Stumbled upon this at Barnes today, so..... yeah. Now it‘s mine. 😁

Anyone read this??

@Chrissyreadit and @MeganAnn are doing a New Years swap!:

Hope you will join us in a New Years Swap about reading goals and self care! There are sign ups for 1 book and 1 item, as well as bigger sizes. Open Internationally! Direct matches so you can cheer each other on beyond the swap if you choose.

https://forms.gle/6g4jFBGcZ1UugJ9x5

Yay!!! Received this month‘s #coffeebeanbookclub package — thank you @Callemarie for the yummmmy coffee and super fun cherry chocolates to go with it— it was a little shocking to eat one of those cherries and taste cola!! 👏🏽👏🏽 I love trying new flavors! 🥰🥰 Thank you!! ♥️♥️

#cbbc #cbbc3

Yay!!!!! @MaleficentBookDragon is doing this again:

#JólabókaflóðSwap is back! I had so much fun with it last year I'm doing it again.
You send ONE BOOK (only one) & some chocolate to another Litten to be opened the eve of Dec. 24th. Then spend the evening in bed reading your new book & eating chocolate. Heaven, right? This year, you can have more than one match if you want. It‘s an easy budget-friendly swap.
https://forms.gle/daiAEa3L5cTzWVjX8

It took me a long time to do this, but I‘ve come up with a year 😁 I thought about my #reallifebookgroup and what books might be a albeit of a stretch for them (out of their comfort zones) and good discussion books.. plus just some likely good reads. 😁 Oh and I‘ve put them in order too... some obviously placed reads, I think... 🤔

Fun project! Thanks @Chrissyreadit for making me think! 😜😘

And fun idea @monalyisha ! #myidealbookclub

Yee-haw!! Rec‘d the last book for #LMPBC #creaturefeature ! 🦛🕺🏽🎠
Thank you @BethM for such an amazing package!! I‘m super geeked to read the WI books & the undead home improvement book! (None of which I‘ve read... but FYI you can always check my goodreads — it should be public 😉). I‘m sooooo excited for the Christmas Door County coffees!! ♥️♥️♥️ And the Halloween bookmark is so adorable!! 😍😍 Thank you for a perfect happy package! 🥰🥰🥰

I finally read this! I found the tension great & the character development to be surprisingly filled in for such a short novel. Having read some of the criticisms, I feel that perhaps I filled in a lot with my imagination, but I was well-satisfied. I immediately proceeded to watch the movie... which was very good.. though some of the huge differences are curious... Of course, the book was better. ;)

Thank you @Jess — #halloweengoespostal 2017! ♥️

Round 2 choices for the... erm... #historicalhussies? 🤭😂
#LMPBC

See comments 👇🏽 for book tags for the untagged 5...
you‘ll see I‘ve managed to stick with the large category, historical fiction, thus the name “proposal” 😁

This was sweet, and sad, and haunting, and wonderful to hold in your hands. Half graphic novel & half diary-form story, half in the past, half in the present, it moves quickly & takes you mostly where you expect to go, with a small surprise or two along the way. I confess there were a few points where I expected something different, but I found it all very satisfying in the end. A fun read on Halloween day!
🎃🎃🎃🎃

Thanks again @lele1432 !! 😘😘

I‘ve also neglected to post my #Screamathon reads!!
I‘ve read all of these qualifying Screamathon reads in October 🎃☠️🎃💀👻🎃
(Plus the 13 Ghosts, received as part of #screamathonswap that I did manage to post about 😜)

Wow thank you so much @lele1432 !!! You spoiled me!! I 💗 your book choices &, guys, this pic doesn‘t do it justice but Thornhill is sooo pretty. & the fairytale socks!!! 😍😍 & thank you for the mask & cocoas & 🍂 bookmark too!! I can‘t wait to try that tea — it‘s been on my radar for a hot minute!! Also, not shown: chocolate eaten by husband & son immediately (& maybe me) & card that sings, confiscated by son. Thank you!!! 🖤🎃🧡♥️🖤🎃♥️

Yay!!! Thank you so much @TheSpineView for such an amazing #AllHallowsReadSwap package!!! I‘m geeked to have the tagged book, & the other one looks perfect for my reading mood right now!! 🙏🏽 The bag is so cool 🧛🏻‍♂️, & the skull mugs!!! 💀💀💀 are amazing. Thank you also for the 2 awesome bookmarks! I love everything!!
🎃🖤🧡♥️🎃🖤🧡♥️🎃🖤🧡♥️ 🥰🥰

And thanks to @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting another great year of All Hallows Read! 🎃♥️😘

Listening to The Canterville Ghost on this crisp late October fall morning with some Frankenbones coffee ☕️🍁👻

Maybe it is all going to be okay...

