“He will never die. His love, his genius, the great beauty he has created will go on forever…” The best book I‘ve read this year. Heartbreaking and inspiring all in one. What hit me the most about this novel is that it‘s not just a biography of Van Gogh‘s life, but demonstrates the profound bond and love between two brothers.

February #bookspin 💕 unfortunately I couldn‘t get the whole list into one picture 🤷🏻‍♀️

Why I keep trying to read Fitzgerald, I will never understand. It‘s that idea that he‘s this classic author and I love classical fiction so I should be able to appreciate his work. It‘s not for me; I can‘t get passed his depiction of women. The only thing I can say is he knows how to paint a setting, I feel like I‘m actually there. Not a great start to #bookspin, so hopefully the next one is better 🤣

Here is my January #bookspin list! A few are missing because they are ebooks and one is jammed in the back of my bookshelf and I didn‘t want to take it out. 🤣

⭐️⭐️⭐️It is a decent read, however I think I am over the story line. I think I will be taking a longer break from the series than normal.🤷🏻‍♀️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of the best horror books I‘ve ever read! Side note: Does anyone else hate when the book cover is of the movie/t.v. show? Especially in this case when the book is so vastly different than the show 😒

I‘m on break from my masters program and can now devote more time to reading for fun! Here is my June list for #bookspin ☺️

Here is my February #bookspin list and bingo board! Here‘s to hoping I have better luck this month; I‘m trying to at least read a half hour every day of a book that‘s not for work/program. I have some books on this list that I‘m pretty excited about 🤞🏼🤞🏼

My #bookspin and first book of the year was..okay. The message was clear and very interesting, definitely thought provoking in instances. However, much of the book including some language used felt a little dated. To be fair, it was written quite some time ago. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ included in the picture is my new baby Bruce! I adopted him last weekend and he is such a sweet boy 😻

Here is my first #bookspin list for the year 2021. I have had a bit of a hiatus when it comes to reading, so I really want to pick it back up this year. Hope everyone has a great start to their year! @TheAromaofBooks

If this book has taught me anything it‘s that Nature has always been here and will continue to be here long after we‘re gone.

#bookhaul I have tried really hard not to buy any books until I at least get through some of the books I already have... I made it two months 🙈

My August #bookspin list this month is all women authors! I am very excited to finally get a chance to read some of these. The list is featured with the Dill Pickle Chip Dip I made tonight 😂 Pinterest has some of the best ideas!

My #officialbookspin for the month of July! I loved the concept of the Bingo challenge and will definitely try that again going into August (June/July has not been kind to me). As for this book, I thought the different narrator voices was interesting and it was pretty laugh out loud funny in some parts. The book itself was okay, still think Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is Foer‘s best novel.

From the last 100 pages to the end I was doing nothing but crying. Amazing book, the idea of this type of narrator is something I‘ve never read before and it was definitely an interesting take. I couldn‘t stop reading it and at 2:30 in the morning, I finished it. Haunting..

My #bookspin list for July! I‘ll do my best with the bingo, but I am also doing Wheelathon with GoodReads this summer too so we will see how much I can get done 😂

My June list for #bookspin! Most of the books are physical copies, but two of them are ebooks this time. Also, not sure why I wrote the last five in bright yellow, I can barely read them 😂

These past few weeks has been insane, so I just finished my #doublespin for #bookspin. This book was okay, very preachy but maybe if I read it in a different point in life, I wouldn‘t have thought this way.

My children‘s books came in today! Which one should I read for my virtual read aloud today? 🤔

While volunteering at the free breakfast/lunch program, I will be starting my #doublespin for #bookspinbonanza. It‘s a movie book cover and I had no idea there even was a movie on this book 🤣

Book 1 of #bookspinbonanza completed! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was pretty good; there were some major cliches, but overall a decent read 👍🏼 On to the next!

#pemberlittens It finally came in from Thrift Books! Now I can start reading it!

