I thought… it must have the right ending…
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Next up & primed for #hyggehour #hyggehourreadathon: City in Glass 🏙️

Holy Swap Season Batman!

I think these are all of the litsy swaps that still have active signups! 👏🏼❤️❄️🤍📦💙☃️💝

See:
 @LibrarianRyan for #HolidayCardSwap (cards)
@MaleficentBookDragon for #Jolabokaflodswap (1 book + chocolate, 12/24 open)
@CarolynM for #AussieSecretSanta (Aussie Littens)
@bookish_wookish for #LittleChristmasSwap (1 book + treat; 1/6 open)
and
@WildAlaskaBibliophile for #NaughtyListHolidaySwap (diff sizes; 12/28 open)
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Read in 1 day! Quick, tense, techie, and manages to work in some very interesting and thought provoking relationship ponderings. Really enjoyed this and so nice to read a book so quickly again! 🙌🏼
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And with that, I‘m halfway done with #tenbeforetheend #10beforetheend 😅

Starting The Unraveling next….

Finished! It was really good. I very much want to read the next one. I really liked the characters, the town, and even the “love interest” won me over (a *little*) by the end. 😉 A solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

But as indicated in my prior post, I need a real break from cozies for a beat. So starting William…

Welp.. I still think I can probably finish the #10beforetheend #tenbeforetheend - but I had to replace 2. I think I‘ve read all the cozies I can read this year, save maybe 1 more if I need to for #cbbc #coffeebeanbookclub

Reading the tagged. It‘s good. I can tell. But the last several cozies have dragged for me & I think it‘s because I need… let‘s say, less predictability. So. 2 cozies replaced with: The Unraveling & The City In Glass.

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My progress on #10beforetheend #tenbeforetheend

Finished:
Thirsty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and fun!
What My Bones Know ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trust ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🤷‍♀️

And reading:
The Body in the Bookstore (#cbbc)
How Much of These Hills is Gold (#reallifebookgroup)

Matches sent!

Let me know if you haven‘t received yours or if there are any issues.

#StuffedStockingSwap #SSS
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Hi all - perhaps some holiday cheer?

Last day to sign up!

Sign up by 11/6
Matches sent by 11/8
Shop by 12/5
Open on 12/15

Sign up here:
https://forms.gle/b6D58KQQbxkD3SVdA

#StuffedStockingSwap #SSS

Ooooooh @MaleficentBookDragon 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Thank you, this is so sweet of you!!! The tea smells amaaaaazing, I can‘t wait to have some! And all the goodies are perfect for the foggy, chilly, snowy days we‘ve been having! Also, these books!! 🤌🏼🫶🏼

And of course that platypus is adORBS, and will find a place of honor next to the latte friend you made me, on my desk at work. 😍😍 Thank you!!! ♥️♥️

Also, happy Election Day, all! Go vote! ❤️🤍💙

Well, I filled my #aardvarkbookclub box, I added 2 for #bookofthemonth #botm (bog wife being one I‘d missed last month), and yes, I sucke… er, *subscribed* to botm‘s volume 0 set. Bc. I… had to? 😳

And then I also joined #belletrist 😨🫣 (paired w Tertulia, a book coop)

Good times…. 😁🥰😎

Ok folks, it‘s on!

Sign up by 11/6
Matches sent by 11/8
Shop by 12/5
Open on 12/15

Sign up here:
https://forms.gle/b6D58KQQbxkD3SVdA

#StuffedStockingSwap #SSS

Tagging some folks who‘ve expressed interest/may be interested.

What do we think? Is there an appetite for this? Open date: 12/6? (St nick‘s day, a holiday celebrated in WI, half of MN, and by 1 person in NM 😜) or 12/15?

I‘m thinking small to smallish, with smallest being just 1 book, and biggest being … 3 books + 3-5 goodies?

