Happy June #summersolace season 💛 What intentions will you set for this amazing season with opportunities for growth and abundance?
My intention is to be mindful and present. The sun card is a good card for reflection and affirmation of your intentions in this season! #naturalitsy

Hello everyone! I love bucket lists- and even bought a bucket list calendar- I‘d like to invite you to share your #summersolace season bucket list! I can‘t wait to see what everyone has planned 💛

#hyggehourreadathon starting now or any hour you find time for yourself to feel cozy! I am at a Pride celebration in Shepherdstown WV- so reading will be later as I wind down. Meantime Happy Pride Month and Happy #midsummersolace season!

Today is the start of #midsummersolace - please let @AllDebooks know if you want to be tagged - but everyone is welcome to participate as you choose!!!

Went to The Buzzed Word bookstore - a bookstore and wine bar- So much fun to walk around with my wine and explore- it‘s tiny but you could tell people who work there love their job!

Just finished this morning. I honestly loved this book! it is not sweet and happy but does feel cozy. It feels like a more fleshed out Fairy Tale, but with humor. I loved the premise, the fairy stories sprinkled in and the way the book evolved. If you like actual Fairy Tales you may enjoy this! I would love to hear from anyone else who read it about their thoughts also!

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day! I‘m on my first real vacation in years with friends! In Ocean City and today will be visiting The Buzzed Word bookstore. Read for an hour this morning enjoying the quiet and waves and will hopefully spend time reading and relaxing later too! Photo from Friday night.

These are direct matches- feel free to email and tag each other with any questions or thoughts. Respond here to confirm you received your match. Let the traveling plans begin!!!

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day!

#summersolstice #naturalitsy #summersolsticecardswap

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I love love loved this book! Second book by this author and I really enjoy her style of Jane Austen‘s retellings. I will read her next book when it is available- Also i really felt like i was out on Suffolk County Long island. Soooo good.

This was 1000% more spice than i‘m used to- and read for a local book club (i did know i was getting into the smut world) There was more story than i expected, I liked the characters more than i expected and ultimately liked this more than i expected. Still pure escape. Not great literature… but a fun story. It reminded me of Ann Rices Claiming of Sleeping Beauty which was the last time i read anything in this style (yes early 90‘s)

This was a very fun road trip romance. No stress about the romance- just read and relax for your hea. Takes place in Ireland with such cute interactions. I love this for a happy cozy book.

One week left to sign up for a fabulous dream staycation

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I easily binged this series. The mysteries were fun and i enjoy the relationships between the various characters.

I love this series. I especially love listening to the audio of these cozy mysteries. The stories are formulaic but also entertaining.

Sequel to The Bridge Kingdom. I loved the way this takes place in different settings. I enjoyed the side characters- thought this was fast paced and total escapism.

It‘s #hyggehourreadathon day - Feel free to create a virtual location to share! The rain has been rough on my joints so i‘m using the day to read on my couch and after seeing Christine‘s image HAD to explore Pinterest!!! Do any of you have a virtual nook you could place yourself in to read?
Also: May the 4th be with you!

So excited to see everyone‘s travel plans! Interested in joining? Pick a place and time, any where and any event! Your match will put together a package that brings you there- 2 books and 3-4 items that correspond to!

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It‘s time to plan your #staycationintime 🎉🎉🎉
Hosted by @DinoMom and myself- please reach out to either of us with any questions! This is a one size package event 2 books around your theme location and 3-4 “souvenirs” to enhance your vibe!
I CANNOT wait to see the cool locations and times you choose!

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One of the activities for Indie bookstore day was a blinddate with a book bag. I chose the Sun and self care theme- it held all natural skin care and a very pretty copy of Beach Read- I was so bummed to get there in the afternoon when only 5 choices were left- there were so many cool themes to choose from! I love my local indie- Four Seasons in Shepherdstown WV.

My late post from yesterdays Indie Bookstore day- I was thrilled by how crowded it was! and a few books i was hoping to buy had sold out! But i still found some options and received a free arc!

An amazing #cbbc package from @MommyOfTwo Thank you so much!!!!

@DinoMom and I are prepping for this summers #staycationintime swap and i‘m checking for interest- I‘m thinking simple 2 books around your theme, 3 items to support your staycation vibe😁Interested? Start thinking of times and places!!!

@dabbe my #moodboardcontest #mbc entry a little watching my pets for smiles, memes for sarcasm ish truth ish stuff and always a little hope. The wolf and Red are a favorite comforting theme of mine and the Banksy quote is a favorite theme of mine. the frogs i saved because they cracked me up. Congrats again and thanks for this fun celebration of you!

Happy Easter to those who celebrate and Happy #hyggehourreadathon day!

Congrats @dabbe 💛💛💛💛💛💛

I enjoyed the world building and characters in this book- although the trope is very tropey. (enemies to lovers) I wish i had a map- but there were sections that were very visual to read. I think it was fast paced but would have liked a bit more to parts of the story- also have some spoilery thoughts i won‘t type- overall recommend for an engaging fantasy/romantasy book.

