Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Karisa

Karisa

Joined December 2018

☮ ❤ 📚 😺 Teacher and mom who loves reading across many genres.
reading now icon
Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D Jackson, Angie Thomas, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk
review
Karisa
post image
Pickpick

I finished The Brutal Telling (Gamache book #5) and Bury Your Dead (book #6) this month. Both are fantastic detective novels with so much art, history, compassion, and culture of #Canada incorporated into them. I just can‘t get enough of Chief Inspector Gamache or Three Pines though these two novels took very sad turns.

Also enjoyed the fun Canadian treats from @mcctrish and will need to be finding another Coffee Crisp someday yum! #FoodandLit

Karisa @Catsandbooks @Texreader Thanks again for hosting this cool monthly book read. It‘s such an awesome idea😊 3w
mcctrish So glad I got my act together when I did since the postal strike seems endless in canada right now 3w
Karisa @mcctrish My family and I were glad too. So much fun trying out all the goodies from you! 🥰 3w
Texreader So happy you‘re enjoying it so much. I‘ve been loving your posts! And I‘m really getting into this series too 3w
Catsandbooks Wonderful! 🇨🇦 3w
56 likes1 stack add5 comments
review
Karisa
post image
Pickpick

I didn‘t fully grasp the switches from first to third person or the nuances of being an influencer in the online sex industry. However, I loved the found family feels of this book featuring a strong protagonist who finds her own path through some tough times.

56 likes1 stack add
blurb
Karisa
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

Scochrane26 That‘s a great quote 1mo
Deblovestoread 🖤💙🖤 1mo
50 likes3 comments
blurb
Karisa
Untitled | Unknown
post image

Election Night in the U.S. is like waiting to get to the final chapter of a book with an unreliable narrator 😬

KathyWheeler I can‘t listen to anything about it, and I can still barely breathe. 1mo
JenniferEgnor Not handling it well at all. 1mo
The_Penniless_Author It is not looking good, I have to admit. I was (very) cautiously optimistic going in, but the trends are not promising right now. 😑 1mo
See All 7 Comments
LiteraryinPA I‘m not feeling good. Not at all. 1mo
Tamra I‘m ignoring the media 😢 1mo
TheBookHippie Just puking 🤮 terrified .. 1mo
BarbaraBB Terrifying 1mo
63 likes7 comments
blurb
Karisa
Rule Against Murder | Louise Penny
post image

Beautiful day for an #audiowalk. I 🧡 autumn! 🍂

AnnCrystal 😍💝. 1mo
Texreader This looks like a painting 2w
61 likes2 comments
blurb
Karisa
Rule Against Murder | Louise Penny
post image

Hurray! It‘s like Xmas came early! Thank you, @mcctrish for all the Canadian style treats. I will enjoy them while binging Chief Inspector Gamache novels this month as this is the most correct way to celebrate #Canada month for #FoodAndLit I believe😅🍁

@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Texreader How awesome!!! 1mo
mcctrish I am so impressed with the US Postal service 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo
Catsandbooks Yum!! 🇨🇦❤️ 1mo
45 likes3 comments
review
Karisa
Cruelest Month | Louise Penny
post image
Pickpick

The village of Three Pines grows more dear with each book! In this one, the mystery that shrouds the whole series deepens as Gamache works to solve a death at a seance at the creepy Hadley Manor.

Book #3 of the Chief Inspector Gamache series is terrific! I listened to the audiobook version because it had a shorter wait. What a voice! Makes me want to try learning French. I guess I‘m in my Three Pines era now. 🌲🌲🌲

Shemac77 Love this series! 2mo
Karisa @Shemac77 Right?! I want to live in this world—even with all the deaths ☠️😂 2mo
Shemac77 Me too! That cafe……. @Karisa 1mo
56 likes1 stack add3 comments
blurb
Karisa
Cruelest Month | Louise Penny
post image

Dear Libby, You‘ve been saying “available soon” for 2 whole days. Waiting is torture… 😅