#StuffedStockingSwap #sss

Aaaaand some other books I acquired last month.
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#bookhaul

@LeslieO !! I love this #HauntedHallowSwap #hhs24 package!! These 2 books are perfect for the season and my mood!! The journal is so cool! And I love the dancing skeletons 😂. Also, that boot deco is so cute, those junior mints are my faaave, and the little mint tin is adorable! Thank you so much!!
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And thank you @wanderinglynn for hosting this every year!! ♥️😘

Ooohmygosh @Jadams89 !! You picked the perfect books for #AllHallowsReadSwap #ahs24 !! I‘m so excited for both of these - a full novel by Malfi, & the 2nd: that title! Also, prefect candy!! I love the s‘mores marshmallows!! & that key lime bar is soooo yummy! (Yes, I‘ve already tried both 🥸) And of course, a giant Kit Kat bar is 🎉. Love that card too! Thank you!!

And thanks to @MaleficentBookDragon for always hosting one of my favorite swaps!

Thank you soo much for sending such a perfect (tho unnecessary 😉) #AllHallowsReadSwap pkg @AmyG !! I‘m sooo excited for these books, there was so much candy (& such variety!!), the coffee smells soo yummy & I love the socks, the amaze-bates motel notepad, & stickers! 😍😍 Oh & did I forget to mention the best. bookmark. ever? That clown bookmark is so perfect for me!! Thank you so much for your always generosity & sweetness & thoughtfulness!!♥️♥️

Here‘s my #TenBeforetheEnd #10beforetheend

Includes: #RealLifeBookGroup picks, #SeasonalCozies picks, #CoffeeBeanBookClub #cbbc picks, and even my current #audiobook #earreading (tagged). I … think I can… 🚂🚂🚂

#HyggeHour #HyggeHourReadathon

Bugga‘s costume this year (a *spider* monkey 😉), this stupid good Apple soda, my #RealLifeBookGroup book for … October (🫣), my #CoffeeBeanBookClub #cbbc for Oct/Nov, and my beautiful book sleeve from #fffs @PatriciaU 🥰😍

A perfectly October Hygge Hour! 🤗♥️

Ooooh thank you @BarkingMadRead for this perfect #ModernWitchSwap #MWS package!! I was *just* looking at the tagged book yesterday, covetously, and now I have it!! I‘m so excited for both reads - excellent picks! And I love the pouch, stickers, & bookmarks, and can‘t wait to eat those gummies & drink the yummy cocoa! Thank you!!! 💚🪄💜🔮🖤🧙🏼‍♀️💚

And thank you @BookwormAHN for hosting such. Fun swap!!

Received this month‘s #coffeebeanbookclub #cbbc!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you @Callemarie for all the fun Halloween goodies!! Look at all those pins/buttons & stickers! I love the mug with a hat that comes off!! And the decoration and the pouch!! 🧡🖤🧡 And of course the chocolate raspberry coffee smells divine. 🥰🥰 Can‘t wait to read this month‘s book!
Thank you!! ♥️♥️♥️

(Also, @Malachi wanted to be part of this pic ☺️)

‘Morning all!

Finished my trip and returned to 2 Litsy packages! 👏🏼👏🏼 one is #AHRS #AllHallowsReadSwap and the other… I‘m guessing #HHS? #HauntedHollowSwap #HHS24 @LeslieO ?

Also audio-read Starter Villains on my drive - it was good! Fun, not *exactly* as I‘d have liked. 😜 But ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

And started and aaalmost finished the tagged… just about an hour left!

Happy fall weekend! Hope your weather is crisp!
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On the backside of my long trip, where I also got to visit my old stomping grounds (college). I‘m now in Joplin and continuing to enjoy the amazing fall colors in the Midwest (which my camera in no way captures 😜).

And received a lovely surprise from @MaleficentBookDragon — thank you!! 🤗♥️🥰 Super excited to read this, and t‘is the season!
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This one is a soft pick for me. Just… I don‘t know, lacking in some way. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Also listened to This American Ex-wife (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) and Death in the Stacks (2.5-3 ⭐️s) (Oct #SeasonalCozies selection) on my drive up nort‘.

Also started Starter Villain (long drive!) - good so far! Seems to be veering off course a bit though…

Still (slowly) reading Bogus Bookseller (Sept Seasonal Cozies pick).

