I‘m away from home today, so I can‘t show you the #advent calendar my husband created for me. But it‘s fabulous! And I can‘t wait to see what day one brings. Tomorrow. lol
#DecemberDreams
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

It has been so long since I made some time for a readathon. But I find myself with free time today. So I‘m going to try get as far as I can with this #AuthorAMonth book from my TBR, this weekend. I either really love Kate Morton or really dislike her, so I always have a little fear when I start a new one. So far so good with this one though.
#24in4
@Andrew65 @Soubhiville

This was my first Kazuo Ishiguro. I probably wouldn‘t have read it without #AuthorAMonth. That‘s kinda what I love most about #AAM though. Reading things I normally wouldn‘t. I did love the snarky bits. I think I want to watch the movie now.
@Soubhiville

The definition of suspense. Even better than her first book. This was filled with tension from the first page. A plane crashes in the Pacific six minutes after take off. An engine explodes, the ocean is on fire, the plane floods and sinks, with 12 passengers trapped inside. 5⭐️

“A four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl (from Nova Scotia) goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a community, and remains unsolved for nearly fifty years.” Read it in a day, because it was impossible to stop. I might be emotionally destroyed now. I loved it.

“We divided into two groups: those of us who regretted it had all gone by so fast, and those of us who saw that each moment had not gone by, but rather it had all accumulated, like rain sluicing from an uppermost leaf of a tree to every leaf below until it was all there in a single drop on the lowest leaf, clinging but shivering on the serrated tip of the leaf, full of everything that came before.”
5⭐️

Waubgesig Rice wrote a sequel to Moon of the Crusted Snow! And I‘m so happy about it. Even though I cried and cried. It‘s set 12 years after the power goes out and everything on the remote northern reservation collapses. I fell in love with these characters and I needed to know if the stories and half remembered skills of their ancestors were enough to keep them alive when the world fell apart.

Simone St James never disappoints me. It had those perfect end of October creepy vibes. Who doesn‘t love a good ghost story?
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

Magical apples. What harm could there be? I enjoyed a nice juicy apple while I finished it. Because I‘m weird like that. If you like Stephen King you will like Chuck Wendig. Their imaginations work in very similar ways. This might be his best novel so far.

In the running for my best book of the year, this one kept me up entirely too late. Because I couldn‘t stop. It has many echos of Little Women. Which means I thought I was prepared for it. But I was not ready. I‘m sure I‘ll stop quietly sobbing eventually. Maybe.

This was so good. A slow burn, which usuallly means boring, but it was hard to put down. It gave me some Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road vibes. Not as dark, but with all the atmosphere and suspense. How far will a father go when faced with losing it all?” Bring tissues.

Read it in a day palate cleanser. The writing isn‘t the best, but the plot twists make up for it. It‘s hard to put it down. Trashy thrillers just hit right some days.

New bookmarks from my Australian cousin. Just in time for #RushAThon I need some motivation. My summer reading hasn‘t been what it usually is. It‘s good to have a #readathon to cheer me on. Thanks @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES My goal is just to read something everyday.

I loved it. What a great ending, too.
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

It‘s an uncomfortably hot day here today. The only thing I have the energy for is reading. I am hoping to get through this one during #jubilantJuly I loved Hamnet, so I have high hopes. #authoramonth
@Andrew65 @Soubhiville

I read this in two days. Mostly because it was due back at the library. But it was good enough to get rid of my book hangover. It was a bit predictable, but I needed to know if I was right. I was, but the ending was still a bit of a surprise.

I need this. It has been a slow reading month for me. I am cleaning up my garden and I ordered new cushions for my chairs. It should be all ready for some reading by Saturday. @Andrew65

That was sooo good! A little long, yes. It took me forever to read it. But that‘s okay, I loved being lost in the story for a long while.

I really liked some of the essays in this one. Others were just meh. But that‘s usually how it is with this kind of book. Overall it wasn‘t a bad choice for June‘s #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

This little guy just makes me happy. Steeping a cup of tea and hoping to get this book finished this weekend. It‘s a great book, but I haven‘t had a lot of time.

I have things to do. But this book is about to take a turn. I know you know what I mean. How can I stop now?!

The hubby is working from home today. The cats and I are trying to be quiet while he has zoom meetings. It‘s such a struggle.

Seven years! It seems like forever and yet not that long. I think we need cake!

“Ultimately, Warrior Girl Unearthed is about the need to control Indigenous bodies…. what began as an Indigenous Lara Croft story turned into Perry Firekeeper-Birch navigating injustice and indifference and claiming her inherent value. I wanted to show a young woman who cares about her community and finds her calling.” -Angeline Boulley
What a great read. I love Perry.
#20in4 @Andrew65 (Not posting much, but reading lots. lol)

Cuddly cats and a perfectly unputdownable book. But I have to do some things and stuff. Ugh. Maybe just one more chapter….

There is so much to unpack with this one. Secrecy vs privacy. What do you owe someone you love? As the mom of a trans kid, and as woman, this had all the feels for me. But it was really well done. I was worried, but I loved it.

