Challenge day 3.

Prompt: A Book Character that My Orilium Character Would Get Along With.

Veta Mae would get along with Mercy Thompson because they are both resourceful. They may get into trouble but they always find a way out.

#oriliumreadathon2022

Day one of the #oriliumreadathon Instagram challenges.

Prompt: TBR

Since I‘ve posted my main TBR already these are the books to complete some Questing I‘d like to do if I have time.

#oriliumreadathon2022

Finished my first Orilium exam.

Miss Lollipop‘s Lion by Judy Varga gives me an Ordinary in Inscription (a childhood favorite).

I really enjoyed returning to this one.

#oriliumreadathon #oriliummagicalreadathon #oriliumautumnequinox

We‘re headed back to the Orilium academy for the autumn equinox semester.

#oriliumreadathon #oriliumautumnequinox

Here‘s my July wrap up

I‘m still reading The Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian but I‘m not sure if I‘ll continue it in August.

I don‘t know. I just have a feeling about these books.

It‘s haul time!

Got the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld from my mom while I was on vacation.

Had a great vacation but I‘m glad to be home.

Some series continuations I‘d really like to get to before the end of the year.

The next installment of my favorite series comes out next month. It‘s my most anticipated release of the year and I still need to catch up…..