pickHey guys! What‘s going on this fine Monday? For me? Well, I don‘t want to brag but, I just finished my first book since September. So this is a pretty big deal for me. Lol. To pull me out of my reading slump could only be done by a psychotic murderous unreliable narrator. It was a fantastic time hanging out with Anya!•
#fashionvictim #aminaakhtar #thriller #bloodthirsty #unreliablenarrator #bookofthemonth #kuehlerbookstop
THAT BIG BOOK SALE was amazing! I bought three hardcover books for $11! Crazy!! This is three day event in Mt. Pleasant, SC. It was first time going and I will definitely go again next year! This event raised over $5,000 for local libraries. So, so amazing!
My reading spot. It‘s my favorite spot in the house. It look out a window into the tree tops. ❤️#readingspot #kuehlerbookstop
When you can‘t finish a book in a “reasonable” time does it drive you crazy? It does me. I‘ve been in a terrible reading slump lately and all I want to do is finish a book. I have no problem starting, but it is TAKING FOREVER to finish, if at all. Any tips/tricks for pleasure reading in a busy, mind numbing schedule?•
#unfinishedbook #readingslump #openbook #bookanddrink #octbookstagram18 #kuehlerbookstop
My October tbr isn‘t ambitious by any means but since it‘s been taking me FOREVER to finish a book, if I even finish it, two books is a lot for me to take on. Especially since I have SO MUCH SCHOOL stuff. But these are two books I really want to read. Especially TLTIL! So, wish me all the good vibes and motivation!•
#octobertbr #thechalkman #thelasttimeilied #bookofthemonth #thriller #octbookstagram18 #kuehlerbookstop
Now that I have clean, pretty, rainbowish shelves I don‘t mind showing them off! Oh, and my Hufflepuff socks are cool, too! I hope everyone is having a relaxing Sunday because Monday brings back the unpleasant adult stuff 🙁.•
#shelfie #rainbowshelfie #socksunday #hufflepuff #everydayimhufflin #bookstagram #sundaybumday #bibliophile #kuehlerbookstop
Day seven of #bannedbooksweek I‘m showing off BELOVED. Definitely a very hard book to read. I can understand why this book would be challenged but it‘s definitely a book people should have the option of reading. This book has been challenged pretty much every year since it‘s been published. Reasons are “includes scenes of violent sex, including gang rape, and too graphic and extreme for teenagers.”•
#bannedbooksbonanza #beloved #tonimorrison
Day six of #bannedbooksweek I‘m showing off my favorite challenged books because it‘s just the most ridiculous challenge ever. I cannot roll my eyes far enough back. These are the three MOST challenged books of the HP series that I could find. The entire series has been challenged at one time or another. The most frequent complaint is that the books “promote Wicca practice.” Seriously? 😂•
#bannedbooksbonanza #harrypotter
Day five of #bannedbooksweek I‘m showing off ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES and ELEANOR & PARK. E&P challenged for use of vulgar language and both books challenged for being “pornographic.” Both of these books touch on subjects that are extremely relevant today. Depression/anxiety, fitting in, finding yourself, and love. These are things everyone needs to read about, things people need to be able to relate to and empathize with. #bannedbooksbonanza
Day four of #bannedbooksweek I‘m showing of Fifty Shades of Grey. One of my favorite series. This book is constantly being challenged. Most recently in 2016 (I think 🤔) for....wait for it....”very, very erotic, with all kinds of sex, sex sadism and masochism. And concerns of being poor literature” (ila.org). I bet you didn‘t see those reasons coming!•
#fiftyshadesofgrey #eljames #challengedbooks #kuehlerbookstop #bannedbookbonanza
For day three of #bannedbooksweek I‘m showing off FAHRENHEIT 451. This book has been challenged because the book has discussions of being drunk, smoking cigarettes, violence, “dirty talk,” references to the Bible and using God‘s name in vain (ala.org 2006). How absolutely absurd.•
#fahrenheit451 #raybradbury #bannedbook #bookstagram #bibliophile #kuehlerbookstop #bannedbookbonanza
For day two of #bannedbooksweek I‘m showing off THIRTEEN REASONS WHY. Challenged because a parent considered this book to be “pornographic.” Which, I‘m pretty certain, high schoolers are already looking at, and this is a book that most definitely needs to be read. By ALL ages.•
#bannedbooksweek2018 #thirteenreasonswhy #bannedbook #bannedbookbonanza
It‘s #bannedbooksweek! My second favorite week of the year. This week I‘m going to show off a few of my favorite banned/challenged books and the reason for being challenged. First up is ALL AMERICAN BOYS challenged for depicting policy brutality and painting police to be violent. I enjoy showing books that have been challenged because I hate censorship. I hate people telling other people what they shouldn‘t read.
I saw a leaf fall today so that means it‘s time to read @maggie_stiefvater. I don‘t know what it is about her books but fall really makes me crave her writing. Maybe it‘s because her writing has a way of curling around you and making you feel safe even though you have no idea what will happen. Or maybe it‘s because her writing is so magical with a hint if darkness to it. Or maybe it‘s simply because her books are like coming home.