So hard to wait for the next book in the series sometimes! Would it be awful to load up the next 10 in my holds? 😂 Might be asking for trouble if they all come in at once or out of order… 🤔 #BookNerdProblems

Ruthiella Those ebook/audio book holds are tricky! 😅 2mo
Karisa @Ruthiella Right?! If it had said 10 weeks, I probably would‘ve broken down and paid for it by now. 😂 So spoiled by easy access to books😅 2mo
ImperfectCJ If you put the next several on hold, you can always postpone delivery if the holds come in too soon/out of order. 2mo
Susanita It will become available as soon as you start reading another book. 😏 2mo
DogMomIrene @ImperfectCJ Deliver Later has become my favorite Libby feature😂 2mo
44 likes5 comments
review
Karisa
post image
Pickpick

So freaking good! This series has been on my #tbr for a while, but the size of the series was daunting… It has so much more depth than I expected. I love Penny‘s take on the bookish detective with Chief Inspector Gamache. Plus the village of Three Pines is swoon worthy! Lives up to the hype!

49 likes1 stack add
review
Karisa
post image
Pickpick

I think I‘m on a short, strange novel kick for autumn. This one is twisty, timey-whimy with a splash of romance and magic.

The heroine is brave, young, and ready to break her family‘s curse. Are all the Farrow women destined to go mad or is something else at play?

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Loved this one 💫 2mo
61 likes1 comment
review
Karisa
Black Sheep | Rachel Harrison
post image
Pickpick

Gothic, campy, strange, and yes, fun. Great, fast read for October.

Vesper has never felt like she fit in and returns to her strange family home to seek some answers. Then things get creepy… and creepier…

47 likes2 stack adds
blurb
Karisa
Untilted | Autechre
post image

Robbie Stumblecheese, pleased to meet you. 😊

HeatherBookNerd Wallace Fidgetsmoothie 3mo
TobeyTheScavengerMonk Rex Stridesham 3mo
wanderinglynn Janice Wanderfig 3mo
See All 9 Comments
RamsFan1963 Raymond Shuffleweiner 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 3mo
willaful Judith Ambleturkey, sorry I'm late. 3mo
Mimi28 Arlette Frightedbacon lol 3mo
Dilara Simone Shuffleomelette 😬 3mo
Bookwomble A bit late to the picnic, but Pamela Vaugelycheese 📚🥪 2mo
Karisa @Bookwomble 😂😂😂 2mo
42 likes9 comments
review
Karisa
God of the Woods | Liz Moore
post image
Pickpick

I‘ll join my voice to the choir signing this book‘s praises. Fantastic read takes you like a summer blackfly buzzing around hearing family and community secrets when a child‘s disappearance in the same woods years after her brother‘s disappearance sets everyone on edge.

AmyG Yes! I loved this, too. 3mo
60 likes1 comment
blurb
Karisa
Untitled | Untitled
post image

Saw this video posted on an Art Teacher Group for ways to reuse out of use hardcover books as art journals. Beautiful! Link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1258676978632801?fs=e&mibextid=0NULKw&fs=e&s=TIeQ9...

review
Karisa
What Happens in Paradise | Elin Hilderbrand
post image
Pickpick

😅 Might have gone on an EH binge this summer in lieu of actually getting an island vacation. Sigh, maybe someday I‘ll make it to St. James or Nantucket… 🏖️

review
Karisa
The Guncle Abroad | Steven Rowley
post image
Pickpick

Love these characters! GUP (Gay Uncle Patrick) is back dispensing wisdom to his niece and nephew when they are uncertain about a new stepmom. I liked the original most, but it was fun to see what happens years later in book 2. The beginning has them traveling through Europe-fun! The middle of lagged but the ending made it worth the read. Just a sweet, warm fuzzies book about love, family, and letting more people in. 😊

blurb
Karisa
Murder Road | Simone St. James
post image

Took my phone out of my pocket and somehow Kindle had selected this font. Fits the book‘s creepy tone perfectly! 😅