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day 💛💛💛💛💛
I am alternating all day with reading, coffee, soup and cleaning. I am so happy to just be able to chill. The rain has stopped and joint pain eased- but ya know how tiring a week of pain is…. so resting and reading and laundry it is!
Can‘t wait to see your moments of hygge and reading 📚☕️

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day! Join us from 8-9 your time or any time that works for you today! Just a reminder to gift yourself with some cozy reading in community- and feel free to share a picture of your space or what you are reading!
Today is dreary and wet but my bulbs are blooming and buds are growing- we are set for a freeze this week so today i will spend as much of the day in coziness and comfort as possible- reading from a few books.

Book 3 in this cozy ish series. A delight to listen to! I love this series and am so glad it was introduced via #cbbc
But i need help!!!! I really need to find a recipe for actual Irish curry chips- google is giving me potato chip recipes- does anyone know if i can find them in DC or NY? or a recipe????

Happy #hyggehour day! I am not sure what I will be reading but it will be some combination of these. Hoping some yard and weather will cooperate and i will be reading outside by this evening.
I may get the Carlene O‘Connor books on audio…
#hyggehourreadathon

Loving my #springcardswap cards Thank you Christine for hosting- I love this so much!

Low pick for me. I have liked other books by Donnelly quite a bit and was a little disappointed in the writing style. I LOVE Beauty and the Beast and retellings- so was a excited to read a gender swapped version. I also liked the premise. I just was not pulled in and found it to be a little boring. It could also be just the timing…

I enjoyed the world building and found family camaraderie in this third book. The cliffhanger is a killer - i did not realize the last book has not been published yet and i may have waited to read this if i had known- I‘m thoroughly invested in these books.

Second book- and the surprise twist is interesting to see how the FMC comes into her power and works to survive while walking the line between several roles.

I enjoyed this Romantasy much more than I expected. The FMC is trained as a healer in a world with magic where non magic humans are considered the lowest and often killed indiscriminately- especially if a child born to a non magic human and descendent . There are several plots occurring at one time, rebellions and almost everyone seems to be morally grey at different moments.

Closer to solving the mystery thread from the first book, but there is another murder at the event she coordinated for valentines weekend. I do like the creative events she plans and i find it funny that they all continue as planned before during and after the murder that occurs.

Yup…. another event and another murder. She really could be a serial killer in plain sight in theory…. but a fun event idea, engaging primary mystery and more clues for the secondary mystery thread that runs through each of the books. Still a pick but i would definitely avoid her events…

The third book and third event- I‘m not sure i would risk going to these events though… they are plagued by murders…. I like the story and the mystery and the characters- but i think the murders should occur outside the events she coordinates…

The mc is planning events to breathe new life into the small town and mystery bookstore. Of course there‘s a murder!! Still a solid pick.

I am starting to feel like myself again… so of course will update and bookbomb Litsy- I‘m also trying to engage more with storygraph. Reading has of course been life saving and soul saving these days! This was a #cbbc pick and i liked a lot of things about this first of 6 books. Takes place in a bookstore within a cute town and the detective and mc have 2 mysteries to solve. The detective was her college mentor and i loved the collaboration.

The book Zuckerberg does not want people to read. The author cannot promote it but Macmillan can sell it- The story is on my IG if anyone is interested.
Anyone one else hear about this book?
#taxtherich #noologarchy

Apparently there are numbers of readers who do not understand the messaging in Fantasy. I am guessing if they did we would see more book bans…. cause a woman who thinks is dangerous.

I am OVERWHELMED! Disgusted with the US executive branch, terrified by ignorance, and then struggling with chaos in my own life (getting better- it feels like domestic violence is a lingering poison though) So looking forward to #hyggehourreadathon and seeing posts of our community in coziness. Sending you all love. Also will share a link i‘m using for donations to the Ukraine if anyone is interested.

I enjoyed this installment much better than the last one. I like when Coyote gets involved and wreaks havoc but somehow it was the right havoc. I enjoyed Baba Yaga having an appearance and overall it did feel like a more complete story or episode.

I read the previous one for #cbbc and wanted to continue the series. I‘m enjoying this cozy in an upstate NY town where Christmas Shops are year round. I enjoyed the mystery- it actually was not who I thought it would be and still made sense! The side characters are very lovable and the main character is fun!

#hyggehourreadathon today 8-9 pm your time (or any hour that works for you) ❤️

Hi friends! I‘m working with a busy brained child who cannot transition to sleep easily. I think audiobooks may be helpful and would love to hear some recommendations I can pass along to the family. I will be grateful for any suggestions. Please and Thank you!

It‘s windy. life‘s chaotic, but i‘m relaxing into #hyggehour with an ebook, my blanket and Saoirse. I hope you are all getting some time to rest and relax before facing the next week.