Bonus pic: me in northwoods with new Wisco hat 😊

I‘ll tell you…

I am *so* happy that we‘re in the right quarter, the right season, the right month. 😌🍁🍂♥️

Taking a bath w my new pedi (the toe color was on special request from buggy 😏), drinking this amazing new sparkling water (so. good.), and reading my September (🫣) #SeasonalCozies read.

I‘ll be in bed early tonight so I can get an early start on my drive 🚗 tomorrow! 🌌

#hyggehour #hyggereadinghour #hyggehourreadathon

I can‘t even. What am I supposed to do with selections like these?! Full box again…

#aardvark #aardvarkbookclub

It‘s time 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Oooooh my goodness @PatriciaU !! I‘ve been spoiled in cozy perfection. Thank you so much!!! The books are perfect choices, I can‘t wait to eat those nuts 🤤, the socks are soooo soft, buggy already stole the cocoa ornament 🤭, the tea selection (!!), the book sleeve is 💯, & the notebooks, stickers, scarf, bookmarks, & chapsticks!! 🤎🧡💛 And the apples were spectacular 🍎♥️. Thank you so much!!!

#FallingForFallSwap #fffs

It‘s that time of month again!!
#BookoftheMonth #botm

#spookyseasonforthewin

If I had my old house and l my old bookshelves, I‘d definitely have ordered a full box this month….

It‘s weird reading about a 45 yo woman w a 7 yo who sets out to transform herself on a long solo road trip… while being a 45 yo woman w a 7 yo about to take off on a long solo road trip (tho mine was planned months ago…😜).The book is bizarre, well-written, intense, a little crazy, & quite good. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Also, showing off our holiday pillows as the correct seasons settle in…

And sending #AllHallowsReadSwap #ahrs pkg tmrw! (Early bc of road trip)

It‘s almost open day for #FallingforFallSwap #fffs!
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If you haven‘t done so already, let us know you‘ve received your package! ♥️

Oh! Also, I‘ve sent #MWS #ModernWitchSwap #HHS #HauntedHallowSwap and #cbbc #CoffeeBeanBookClub !! Folks should be receiving packages today through Tuesday. ☺️💌💌

New books! (Upper left - another ThriftBooks “splurge” ;)), noting that I‘m *behind* on my September read for #SeasonalCozies (upper right), geared up for October, nonetheless (lower right), oh and received my #MWS #ModernWitchSwap package already!! 😯😯

Oooh and received my #AllHallowsReadSwap #ahrs match! 👏🏼👏🏼 The season has begun in earnest! 🎃👻💀

Progress! 🤓

Finished Bulletproof ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I think they‘ve found their old spark again, or maybe it was the heavy nod to Only Murders 🤔☺️

Murderous Christmas ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 A cozy cozy! I‘ll definitely go back to read the 1st!

Listening to Mad Love on audio - a relatively quick murder mystery w a full cast. Def recommend so far!

Bubba & I are listening to the Zoo on road trips 🤩♥️

The tagged is for #reallifebookgroup… interesting so far! 🫢

Happy Fall y‘all!! 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

And happy #AutumnComfortSwap #acs open day!

Thank you @KadaGul for this perfect book selection and all the fall goodies!! 🤗💌 I love both pouches, and I can‘t wait to use the masks, all the yummy smelling teas, and the cocoa!!
♥️🍁🍂☕️🫖🍂🍁♥️

And thanks @thebacklistbook for hosting! 👏🏼👏🏼

Last weekend to sign up for @MaleficentBookDragon ‘s annual #AllHallowsReadSwap #ahrs !!!

Sign Ups are open until Sept 23rd
https://forms.gle/NjSo5bQdggXXGzc3A

Books update 🤓

Still finishing Sept‘s #cbbc, but up next is the tagged (a 2nd‘ary choice for #reallifebookclub) then the Cleo Coyle, my Sept #SeasonalCozies selection. I‘ve been meaning to check out their other work for a long time & I‘m finally doing it!

