One of the most interesting books I‘ve read lately. Especially the parts about the psychology of why people follow cultish groups. It‘s chiefly about linguistics but also about human nature.

Had to drop this one. I‘ve been working through it for literally years and there were too many stories I just didn‘t connect with. A few really good ones but I didn‘t feel like sorting through the last few.

I was surprisingly disappointed in this one. The premise was so good, but the main character was very annoying, so much of the book was just spent in her head. I can only read so much deliberation on what to do, followed by panic, and back to deliberation before I just need a plot point. I liked the reveal, but after that it became weirdly boring, no more plot twists.

I had come to believe that the ability to evaluate many ideas, many histories, many points of view, was at the heart of what it means to self-create. If I yielded now, I would lose more than an argument. I would lose custody of my own mind. This was the price I was being asked to pay, I understood that now. What my father wanted to cast from me wasn‘t a demon: it was me.

A little lengthier than I generally like my mysteries to be, and I found the ending to be a bit confusing, but still a good addition to the series. I‘m in love with the characters so gonna have a hard time waiting for book 5.

The year is finally winding down so I have more time to get back into reading. Started off with a light novella. Ok, but nothing to write home about. Seemed a little rushed but I guess that happens when you try to fit a whole romance into less than 200 pages.

I guess you could call this anti-love poetry. Maybe it‘s my English education, but I tend to like old poetry over the modern stuff. Still, this was pretty good. About love lost and the end of a relationship.

I‘m finally reading again! I‘ve been in the middle of this for so long. Tbh, I didn‘t love it as much as The Silkworm and The Cuckoo‘s Calling, but it was still pretty good. Can‘t wait for Lethal White.

A few good gems in here, but I think I would have appreciated some of it more if a man were the object. Mainly short pieces about love, adventure, appreciating life. I wish the poems had titles and there was a table of contents, so I could return to the ones I like without having to flip through the whole book to find them

I teared up a little bit not gonna lie. I feel like I don‘t often read about children coming to terms with the meaning of death and with their own inevitable demise. It‘s never easy, especially when you know that it‘s a self fulfilling prophecy and that nothing can circumvent it. I didn‘t get the full impact until the end of Varya‘s part. A book about the importance of living while you‘re alive, and about connection.

Not gonna lie, I actually found the advice in this book very useful. I guess I‘ve been on a self help kick lately, and I really appreciated the actionable steps laid out here. I‘m a huge procrastinator so I‘m hoping I‘ll follow through with some of this stuff. I guess time will tell

Wooooow I haven‘t posted in a month, I‘m the worst. I‘m not usually into the self help genre, but I‘d heard good things about this and it really is different from other advice based books. The action items are largely mental. It‘s not about doing things to improve your life, it‘s about changing your mental state and outlook so you can be happier, and I think it was completely spot on 👌🏼 and very funny. Would recommend

Boy does she know what she‘s doing. I feel like most mysteries make you think the killer could be anyone, until the big reveal. She makes it seem like you know who it is halfway through, and then shows you in the last 10 pages that you were wrong all along.

She is so hilarious and sarcastic, which I love! Still gets her points across, and has such great stories about SNL, 30 Rock, and starting out in improv. Which I could have seen the attached photos but I checked it out from the library 😩

Interesting connections between each story, but I found some of the main characters just plain annoying tbh. But I think he did a good job of achieving an overall melancholy mood and the frustration of the music business and feeling like a failure in one‘s own industry.

#CleartheShelvesGiveaway Obviously I can reread the Harry Potter series a hundred times and not get sick of it. I think everyone feels that way? Watched Harry Potter Weekend on HBO this weekend and it inspired me to reread them, so I‘ll probably start that soon 😍😍😍 still mad they left out Peeves

NYU Media Talk with Lee Child, R.J. Palacio, David Grann, and Amor Towles (latter two not pictured).

“Nothing of value is ever achieved in the morning.” - Lee Child

Well, that‘s all she wrote. Beat last record and finished 5 books so I call it a win. Also, reached Litfluence of 500!!!!!!!! Next time I‘ll hit 24 for sure 😜😜😜 #24in48

5th book down for #24in48. For some reason I never had to read this in school, but I wish I had. My teenage self would definitely have appreciated this.

Hour 36, the first and last books on my shelf 🤔 believe it or not this is a total coincidence #feministreads #24in48

Haven‘t read YA in a while, but I‘m getting back into it this #24in48. Also never read anything by John Green, he‘s pretty funny. Who knew?

4th book down

Hour 30 entry for #24in48. I have owned this book for at least four years, maybe longer, and just haven‘t gotten around to it. I bought it from the bargain shelves at Target on a best friends trip to the Jersey Shore. Meant to read it on the beach but got distracted 🤷🏻‍♀️

Book 3 down! Very funny, and some great behind the scenes fun facts about Gilmore Girls. Short but full of interesting moments.

Since there are only 12 hours left in the day, it doesn‘t look like I‘ll be able to get to 24, but I‘ll still try to beat my last time, which I think was just over 14 hours.

