It‘s that time of year again! No hard goals here, just vibes. Read what you want, when you want, and share something that brings you joy or makes you smile!

Let us share a little warmth and light during the darkest and coldest times of the year.
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#Adventathon December 1st - 24th

#WeeklyForecast

Let‘s see what I can get done before December! 😅

#BookReport

My parents both contracted COVID for the 4th over the past week, so I feel pretty good that I still managed to finish two books. 😅

Murderbot‘s life continues to be difficult when its humans decide to try & rescue a group of colonists from being conscripted by a corporation, all while it‘s trying to deal with it‘s own PTSD.

Murderbot, my beloved. Another fantastic story tying together Murderbot‘s snark, reluctant bonds with ART & Preservation, the power of stories, & the need for support systems when dealing with trauma. I recommend rereading Network Effect before.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

I‘d love to see any kind of fandom related cookbook. It would show we have at least two things in common. A strong interest in cooking, and a passion for our fandoms, even if we don‘t share specific interests.

#SundayFunday We‘ve finally started to get snow, so I hope you‘re staying warm today, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!

When Bree learns there may be more to her mother‘s death & of the existence of a secret society of reborn Arthurian knights, everything she knew comes into question.

I really loved this. The twining together of Arthurian myths & an examination of past & present racism in the US & grief & self discovery was so well done. I‘m less a fan of cliffhanger endings & a very quick romance, but I‘m so excited for the second one! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

#WeeklyForecast

I really need to carve out some time so I can sit down and finish my #LMPBC book. I‘ve been almost done for over a week, but work is busting my butt right now. 😂

#BookReport

Finished some good audiobooks this week! ❤️

Did you watch The Good Place & find yourself thinking, “gosh, I wish they talked even more about moral philosophy on this show”? Then boy do I have the book for you.

Don‘t expect a book about the show. Instead, this was an easily digestible & laugh out loud funny introduction to a bunch of philosophies on how & why to be a good person. The addition of the cast from the show was a delight, & I found myself wanting to explore even more. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

I am forever going to be grateful for Lindy West, and specifically this book. It‘s helped me open so many conversations with family members that I otherwise wouldn‘t have had the courage to start. ❤️

#SundayFunday I hope you‘re all healthy and happy, and don‘t forget to tag me!

Myths can be rewritten. As Wayne learns when a mysterious force begins killing off modern knights. He must work with a Valkyrie, a monster, and a rune smith to stop it.

This was a really interesting twist on Arthurian legend! Urban fantasy & a diverse cast, which I loved. Really loose world building, a too quick romance, & pacing that was all over the place, which I enjoyed less. But once I got to the last 1/4 I was in! 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

#AudioMending

Not quite as much about the show as I would have liked, but this is definitely a fun listen.

❄️It‘s beginning to look a lot like Christmas ❄️

Not quite yet, but we are quickly approaching my second favorite time of the year! And that also means it‘s time for #WinterGames2023 !

Get together your chilly reads, your warm drinks, and your coziest of blankets, and let‘s get through the longest nights of the year together!

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Secrets & selves will all be discovered when three teens become friends because of a haunted house in the middle of the woods, & the ghost who won‘t let one of them leave.

Is cozy horror a thing? Because I kind of feel like this is that. This was a charming little story about found family, self discovery, & a very creepy house & twister ghost. The romance felt a bit rushed, & the ending felt abrupt, but the narration was all on point! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

#WeeklyForecast

This last week has been a little rough, so I‘m really hoping to get back into the swing of things this week! There‘s so many holiday swaps and challenges to sign up for! ❤️🎄❤️

#BookReport

Not a great week for finishing anything, but I am enjoying all three books!

I set myself a number goal, just as a bar to reach for. But more specifically, I want to give a huge shoutout to @TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo and @PuddleJumper #Roll100 challenges on Litsy!