Also, holy smokes! @lele1432 I received your giant #NightmareSwap package!! 🤭🤭 Can‘t wait until Halloween to open!! 🎃🖤🎃🖤🎃🖤

🔶 June 2017
🔶#Owlcrate ! they mentioned it in an email I think?
🔶 prob neither, but I *acquire* more books .. & I prob do more consistent reading... all the mail book clubs & what not 😁😁
🔶 These days lots of speculative fictions, cozies & thrillers.
🔶 Well certainly those who tagged me (tagged below)!! Thanks ladies! ♥️♥️ Also @SamHeartCoffee (in #RL!), @MaleficentBookDragon @Ms_T @Kalalalatja @Laalaleighh and really so many more.. ♥️♥️

2 audiobooks came in.. I‘m torn on which to read... I‘ve read Two Towers & seen the movie, but this BBC production is wonderful & I‘m “re-reading” the series this way... but An American marriage I started a whiiiile ago (physical book for #reallifebookgroup) & feel like it‘s high time to finish.... thoughts?

Also — rec‘d my #AllHallowsReadSwap pkg yesterday. thank you @TheSpineView — I already feel spoiled!! Can‘t wait til next week! 👏🏽👏🏽🎃♥️

Hello and hello again! #gettingtoknowyou
❤️Land of Enchantment 🌄
🧡40‘ish 👧🏽
💛I‘m a lawyer some days, and an attorney other days...
🤓🗣👩🏽‍💻👩🏽‍⚖️
💚married 16 yrs to the man I‘ve been with for over 20
🧔🏼👵🏽
💙she/her 🤶🏼🧝🏽‍♀️🧙🏽‍♀️🧞‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️🤰🏽🦹🏽‍♀️🦸🏽‍♀️👸🏽
💜Around 1997, it was the first one assigned to me based on portions of my name, past and present. 👩🏽‍💻

Since I forgot to take a real pic, this one snagged from the interwebs will have to do.

Mailed #AllHallowsReadSwap package! 🧟‍♀️🙌🏽👏🏽
Mailed #SFMBC November package to @cobwebmoth ! 💌

To the rest of the SFMBC‘ers, a few weeks until next the shipping date! 💌💌

So one day Blake Crouch was pondering the impact certain technologies can have on our future, for better or for worse, and decided to write a short story on it. And then get 5 authors he greatly admires to do the same. Here are 4 of them. I‘ve listened to 3 and am in the process of listening to Tremblay‘s. Jemisin is an easy 5⭐️, Weir gets 4⭐️, and Towles got 3.5⭐️ from me. But I *highly* recommend the series. 1-2 hrs on audio each. Do it.

2 stars for awesome concept and moments of brilliance. But the execution and the ... story? Not remotely for me. And to be clear, I *am* a mom of a toddler. So I haven't “forgotten,“ I just don't think this hits it. Not for me anyway.

***ETA: After much thought & discussion w/ #RLBookClub members... upgrading to 3 stars. Lots of really smart, impressive stuff here... but some disappointing stuff too.

#screamathon

Many fun books found at this month‘s library book sale (and a couple ThriftBooks purchases)! About half of these were only 25 cents each 😁

Now all I need is more time to read.....

PS #coffeebeanbookclub ‘ers, did you know JB Stanley is Ellery Adams? 👏🏽👏🏽

Yay!! #CoffeeBeanBookClub #cbbc package received from @Callemarie — thank you so much for such a fun welcome to round 3!! I‘ll make good use of those cookie cutters, and I love the sparkley pumpkin! The coffee smells so yummy, and, yes, I did include an empty wrapper of candy because I already ate what was inside 😳😬🤤 Thank you!! ♥️♥️♥️

Little gourd and fall-art courtesy of my 2yo 😁

Thank you SOO much @Chrissyreadit for such a thoughtful & perfect cozy gift!! I‘m soo excited to finally have that book! 👏🏽👏🏽 The decoration is well-needed, & I love the pumpkin spice mug 🎃😍 + the cozy mystery candle is so perfect. ♥️♥️♥️I also needed the pick-me-up, so it was also well-timed! 🥰🥰🥰

Top-left: #nightmareswap pkg sent!

Right: buggy picking a pumpkin this weekend 😊

@BethM your #coffeebeanbookclub pkg is also on its way!

