My favorite read in June. But it was a close one. I also loved In The Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune.
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My favorite read in June. But it was a close one. I also loved In The Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune.
#12BooksOf2024 @Andrew65
Best book in April. I waited forever for this one to drop. And it was worth it.
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My favorite read in March. It was a slow month for me. But this book was fantastic.
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pick“It would be fine, because she could make it so, imbibe it, consume it, until it was true.
She had eaten her heart out.
It had not changed a thing.”
Sometimes a character has so much of you in her, that the story becomes intensely relatable. I devoured this one. It was painful and beautiful and lonely and powerful.
The 2023 Booker winner and my favorite read in February. This one stayed with me for a long time.
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Merry Everything and Happy Whatever! I hope that some new books found you this season. I can‘t wait to dig into the books my family chose for me, while I break in my new tea set. And yes, that‘s a horrible amount of snow outside.
pick"It's hard." "What is?" "Being alive." "It is," Arthur agreed. "But perhaps that's the point: the trials and tribulations of life weigh heavily upon us, but we find people to help lighten the load."
I love everything about TJ Klune and I will read anything he writes. (Lucy, short for Lucifer, is my favorite character in this one.)
We are jumping into the Cosmere in 2025. After much research, I think this is the best reading order. We are going to start with Mistborn on January 1st. We will read one part a week. I will make a discussion post every Tuesday to discuss what we read and remind everyone what comes next.
Please join me, @Andrew65 @Meshell1313 @Jess861
If you have any questions or want to be added to the tag list, let me know. We would love to have you.
There is some crazy snow out there. Perfect day for a readathon and lots of hot tea.
#SnickerdoodleSpirit @Bookwormjillk
We are about to be snowed in for the weekend. Not that I want to go out into the madness anyway. So I came looking for a readathon. Litsy never lets me down. @Bookwormjillk #snickerdoodleSpirit
pickI went in blind and that wasn‘t at all what I was expecting. But in a good way. So dark and ugly and lovely. But I really want Sally to be okay.
It‘s been a week. Let‘s see:
1. I baked all week, for three different households. It was a lot of work, but I love baking.
2. I made plans for a trip to visit my dad on Sunday.
3. I found the perfect present for my husband.
4. I hit a new PR in the gym.
5. I booked a quiet cabin in the woods for a night, where I‘m meeting a friend for a few hours of fun and pizza.
Thanks @DebinHawaii I needed to remember the good things. #5joysFriday
pickTJ Newman just keeps getting better. This was so intense. And now I‘m crying. I‘m going to have terrible dreams. But it was really great.
We think this might be the package @LeahBergen I didn‘t open it, but I wasn‘t expecting anything else. #LittleChristmasSwap @bookish_wookish
pickThis was fun. I keep saying I‘m not going to read the next one, but I always read the next one. I just have to know what happens. They are always quick and fun anyway.
This is such a great list @DebinHawaii I can‘t wait to dig into it a little deeper and decide where to start. Everything looks so good. I might have to roll some dice or something. I‘m very excited. Thanks Amy! I think you made a great match. @monalyisha #AuldLangSpine
pick"No." Krampus's voice grew stern. "That is not true. Your dreams are your spirit, your soul, and without them you are dead." He made a fist. "You must guard your dreams. Always. Lest someone steal them from you.”
The is was so good. Tragedy, mythology, crime, humor, horror, fantasy, and love. What more do you want in a holiday story? “Then let us go and be terrible.”
Your #LittleChristmasSwap #LCS is on the way from Amazon @TheLudicReader It‘s not quite as fun, but it seemed like the best way to send it with this mess of a strike happening. It should arrive for you on Monday. Thanks for the hard work and fun time, Amy. @bookish_wookish
Next up, a little something to help me find the mood. I‘m not feeling the holiday this year.
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pickImagine if Buttercup refused to believe Westley was dead. So she sneaks onboard a pirate ship and sails the twelve seas, that are not wet, because they are made from spores, to save her true love. That‘s the inspiration for this one. I have been avoiding Sanderson for a long time now. Because I knew I would love him. I just didn‘t want to make the commitment. I might be trapped forever now because I loved this so much.
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All signed up. I have never done this one before. I was always too late. But I made it this time. It sounds really fun. Thanks @monalyisha #Auldlangspine2025
pickThis was a quick and easy read. It was pretty predictable for me, until the twist at the very end. It was one of those great filler books between other books. A good palette cleanser.