Some poems better than others (he‘s really into breasts and the word “moist”) but I didn‘t like any of them as much as I Do Not Love You, which isn‘t in this book.

Life doesn‘t give you exactly what you want, exactly when you want it. If it did, it wouldn‘t be called life. It would be called vending machine.

#24in48 three hours and counting. Side note: I can‘t believe I did this without audiobooks last time. What the hell was I thinking?

For the hour 6 challenge of #24in48

I foolishly got rid of most of my children‘s books, but I obviously couldn‘t get rid of this one. Been with me for about 17 years now, old reliable 😍

Stack for #24in48 and the shirt I‘m gonna wear tomorrow. Trying to finish some things off and catch up on Cormoran Strike before the next book

Oh my god 😩😩😩 there really aren‘t words to describe this book. Seriously life changing. It‘s not at all what I expected and some parts are hard to get through, they‘re so emotional and sometimes horrific. But the way this book completely flips gender roles and prejudices and little hurts we don‘t often think about is freaking amazing.

Finished my first Secret Santa book! A solid romance, good chemistry between the hero and heroine. I would have liked for her to be a little more assertive, and a little less damsel in distress, but overall it wasn‘t bad. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Excellent with Dumbledore‘s commentary. Also, this edition (purple with a rabbit on the cover) donates part of the proceeds to JK Rowling‘s charity Lumos.

I don‘t listen to a lot of audio, but I find it hard to believe that anyone could have the same experience reading this in print. Trevor Noah brings so much to this story with his voice. Very emotional, but I loved it. 10/10, would recommend

Great companion to the most amazing movie of the year! Finished in one day: if you love behind the scenes movie magic and WW, it‘s for you. Bonus: cozy reading socks!

This is amazing! I definitely wasn‘t expecting so much stuff and for all of it to be so perfect! I love tea and Ghirardelli caramel squares and candles, all the books look so great, and I definitely wish I had waited to make my morning tea so I could put it in this awesome mug. And on top of that, socks and Chex mix and cute little bookmarks 😍😍😍 Thank you for all the amazing gifts @Daisey I hope your Secret Santa was equally kind to you

Got it! Thanks Secret Santa 😘😘😘🎉💃🏻🎁

I love how this book turns everything on its ear 👏🏼👏🏼only 23 pages in and I‘m already emotionally exhausted. Read it dudes

Ready to send out to Secret Santa! 😘😘😘

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#wintersolsticebookexchange

Definitely recommend reading this book and watching Parks & Rec at the same time like I did. You will hear Aziz‘s voice in your head, which just makes the whole thing better. Some very interesting research on relationships in the modern world, and great comparisons to previous generations. Loved it 👌🏼

Holy crap this was so good. I always like short stories because I feel like they have to pack all the emotion of a full length book into a few pages, but this was so cutting and deliberate and emotional that it was literally like being punched. I honestly needed recovery time after each story, wonderful feminist collection. I hope this wins the NBA ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Funny and interesting book about nutrition, but a little preachy and a tad unrealistic. For anyone trying to become vegan or eat organic, there is a list of brands and foods in the back that can help you out at the grocery store 👌🏼 I‘m a little more inclined to cut down on meat and dairy now but doubt I️ could sustain an organic vegan diet for any length of time 🤷🏻‍♀️

Shamelessly stolen to help my Secret Santa.

1. Green, blue, red

2. Tea, candles, fuzzy socks, chocolate, happy endings

3. Harry Potter (duh), Dark Matter, Things My Grandmother Told Me To Tell You

4. Romance, contemporary fiction, humor, mystery, science fiction

5. History, racism/discrimination (unless they get what they deserve in the end), horror

6. I️ want to be a literary agent

Only took me 8 months to finish! I tend to take breaks between short stories but I think this was even better because I dragged it out. Favorites were "The Hunter's Wife", "The Caretaker", and "Mkondo".

Finished in 2 days flat, made me cry 😩😩😩 I love JB ❤️❤️❤️

"Hey, Sarge, can I have a word?" #firstlineofcurrentread

I watched the show first, and honestly I liked the tv versions of the characters way better. This was mostly plot driven, not a ton of character development. Still a good read and I'm probably gonna finish the series, but highly recommend the show to make you appreciate the characters more.

Grabbed a signed copy, even though I haven't even read The Fifth Gate yet. Is it good? I took a shot since the author was there and I figured if she won two Hugo Awards then it's gotta be worth the time.

Sweet, got some action, and a little emotional at the end. Two thumbs up

TBH, I thought this was gonna be simple smut, a cop and a librarian, little thinking involved, but it was surprisingly deep. Still hot though, two thumbs up.

Unfortunately, I just could not get into this. Maybe I need to start at the beginning of the series, there were way too many characters I didn't know. And the writing style just wasn't for me. The first book I haven't finished in a long time

Just as amazing as the movie, no surprise. Didn't quite get to finish this over the weekend but oh well #asseenontv