Saw this on Instagram, while I can't say I'd wear this, I thought it looked like something I can say I haven't seen before. Very cool looking. Wondering if those are actually spines from old books.
SRWCF How creative! 5d
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Saw this on Instagram, while I can't say I'd wear this, I thought it looked like something I can say I haven't seen before. Very cool looking. Wondering if those are actually spines from old books.
"The hardest part of this job isn't the stealing" [It's the escaping]
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
"I prefer metal to people, which is why the forge is my safe space."
Loving this book, the main character takes introverted to a new level and is an excellent character.
I'm currently reading The Magnolia Palace, a Historical Fiction I got from BOTM. I was very interested to learn that one of the main characters, Lillian "Angelica" Carter, is based on Audrey Munson, Miss Manhattan herself. Audrey Munson was one of the most famous muses and sculpture models in NYC and was dubbed American Venus. But also, she is the muse and model for "Wisconsin (Forward)". The statue at the top of my home states capitol building.
Does anyone familiar with YALLfest in Charleston know when the tickets usually go on sale? Already have plane tickets and hotel reservations, just waiting on ticket sales.
#YALLfest
Coming across several errors, about 3 or 4 wrong words in 60 pages, minor things. Enjoying the book though.
Armentrouts books, especially the FFBA and Flesh and Fire series' I've seen several punctuation errors. Usually a missing quotation mark ending a dialogue line. Found a quotation mark error in all three of the FBAA books and the Shadow book.
This gorgeous gem of a book hiding under the dust jacket! I always read hardcovers with them on, but when I finish them the dust jackets go away and the books go on the shelves in their birthday suits. And pulling off the jackets after reading is like unwrapping a gift, it's exciting to see what's waiting underneath... This is one of my favorite hardcover designs yet.
1) Tagged - Almost finished
2) The Inheritance Games - Absolutely fantastic. The main character is very well created, and the endlessly intriguing plot kept me going. The Hawthorne Legacy was fantastic too and very much looking forward to the final book in August.
3) Gaming Saturday, reading Sunday. The typical weekend.
#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain
Just one book can make a significant difference. May your days be bumpy and significant.
Awesome Bookish Box Monthly this month! First ever BBM with stenciling. And a nice Terrasen beanie to boot, among other things, a very nice box.
First book of the new year. And may have plenty of time to read it. A friend I spent some of New Years Eve hanging out with tested positive for COVID on Saturday, despite being vaccinated. Made an appointment for a test for myself, also vaccinated, but couldn‘t get an appointment til this next weekend, no work until results likely.
Happy New Year all! May your books be ever in your favor, So Say We All!
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Final
My 2021 Book of the Year
Vespertine
Very Close Runner-up
A Court of Sliver Flames
So, after seeing some posts from @Clwojick and her interesting 2022 book journal preparations, I got an itch to do something to add to my reading experiences in 2022. I came up with two ideas, a Scavenger Hunt, as shown here and a Stats Challenge. I started building a list of things that show up in various books. As of now I have about 42 things on the list, and gave them names. Thought it might be fun.
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 12
::Books of December 2021::
•Favorite Book of December '21: These Hollow Vows
°Daughter of the Deep
°An Enchantment of Ravens
°Steelstriker
Not quite finished with THV, will finish tonight and the last book of 2021 for me, but it's excellent.
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 11
::Books of November 2021::
•Favorite Book of November '21: Vespertine
°Project Hail Mary
°EOTV
°Gods & Monsters
This was the hardest month to pick a favorite, they were all fantastic and basically all tied for first. Vespertine is pretty much just the width of a hair ahead.
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 10
::Books of October 2021::
•Favorite Book of October '21: The Light of All That Falls
°A Vow So Bold and Deadly
°A Heart So Fierce and Broken
°All These Warriors
°An Echo of Things To Come
October was decently productive for me, very difficult choosing a favorite that month. Loved them all.
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 9
::Books of September 2021::
•Favorite Book of September '21: The Shadow of What Was Lost
°A Curse So Dark And Lonely
°Ravage The Dark
Welcome to the Epilogue of 2021! The last week of the year, between Christmas and New Years, I refer to as the year's Epilogue. It's still the year it's been, but it always feels... different.
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 8
::Books of August 2021::
•Favorite Book of August '21: The Midnight Library
°Sky In The Deep
°Valhalla Rising
Not a very productive month in reading, was on a vacation for a couple weeks, went to NYC. Did buy a lot of books there though.
