@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks just got my book in the mail. Thank you again so much!
#litsylove
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks just got my book in the mail. Thank you again so much!
#litsylove
My BFF gifted me this for my birthday and I just got around to reading it. I‘ve been struggling with stress and general displeasure with my job so I appreciated this book and a lot of the comics spoke to me. Nice to have a reminder it‘s ok to be down sometimes and to step back and take care of yourself
#litsylovereads
Wasn‘t a huge fan of Fourth Wing but figured I‘d give the sequel a go to see if more time with the characters/plot changed my mind. Unfortunately, it didn‘t. I can see why people enjoy this story but for me the “shocks” and “twists” don‘t have a huge impact. I think because nothing ever really get explained in the detail needed so when those things happen you don‘t have an emotional reaction to it. Surely there will be another book but I‘m out
I listened to this on audio. Really short audiobook but it had some good info/tips on how to stop yourself overthinking everything - habit I‘m definitely prone to
#litsylovereads
Unpopular opinion here. This was so overhyped. The premise sounded amazing but the writing style wasn‘t very successful - at least not for me. The author struggles to develop characters and relationships properly. We‘re expected to believe Violet is friends with people because the author says so rather than actually showing it and letting the readers see the growth. And the romance? Ugh. Felt so one sided with Violet and suddenly it‘s not? ⬇️
I enjoyed this a lot! The characters were all wonderful. I love stories where I have characters I can connect with/root for and I got that in spades here. It was a cute, feel good story. Good way to start the new year!
#litsylovereads
My final total for #GhostsOfXmas #wintergames
I had a blast! I‘m sad it‘s over - the holidays go way too fast but it was a great event! @BookwormAHN thanks for being a great team captain! 🙂
Really happy I hit my goal - for a while there wasn‘t sure it was gonna happen. Trying to decide what my new goal for 2024 should be and if there are any challenges I should join. I‘m not very good at finishing them but it feels weird to not join one either 😂
Some more ornaments:
Too big to fit in palm of my hand
With an animal on it
Character
Favorite color
With a date on it
#GhostsofXmas #wintergames #christmasornamenthunt
@BookwormAHN
1. The tagged book
2. The Most Likely Club. Ugh, literally the worst book I‘ve read in so long
3. Nothing yet. I‘ve got a cold so I‘ll see how I‘m feeling. Might just kick it at home just me and my kitty and I‘m perfectly fine with that
4. No but I did end up at the mall for an hour or two
5. I guess kinda brown because it‘d been raining. I always want a white one and never get it 😂
#ghostsofxmas #wintergames @BookwormAHN
It‘s been a crazy few days with the holiday and then of course I had to come down with one of the many illnesses flying around so apologies on the late posting of this. I got 435 words on the word game which was where I‘d left it the night of the 23rd so 4,350 points
#GhostsOfXmas #wintergames
@BookwormAHN
Wow, thank you so much @CindyMyLifeIsLit - you spoiled me! I don‘t think I‘ve seen a bigger bag of the peppermint bark in my life, but it‘ll still get eaten 😂 The socks too look nice and cozy. This book has been on my TBR - a friend of mine and I were planning a buddy read for it.
Thank you so much! So generous. Merry Christmas!
#jolabokaflod @MaleficentBookDragon
Here‘s some of my ornaments starting with the top row:
Ornament that sparkles
Ornament that represents sports
Ornament I got this year
Oldest ornament on my tree
#GhostsOfXmas #wintergames #christmasornamenthunt
@BookwormAHN
Another classic I make a point of watching every year. Also been watching a lot of specials I haven‘t been posting about. Love this time of year!
#GhostsOfXmas #wintergames @BookwormAHN
This was almost a so-so for me. I liked the MC Fran, but it took so long to get to the romance part of the book. I did appreciate it was about more than that but I was annoyed with Fran at times as she did things that made me second guess her professionalism as an assistant. I did enjoy most of it, but in the end I think I needed more guy time than I got
#GhostsofXmas #wintergames @BookwormAHN
My #jolabokaflod package came today! Love this tradition and can‘t wait to open it 🙂
@MaleficentBookDragon
Got our first #teamread for #GhostsofXmas read. I‘d read it in high school so it‘s been a good 15 years or so. It was nice to revisit a classic, especially given how many versions there are of this story in movie form now. Is it my favorite? No, but it is a classic you have to appreciate and who doesn‘t love a bit of a redemption story.
@BookwormAHN #wintergames
Some of my watches the last couple days. I also watched a Hallmark Christmas movie with dinner last night. I hadn‘t seen that Beauty and the Beast one in a decade and Belle was always my favorite princess so it was fun
#GhostsOfXmas #wintergames @BookwormAHN
I got 110 words total for the word game related to winter/holiday. Not too bad for doing it in the nth hour 😂
#GhostsofXmas #wintergames
@BookwormAHN @BookwormAmber
One of my favorites I make a point of watching every year.
#GhostsOfXmas #wintergames
@BookwormAHN
Absolute crazy day but wanted to post I got my #jolabokaflod swap in the mail today. Love this tradition and also happy to check another thing off my to-do list
@MaleficentBookDragon
Wrapping the book for my #jolabokaflod match!
@BookwormAHN
#GhostsOfXmas #wintergames #selfiescavengerhunt
Watched Trolls Holiday in Harmony on my lunch hour. These movies/specials are actually pretty cute
#GhostsOfXmas #wintergames @BookwormAHN
Hey #GhostsofXmas team! I‘ve been seeing you tagging me in posts for the last week and I‘ve wanted to participate but I was in Disney World last week - absolute blast (though the Christmas party could‘ve been warmer 😂)! Just didn‘t want anyone to think I was ignoring you!
But I‘m home now and getting back into reading. I‘m excited to start posting all the time and wrack up some points with games and of course reading!
@BookwormAHN #wintergames
Finished this up on audio today. I got the rec from a fellow Litten and they‘d mentioned it was on Spotify. I upgraded to premium recently and figured I‘d give it a listen. I thought it was good and she gave me a lot to think about. I‘d tried the online dating thing years ago and basically have given up since then. Now I am considering giving it another go in the new year using some of her tips
#litsylovereads
For most of this book I wasn‘t sure what to make of it, but it did kinda suck me in. I wanted to unravel the mystery of the kids that were taken and returned 11 years later. Scarlett‘s pov was kinda weird with the formatting and everything but it was interesting. The premise was definitely one that held my interest
#litsylovereads
Just signed up for this! Scarathlon is lots of fun but Christmas is my jam! Love this event! Join the fun!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmlwTZhimnpp8m1oEETyMCIsDbgBK3JwuKu0TD...
@Clwojick @StayCurious
This was a rec I saw from a fellow Litten and I enjoyed it a lot! It was really so fascinating. Definitely made me see cemeteries in a new way. I also thought learning the history of it all was so interesting. I weirded my family out as I shared with all of them the various things I learned like how/when embalming bodies started 😂
#hhc #scarathlon @dabbe
I‘m looking to read 20 chapters. Hopefully finished my current book (tagged) and start on my next one. Need to earn some final points for my team
@Andrew65 @dabbe #20in4readathon #hhc #scarathlon
Got 108 words on the game this week. Another fun one!
#hhc #scarathlon @dabbe
One of the team reads for #hhc #scarathlon
I‘d never read it before and I did enjoy it. The story was intriguing. Gave me Needful Things by Stephen King vibes - kinda assume he got some of the inspiration from this story. Just a like not a love for me. Spooky elements for sure
@dabbe
Love this one! Finally picked it up on dvd this year since it‘s not always on tv anymore since AppleTV picked up the Peanuts gang.
#hhc #scarathlon @dabbe
Thank you for the package today! I‘ve been fighting off a cold all week and it‘s trying to make me miserable today so this was a nice lift. Thank you again!
#LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @wordslinger42
Watched Haunted Mansion earlier tonight. Didn‘t love it but I liked it. I‘m a huge Disney geek and love the Haunted Mansion ride so the detail they put into this was so fun! So many little things from the ride. I liked what they did with some of the story but there was something about it that was kinda slow or not super engaging? Still fun though
#hhc #scarathlon @dabbe
Wasn‘t feeling well today and took a half day from work to rest. What that meant though was more time to lay around and watch Supernatural. Got 5 episodes watched today.