I don‘t know how Erik Larson always writes nonfiction that reads like fiction. But he never fails to pull me in. I listened to this one on audio and it‘s fantastic. He tells a great story.
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

Don‘t start it if you don‘t have time to finish it. You won‘t want to put it down. That seems to be the way with Taylor Adams. If you can suspend belief a little bit this is a great twisty thriller. I think it‘s better than No Exit. 4/5

I‘m 30% in and I just can‘t anymore. It isn‘t pulling me at all. Maybe I‘ll just set it aside for later. I usually really love Emma Donoghue.

Kinda meh. It wasn‘t awful, but it wasn‘t great. I wanted to read it before I watch the show. Now I don‘t know if I want to watch the show anymore.

It‘s not the life she wanted, it‘s the life she lived. It‘s a beautiful, phenomenal heartbreak. But not. It‘s love. I just cried so much I gave myself a headache. This might be my best book of the year. I loved it!
#20in4 @Andrew65

I don‘t know if I‘ll be able to fit 20 into this 4. I have overnight company coming on Sunday. But I‘m going to do what I can until they get here. I have heard many good things about this book. I‘m dying to dive into it.
#20in4 @Andrew65

This was a great palate cleanser kinda book. It had some plot issues, but I think that was her way of keeping you guessing until the end. I never expect great writing with a thriller. Go in with low expectations and it‘s a good quick read. Because you just need to know.

My husband listens to Noble Blood. And he thought I would love these books. He was right. They are a great love story. And Immortality made for a perfect relaxing weekend read.
I managed four books for #AwesomeApril @Andrew65 It was a good week.

Hubby still hasn‘t recovered from his flu. I‘m hoping he naps a lot so I get to spend time with this book this weekend. I loved the first one.
#AwesomeApril @Andrew65

I love Gail Carriger. Her books are always such a great escape. That ending had me shook though. I can‘t wait to see how this series ends.
#AwesomeApril A three book weekend so far. The sick hubby is sleeping a lot. lol @Andrew65

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Don‘t read this book. I just read it in an afternoon. It‘s the most horribly wonderful awful book I have read in a long time. It has all the triggers. Well, maybe it‘s missing one or two, but it‘s just easier to say it has all of them. It has A LOT. And I loved it. It‘s seriously dark and depraved and deviant. But I have a thing for splatterpunk. I do not in anyway recommend this book. But it‘s really good.
#AwesomeApril @Andrew65

My hubby is crashed on the couch with the flu. Seems like the perfect time for a readathon. I keep thinking I‘ll give up on this series, but they are always such great “between” books.
#AwesomeApril @Andrew65

I have had my eye on this one for awhile, but with the mixed reviews, I didn‘t want to pay full price. The ebook is on sale this weekend. Many great ebooks are on sale this weekend. I might have picked up five today. Oops

I am not a Ruth Ware fan. So I borrowed this one from the library. It was a quick read. I didn‘t feel the need to bail, but I did figure out the whole story pretty early on. Which is probably why she doesn‘t do anything for me. Maybe I watch too much Dateline. lol But this wasn‘t the worst of her books that I have read.
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

It‘s a good story, but I find Steinbeck‘s writing boring. The story itself feels repetitive. Because he tells me outright what it means. I don‘t like being told what to think. Make me think. Don‘t force my feelings. Let your words encourage them to form. Stimulate my thoughts. I do find myself most curious about this:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/forgotten-dust-bowl-novel-rivaled-gr...
#authoramonth @Soubhiville

I couldn‘t decide which Steinbeck to go with for #AuthorAMonth, so I polled my friends. This one was the most recommended. I did read The Pearl many years ago and I remember that I didn‘t like it so much. So much that I avoided Steinbeck ever after. Here‘s hoping this goes better.
@Soubhiville
#MarvelousMarch #MarchMadness
@Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

One of my #MarchMadness #MarvelousMarch goals was to read this book. I love Philippa Gregory. She never disappoints. This one was no different. It left me wanting more.
@Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I unplugged for 90 minutes today, while wearing blue and shoveling out my blue car. The snow was up to my knees, so it took awhile. Now I‘m looking forward to a nice #readathon weekend. #MarchMadnessReadathon #DailyChallenge
@Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

Yay!! It‘s March! I didn‘t have time to post or read today, but I just crawled into bed with my book. No goals, just going to wing it and read as much as I can. I‘m looking forward to this month. Thanks @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I‘m be been so bad with keeping up with Litsy. I am still reading though. I finished this one for #AuthorAMonth I love TJR. I don‘t love tennis, so this wasn‘t my favorite of hers. But I still really enjoyed it. She‘s always an automatic buy for me.
@Soubhiville

I @Soubhiville forgot to post my #AuthorAMonth read for January. I finished it last week. And I really liked it. I think I might have to add more Louise Erdrich to my TBR. I like finding new to me authors. Thanks @Soubhiville
#AAM

I‘m going in. This looks a little confusing. But we will see.
#AuthorAMonth #aam @Soubhiville

Super interesting, slightly disturbing, and very well written. Everything I look for. 5/5 ⭐️

My top 10 favourite reads of 2022. With a bonus. I usually don‘t include series books in my yearly wrap up. But the end of Beartown just belonged here.
#WinterReadathon #WinterReadathonDailyChallenge
@DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES