Fittingly, I finished this audiobook on a very very long #audiowalk of my own! It was just as good as I remembered.

Though if I listen to The Running Man at some point I do not plan on running.

I went for an initially rainy but ultimately really beautiful #audiowalk today with one of my favorite Stephen King books. (My walk was much more peaceful than the Long Walkers')

I think I watch too much Frasier because this just reads like a Maris joke to me. 🙃
(Also, is she medically okay? That seems really low, especially for a child.)

Messy house featuring some of the many books I need to read and all four doggos arranged as if posing for a renaissance painting.

So it could easily be that I'm more sensitive to this because I've been reading more fantasy/sci-fi/not-contemporary-realism things lately, but I'm 41 pages in and I feel like there's a jarring amount of name/brand-dropping in this book. I know it's unnatural to have no brands mentioned at all (like a Food Network show saying Marshmallow Crispy Rice Squares), but to me the balance is noticeably off. There were other examples, but this is a 2-for-1

I'm not sure why this book didn't really click with me, because I've seen lots of rave reviews. The setting was beautifully described (it was perfect for some cold wintry #audiowalking), but the story itself felt a little thin and un-mysterious to me. I was a bit underwhelmed by the investigation and was not expecting the romance at all. Still, it was a nice and short palate-cleanser to listen to between longer books. I'm going with a 3.3/5 :)

Having some quiet reading time with this poor sick boy. Tagged book is really engaging and creepy so far! I'm sad to have missed out on this 24in48, but I'll try to do the summer one.

Almost to the end of this one now! It's been perfect for lots of #audiowalk -ing in the snowy weather. (I'm turning into a real audiobook addict!)

Enjoying an #audiowalk on this unbelievably gorgeous day! Shorts and t-shirt weather with beautiful fall colors and a creepy book make for the ideal October day.

Finally finished my reread/listen of Morning Star! I'll be ready to read Iron Gold soon, although I'll probably start something from the huge pile of spooky books I just got in the #audible sale first.

I usually listen to an audiobook in bed, but last night I ended up listening for more than an hour to get through a sad thing I knew was coming. Made myself cry and then couldn't get to sleep! #justonemorechapter

Ursula has decided I'm not allowed to read this afternoon.

Happy Birthday Stephen! I'll always be proud to be a #constantreader!

Look at them, so beautiful and so expensive. I want unlimited book money! :(

I just realized that it's practically September and if I want to read this before the movie comes out I better get cracking! Niles is already spooked.

Also (part 2) - I figured out the sticker problem. I hadn't updated my Litsy app because my phone storage was full of pet pictures and videos. (But look at these guys!)

Also, this happened yesterday! This year I set a more reasonable goal (to beat my best total by one) and blasting through Saga helped a lot. (Maybe this will be the year that I actually break 100? That's been my goal the last few years - I've never actually reached it.)

Okay, Wheel of Time is still happening, but I couldn't resist the eclipse mood any longer. I've read this twice but never listened to the audio, so I'm excited!

(I would have put one of those yellow book guys with headphones on here, but I don't have/can't find those stickers? I have an older Android phone.)

Finished Final Girls (the dialogue was a bit clunky sometimes and I found the ending to be a bit of a stretch, but it was very hard to put down!) and now I think I'll dive back into Wheel of Time for awhile.

Almost suspiciously so, although I can't remember if I'm thinking of Dark Places or Sharp Objects.

My new Wheel of Time strategy is alternating The Eye of the World with other, shorter things I'd like to read. So now's the time to try to catch up on #botm!

Library books returned.
Ebook holds suspended.
Goodreads goal almost reached.

It's time.

Spine poetry 3

We have always lived in the castle
It can't happen here
Long after midnight
Shadows on the rock -
The running man
The Ribbajack
Let the right one in

#24in48
#spinepoetry

Spine poetry part 2.

Th birthday of the world
Where late the sweet birds sang
After long silence
An ember in the ashes

#24in48 #spinepoetry

Ahh I'm awake for the spine poetry part! But not by much! I have a few that I'm throwing together - here's part 1.

Four ways to forgiveness:
Atonement
Release
Annihilation
Unicorns!

#24in48 #spinepoetry

I had a stopwatch issue while audiocooking (it's been resetting while paused but who gave it permission to reset while it's still running?) but I think I can math something with my audible listening time and fix it. It won't be exact, though. :/
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I'm home from work and now I can really start #readathon -ing. At this point it'll be more of a #21in30 than a #24in48 but I still think I can make it!

For my #24in48 readathon #shelfie, I got the brilliant idea of plopping our new kitty Ursula on the shelf of her namesake and taking a picture as quickly as possible.

I'm barely into my (early start) #24in48 and I've finished one book! It helps that it was a reread and I was almost done with it already. I don't know if I'll be able to make it through the whole series again before the movie, but it's nice to revisit this world (these worlds?).

So, I think I'm more than prepared for the #24in48 readathon. (This doesn't even include audiobooks!) I know I won't finish everything, but it's nice to have options. I'm actually going to be starting a few hours early, because I work tomorrow. I think it'll even out. :)

Decision time. To begin a Dark Tower reread, or to start American Gods? Hmm...

Overdue #readathon update - I finished Monsters of Men (which was GREAT) and I've listened to more of The Circle. Then I got a little sidetracked taking videos of the rain and the dogs and deciding what to watch while we ate. (But I hadn't seen On Golden Pond before!) So now I'm pairing a little Stephen with some iced coffee and trying not to feel like a readathon failure.

#deweys24hourreadathon

Alright - so begins #deweys24hourreadathon. Listening to The Circle and making coffee and trying to revive myself.

(The irony of including The Circle in a social media update is not lost on me.)

I just now signed up for #deweys24hourreadathon (which starts in 7 hours). I think there will definitely be some sleeping tomorrow but I'll do my best. I get to start by reading the last 15% or so of Monsters of Men, so I'll feel like I've really made progress.

I tried to get "happy" but the best I could get was "I have lifted my head from my nap and I'm not sure what you want from me".

Mario Batali understands me.

So - I accidentally took a bit of a long nap. At this point I could read straight through to midnight and not *quite* make it. However, I'm going to keep at it to see how far I can get (and if I finish before 9 am Monday it's still technically within 48 hours of when I started, which satisfies me.) #24in48

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We've got movement from TBR to HJBR (Has Just Been Read). It had a lot of goats. On we go! #24in48

I've got my stack and my "MUG"-mug ready. Let's do this! #24in48