#hhc #scarathlon @dabbe
Watched 3 episodes of Supernatural tonight. A fave show of mine and it‘s been a while since I‘ve seen it so I‘m just gonna start from the beginning. The season 1 eps were some of the most chilling I think
#hhc #scarathlon @dabbe
Finished this one up tonight. I‘d started this before October so I‘ll get to my #scarathlon reads starting tomorrow. The book was conversational and I liked how they explained each of the types and broke them down. I think I was looking for more guidance on discovering my type since it sounded like I could‘ve been a few easily
#hhc #litsylovereads @dabbe
Kinda lucked into this as I happened to be reading the tagged book during those hours. Read for probably an hour so 20 pts.
#hhc #scarathlon #scarathlonsprint @Clwojick @dabbe
Watched this mystery/thriller tonight. My sister thought it was really good. My reaction was more meh. It did have lots of twists and turns but I think I‘m kinda burnt out on how some of these types of stories play out. Don‘t wanna say more and ruin the plot if anyone wants to give it a go. Still intriguing but the ending just left me unfulfilled
#HHC #scarathlon @dabbe
My TBR for #scarathlon - I had Poe on my list last year but since it‘s a collection I didn‘t make it all the way through. Hoping I can pick up where I left off and finish it this time
#HHC @dabbe
Finished this up on my lunch hour. It was recommended to me by my gynecologist. I‘m in my mid-thirties but have a history in my family of early menopause. I‘d asked my doctor what sort of things I could be doing now to get ready and she pointed me to this book. Extremely strong feminine voice that could be a little off putting at times but lots of good info!
#litsylovereads #catsoflitsy
I almost never pan a book so I feel bad, but I feel like there wasn‘t much I enjoyed about this. The characters were all kinda the worst without any real redeeming qualities/moments. And any issues they had felt completely glossed over by the end with no real depth. I liked the premise but this wasn‘t what I thought it was gonna be. Looking forward to finishing up discussion on it though Sunday
#sundaybuddyread #litsylovereads
1. Unpopular opinion but candy corn! Or Twix
2. Tagged book. Most Stephen King I‘ve read probably fits here
3. #teamglinda
4. Freddy Krueger. I‘m sure there are others because I‘m a wuss but I watched this movie when I was like 10 which I think is when my fear of horror movies started. I dream vividly so someone killing you in your dreams? Literally the worst for me 😂
5. Introvert, introspective, responsible
#HHC #scarathlon @dabbe
My watchlist for #scarathlon is pretty tame. I‘m guessing I‘ll add more and maybe some scarier stuff closer to October. These are just my go-tos because I‘m typically a wimp with horror movies 😂
#HHC #earlybird @dabbe
Some #litsylove birthday cards! Thank you everyone! Appreciate you thinking of me 🙂
@ju.ca.no @BookwormAHN @Deblovestoread
Listened to this on audio. I didn‘t actually move through the challenges yet, but it did make me more aware of some things I do and don‘t do with my phone. I recently took my work email off my phone for a vacation and it was so liberating. Since I returned I‘ve kept it off. I loved the subject of this book and I think it‘s nice to have a reminder it‘s perfectly fine to be bored sometimes
#litsylovereads
1. Depends on the movie. I mostly enjoy watching them at home but some movies I think are fun to see in theaters. Before Covid I‘d seen a huge uptick in how often I went and it‘s back to barely a thing 😂
2. Puzzles or coloring probably.
3. Cook at home I guess. I tend to get take out at least once a week but quality can be hit or miss. Rare I eat at a restaurant - love eating at home
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
I just finished this up on audio while at work. I loved Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider in Tangled as well as in Chuck. I‘d had no idea he‘d had a book out until I sat in on his panel at C2E2. First of all, listening to him was a treat. Highly recommend doing the audiobook. But also, I thought it was so interesting to hear about his mental health journey. Some of what he talked about resonated with me.
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