First up for #bookspinbonanza ☺️ This book has been sitting on my shelf for AWHILE so I‘m excited to finally read it!
I am embarrassed to say that I can‘t start the #pemberlittens S&S because I realized, on April 30th, that I owned EVERY SINGLE Jane Austen novel...except that one 🤦🏻‍♀️ So I am still waiting for the book to come in the mail. I am just dumbfounded that I own Mansfield Park, but not S&S 😂

I am really quite behind on my reviews/posts on here and there‘s no excuse for it. Since I only write in my journal the ones that I absolutely loved, I need to at least record the rest.
Not to say that I didn‘t enjoy this book! I really did; very interesting about the World‘s Fair and H. H. Holmes. To be honest I picked up the book because of Holmes, but I liked the parallels Larson drew between the two plot points.

So along with reading for the #PemberLittens book club and Reddit‘s book club, I will also be participating in #bookspinbonanza 🙈 Am I crazy? A little bit, but it‘s fine! I have not had this much fun reading and analyzing books since college. I am so happy to have found my old passion again.

I tear up at the last page, close the book slowly, and slightly nod my head...phenomenal book.

#firstlinefridays

“Ships at a distance have every man‘s wish on board.”

My current reading selection and where I am in each one. It kind of looks like they‘re all on the same page! 😂

How I‘m dealing with quarantine: cricuting everything I own! I put this on my book cart tonight ⚡️

I have to start writing notes to myself so I can keep all of the crazy footnotes straight! 😂

Meet my two new reading companions, Tom and Minerva! Finding these two love bugs was absolute fate, they both legitimately fell into my lap and haven‘t left since. 🥰

I am almost too excited to start off 2020 with this book! I haven‘t felt this electric energy to read something in a long time.

Here I am; I have stacks of books I have yet to read, but I just end up picking books I‘ve already read...twice. Why am I like this? 🤦🏻‍♀️

I have four bingos 😂 some of these I‘m not terribly proud of, but I am who I am. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Thanks for posting this @TheReadingMermaid

I think Winifred likes my latest used book haul!! Only $1 for all of these!!

I have been sick on the couch with laryngitis for the past couple of days. The only things making it better are tea, soup, and one of my favorite books! Every few years I will pick this book back up and I‘m still amazed at how well written Scout is as a protagonist. I love books that have an “unreliable” narrator and Scout is just so humorous!

Day 2: “Blood, Blood Everywhere...” #goosebumpschallenge

Today marks the first day of my 31 days of #GoosebumpsChallenge! Halloween has always been my favorite holiday and these books were a main part of my childhood. Pulling them all out of an old box and putting them on a shelf made me so nostalgic and excited for this challenge! First up: the absolute classic, Welcome to Dead House 💀

After reading everything written by Sylvia Plath and her journal, I thought I would read Ted Hughes‘s book of poems Birthday Letters, which mainly consists of stories of their relationship. It was interesting to see the other side of the affair and how her depression was interpreted by him.

My $1.20 book haul and the newest member to my home, Winnie!

The latest haul from the used section in the library!! All for $1....I may have a problem 🤷🏻‍♀️

Congratulations on your milestone @britt_brooke 🤗 #250kgiveaway

Reading always helps calm me down when I‘m anxious and can‘t sleep. In these instances, I tend to go for poems or short stories.

Pausing my current book to read some scary stories. Honestly, I‘m just feeling a little nostalgic for one of my favorite childhood summertime reads.

Small book haul from the used section at the library featuring my favorite Litograph tote! The books all together only cost me $0.80!!!

My favorite way to spend the end of a Sunday when all of the cleaning is done!

Finally finished putting my book case together!! I love how it looks right now, but I know it‘ll start looking messy just like my book shelf does soon 😂

On vacation in Nashville, TN reading a book about a couple living their life in leisure. 😂Although I do have more ambition than the Patch‘s, I wish this vacation didn‘t have to end!