reading and knitting
Current reads. ❤️📚
And so my 2023 ends with finishing this mystery that was very twisty and full of interesting characters and dark secrets. Interesting and more than a little depressing.
I went to the library today because Christmas is next week and I don‘t want to run out of reading material. And yes, I have three unread books by my bed and four on my kindle. But this stack? It makes me very happy and having lots of reading options calms my brain. I spend a lot of time making sure my brain is calm and my soul is content. Anyone else? What is your favorite coping skill? Books, knitting, and music are my top three.
“William‘s parents‘ grief had shaped him, like a glacier moving silently through a valley.”
This book is hauntingly beautiful and also heartbreaking. I love it.
I loved this book.
Sam and Sadie are friends and partners in creating a video game. Their friendship was built on a shared love of video games and creating other worlds. From the references to 1980s gaming to theory behind virtual worlds to Southern California locations, I loved all of it. I laughed, I cried, I texted my sister to see if she remembered Leisure Suit Larry. (She did.)
Photo = current knitting project
Delightful!!! I never want it to end.
My friends and I did a little local bookstore tour in Long Beach (California). We had a blast!
Just started this book and already hooked! I‘m really feeling the October & Halloween vibes this year. 🎃🖤👻🧡
What a blessing - a new Kate Morton book, a cuddly dog, and nothing else to do.
I started this series in November, 2022, during a time of personal crisis. I quickly switched to listening to the audiobooks, and enjoyed listening to the adventures of private investigator Kinsey while walking or doing a puzzle. Ten months later, I am happy and sad to finish the series. Kinsey was a friend to me when I needed a fictional companion and I will miss her.
Current reads. 21 days left until I go back to work. Soaking up as much summertime as each day can hold! #teachersoflitsy
I did it!!!
Another great story from Emily Henry. It wasn‘t my favorite of hers, but it checked all the boxes. And now I want to go to Maine!
Slow summer mornings unwind with coffee and reading on the back patio. I am loving this travel memoir! Anyone travel alone? Where did you go?
Last summer I tagged along with my husband on a business trip. During the day, I was on my own in Austin, Texas. It was a great time!
I‘m finally reading this book. I have mixed feelings so far, at about 20 pages in. My sandwich was amazing!
Reading and ice cream in the shade on a sunny summer day.
Library stack today. I found The History of Love at the used book store attached to the library, and bought it because I loved it so much. Now I can loan it to people. I started skimming it and nope - I‘m in for a complete re-read. And a nap.
I thought this was one of the better ones - the characters were more developed and I liked the past and present narration. I‘m almost done with the series - only 6 more!
Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
Audiobook + puzzle is my current jam.
Rainy days. Coffee and a book in front of the fireplace. This is my absolute best self-care.
First book of 2023! This took me awhile to read because I couldn‘t figure out the writer‘s style. By the end, though, I got it and liked it. This complicated story about a group of four friends at boarding school and a brutal murder of a young man was interesting and I didn‘t figure it out until the end.
I finished the H audiobook this week - last book of 2022. I‘m burning through the Sue Grafton mysteries and loving them. 2022 was good for reading - I exceeded my goal!
I‘ve decided to read all of Sue Grafon‘s alphabet mysteries. Some I can get in audio format and some in print. I‘m hooked!
I liked this book. The characters were interesting and the family was a real mess.
I‘m ahead of my reading challenge - literally the only thing going well in my life right now.
Wow. I read this in one sitting. What a crazy twisty story. You‘ll never figure out what really happened the night the baby was kidnapped. Trust no one - not even yourself. Highly recommend! Also clear your schedule because you won‘t be able to put this down!
Library stack. 🥰
My husband and I are listening to this audiobook on our road trip. Wil Wheaton reading this makes it even better. The John Hughes section was delightful!! I love Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles. So fun!
I really enjoyed this book. It opens with Maya, the third wife, walking in front of a bus and dying. Was it an accident or intentional? What is really going on with this family? And the rest of the book explores those questions. We meet the two ex-wives and the five kids. We flashback to when Maya was alive. Great ending!
Picture is from our road trip - scene near Lake Tahoe on the way to Idaho.
These books were DELIGHTFUL. I found the series from a list of books to read if you like Only Murders in the Building. My husband and I are obsessed with Only Murders, so I gave this a try. Such a great series! Stevie is a complex young detective determined to solve a cold case - and deal with her extreme anxiety and her first boyfriend. Oh, and high school.
Currently reading at the coffee shop where my daughter works in Honolulu. Nice cozy little place with great lattes and better service 😉
Second book in the Truly Devious series - currently OBSESSED.
This is the last five books I read. I‘m now ahead of my reading challenge schedule! Truly Devious was an excellent read! Mysterious events, shady characters, set at a boarding school. Cliffhanger ending - I immediately borrowed the next book in the series!
I‘m having lunch in the United lounge, enjoying the wait for my flight to Hawaii. I love the fancy lounge. We had a free pass, so here I am. Good food and good book. I‘m glad I got here early!
Reading inside today. This book is wonderful! I keep looking up photos and facts about Jackie O.
Loaded up my kindle tonight. This should keep me busy!