Both of these have helped me enormously with working on my more important goals of reading all the books I already own! I have loved rediscovering books I bought years ago. 💖

#SundayFunday Hope your have a marvelous day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

What a perfect time for Book Riot‘s Plan a Perfect Fall Day Quiz!

https://bookriot.com/autumnal-book-recommendation-quiz/

#BookRiotQuiz #QuizRecommendations

I love delayed birthday presents! 😂😂

And now I‘m ready to do a reread of The Locked Tomb when Alecto is FINALLY announced! 😅

#WeeklyForecast

The Sable Quean is my penultimate Redwall book, and I‘m both really excited and kind of sad about it.

#BookReport

Ah! I loved Dark Descent and Innocent Sleep both so much!

Remember, remember, the 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

My sisters recommended that I read this whole trilogy after we saw the first movie, and I was surprised by how much I liked them. The way the books dealt with the choices and consequences of a revolution felt so real and grounded.

#SundayFunday Have a great day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

November #bingoboard time!

#BookSpin Father Christmas‘s Fake Beard, #DoubleSpin NetGalley ARC

#OokBOokClub Father Christmas‘s Fake Beard

#LitsySciFiBookClub The Terraformers

#WhimsicalReads A Deadly Education

#Roll100 The Sable Quean, The House of the Wind, Yes, Please

Final point total of the second half of #Scarathlon2023 ?

9,656!

Didn‘t quite make it to 10,000 but I got close! Thank you to @Clwojick and @StayCurious for hosting again! And a ton of thanks to my fellow Hexes for a wonderful time and so many new books to read! #HHC @dabbe, @Clwojick, @Liatrek, @JessClark78, @Chrissyreadit, @StayCurious, @TheDaysGoBy, @vonnie862, @LadyCait84, @Sresendez12, @Nessavamusic, @kelli7990, @JessieKB

Goodness! October‘s #MonthlyRoundup looks so good! I finished so many books! Yay! Can‘t wait to see what November brings!

Tybalt usually leaves the questing to October. Unfortunately, she‘s vanished & Titania has rewritten the world to suit her own desires. It‘s up to him to find what allies he can & save the world before Titania makes her spell permanent.

Did I stay up too late to finish this? YES. Am I going to regret this later? Also yes. But I enjoyed every minute of Tybalt‘s snarky, reluctant questing. & I adored seeing his POV of characters we know. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

It‘s time for November! A chill in the air, leaves on the ground! It‘s fall!

#BookSpinBingo

I‘ve got two Arthurian options and one Greek! Any of these look interesting to you? @mrsmarch @5feet.of.fury

#LMPBC #GroupG

I just wanted to share that thanks to @CloakNQuill and the #HauntedHollowSwap , I am officially over 1000 books in #LibraryThing ! 🖤🧡🖤

@CloakNQuill They arrived in the middle of a bunch of trick or treaters! Thank you again! This was so incredibly thoughtful of you! ❤️

My Halloween traditions! Arsenic and Old Lace, and a book to tide me over until it‘s too cold for all the kids trick or treating! ❤️

Elizabeth stays in the background as the cousin then wife then victim in the story of Victor Frankenstein. This is her version of the story.

I wasn‘t expecting to be as engrossed in this as I was. White takes a background, flat character & gives her a depth & internal world that blew me away. And finally a retelling that treats Victor as the creepy incel he really is. I‘m a little torn on the ending, but overall I really loved this. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

The leaves are falling, the sky is awash in pinks and reds and oranges and golds, the wind is blowing, and I could not be happier.

#ScarathlonBucketList

@CloakNQuill What an incredibly thoughtful box! I literally squealed at the rolling pins. And the books are all such perfect choices! I can‘t wait to get to all of them. More of my absolute favorite candy, and a beautiful smelling candle.

This was just an utter delight to open. Thank you so much! And thanks again to @wanderinglynn for setting this up! #HHS #HHS23 #HauntedHallowSwap

The life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the first woman accepted into the Accademia dell‘ Arte in Florence.

