Monthly report

LOVED. THIS. BOOK.

Like, so much!

Thank you @AmyG for such a wonderful Jolabokaflod gift 😊

The hives in the background are ours - in honor of the beekeeper 🐝 🍯

I work weekends, so I wasn't able to make it out for Independent Bookstore Day, but I'd say I made up for it today 😁 📚

I enjoyed the ride but felt a little bamboozled by the ending.

A teenage girl dies while on vacation with her family.

Her younger sister is haunted by this and runs into one of the suspects years later. Will she get to the bottom of what really happened?

Melanie Shankle was in my sister's neck of the woods, so she got her latest book signed for me 🥰

I found a four-leaf clover pressed in an old book at an estate sale today 😃😊 🍀 ☘️

Book 2 in the Skyland series, and I loved it!

This is Soledad's story.

Aren't these covers just the prettiest?

Happy Easter!

Bennet and Henry are just the cutest 🥰

There are lots of bumps in the road in this romance. Bennet is suffering from grief, while Henry does his best to help her find her passion and be patient with her while she grapples.

Of course, a happily ever after is eventually reached.

💔

The narration was great.

What a unique, sad life.

Stories from Handler's life - some funny, some not so much. And lots of stories about books and the readers who love them.

I just loved this book ❤️

Last October, I was lucky enough to get a signed edition from Powell's along with a swag bag.

I didn't realize this was as "self-help" as it is.

I keep up with the Duggars like I keep up with the Kardashians ? in that I want to know what's going on in the families.

That being said, I found a couple nuggets of wisdom.

This memoir is about Allison's life since losing her husband "Twitch" to suicide.

A hard topic for sure, but I admire her willingness to share things from her perspective.

For the most part, I enjoyed this memoir.

Ione was unlikeable at times, but she grew into herself and found her happily ever after.

I loved the photos!

I thought this book was going to make me clutch my pearls, but I quite enjoyed it 😁🥵🖤🌶🌶🌶🌶

More than the title suggests. I loved the witty banter, the mysterious element, the kickass heroine.

This is part of a series that I just might continue.

An ugly story about writing, publishing, opportunism, ambition, racism, cancel culture, etc.

Despite the tough topics, I thought this was very well-done.

Bravo!

Folio Society did an edition of my all-time favorite book, The Book Thief.

I HAD to have it. It's gorgeous 😍

I don't particularly like fantasy OR dark romance, but this wasn't bad.

Phantasma was the only Book of the Year choice from BOTM that I hadn't read, so here we are!

**Husband took the photo. I just can't with snakes 🐍

Cute.

I won't remember it in a week, but cute.

Fantastic!

My co-worker left this in my cubby at work, and I didn't really think I wanted it...I was wrong.

This was so good, uplifting, and delightful!

I chose this audiobook on a whim, knowing almost nothing about Selma Blair.

Now I know I really like her!

What a great book!

Very atmospheric.

Towards the end, I was flipping pages as quickly as I could while mysteries were being revealed and questions were being answered.

Dollar Tree was on 🔥 today!

Whenever I decide to read a Lucinda Berry book, I know that I am in for a suspenseful, twisty ride. Under Her Care was no exception!

I should be better at guessing the twist by now, but I was once again surprised 😄

I really enjoyed this book about a good girl/bad boy and how history affects our relationships.

My favorite Maisey Yates book so far!

Eve finds herself pregnant after a one night stand.

What happens after is the start of a slow-burn romance - not with the baby daddy, but with a man she has been friends with since childhood.

The audiobook was narrated fantastically!

Another good historical romance that I read for Romance Book Club.

What I like about historical romance is that the women have very few choices but somehow find a way to work around the constraints placed on them by society.

This is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Drop what you're doing and read this book.

Trust me.

"Does a story's ending excuse its beginning?"

If it's wrong for a 17 year old girl to sleep with her 47 year old art teacher, does it make it any better that they marry and stay married for decades until he dies??

This memoir was thought-provoking and well done.

This was good!!

A pretty teacher charms her impressionable class of 12 year olds, but she is far from perfect - maybe even deranged...

This was a page-turner

Excited for this one!

Happy publication day to Maisey Yates 🩷

The first 90% of this book was good, creepy fun...

But then it just went off the rails for me.

I'm no prude, but there was a REALLY raunchy scene that was thrown in unnecessarily. Why?? It served no purpose for the plot.

Too bad because it was a good story initially.

Oh my gosh, you guys!

This was good!

It's the story of a marriage rocked by loss, depression and grief. But the couple never stopped loving each other.

Their journey back to each other after divorce is told realistically and with great empathy.

The spice in this one is spicy 🔥

This was a great retelling of the Biblical story of Tamar.

Fourteen year old Tamar is betrothed to Ur, the son of Judah. She is terribly mistreated by her husband and mother in law.

Worst of all, she is left widowed and childless.

Tamar does what she feels is best to insure an heir for the family of Judah.

This was excellent!

My first Nora Roberts (Bay of Sighs) was such a dud, I didn't expect to read any more books of hers.

My co-worker was reading Inheritance and telling me all about it. It sounded very interesting, so I borrowed it from Libby.

I really liked it!

Loved this story of young love, angst, and the search for acceptance ❤️

The alternating narrators were great.

The story took an unexpected turn near the end when they found out who Eleanor's bully is.

This controversial romance is brought up every month in my Romance Book Club.

I finally decided to see what the fuss is about 50 years after it was written.

Women in historical romances didn't have the freedom of choice most of us have today. They did their best with what they had, and sometimes, their womanly wiles were the only leverage they had.

My collage turned out weird but still gets the point across 😄

When Andrew agrees to help an old friend with his legal cannabis business, he has no idea what he's getting into or what he is about to uncover.

Interesting story, great setting (the Mojave desert).

At the beginning, I skimmed a lot of the detailed descriptions of the business and machinery, etc, but once more characters were introduced, I got into the story.

Book Sparks sent me an early copy in exchange for a review.

My sister-in-law gifted this book to me, and rest assured, next time this author writes a book, I will buy it on my own!

This complicated love story takes place in the deaf community. The author did a great job representing this community and put anything said in ASL in italics.

Scarlett finds herself in a love triangle between life-long friend Lorenzo and practically perfect Eli (I'm team Eli).

But things get twisty...

This was really good!

Katarina and Heath are an ice dance couple.

She is obsessed with winning.

They are obsessed with each other.

I am obsessed with this book!!!! SO GOOD!

This started off strong but got so annoying in the second half that I wished they'd all just jump off a cliff.

I'm glad I listened to the audiobook for this one since I didn't know how the word "viscount" was pronounced ?

The warning on the back cover perfectly sums up the mood of this short, fun, naughty, and entertaining book 🤭😄🫦🔥

You never know what you're gonna get when it comes to Amazon First Reads, but I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller 🙂

Another slow burn romance from Mariana Zapata.

This was about a young woman who accompanies her brother's band on tour to sell merch.

Famous soccer player, Kulti, is mentioned a few times...