I also happen to be listening to their 20th (!) in the Coffeehouse Mystery series - definitely one of the better ones! ☕️🩸

Also rec‘d my #fffs package! Thank you @PatriciaU -I‘m so excited!!

Here‘s my #halloweenaesthetic 🦇👻💀🎃🩸

At least, it‘s some of it. I have pretty broad tastes 😁
#hauntedhollowswap #hhs24 #hhs @wanderinglynn
#modernwitchswap #mws @BookwormAHN
#allhallowsreadswap #ahrs @MaleficentBookDragon

Enjoying high tea by myself, a break from the hustle and bustle, while reading the next #cbbc #coffeebeanbookclub book ☺️😌

Also, mailed my #FallingForFallSwap #fffs 🍁🍎🍂 and #coffeebeanbookclub #cbbc ☕️🫘📖🩸 packages to ✨mystery recipient✨ and Nicole! (In that order 😉) Both scheduled to arrive Thursday…

Yay!! #CoffeeBeanBookClub #cbbc time!
Thank you @Callemarie for sending these books & yummmmmmeeeee coffees!! ♥️☕️📖♥️☕️📖

For my #hyggehourreadathon #hyggehour today, a bubble bath, my fave soda, coffee scented candle (amaze), and The Book of Doors (#reallifebookgroup).

It took me a while to get into it, and I still phase out sometimes, but overall a good read. 📖🚪✨

Also spotlighting Barnes‘s new $5 cafe special — which of course I bought. 🤭😎

Happy Sunday and Hygge Reading Hour all!
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Received all my #botm #bookofthemonth #aardvark #aardvarkbookclub books today! 👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼

Also, found this fun notebook for my sister who will find great use of it… 🤭😂

Hope everyone is enjoying Septemberrrr 🧡🧡🧡

I think I see these and just black out for a couple-two-tree minutes and next thing I know I‘ve signed up.
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Head over to @wanderinglynn for #HauntedHollowSwap #HHS24

Or @BookwormAHN for #ModernWitchSwap #MWS

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Discovered this at B&N today… anyone read it? Sounds intriguing ☺️

Also, settling in for my #hyggehourreadathon in the bath 🛁 with The Book of Doors 🚪✨🌉

I mean, but really. How could I not?! Full box yet again… 🫣🫣🫣

#aardvark #aardvarkbookclub

A peek into the process and a box ready to go (same box ;)).

Dear Secret Recipient:
Be on the lookout for your #autumncomfortswap package soon!!

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Love that #bookofthemonth #botm made books available early this month!! They‘re already on their way as of yesterday! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Everyone- that program completely messed up the merge and just pulled whatever from wherever. That form means nothing - COMPLETELY DISREGARD.

New emails will be sent out shortly that say: CORRECT MATCH. That‘s the right one. Sorry for the confusion!!

Last call to sign up for #FallingforFallSwap #fffs - we‘ll close sign-ups tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug 28th.

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Yay #autumncomfortswap package arrived! It‘s so cute! Thank you @KadaGul — I can‘t wait!!!
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Finished the tagged cozy for August‘s #SeasonalCozies and really enjoyed it! It has a pinch of magic (or more) and a dash of international intrigue, along with family secrets and, yes, of course, tea and cozy vibes. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

So I went out and got book 2 right away. 😁

Also, I started Book of Doors for #reallifebookgroup - so far, so good!😊

And while I‘m not displaying my hygge here, it‘s there. #hyggehourreadathon 🫖🍦📖

I mean, given what everyone else has already said, it‘s no surprise that this was so good.

What I loved and didn‘t really expect: it‘s more like 4 mysteries, rather than just 1; it‘s pretty literary, and not really thriller‘y, and really well done; it is and it isn‘t what you expect. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Also started Steeped in Secrets for #SeasonalCozies and started this audiobook that … probably someone here recommended. 😁 it‘s intense! 🫨

It‘s tiiiiiiime…. @Chrissyreadit and I are back with
#fallingforfallswap #FFFS

Click here to sign up!
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Sign up by 8/28
Matches by 8/30
Send by 9/20
Open on 10/1

(tagging some folks who may be interested - pass it on! ☺️)

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