Finished this during the grandbaby's swim lesson.
I really enjoy Heller's writing. His love for nature, his self sufficient MC, and musings on human nature, literature, and poetry are all very appealing to me and I would have been satisfied if that's all the book offered. I can see a version of this where Jack manages to heal a bit while working as a fishing guide for the über wealthy on a beautiful river for a few weeks. But almost immediately

#WhereAreYouMonday
This is NF about Shakespeare and scholarship questions about his plays so I'm "in" 1600 England. So far it's interesting.
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A little bit of reading time before we go watch the grandbaby in his final soccer game of the season. 😊

I can‘t explain my lack of interest but I‘m having to force myself to read this so I‘m giving up #next

There were parts of this I enjoyed along with parts I really disliked. I ended up skimming the last third because I was pretty tired of Ammalie by then.

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in Lapland where the brother of a murdered woman both helps and interferes with the police investigation while everyone wonders if the murder is connected to three other women who have disappeared in the last 20 years.
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I'm starting my #BookSpin this fine Sunday morning (I ❤️ weekends)

Saturday morning reading 😊

Here are my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin reads for May
@TheAromaofBooks 😊

My April wrap up. Swept Away, The Family Experiment, and The Austen Sisters were my favorites.

I occasionally enjoy a good conspiracy theory and a mystery that mixes art, science, and religion seems like it should be a surefire hit. But I'd forgotten that I find DB's writing kind of annoying. This one was repetitive and choppy, yet still entertaining. But my biggest compliant was with our hero, Robert. For a scholar/ professor who has made a career out of learning and deciphering the meanings of symbols and ancient languages, he was

I just opened some book mail to discover this atrocity. 😭 I hope it comes off.

I picked up these pretty books at an indie bookstore yesterday then took them with me to Rifle Falls state park. What a gorgeous day! (And I can't wait to start reading both of these.)

Found these cute little stickers at a cute little bookstore in Glenwood Springs- Alpenglow Books and Gifts
The one that's blurry says Banning Books Is Bananas. Which it is. 🍌 Among other things.

Do any of these sound good to you? @TheAromaofBooks @Jerdencon #TravelingThrills
The Mumford isn't in the database

The workweek is a wrap and I have a lovely evening in front of me. 😊
This book is fun, so far (35%), and I absolutely 💚 the cover!

I liked this a lot. There's a lot going on here as we have 5 MCs and the author hits a lot of the main plot points for each of them on their way to finding love with their correct, Austen-ordained, match. This is like a love letter to Austen fans and was a fun read but I wonder if it would work for readers who aren't familiar with all the original books.

#WhereAreYouMonday

I'm at Mansfield Park, a very exclusive resort in Kentucky, where the Austen sisters- Elinor, Elizabeth, Anne, Emma, and Catherine- are bridesmaids for their cousin Fanny's wedding to Edmund.
I'm enjoying it so far but I do find it weird that Edmund's groomsmen are Knightley... and Willoughby, Wickham, Thorpe, and Elliot! 🤯 They have to be included somehow, obvi, but how could they be such friends of Edmund?? 🤔
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This was good. I did not see that ending coming.

Saturday morning reading 🤎

I've been scrolling a lot this morning, which has left me sad/angry/dismayed, so I decided to focus my mood board on things that bring me joy.
Family is first, of course, but here are things I do that make me happy.

#moodboardcontest @dabbe congrats on 200k litfluency! As someone else said- #dabberocks

This is heavy reading but it's well-written and timely.

I get why most of the #NancyDrewBR found this a bit (ok a lot 😂) OOT but I'm pretty sure 10 year old me was delighted by the nonstop adventure. I didn't remember much of the story so I don't think I read this multiple times but I did recall Nancy driving the boat and I have a clear memory of being impressed by that as a kid because I had never seen a girl doing that. Now, as a Colorado kid, I wasn't spending a ton of time

#WhereAreYouMonday

Where is small town Vermont and NYC; when is 1976 and 2019
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Sunday reading. ☺️

Grandson started a puzzle on my coffee table two days ago and hasn't touched it since. Guess I'll have to finish it. 😒

Saffron, a city girl from DC, inherits her uncle's chicken farm in Hawaii. While getting the place ready to sell she encounters- and solves- several mysteries. This is the first in a series so we're introduced to a lot of people in town and given the lay of the land. I'll probably read the next one.

I agree with this. I feel like I read a variety of genres, but, of the blurbs they included, I was definitely more drawn to the thrillers on the list.

#bookhaul from a local used book store

This is what my blind date book turned out to be. Sounds good!

I picked up a mystery book at 2nd & Charles this evening. I'm meeting friends now so I'll wait to unwrap it. I hope it's a good one! 🤞🏻

I gave this till the 30% mark then decided I'd had enough. I couldn't connect with Jaya but I was pretty interested in the ruby bracelet and snippets of Indian history related to it so I figured I'd push through. But the twist that happened on the train to Scotland tipped me over into not caring about the story. #Next

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in St Petersburg and Scotland at the moment.
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It's been a bit since I've read a John Marrs, and, as was the case with most of his other books, I couldn't stop turning pages. I'm impressed by the way he examines technology and pushes concepts to a plausible- sounding yet troubling point. Here it's possible to create a MetaChild and 6 families compete on a reality show to care for a child, with the winner getting to keep theirs. That's already wild enough but there is a LOT more going on here.

I loved this. Beth O'Leary almost always hits the spot for me- I've only disliked one of her books- and this one immediately swept me away along with the characters. I was terrified for them but I liked how they handled themselves and the relationship they built. The twist at the end felt unnecessary but didn't take much away from my enjoyment.

Tidying up for company caused me to create this stack of random books. The tagged book caught my eye and I've discovered a huge pet peeve I didn't realize I had- am I the only one who's annoyed about the author's name overshadowing the title. 🤔😖

Ahhhh the joy of reading a romantic yet anxiety inducing, lost-at-sea adventure on a snowy Saturday. 🚤

The 1st chapter of this book was great but in the 2nd we get this. As a character description this is fine. But the author goes on to establish that this large woman* is loud (with a honking quality to her voice) & a bit awkward/obnoxious. But hey, she's able to use her "formidable body" to clear a path through a crowded room. ? ⬇️

April's #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin ☺️
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I think I've officially read my last Reese's Book Club book. She and I clearly do not vibe.

March wrap up. Not At Home and Here One Moment are tied for my favorites.

I really liked this. It was a beautiful exploration of grief and life and choices.

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in Maine with a potentially creepy house (just started)
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Starting my Sunday off with a book set in Colorado (😊), written by a local author. ❤️ #sundayreading

Rain, a new book, and a cuppa. Yay for Saturday.

This was a mixed bag for me- thou I seem to be one of few who didn't unconditionally love it. I loved almost everything about the 1920s part of the story: I felt like I was in Brooklyn, watching Augusta and her family live life(& death) & I loved everything about about teenage Augusta, Irving, & Aunt Ester. My difficulties come in the 80s timeline: I love that the characters we meet at the retirement village are happy, active, and still open to ⬇️

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm still in Florida with Augusta, as I didn't get very far on TLEOAS last week. I'm also all over the southern U.S. with Evie/Lucca in FLW.
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"Older neighborhood" ouch ??

I don't know that I've ever been so glad to finish a book! The end was satisfying and I loved Elinor throughout (and Maxine! And Mory!) but this was super stressful reading! 😵‍💫 Langley Moore has created an absolutely diabolical character in Mrs Bankes. Despite the tension, this was really good.
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Starting this morning #TeaAndABook

I just stumbled across @wonderwitchboutique on Instagram and discovered literary "band" T-shirts. ?