Joining in for the #BooksinBloom #Readathon 🌸
Hoping to read at least ten chapters of Jane Eyre, and get through the rest of these this week.
Joining in for the #BooksinBloom #Readathon 🌸
Hoping to read at least ten chapters of Jane Eyre, and get through the rest of these this week.
#BookReport
📚 Finished
Magician and Fool ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 In Progress
Jane Eyre/Wuthering Heights - Read nine chapters of Jane Eyre. On page 78.
The Girl in Red - Read seven chapters. On page 114. #FairytaleReadingChallenge
Flashback (Kindle) - Read to 25%. #ReadYourKindle
Starting next. Getting to this a little late. This was my February pick for the #FairytaleReadingChallenge.
#RedRidingHood
#ReadAway2024
Pamela C. Smith, a London-born empath with second sight, is hired by the Golden Dawn to illustrate a deck of tarot cards. When she refuses to share her creations with Aleister Crowley, he issues a threat: give up the card‘s power, or he‘ll harm her muses.
Great writing. A magical read featuring many notable figures from history. Highly recommend.
Book One / Arcana Oracle Series
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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024
Going to get started on these as soon as I finish Flashback from last month‘s list.
16. The Witch‘s Lens - Luanne G. Smith
2. The House On Abigail Lane - Kealan Patrick Burke
6. The Outsider (Roswell High 1) - Melinda Metz
12. Winter‘s Fury - A.E. Rayne
#ReadYourKindle
1. Bilbo Baggins. He‘s clean, organized, enjoys food, and hates unexpected visitors just as much as I do.
2. The main character shares a place in New York with two roommates.
#Two4Tuesday
1. Nothing special planned this week. I‘ll have a new episode of The New Look to watch tomorrow, and I‘d like to start writing a short story this week.
2. High Priestess and Empress, Book 2 in the Arcana Oracle series.
3. Horror
#MotivationalMonday
My February wrap up.
Finished two for #SeriesLove2024
Finished one for #ReadYourKindle
Still in Progress:
Magician and Fool (1) #SeriesLove2024
Flashback #ReadYourKindle
Two Week #BookReport
📚 Finished
The Pale White ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Book of Life ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lynch on Lynch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 In Progress
Magician and Fool - Read twenty-one chapters. On page 215.
Flashback (Kindle) - Finished 18%.
‘Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana‘
David Lynch has been one of my all time favorite film directors for years, so I was ecstatic to finally grab a copy of this book. This collection of interviews covers his life and creative interests from childhood on, and discusses his film projects up to Mulholland Drive.
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#ReadAway2024
The Conclusion.
The cast reunites and the search for the Book of Life comes to an end. I really enjoyed the characters and world of All Souls. I absolutely love the author‘s attention to detail. Even when the story is moving slow the writing is rich and kept me glued to the pages. Glad I finally read this trilogy.
Book Three of All Souls
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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024
Thanks for the tag @Enchanted_Bibliophile
1. The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
2. The Talisman - Stephen King & Peter Straub
3. Wild - Cheryl Strayed
#TLT #ThreeListThursday
Thanks for the tag @Eggs
I have so many favorite smells.
1. Coffee. The scent of freshly brewed coffee is divine and fills me with anticipation for that first sip.
2. Patchouli. When I get a strong whiff of patchouli from someone passing by, it gives me this incredible euphoric feeling.
3. Clove. I love spices. The smell of cloves makes me think of delicious holiday food, incense, and smoking clove cigarettes.
#WondrousWednesday
This is a brief horror novella about three young girls, referring to themselves as The Pale White, escaping from sex slavery. This was pretty good. The horror of the story is mostly the horror of their situation. This contains no explicit details or actual sex scenes during the course of the story.
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#ReadAway2024 #ReadYourKindle #12
An anthology of short stories written in tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson. This had a lot of really good stories included. I would definitely recommend this to horror readers and fans of Shirley Jackson.
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#ReadAway2024
#20in4 #FabulousFebruary #Readathon Wrap Up
▪️Got eighteen hours of reading done.
▪️Finished The Book of Life
▪️Finished Lynch on Lynch
▪️Read thirteen more chapters of Magician and Fool
▪️Read some more of Flashback on Kindle. At 18%
1. My Sparrow 🐈 has to go to the vet for routine bloodwork tomorrow; she‘s diabetic. A friend is coming over on Friday to watch Twin Peaks.
2. Maleficent. She has a raven companion and can transform into a dragon.
3. Seeing how many daffodils bloom in my garden.
#MotivationalMonday
My current goal is to finish all of these before the end of the month.
#20in4 #FabulousFebruary #Readathon
1. This is a pretty normal week. Trying to catch up on my February reading goals.
2. A Grave Mistake - Ice Nine Kills
3. I‘ve been to a lot of concerts and like many bands and musicians. It‘s hard to choose. Ice Nine Kills, She Wants Revenge, Pink Floyd, Depeche Mode, Muse...
#MotivationalMonday
#BookReport
📚 No books finished last week.
📖 In Progress
The Book of Life - Read eleven more chapters. On page 280.
Lynch on Lynch - Read three chapters. On page 88.
The Pale White (Kindle) - Read twenty-one more chapters. 68% finished.
Thanks for the tag @Eggs and @TheSpineView
1. No
2. Yes. I believe different types of soul connections exist.
3. Probably a nice relaxing day like I had yesterday, but followed up with dinner at an Italian restaurant and taking a walk near the water.
#WondrousWednesday
Thanks for the tag @Eggs
1. In Dreams - Roy Orbison. Some songs by Depeche Mode, R.E.M., David Bowie.
2. Maine
3. A burning candle; a cozy blanket; a tasty beverage; chocolate or a good comfort food; a good book, movie, TV show to binge; my cat on my lap. Writing. Drawing or crafting with my headphones on.
Last week‘s #WondrousWednesday
Thanks for the tag @Eggs
1. I meditated and exercised. Now I‘m going to relax with my coffee and watch the premiere of The New Look on Apple. Then reading and making pasta for dinner.
2. You - Caroline Kepnes
#Two4Tuesday
#BookReport
📚 Finished
When Things Get Dark ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 In Progress
The Book of Life - Read the first ten chapters. On page 146.
Magician and Fool - Read the first two chapters. On page 33.
The Pale White (Kindle) - Read the first five chapters. 20% finished.
1. No big plans. Pretty normal week. A friend came over to hang out today. I introduced her to Twin Peaks. She‘s already addicted after one episode.
2. No plans. I‘ll be watching the premiere of The New Look.
3. Historian/Professor
#MotivationalMonday
Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView
1. We don‘t really do Valentine‘s Day. Sometimes I do little things with my friends. I like chocolate, flowers, books, anything sentimental.
2. The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton
#Two4Tuesday
Paperback (Both, really)
Fast reader (Slow when I‘m busy)
Stand alone (I love series but some take awhile for me to get through)
Buy
Day reader
Read on sofa
Enemies to lovers
Without music
Multiple POV
Long chapters
#ThisOrThat
1. It‘ll be mostly a normal week; exercising, reading, working on a story I started last NaNoWriMo, weekly cleaning. Baking cookies tomorrow and hanging with a friend on Friday.
2. I have regular daily routines and habits I tend to stick to. I have a daily planner to keep myself on track.
3. A castle in Auvergne, France. (The Book of Life)
#MotivationalMonday
Going to attempt to read all four picks this month.
12. The Pale White - Chad Lutzke
14. Flashback - Dan Simmons
17. When the Rain Ends - Mary Ellen Taylor
18. Area 51 - Bob Mayer
#ReadYourKindle
1843 is “the last year of the world” — according to Elias Fitcher, a charismatic preacher in upstate NY. Determined to spend Eternity as a married man, he sets his eye on the three young daughters of one of his devout followers.
This reimagining of the Bluebeard tale was so good. It‘s a very dark story that I would highly recommend to dark fantasy lovers.
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#FairytaleReadingChallenge #Bluebeard
#SeriesLove2024 #ReadAway2024
Three Week #BookReport & #WeeklyForecast
📚 Finished
Shadow of Night ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Once Upon A Winter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Writers On Writing: Vol. 1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fitcher‘s Brides ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📚 Next Up
Will be finishing the rest of When Things Get Dark, starting Magician And Fool next, and will be reading The Book Of Life throughout the month.
My January wrap up. I was only able to finish reading four books before the end of the month.
Finished three for #SeriesLove2024
Started my first pick for #FairytaleReadingChallenge
This was a really good collection of essays by known authors. It‘s also a relatively quick read. I recommend to writers and anyone with an interest in writing.
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#JumpStart2024 #ReadAway2024
#SeriesLove2024
‘Covering the Gothic, the romantic, the whimsical and the frightening, Once Upon a Winter has a story for just about everyone.‘
This was a great collection of winter themed tales.
Book One in the Once Upon A Season series.
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#JumpStart2024 #ReadAway2024
#SeriesLove2024
I spread reading this book out across January. It was more slow paced than the first book. Not a lot of action but it had a lot of interesting characters and the writing continues to suck me into the story.
Book Two of All Souls
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#JumpStart2024 #ReadAway2024
#SeriesLove2024
This was a good horror story. It has an interesting storyline that leads you along and eventually twists into something else entirely. I definitely want to check out more books by Charles Grant.
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#JumpStart2024 #ReadAway2024
1. I can‘t read if the TV is on or music is playing in the background. It‘s too distracting to me.
2. I have to sleep with socks on. Even in the warmer seasons.
3. My cursive writing is a blend of print and cursive letters.
#TLT #ThreeListThursday
1. My mother gave me Danielle as a middle name because my father‘s middle name was Daniel. That‘s about it.
2. I grew up an only child but I have two older half sisters.
3. The Shining - Stephen King
#WondrousWednesday
1. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness, and Writers on Writing: Volume 1.
2. Gothikana by RuNyx
#Two4Tuesday
1. Nothing big going on. Had a friend over yesterday. Catching up on reading and Litsy posts. Watching Roswell on Hulu when I have time.
2. Fitcher‘s Brides - Gregory Frost
3. Creative and Mercurial
#MotivationalMonday
Starting this next for the #FairytaleReadingChallenge. Part of The Fairy Tale Series. #Bluebeard
#JumpStart2024 #SeriesLove2024 #ReadAway2024
#JoyousJanuary #Readathon Wrap Up
Read for about ten and a half hours.
Read four to five chapters of Shadow of Night, half of Once Upon A Winter, and three chapters of Writers on Writing.
Two week #BookReport
📚 Finished
The Pet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 In Progress
Shadow of Night - Read fifteen chapters since I resumed reading this. Reading two chapters a day.
Once Upon A Winter - Read the first two stories.
My goals for the week:
▪️Finish Shadow of Night and When Things Get Dark
▪️Read Once Upon A Winter and Magician and Fool
#JoyousJanuary #Readathon
1. ‘68 Pontiac GTO (My Science Project) My dad had a GTO like this when I was a kid. It needed a lot of work but I loved it.
2. Christine
Also, the ‘68 Dodge Charger from Christine.
3. ‘67 Chevy Impala (Supernatural)
#TLT #ThreeListThursday