Happy Sunday everyone! 📚🫖🏈😊 #CurrentRead

A few days ago I went to an author talk & book signing for Naomi Novik (caught her at an unflattering moment 🫣) & it was the best author event I've been to so far! She spoke about her inspirations for her Scholomance series & the process of working w artists to bring her vision of the school itself out of her head & onto the page. I've only read 2 of her books, so far, but I'm going to read this series soon! I'm thinking right after Christmas. 😊

Spending my Saturday morning #audiostitching some bookmarks for stocking stuffers

This book isn't "enjoyable," exactly, due to the difficult subject matter but it is good. The exploration of the likely state of mind of several types of victims of mass violence felt authentic. We follow a young bartender with PTSD, the wife of a man injured and in a coma, and the mother of the shooter, whose emotions resonated must strongly with me. I'll be thinking about this for a long time and plan to read more by this author.

I've got #BookMail! That means no more work today, right? 🙏🏻😉😁

I have the Sunday Blues tonight... how can tomorrow be Monday already? 😫

This was beautifully written. I loved the discussions about translation & the ways languages grow & change. Having translation used to power the magic of silver was intriguing. The necessity of fluency in far-flung languages being the driver behind colonialism while maintaining English attitudes of racism, classism, & sexism brought the tension. But I wish the author had made her "alternate history" a little more alternate; see spoiler comment.

I'm excited about my #BookSpin but can't even remember putting the #DoubleSpin title on my list! 🙃
As always, thanks Sarah! ❤️

Happy Saturday morning y'all. I'm starting this, then going to brunch with a friend, then coming back to read some more. 😊 #CurrentRead

I have a few books in process but I know I won't be finishing anything tonight so that's a wrap on October. The tagged was my favorite of the month.

This was a page turner and I was fully invested in the story but the ending was unsatisfying. A soft pick for #TravelingThrills @Jerdencon and @TheAromaofBooks
I'll be starting our next book in a few days and will get both of them to you soon, Denise.

A bunch of has-beens and loners in Britain's secret service are consigned to Slough House after screwing up. But there is more to these misfits than first appears, esp their boss.They stumble on some clues related to a kidnapped teenager which leads to 24 hours of buck passing, back stabbing, conspiracy theories, and other twists. I will definitely be continuing this series.

This exploration of grief & friendship is a soft pick for me. Meg (stage name Lana) is famous but realizing how unfulfilled she is. Deciding to take a trip to the Irish town where she had been accepted to college years before, she wakes up in a world where she DID go to school there & never left. She has friends & a full life (including the world's best BF) & her childhood bestie- who died at 19 in her real life- lives there!

Um...$100?? Think I'll pass

The busier I am, the quicker my holds come in. 😫 Which is actually a good problem!

Chilly but sunny 🌞, a nice cuppa, starting the next book on my list, watching a very lopsided game 🐏 v 🐆....ahhh Sunday. 😊

I'm not panning this as I'm decidedly not the demographic this was written for but I was pretty unimpressed. It starts so well: Liz lives on her own in a bookstore after a Storm wiped out most of the people (& power, supplies, etc) & survives by trading with people who wander by her store- books for whatever they have. One night another girl breaks into her store who brings knowledge & gumption Liz lacks but also trouble. Sounds fantastic right?

A very late start to my morning but I finished this for a group read w a couple local friends. I read this a couple years ago & strongly disliked it (I didn't pick it this time!😉) & didn't like it any better now. Every character is unlikable- which is something I struggle w in any book- & every lawyer, legal assistant, sheriff, & deputy behaved absurdly. The twist (which was the only thing going for it before) seems even more unlikely on reread.

A soft pick. There were some issues I had to handwave but I concentrated on the interesting work the expedition was doing. I enjoyed seeing the same events through more than one POV- it was a good reminder that people often view things very differently from others without being motivated by maliciousness.
The descriptions of nature & the acknowledgement that there were competing ideas about how to protect (& exploit) the park were good.

I'm savoring my last few hours #OnMountainTime

@Jerdencon @TheAromaofBooks Do any of these sound good to you for our next round? #TravelingThrills

I have another full day #OnMountainTime and it feels good! I'm starting this one right now so I'll be in a future, dystopian New Jersey for #WhereAreYouMonday

Solitude, a book I'm enjoying, and the Broncos in London (on mute because I'm here for the quiet! 😄), ahhh Sunday 🧡💙

Nostalgia means I always enjoy reading Nancy Drew but this is not one of my favorites. It felt like Nancy just did a lot of driving around (and flying- I did enjoy her visit with Aunt Eloise) and stumbling on dolls for sale in multiple shops. Carson, Hannah, Bess, George, and Ned were all included and I liked seeing everyone. The gypsies and their "cause" as well as the "energy giving substance" made this one a bit weird.