Librarybelle Yes it does! 5mo
AmyG That IS creepy. 😬 5mo
40 likes2 comments
blurb
Karisa
Untitled | Unknown
post image

Fun to see what they selected as the “best” and definitely some more good books added to my TBR. 😅

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html

blurb
Karisa
Cooking for Picasso | C A Belmond, Camille Aubray
post image

Saw this video in an Art Teacher group post and thought of #SundayBuddyRead 💗😂

Pablo Picasso Song: https://www.facebook.com/reel/786171760326795?fs=e&mibextid=0VwfS7&fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

review
Karisa
Thousand Ships | Natalie Haynes
post image
Pickpick

Wow! Just finished this powerful book recapturing the voices of women of The Iliad, The Odyssey, and even a few from The Aeneid. I listened to the audio version since that‘s what Libby had available and am so glad I did. It‘s read beautifully by the author and her passion for these women‘s stories comes through in every sentence. The ending had me in tears. Just gorgeous!

Karisa Thank you, @Librarybelle for putting this back on my radar! I‘d bailed on it years ago. Must not have been the right time or maybe I needed the author‘s voice to pull me in. 😊 #LiteraryCrew 6mo
CrowCAH I totally agree! 6mo
Librarybelle I‘m in the middle of this right now…so well written! 6mo
kspenmoll After reading this I switched to the audio version which i also own. What a difference! Thank you! 6mo
53 likes4 comments
blurb
Karisa
post image

It‘s Cosmo‘s first birthday today. He‘s happy to be a #PrideMonth puppy! 🌈 Littermates reunion is tomorrow—can‘t wait! @slategreyskies

Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 6mo
OriginalCyn620 Aww! He‘s beautiful! 🐶❤️ 6mo
AnnCrystal 🥳🐕🎁🎉 Happy First Birthday Cosmo💝. (edited) 6mo
See All 8 Comments
dabbe HB, #cutestcosmo! 🖤🐾🖤 6mo
ReadingRachael Happy 1st Birthday Cosmo ❤️🐶🥳 6mo
kspenmoll Happy birthday!!! 6mo
ElizaMarie Awe! Cosmo! You adorable baby you! 6mo
slategreyskies Awww! He‘s so sweet! I love this pic! Happy Birthday to him! 🤍💕 6mo
61 likes8 comments
review
Karisa
Clear: A Novel | Carys Davies
post image
Pickpick

Just finished the audiobook read by Russ Bain. Fantastic voice, fantastic read set in a time I had not read of before, the Scottish clearances of the 1840s. The three main characters pulled me right in to this distant world. I would have loved even more of Mary and that ending—whoa. It‘ll be a great #CampLitsy discussion!

BarbaraBB I think so too - about the discussion I mean and especially the ending! 6mo
squirrelbrain Looking forward to further discussions next weekend! 6mo
Megabooks Really curious what everyone will say about the ending! 6mo
64 likes3 comments
blurb
Karisa
A Scatter of Light | Malinda Lo
post image

All my #weekendreads are inspired by Litsy and span genres from Historical Fiction to YA to Nonfiction!

*A Scatter of Light (#SundayBuddyRead #PrideMonth)
*Clear (#CampLitsy)
*Doppelganger (#SheSaid —I‘m late to the party 😂)

#rachelsbritton

review
Karisa
post image
Mehso-so

Pros: Learned of some cool women from the 1920s like Winifred Lenihan, Margaret Leech, and Jane Grant. Always love dissecting books with #SundayBuddyRead 💗

Cons: The author took way too much liberty with these real lives. Too much fiction to be historical fiction for me. Almost slandered Dorothy Parker whose work I love. Disappointing!

blurb
Karisa
post image

Wow! Learned this from #SundayBuddyRead video link from @TheBookHippie today. I didn‘t realize just how cool Dorothy Parker was before! https://youtu.be/ud3-3-SPW-A?si=xHDMJ_2FUWfJiF8F

Jas16 I had no idea. Love her even more now. 7mo
Karisa @Jas16 I know right?! 🥰 7mo
Sargar114 So cool! 7mo
49 likes3 comments
blurb
Karisa
post image

Waiting to hear RuPaul at Book Fest. So excited! 😊

wanderinglynn Enjoy! I saw him in DC & he was fabulous. 8mo
Karisa @wanderinglynn Yes! He was so warm and just lovely! His sisters were all there and he introduced them to the crowd. The audience gave him a standing ovation even as he first took the stage 8mo
61 likes2 comments
review
Karisa
post image
Pickpick

This one took a bit to get going but is such an intriguing premise that it‘s a pick for me. It‘s set on a remote reservation in Canada. Even their small links (power, cell service) to the outside world start faltering and the group realizes they need to depend on each other and might have to return to the old ways to survive. There‘s such a pervasive sense of dread throughout the second half that now I really need to read the next book. 😅

blurb
Karisa
post image

What a wonderful bounty of beauty to wake up to this morning after traveling! Thank you, @TheBookHippie ! Every page is an art piece in this Rumi collection and the Whitman feels like a bible (cover is so soft)! Dark chocolate too and it all fits perfectly in the tote—I‘m ready to take some great books in it on my next adventure! You know me well!

Sorry, @KateReadsYA for the late post! Airport fun had me home past 1am. 😊 #LitsyFoundFamilySwap

Karisa And in true @TheBookHippie fashion, I‘ve now been looking into the connection between Rumi and Whitman. Looking through these books you sent I finally noticed there was one!🤦🏻‍♀️😂 Here‘s a link: https://whitmanarchive.org/item/anc.02135 (edited) 8mo
Karisa Oh my gosh! Seeing what Whitman underlined and his annotated notes on the writings Thoreau 😍 He underlined: “It is the characteristic of great poems that they will yield of their sense in due proportion to the hasty and the deliberate reader.” (edited) 8mo
TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ I‘m so glad you love it! And are taking on my research 😘 I hope the notes came through with the books on the little Amazon papers!! 8mo
See All 11 Comments
TheBookHippie Also glad you landed finally!! 8mo
KateReadsYA Wow those books are absolutely beautiful 🥰 8mo
Karisa @TheBookHippie 🥰🥰🥰 8mo
AmyG Beautiful! 8mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 8mo
Karisa @dabbe I was away for 4 days, so he is stuck to me like glue today 😊 8mo
kspenmoll Lovely! 8mo
AnnCrystal 💕🐕💝. 8mo
48 likes11 comments
blurb
Karisa
The Women: A Novel | Kristin Hannah
post image

On our DC 8th grade trip and one of the students posted this photo to the group chat. She wrote: “Out of all the amazing pictures I took today, I'm posting this one in honor of World War 2 and Women's history month. The name of the woman who spoke this quote was Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby. . .

Karisa The quote represents the historical importance of women in the army and how they served our country equal to everyone else that served. They are figures of independence and equality.” Kids like this make me hopeful for the future! 9mo
TheBookHippie 💕✊🏼💕 9mo
AnnCrystal 💝🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸💝! 9mo
KadaGul @Karisa 🇺🇸👷‍♀️👩‍🎓👩‍🏭👩‍🔬👩‍⚕️🪖⛑️🇺🇸#WomenHistory 9mo
AmyG 🙌🏻 9mo
49 likes5 comments
quote
Karisa
post image

The quote from our school's bulletin this morning. God, I love my school! 💗

review
Karisa
post image
Pickpick

Thought provoking read that was as much social commentary as it was story. It features 5 young women in Seoul working and reflecting on life. The societal pressures to be “perfect women” are high. Fascinating and insightful.

For my Korean food, I‘m using it as an excuse to go get some Somi Somi AhBoong down the street. I‘m sure my daughter will be wanting BonChon next week to while on spring break too.🍦

#FoodandLit #SouthKorea @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Fantastic! 👏🏼 that looks yummy! 🇰🇷 9mo
TheBookHippie Your package is delivered!! 9mo
Karisa @TheBookHippie Hurray! I‘ll tell my son to bring it in. I‘m in Sonoma area dropping my daughter back off at university 😊 9mo
See All 13 Comments
TheBookHippie @Karisa 🙃🙂🙃🙂🙃 9mo
Karisa @TheBookHippie got it! Thank you! 😊 9mo
TheBookHippie @Karisa YAY I AM SO EXCITED!! LOL. 💝 9mo
Karisa @TheBookHippie Me too! I will be opening it late on the 30th. Leaving for DC Tuesday night and returning about 9:30pm Saturday. Ironically our quick layover is at Midway near-ish to you! 😊 9mo
TheBookHippie @Karisa No worries!! Midway is so much better than O'Hare!! OY. Have fun! I will open on the 30th as well!! FUN! 9mo
Karisa @TheBookHippie That‘s what I‘ve heard on Midway. Leading a group of 30 8th graders and some parents. Very thankful it‘s an easy one to navigate 😊 9mo
Karisa @TheBookHippie Op! Checking when opening day was and I reread the what to send list. I‘d left something out so I took a page from your book and sent it via Amazon. Should be there Thursday (1 or 2 boxes of little items). 😅🥰 9mo
TheBookHippie @Karisa 🙃😅 off to go read 🙃👀😱 9mo
TheBookHippie @Karisa 😅 I think I did it right 😅🤣 my mail is 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 I use Amazon to be sure it gets delivered. 9mo
58 likes13 comments
blurb
Karisa
Foster | Claire Keegan
post image

*I have to read every night before sleep in bed
*Smart, helpful, magical Hermoine Granger. Maybe she‘d take pity on me and magically organize my house and garage 😂
*House on the Cerulean Sea and American Gods
*Foster (tagged), Kindred, Handmaid‘s Tale…
*I need reading glasses but am always losing them🤓

#LItsyFoundFamilySwap @KateReadsYA

KateReadsYA I added Kindred to my TBR!! 🤗 9mo
CatLass007 I have Kindred and Parable of the Sower in my Audible library. I need to bump them up further on my list. 9mo
Karisa @CatLass007 oooh, Parable of the Sower is amazing! 9mo
See All 9 Comments
CatLass007 I‘ve gotten out of the habit of reading science fiction, which is especially terrible because science fiction is my first love. Maybe I‘ve just branched out to other genres. But I‘m working on having balance in the types of books I read and Octavia Butler is one of the authors I want to include. 9mo
Karisa @CatLass007 Me too! I used to only read sci-fi and fantasy but lately I‘ve been more into historical fiction and even nonfiction. It‘s like my reading taste buds have changed, but in my heart, I‘m still a sci-fi person 😂 9mo
CatLass007 Absolutely! I‘ve been listening to a lot of urban fantasy and crime books. I thought I‘d expand my interests by participating in #AuthorAMonth, #SundayBuddyRead, and #LiteraryCrew. I loved The Spectacular because I used to live in New York and all of her books take place in NYC Landmarks. I also loved The Bandit Queens and hope to see more books by the author. So many books, so little time!!! 9mo
Karisa @CatLass007 Agreed! I‘ll have to check those out! Thanks for the recs! 9mo
CatLass007 You‘re welcome. If you read anything interesting, please let me know. 9mo
CatLass007 Look on Amazon and order some lanyards for your reading glasses. There are some really nice ones. You‘ll probably end up looking a bit like a little old lady when you move your glasses to your nose, but it will keep your readers handy. 9mo
34 likes9 comments
blurb
Karisa
Untitled | Untitled
post image

On its way to you, @TheBookHippie ! So excited for #LitsyFoundFamilySwap opening day! Thanks, @KateReadsYA 😊

KateReadsYA Woohoo 🎉 9mo
TheBookHippie Oooo ♥️👀 9mo
39 likes2 comments
blurb
Karisa
Untitled | Untitled
post image

LA Festival of Books schedule is released 😊 https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/schedule/

Any others out there planning on attending?