#theravencycle
pickUnwilling Key (book 2) is so immersive making the journey, the action, the trials, that much more enthralling. Reunite with old characters & meet new characters who bring a completely new dynamic to the story. She gives us answers to questions we want to know & some we do not know we need but Sarah also continuously keeps us guessing. It is both unnerving & exhilarating how Sarah Beth Moore keeps us in the dark.
I really enjoy @bookofthemonth. I don‘t think I would have ever picked out WHEN KATIE MET CASSIDY on my own had it not been for the selections @bookofthemonth presented to me. Most months the books selected challenge me to pick a book outside my comfort genre and I‘m never left disappointed in my choice.•
#bookofthemonth #whenkatiemetcassidy #juneselection #lgbtqa
“Somebody had ripped my mind open and poured black ink inside.”
Off to a promising start! 😍
pickDark, twisted, quick to read.
“I think the absence of hope removes all empathy. Then all you want is for the rest of the world to suffer like you do.”
“‘Do I detect a renewal of your fighting spirit? I‘m so glad. To tell the truth, I‘ve been getting quite board.‘ He gives me an amused glance. ‘Bring it on, Grace — I‘m waiting for you.‘”
Brought out the unicorn bookmark because I have a huge suspicion that I‘m gonna need some happy while I read this book! Super excited though!!
Found this book for $6 the other day. I‘m in love with the cover! I‘m also glad to finally have this book on my TBR shelf! Who has read it, and what did you think??
Up next!! My first Agatha Christie book! Who has read her books before??
"And I feel I have something very serious & urgent to say to you, & I feel I should say it urgently. That life — whatever else it is — is short. That fate is cruel but maybe not random. That Death always wins but that doesn't mean we have to bow & grovel to it. That maybe even if we're not always so glad to be here, it's our task to immerse ourselves anyways: wade straight through the cesspool, while keeping eyes & hearts open."
I can‘t tell if this book is going to make me laugh or cry. And I‘m really nervous about that...
Next read. I‘ve heard nothing but amazing things. Can‘t wait to start it!!
#thescorpioraces #maggiestiefvater #autumnreads
“He was like Yoda, Buddha, and the Gladiator all rolled into one.”
“He was ripped, was Anton the pool guy; he looked like a stud on the cover of a romance novel. If you shot bullets at Anton‘s abdomen, you‘d want to do it from an angle, in case if a ricochet.”
I was skeptical of this book because it‘s Stephanie Perkins. The Queen of cute YA contemporaries that are squishy and adorable and full of love. Well, lol, this book is blood, guts, and gore and it‘s fantastic because it done in a way only Stephanie can do. Thoroughly creeped out but I‘m enjoying it!
I'm in a fantasy mood lately so this book is my current read. I've heard nothing but good things! So here he go!!
My last 5 star read. This book made me fall in love with Ryan Graudin's work. TWC is so powerful. I think about almost daily and I read it over a year ago. Love this book.
Read this in two days. Totally worth the 407 pages to FINALLY Magnus admit...thingssss!! ❤️❤️❤️
"Sometimes, to regain sanity, one had to acknowledge and embrace the madness."
"My father holds out a brass key...I turn it over and over and think about all the Atwaters who have held this key. He doesn't bother to explain why he's giving it to me, because I already know. BREAK THE CHAINS, the key key cries. TAKE WHAT IS YOURS."
"Even though I could create total darkness in my room, my thoughts always seemed to glow in the dark."
There's a thing that sometimes happens in your brain when you're the only survivor of a horrific accident. Part of you is happy because you're alive, but the rest of you in devastated. Then the sad part beats up the happy part until nothing is left, until all you feel is terrible sorrow for the people who didn't make it.
"The key is to start small. Focus on solving problems you can answer. Build some dry ground to stand on. And after you've put in the work, and IF you're lucky, the mystery of the overarching question becomes knowable. Like stepping back from a photomontage to witness the ultimate image revealing itself." - Blake Crouch DARK MATTER
I can't get over this cover! It's just so gorgeous!
pickI finished Nemesis by @brendan.reichs and my head exploded. Not at all how I saw this book ending. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. What an evil mastermind you'd have to be to write a conspiracy like this one. Hats off to you, sir! Now I will be holding all future books to this level of mind blowing-ness. Such a clever, witty, exceptional book. I eagerly await book two. •
#nemesis #brendanreichs #bookone
Hopefully the gory part is coming up. I didn't start this zombie book to read about a teen and his problems in High School...
A friend gifted this to me for finishing off my semester! I am absolutely loving it so far!
My first Zombie book! On page 31. Really enjoying it so far!
pickI loved this book. Everything about it. My real review is too long for this app so you can read the full the review on my blog. Www.kuehlerbookstop.wordpress.com
"Oh my Liam Neeson. I've been TAKEN!"
Hahaha I probably laughed way too hard at this line! ?