I'm in my #happyplace enjoying some genuine quiet time. As in, not only am I the only one up, but, the quiet up here is truly quiet. There is NO noise. Heavenly.
I don't expect to get through all of these books but it would be nice.
#OnMountainTime 🥰

Nancy Drew looking 35 years old 😆

Denise- Entry Island is on its way to you #TravelingThrills
Eliza- Murder Takes A Vacation is on its way to you #bcgp
I hope so anyway, my son kindly went to the post office for me and I'm crossing my fingers that he got the addresses right. 🤞🏻🙏🏻 I made that mistake myself once so I'm afraid of it happening again! 🫣
@Jerdencon @TheAromaofBooks @BookishBrunette1 @ElizaMarie

This was a reread but I enjoyed it as much as I did previously.
I'm going to a book signing for this author in a couple of weeks so I started flipping through this book and got sucked right into the story again. Temeraire is one of my favorite characters! 🐲

Amazon's Scared Sexy collection is so fun! My favorite is tagged but they were all pretty good.

@ElizaMarie Thank you for all the Fall #bcgp goodies! I'm especially looking forward to the face masks- and the peanut butter cups are already gone. 🤭

#BookMail galore! I'm eager to be done with work to investigate my new goodies. 😍

This afternoon I saw a local production of Agatha Christie's Mousetrap, apparently the longest running stage production in the world. It was such a fun play!

This was such a fun Emma retelling! Really it was a Clueless retelling but I haven't seen that movie in ages so I was very aware of the Emma-ness of it. In addition to being a good story, this was a sensory experience: the food, music, clothing, & art (I would LOVE to go to that interactive art exhibition) were all richly described. Also, the reason for Emmett's perfectionism (the match to Emma's arrogance) is well explained and resolved.

My #BookSpin is 'something by Edith Wharton" Should I go with House of Mirth or Age of Innocence? The #DoubleSpin is the first in a series I've heard great things about.
Thanks @TheAromaofBooks!

I feel like September's reading was fairly lackluster. Bring on the new month! 🤞🏻

I have been sloooowly reading this for a couple weeks and I am STRUGGLING y'all! I'm only about halfway through (I've just experienced the Ram Fair- and the pinching of the Squib- which was right after the episode of the Miss Pringles and the goat at Jed's house) and I just don't think I'm feeling it. I know you all ended up feeling it was a low pick by the end but I think I'm going to stop here. 🫣

#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

I‘m #audiostitching this morning. 😍
This is the first book in the current Amazon collection and it was fun! I‘ll probably go straight into the next one.

My Saturday is starting well 🩷📖🫖🍩

This feels like a juicy behind the scenes look at trad wife influencers, exposing the disconnect between reality and appearance. The focus is on Rebecca, in particular, whose husband isn't thrilled with her success. It was fun, though I didn't love the epilogue. Bring the popcorn!

Putting away some recently acquired books I realized I hadn't posted about going to this author event. I have not yet read a Rebecca Ross book, though Divine Rivals has been on my list for years, but a friend wanted to go so I went. I loved the Q&A session with the ladies from the Fantasy Fangirl podcast & came away wanting to read everything she's written. I've purchased her Letters of Enchantment duo & will wait to read this, as it's related.

I'm spending my #quiethouse time with this juicy read 😄

I enjoyed going on this journey and I adored Mrs Blossom. I won't say more as this is headed to @BookishBrunette1 and @ElizaMarie for #bcgp

I took some time to tidy my desk today and found that I had five (5) open cookbooks scattered about. 😏 I mean, I HAVE been trying to get out of a dinner rut recently. 😂

I'm taking a #mentalhealth day and am going to try to make progress on some of these buddy reads. (Except Babel, which I am- very slowly- reading for myself.) I have my tea, birds are singing, sun is shining, ahhhhh 😍 #BackPorchReading

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in a gated community in Massachusetts
@Cupcake12

Finished! Remembered parts of it from the past. Ready for discussion. #NancyDrewBR

I liked this. I mean, I had a few quibbles, but, at this moment, it worked for me.

I'm spending my quiet time with Nancy Drew 🧡 I love Sundays
#BackPorchReading #GoBroncos

I've had this book from the library for 18 days but I couldn't make myself start it. Now I'm loving it and racing to finish before they pull it back! 🤞🏻😬🏁

This is very informative and I'm glad to have learned this piece of history but I did find all the detail overwhelming at times. I skimmed in places. 😳
Proof that books are powerful.