Captivatedbybooks Ooo this sounds fun! 9mo
AnnCrystal 💫📚👏☺️💝! 9mo
Leftcoastzen Such a great event! 9mo
39 likes3 comments
review
Karisa
Small Things Like These | Claire Keegan
post image
Pickpick

Like many of you, Claire Keegan is fast becoming an auto-read author for me. Small Things like These manages to be powerful and descriptive while also being able to be read in about an hour. It takes on a big topic such as the mistreatment of unwed young women in Ireland in such a thought-provoking way too. Just brilliant.

AmyG She writes so simply and says so much. She‘s become a big favorite. 9mo
Karisa @AmyG Exactly! 9mo
59 likes1 stack add2 comments
review
Karisa
Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
post image
Pickpick

Important and beautifully organized. This powerful book has a lot to say about our justice system and how we treat our prisoners today despite being set in the future. I found it tough to read at many points but I‘m glad to have done so—almost feels like bearing witness to a tragedy. Hamara, Loretta, and Sunset are so fully rendered and the footnotes pack a real punch… Just amazing

55 likes1 stack add
blurb
Karisa
Chain-Gang All-Stars | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
post image

Tough but important fiction. Set in the near future, prisoners are given a chance at freedom—Hunger Games style. It is filled with footnotes giving insight into our prison system which is clearly its own blunt weapon disproportionately hurting people of color. This book does not let up the intensity. Whew!

review
Karisa
The Wild Robot | Peter Brown
post image
Pickpick

Feels like a classic! Beautiful slim novel following a shipwrecked robot just trying to make sense of the world and make friends. Thanks for the recommendations here on Litsy, and I‘ll be sure to recommend this to my middle schoolers. 💗🤖🪿🌲

monalyisha Have you read his picture book? A favorite. 10mo
Karisa @monalyisha Oooh. I might need that for my classroom. Looks great!💗 10mo
Tamra Yes, a beautiful classic! 10mo
TheBookHippie The whole series is wonderful ♥️♥️♥️ 10mo
75 likes2 stack adds4 comments
blurb
Karisa
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

#LitsyFoubdFamily

This swap sounds like so much fun and perfect for many of us on Litsy! The theme is Found Family 💗Check it out on @KateReadsYA for more details. Link to sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemAWZtg0XYwqHIs2PvW_MQxyUlJZixHegQF0Nd...

KateReadsYA Thanks for sharing 🤩 I'm excited you're joining us. 10mo
Karisa @KateReadsYA Thanks for coming up with such a great idea and hosting! 💗 10mo
KateReadsYA @Karisa You're very welcome. 10mo
34 likes3 comments
blurb
Karisa
Yellowface | R F Kuang
post image

Wowza! Only 25% into this book, but I don‘t think there‘s ever been a main character I‘ve needed to yell at more! This book comes in fast and packs a punch! Almost scared to read what June will do next… 😵‍💫

AnnCrystal 😂, that's how I felt with the character, Daphne in Never by Jessa Hastings. Exhausting, right? 10mo
Karisa @AnnCrystal 😂 I‘m reading like 🫣 10mo
dabbe June needs a good jab! 🤩 10mo
See All 6 Comments
Karisa @dabbe 👃🥊 🫢😂 10mo
Birdsong28 I didn't know whether to feel sorry for her or hate her!! 10mo
AnnCrystal @Karisa 😂. 10mo
68 likes6 comments
review
Karisa
The Fox Wife: A Novel | Yangsze Choo
post image
Pickpick

Fun adventure that‘s part folktale and part historical detective novel. One of the pov characters is a fox female who is straight out of a storybook. The other is an aging detective with a magical gift. It was enlightening to learn more about foxes (both feared and worshipped in some parts of Asia). Added bonus of this on audiobook is that it is read by the author—beautiful voice!