Accidentally got lost in a book this afternoon. Time disappeared and I read 40 chapters. If I didn‘t have to stop to make supper I probably would have finished. Maybe I‘ll read instead of sleeping tonight. lol
I finally had time to watch The Gillers. If Anne Michaels writes as beautifully as she speaks, I‘m really going to have to read Held. I also really want to read Prairie Edge and Curiosities. The TBR just keeps getting bigger.
pickThis was my November first reads choice. I read it in less than an hour. Backman never disappoints me. “I'm ... no expert. But I think most people who want to be happy try to add things to their lives. But really what maybe they should be doing is taking something away."
pickIn the running for my best book of the year. A beautiful dark folklorish tale. Very Grimm. Can vengeance equal justice? Maybe. But it sure makes for a satisfying read. Humans are always the scariest monsters. “If you walk with the beast you become the beast.” All the stars. 
I‘m trying to clean my library. But I got distracted by the rain. And the fuzzy blanket. And, well, the books. So I‘m taking a break and I‘m only looking at the clean side.
It‘s clean sheet day, so I came to bed early to enjoy them. I also had to dig out my reading gloves. It‘s all cozy in here.
pick“How the hell did we survive this long? she asked herself. How did our ancestors survive the broken hearts of children gone? Parents murdered? We have lived with losing loved ones for century after century. And we still have babies and keep loving. This love will break my heart.” This book is suspenseful, heartbreaking, and powerful. A story about #MMIW and the bystander effect. “It is a present-day, on-the-edge-of-trauma reality.”
I‘m a tea girl and this is my favorite chilly day tea.
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@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
It has been a week y‘all. Find the comfort and joy where you can. Consider yourself tagged. We need all the joy we can find.
Thanks for the tag @Sace
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I read this way back when it was first released. But someone lost my original copy. My daughter already bought us tickets for the movie. She‘s really excited for our mother-daughter date. But I think a reread is in order. And it gave me an excuse to buy this beautiful edition as a replacement.
I haven‘t participated in a swap in forever. I need something fun right now. Thanks @bookish_wookish I‘m excited to spread a little joy. And candy!
pickThis one has been sitting on my TBR for a very long time. It was so overhyped and that usually leads to disappointment. I had no desire to be disappointed. Surprisingly, I loved it. But I think it helped that the quiet country girl inside me found it very relatable. “I have to do life alone. But I knew this. I've known a long time that people don't stay."
When I am having one of those days and I need to laugh a little, David Sedaris is my go to author. I appreciate the heck out of him for always putting a smile in my heart.
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pickEverything you want in a post apocalyptic thriller. People are the only monsters that scare me. This feels a lot like Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road. It is Blake Crouch‘s debut novel, so it was missing a bit of finesse. The ending felt a little blunt, but I understand where he was going with it. I loved it anyway.
pickWhen I want a creepy bedtime story, Riley Sager never disappoints. This isn‘t my favourite of his, but it was still hard to put down. It landed on my face twice, because it kept me up past my bedtime, two nights in a row. Now I have to find something to keep me up tonight…. 4/5
I‘m having trouble putting this down. I started it last night and fell asleep with the kobo in my hand. So I took it down to my gym and read it during my rests between sets. Now if I can just find a way to keep my husband busy, I might get to read it all today. 🤞
Today‘s mood. Why, yes, I do like it darker. This is the perfect music for this book.
pick“We aren‘t just a person, we aren‘t just a gender, we aren‘t just an age, we aren‘t just a nationality, we aren‘t just a species. The walls between us are imaginary. The thoughts we have that our ours are gloriously unique but also gloriously in the same continuing spectrum.”
Not my favourite Matt Haig, but still worth the read.
pickThis reads like a diary of memories that you might find while combing through your grandparent‘s attic. It‘s set in a very rural part of Cape Breton, in the 1950‘s. It was such a time of transition, I found myself asking how could all of this be happening while there were jet planes flying overhead. It‘s full of humorous little stories that feel like a comforting hug. It‘s not a great literary work, but it was a little taste of home. I needed it.
I was so busy last week, I missed The Giller shortlist announcement. I‘m just catching up today. They all sound great this year. I have added them to my stack.
https://gillerprize.ca/2024-finalists/