A well-rhymed and creative children‘s “horror” book, listing warnings for 13 monsters to be avoided, lest you be eaten or otherwise find yourself in a compromising situation..

I loved the rhymes, and the pictures were atmospheric, but, honestly, I might have preferred just a touch more detail on the monsters (image-wise). Overall, a great kick-off for Halloween for kids & adults alike. 🎃🎃🎃🎃

Thanks again @Dragonfairykats !! ♥️

#screamathon

Yay!!! Rec‘d this Halloween-filled pkg of awesomeness for #LMPBC ! 💀🖤🎃

Thank you so much @BethM ! I‘m so excited to see coffee from my hometown! 💚🏈💛 & buffalo popcorn sounds sooo yum. The little genius NB is so cute 🤓 & I 💗 the flags! Of course the hollow Magic book is amazing, & the candies inside smell so good (plastic baggie broke, so moved in there). & excited for cider, KitKats, hoot antibac & facemask! So much!! Thank you!! 🥰♥️😘

Here‘s my #spookytbr for the #screamathon #screamathonreadingchallenge ... erm, #aspirational ... #veryaspirational ... #letsbehonestillprobablyonlyreadacouple

Plus unpictured audios: Billionaire Blend (mystery) and the tagged ... and an as-yet-unknown #cozybeanbookclub #cbbc selection I‘ll receive... Oh!! And The Silence for #LMPBC!

Yay!!!! #screamathon swap open day & Oct 1st!
@Dragonfairykats amazing book selections!! I am so excited about these & can‘t wait to kick off the season! The socks are perfect and will be great additions at work today 😁. I love the notepad & the book stamp.. & the magnets are amaaaaazing additions for my fridge! Thank you sooo much!!
🎃🖤☠️🧡🎃🖤☠️🧡

Thank you @4thhouseontheleft for hosting such a fun month/swap — I‘ll post my tbr later! 😘

#mondaymorningbeverage @dariazeoli

With my new #carakozik mug 😍♥️

And had a chance to make a *couple* pages of progress on the tagged book....

*some*body got spoiled yesterday...

(Barnes, followed by Page One).
#bookhaul #is40toooldforyourmomtobuyyoubooks?

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush
Day 7.
Post a pic of a book cover you love for 7 days. No explanations.
(Though I was really torn on this last day!)

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush
Day 6.
Post a pic of a book cover you love for 7 days. No explanations.

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush
Day 5.
Post a pic of a book cover you love for 7 days. No explanations.

So sorry re delay in posting *and* in acknowledging everyone‘s #cozyswap awesomeness! It‘s been a sh** week. Buggy‘s fine, it‘s work.

Anyway — THANK YOU @MaleficentBookDragon for this bonus, unexpected CozySwap pkg!! So excited about all the books: will def read the tagged soon so we can talk about it! &an extra Rollins! 👏🏽👏🏽 The coffees are perfect choices, the cactus pen is so cute, cant wait to try the coffee 🍫, & the coaster is 💯. ♥️♥️

Wow @Catsandbooks !! What a phenomenal #Agatha-Christie #cozyswap package!! The books are all perfect choices ... I can‘t wait to read them all!! I love the beautiful handmade bookmarks! You can‘t see, but the orange one is a woodsy scene with foxes! The scarf to go along with it is a perfect fall addition, along with that candle which I wanted to, but didn‘t, buy for myself!! The socks are adorable, the mug is cozy‘licious 👇🏽👇🏽

Welp, I‘m home with a sick little guy...

But the plus-side is I get to open my Agatha-Christie #cozyswap package from @Catsandbooks earlier than I thought! 👏🏽👏🏽

And look at that wonderful fall wrap! 🍁🍂🍁

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush
Day 4.
Post a pic of a book cover you love for 7 days. No explanations.

Happy First Day of Fall!! 🍁🍂

And what a perfect cozy-cozy pkg for the #cozyswap! Thank you so much @Shadowfat for these 2 cozies — 1 in a series that is all fun & one that I haven‘t yet had a chance to try!!

& the pumpkin cocoa looks sooo yummy, I‘m so excited for this flavor of my favorite candy, & the candle smells exactly like a fall day 🥰🥰 The stickers are also adorable ... you went overboard & I feel so spoiled!! Thank you!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Oooh 😍🥰😍 Thank you so much @AmyG for such a wonderful fall package!! (I opened it a day early since it was a thank you for the swap 🥰🤗 ... hope you don‘t mind! 😁😘♥️)

The scarf is gorgeous, I‘m so excited to read the book (it sounds so good!), and I love the bookmark! Thank you also for the cocoas... with the cool weather coming, I‘m going to make good use of them!!
🥰♥️🍁🥰♥️🍂🥰

#cozyswap

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush
Day 3.
Post a pic of a book cover you love for 7 days. No explanations.

@MaleficentBookDragon is doing her #AllHallowsReadSwap !

Sign-Ups are OPEN for this year's #AllHallowsReadSwap - https://forms.gle/bB2ea3GQEkYB1njJA
until Sept.29th. Matches will be sent on Oct. 1st.
Opening day is OCT. 30th so we will all have a new scary book for Halloween.

This year I simplified it. Choose from 2 categories: 1 Book and 1 Goodie (like my #JolabokaflodSwap) -OR- Minimum of 3 Books and 3 Goodies.
Let's have some scary fun!

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush
Day 2.
Post a pic of a book cover you love for 7 days. No explanations.

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush
Day 1.
Post a pic of a book cover you love for 7 days. No explanations.

Thanks for the tags @MaleficentBookDragon @Endowarrior21 ♥️🥰😘

Anyone who still wants to play is tagged!

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
A lot of great finds (mostly for 25 cents each!!) at the #librarybooksale yesterday... #bookhaul. Found 2 Rollinses to try (have read just the 1 book by him so far) and trying a few authors (Patterson and Berry) bc why not 😁😁

Couldn‘t believe I found sleeping giants - only $1!
Fun day ☺️📚📚📚📚📚

Yay!! My Cozy-Cozy-size #cozyswap package arrived yesterday!!! 👏🏽👏🏽🤩♥️🍁☕️📖🔪🎃🍂🖤 I cant wait until the first day of fall!! 🍁🍂🎃

I also got some fun kids books at our local library book sale yesterday... and a bunch of others (picture to come).

And it was cloudy and rainy all day 😍😍😍

1. Educated; Maybe You Should Talk to Someone; and the tagged book... I‘ll be looking for more Rollins at the library book sale today!! @Bklover @MaleficentBookDragon @BethM @TK421 #LMPBC #creaturefeature #groupv

2. The Rig by Roger Levy — found a used copy at my fave local bookstore!

3. Right now, 76 and cloudy (amazing, though cooler would be even better), with a high of 83. A welcome break from the 🥵

#weekendreads

I didn‘t love the main character or her brother, but a lot of the minor characters were rich & interesting. I enjoyed the mystery, even if it was a little obvious. I thought Harper‘s special skill was interesting & I‘ll read more in this series. 3.5 stars!

PS.. I read a portion of the graphic novel after getting about halfway through the book. I don‘t recommend it. I didnt like the drawings & it kind of ruined my mental images of the characters.

Sent & received my #Screamathon packages on the same day! ☠️♥️☠️♥️☠️

Can‘t wait until October 1st!
@Dragonfairykats — you should receive yours on Monday

♥️☠️🎃🖤♥️☠️🎃🖤♥️☠️🎃🖤♥️☠️🎃🖤

... it‘s the most... wonderful time... 🎼🔪❣️☠️🎶

Eeee!! 👏🏽👏🏽 Received the next book for #LMPBC #groupv #creaturefeature !! In perfect time, as I‘m about to finish a book 😁😁

Thank you @BethM for all the extra fun goodies too!! I‘m so excited about those 🦄🛁💣s!! And the cup cozy is perfect — love that extra pocket! And I looove the homemade coffee scooper!! Those are perfect for my French press & slow dropper! And thanks to @MaleficentBookDragon for that awesome 🦛 bookmark too!! ♥️♥️♥️

That Moment When...

the book you‘re listening to makes you look up masters and PhD programs and consider a mid-life career change....

Check out @Nessavamusic ‘s giveaway! (This also serves as my own entry 😁😁)

Last week to play for a box of advanced reading copies of some great books and some assorted goodies! I‘m celebrating making 40,000 Litfluence with a #40kARCGiveaway
Repost this post and tag me for an entry before Saturday September 14! #giveaway

I needed something fall & cozy & escape .. & realized I‘d never read my *own* cozy for #coffeebeanbookclub (recently rtn‘d). Started & it‘s just what I needed (so far)!

Last night, 1 of my #cozyswap (Agatha Christie sized pkg 😉) arrived!!! I didn‘t know who sent it bc I forgot & decided to keep the surprise ... but then I was looking at #cozyswap tags & saw it... thank you @Catsandbooks !! Can‘t wait!! 🎃♥️

Also sent #SFMBC.. late 😬 @Chrys