Special thanks to NetGally and MacMillan audio for early access.

57 likes1 stack add
blurb
Karisa
The Fox Wife: A Novel | Yangsze Choo
post image

Just started this audiobook on NetGalley and loving her voice! It‘s read by the author and is a cool mixture of folktale/detective novel. Delicious!

Karisa @TheBookHippie Yes! 💗 11mo
45 likes2 comments
review
Karisa
Diva: A Novel | Daisy Goodwin
post image
Pickpick

Imagine a life of tremendous fame and unparalleled singing talent. Diva shows the life of Maria Callas vividly. Filled with celebrities and abuse, her life was like a soap opera. I went into this book not knowing much about her but feel like I have a better appreciation for her strength. The audiobook is well performed by Lorelei King who took on a challenge bringing so many famous voices to life (Onassis, Monroe. . .).

TheBookHippie I love her and I preordered this. So glad to hear it is good! 11mo
Crazeedi I saw this one and definitely want to read!! 11mo
53 likes2 stack adds2 comments
blurb
Karisa
Diva: A Novel | Daisy Goodwin
post image

#FactfromFiction
The famous opera singer Maria Callas actually was using a stage last name (real name Kalogeropoulos) and was pregnant at one point with Aristotle Onassis‘ child while he was still married to a lady named Tina. 🫣

Her life seems like a soap opera according to this historical fiction book! @ShyBookOwl

review
Karisa
post image
Pickpick

Missing the views but not the responsibility of being in charge on the sixth grade camp trip last week! Had some time to finish a couple of books though while sleeping little. 😂 One book completed there was Throne of Glass. Typical but solid YA fantasy—I enjoyed it. Tough, strong, smart protagonist gathering her allies while kicking butt. Celaena is a convicted assassin with a chance at freedom via an evil King‘s competition.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 🌅 11mo
slategreyskies So pretty! 🥰 11mo
AnnCrystal 😍👍💝. 11mo
65 likes3 comments
review
Karisa
post image
Pickpick

A fun blend of historical fiction and fantasy in the vein of Mary Stewart and Simone St. James. This novel follows Laura Iven, an injured Canadian WWI nurse, who longs to find her younger brother, Freddie, a missing soldier. She finds help in unexpected places. Reality blurs with some characters facing an impossible choice: to rejoin the harsh, fast-changing real world or hide in an enticing fantasy world.

46 likes2 stack adds
blurb
Karisa
Untitled | Anonymous
post image

Hey Litsy! What‘s a great picture book for fifth graders who are about to be in middle school? I‘ve been invited to read aloud at a school and want something good, inspiring, fun, etc!

Ruthiella @mandarchy @LibrarianRyan These two might have some idea! 😃 11mo
LibrarianRyan Hum. I might suggest some biography picturebooks. Mainly because the age group. I would stay away from lipple people big dreams but more non series ones. Let me think. I‘ll have more suggestions later. 11mo
LibrarianRyan Another thing, maybe instead of picture books, maybe some stories out of anthologies. There are some fantastic stories in robots bs fairies and other popular anthology book. 11mo
See All 17 Comments
LibrarianRyan Let me think k on some of my favorite picture books for older kids. Oh, old book, and horror, but I love it. It‘s about the dog eating the mailman I. It‘s dreams. 11mo
Karisa @LibrarianRyan Hurray! Thank you! I‘ll check them out 😊 11mo
mandarchy I read picture books to 5th graders weekly. I've listed books I've read aloud on Goodreads. But my favorites are always the fairy tales that are too grotesque for the little kids. They've loved Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella and the Little Mermaid. They also love true stories about people or animals that have overcome adversity. 11mo
TheBookHippie This one is a fav 11mo
TheBookHippie I‘m currently reading chapter book 11mo
thewallflower0707 An oldie but goldie: Percy Jackson and the Olympians! For something easier, I recommend Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke. If they don‘t like fantasy, Lord of the Thieves by Funke is great. 11mo
thewallflower0707 Nevermind, just saw you asked for picture books 🫣 11mo
Karisa @mandarchy Good advice! Thank you! 11mo
Karisa @TheBookHippie Great ideas! I‘ll check those out! Thank you 💗 11mo
mandarchy @TheBookHippie those are great ideas. If they already know The Wild Robot, they will love Brown's picture books. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE finding Winnie. 11mo
TheBookHippie @mandarchy I read to 5th once a month but I read picture books to all ages k4-12. I read them at the alternative high school over lunch time. As for The Wild Robot I‘ve been reading that since it came out so if they had a sibling they know it‘s coming I read one and two in that series. I‘ve not read the third one yet. I love Finding Winnie too. It‘s been a hit. 11mo
46 likes17 comments
review
Karisa
post image
Pickpick