What a lush novel! The way Vreeland paints a beautiful scene, and an unflinching portrait of a passionate and ambitious and flawed woman. Also loved the attention paid to Artemisia‘s process and artwork. I definitely had to look up every single painting as I read. Will be seeking out more of Vreeland‘s work! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

#WeeklyForecast

I cannot wait to start The Innocent Sleep! 🖤🧡🖤

#BookReport

I loved relistening to Into the Drowning Deep! Murder mermaids just in time for Halloween! 🖤

Neil Gaiman has taken inspiration from many places for his creative works. This book examines the medieval influences on some of his projects.

Such an insightful book! What we think of as Medieval has changed over the years, and Gaiman‘s use of these different interpretations just makes his own writing better. Makes me want to reread a bunch of Gaiman‘s books, and also seek out the ones I haven‘t encountered yet, like Sandman. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

There‘s just a couple days left for #Round19 of @suvata ‘s #LMPBC ! Join @mrsmarch and me in #GroupG for some retellings of classic myths!

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I love all the ghosts in the tagged book, but I have a particular fondness for Marley.

And a good part of that is because of Statler and Waldorf as Jacob and Robert Marley in A Muppet Christmas Carol. That song gets stuck in my head on the regular. 😂

#SundayFunday Hope you all have a safe and spooky Halloween, and don‘t forget to tag me!

Seeing the Dracula ballet with a new friend. This is Bram. 🖤

Tori is determined to prove the existence of the murderous mermaids that killed the crew of the mockumentary ship her sister worked on. She may have bit off more than she could chew.

I enjoyed this just as much the 2nd time round! Beautifully diverse cast, lots of science, a typically benign folktale creature turned on its head, & moments of character between the action. I was a little more disappointed with the abrupt ending though. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

#WeeklyForecast

The Innocent Sleep is at my local bookstore just waiting for me to pick it up! 🎉🎉🎉

#BookReport

I am so enjoying Into the Drowning Deep!

If I didn‘t have to worry about making anything or cost, I have always wanted to dress up as Queen Lucy, from the very end of the tagged book. Something rich, and dark, and luxurious. ❤️

#SundayFunday Have a marvelous day and don‘t forget to tag me in your post!

Pumpkin carving with the family! And I just had to start one of my favorite Halloween stories while carving this little fellow! 🎃

Tea learns of her necromantic powers when she accidentally raises her brother. She‘s taken under the wing of another bone witch to learn how to protect the kingdom from the dark forces trying to destroy them.

The world building was truly amazing in this, lush & vast. Unfortunately, there was a lot of info dumping, this felt very slow throughout, & this really felt like a prologue expanded into a whole book. It all felt like set up. 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

An adorable little primer and workbook on goblin mode and why it‘s going viral as a lifestyle.

This was a cute little book. Talks a lot about work, relationships, and food, and what about those can be goblin. Cute little illustrations, and does take a little bit to talk about finding balance in a goblin lifestyle so that you don‘t slip so far into not taking care of yourself, although I feel that could have been talked about more 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

I can‘t believe I nearly broke 10,000! That‘s definitely going to be my goal for the second half of this!

#Scarathlon2023 #HHC @dabbe, @Clwojick, @Liatrek, @JessClark78, @Chrissyreadit, @StayCurious, @TheDaysGoBy, @vonnie862, @LadyCait84, @Sresendez12, @Nessavamusic, @kelli7990, @JessieKB

When the plans of a new competing resort near Misty‘s Mountaintop Lodge are derailed, Misty tries to find out if the death of the man in charge was accidental or murder.

This was cute, but just as slow and plodding as the 2nd. Lots of description, lots of tell. & some seemingly pointless chapters from the cat‘s POV. But also paired with a cute relationship, her interactions with her sons, & plenty of red herrings. 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