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 7
::Books of July 2021::
•Favorite Book of July '21: Axiom's End
°Dark Matter
°Turn Coat
°Ancient (Local Author...sort of)
°Sky Without Stars
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 6
::Books of June 2021::
•Favorite Book of June '21: Realm Breaker
(I have two; bought one, the other was Bookish Box Monthly)
°Grace and Glory
°The Crown of Gilded Bones
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 5
::Books of May 2021::
•Favorite Book of May '21: Rage and Ruin
°Storm and Fury
°WHK, SCT, ELB
°Stormbreak
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 4
::Books of April 2021::
•Favorite Book of April '21: Rule of Wolves
°Skyhunter
°Star Daughter
Not a very productive month reading wise for April.
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 3
::Books of March 2021::
•Favorite Book of March '21: TSIASOS
°Namesake
°The Lives of Saints (Grishaverse)
°The Inheritance Cycle Books.
It was a Paolini month, it was very difficult choosing a favorite, but TSIASOS just barely edged above.
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 2
::Books of February 2021::
•Favorite Book of February '21: A Court of Silver Flames (no contest)
°Armada
°Atlantis Found
°FBAA
°AKOFAF
°Wings of Ebony
A Year In Books - My Reads of 2021 - Day 1
::Books of January 2021::
•Favorite Book of January '21: Sorcery of Thorns
°Ninth House (a very near second.)
°Fable
°Lore
°Circe
°KotW
"Do you know what irony is, de León?" ~Jean-François
"They make swords out of it, don't they? Mix it with coally and hit it with a hammery?" ~ Gabriel de León
? Lol...
"A life without books is a life not lived."
"Put a man in a room for a hundred years with a thousand books and he will know a million truths. Put him in a room for a year with silence, and he'll know himself"
~ Gabriel de León
TBR unruliness. So many many TBRs waiting to go vertical (my TBRs stay horizontal until they‘ve earned the honor of going vertical by being finished…. …. I‘m weird lol 🤷♂️).
I‘ve tried reading multiple books at once, but I get literary headaches trying to keep track of multiple storylines, characters and worlds at once. So it‘s one book at a time for me.
Today is my 6-Year Bookaversary of being a book-obsessed bookworm. Most of my life I avoided books, didn't have the time, was not interested. For several years before 10/15/15, I started feeling the pull. No matter where I was, I started gravitating towards books. On 10/15/15, I succumbed, walking through a random store, a book caught my eye. I bought it, I read it... I bought more, read more. Then more. I converted.
My little Harry Potter cubby, with Knick-knacks I got from the Harry Potter New York store - minus the TriWizard Cup lamp which I got from Amazon.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone fully illustrated pop up books
-bottle of Butterbeer
-Chocolate Frog (I have no idea which wizard card I got since I haven‘t opened it)
-Deathly Hallows keychain
-Ginny Weasleys wand (on a stand I built with spare Lego Bricks)
FairyLoot FBAA Special Editions added to the few others I have.
Special Edition set of the first three books in the From Blood and Ash series finally arrived from FairyLoot. Loving these foil stamped hardcovers!
#BOTM
September BOTM picked! Rock Paper Scissors
Plus two add-ons: Recursion and Fate of the Fallen.
Home now. My little NYC haul:
Harry Potter New York stuff:
Ginny Weasleys wand (Ginny > Hermione)
Butter beer in bottle (didn‘t try it yet)
A Chocolate Frog (wander which wizard card I have)
Harry Potter/Sorcerers Stone SE Pop up.
HPNY and Deathly Hallows keychains.
12 books from 4 or 5 bookstores. The NY book from the Empire State Building.
Also got 3 Lego sets, but had them shipped from the BIG 5th Ave Store.
Nice day for a Central Park stroll. Don‘t have a book with me for once, but just a walkin‘. Going on 4 miles for me, which is pretty good for this usually introverted homebody. Started at 26th street in Chelsea and just started walking north, still goin, will either hit the Harlem River or pass out first.... I think I‘ll pass a couple bookstores though.
A visit to the newest Strand, Columbus Ave. pretty fruitful. NYC Trip is up to 7 books bought. Two and a half more days to go, with a payday in there.
Couldn‘t ask for a better reading nightlight.
Best bookstore ever!
Finally in NYC, and loving the view from my hotel room window. Time to clean up and go to the Strand (best bookstore in the country, imo)
At Horseshoe Curve (near Altoona, PA). Crossing the Appalachian Mountains by train.
“Librarians have knowledge. They guide you to the right books. The right worlds. They find the best places. Like soul-enhanced search engines”
The Midnight Library, pg 84
Chilling outside Union Station waiting for my train, reading Midnight Library under the sort of shade of the tower.