Great on audiobook read by the author. It alternates between fascinating, sad, and funny often in the same sentence. The historical sexual slang terms were hilarious (flapdoodle?!) and the author often cites the year said slang was first used. The topics range from serious (sexual assault) to odd (what was first used for condoms). Thanks, @thewallflower0707 for the #AuldLangSpine recommendation! @monalyisha 😊

thewallflower0707 I‘m glad you enjoyed it! It‘s definitely an unusual but very fun read. I highly recommend her podcast “Betwixt the Sheets” where she covers a wide range of topics on sex, scandal and society. It‘s amazing! 11mo
Karisa @thewallflower0707 Ooh, thank you! She‘s such a badass! It sounds great! 11mo
monalyisha Flapdoodle! 11mo
65 likes2 stack adds3 comments
review
Karisa
Foster | Claire Keegan
post image
Pickpick

Wow! This beautiful novella packs a punch. Set in Ireland, a girl goes to live with another family and sees how different life can be. Not a word is wasted. It‘s absolutely perfect!

AmyG No word is wasted. Bingo…great way to describe her writing. 11mo
64 likes1 comment
blurb
Karisa
post image

Ok, Spotify, how can an audiobook be “included in premium” but your service only allow a certain amount of time to listen to audiobooks? And if you listen at a faster rate, it still counts it as regular speed. Irritating! 😤

5feet.of.fury How many hours do they allow? 11mo
RamsFan1963 @5feet.of.fury You get 15 hours of listening time. The same thing happened to me on Monday, stopped mid book. I had to wait until today, when I played my monthly subscription, that I had another 15 hours. Of course I'll end up using 8 of those to finish the book I'm on now. 11mo
5feet.of.fury @RamsFan1963 ugh. I saw that they started doing audiobooks & I figured maybe I‘d get out of the dark ages & finally get a subscription since that‘s an added benefit. So, good for short books, but have to time it right… I‘d be so annoyed 11mo
See All 8 Comments
RamsFan1963 @5feet.of.fury It's kind of my own fault. I'd listened to 60 Songs That Explain The 90, which was 9 hours long, then started the Doctor Who book. I didn't check its length, which is 15 hours, so it stopped after 6 hours in. I still like they added audiobooks without raising the price. I'll just have to pay more attention to the lengths in the future. 11mo
Karisa Yeah, it feels like it‘s better to think of it as one audiobook a month. You can pay for more time, but it‘s $12.99 for 10 more hours. It‘s odd they‘re using hours to count the time allowed with their audiobooks but don‘t use the actual hours you used if you listen at a faster speed setting. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 11mo
quietlycuriouskate I'm still peeved that only my husband (main account holder) gets the 15 hrs of audiobook listening. Daughter and I get NOTHING on our linked accounts, even though they're still on a premium subscription. 🤔 11mo
Megabooks This is just such an odd way of selling audiobooks. I just listened to a 14 hour one, so I‘m done for the month. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I guess it‘s better than nothing! 11mo
AnnCrystal ?? That is odd. They're taking away our CDs and DVDs, make the printed book more difficult to find locally...and then control the way we listen, watch, and read! All too strange!! 11mo
42 likes8 comments