Omg this episode of Ologies is like blowing my mind, I didn't know that procrastination was a mental health issue (or should be seen as one) and also I feel like they're describing me 100% #nfn21

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5VlxM1jx9QcpDG8ljer0GX?si=gGQX8uUuTmmgdYby2qEN2...

#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

1. No! Sadly :( I started late this year and just, now I had a bit of slump, let's see how far I get. My goal is 70 books, I'm at 28?

2. Not specifically, I'd like to get through as much of my netgalley shelf as I can tho :) at least the backlog bc ofc I keep requesting more titles 😆😆

Anyone who hasn't done this yet, @Kenyazero? Have you? Lol there's many ppl on my tl who have...👀💦💦

I'm late to #novelnovember but here's my try!
@Andrew65

📌 Finish current audiobook
📌 More podcasts for #nfn21
📌 Finish 2 more netgalley backlog titles

Four days WILL I BE ABLE TO DO IT?! 🤣🤣

#weekendreads
Thanks @Kenyazero 😌
@rachelsbrittain

1. I'm currently going through my #netgalley shelf so maybe shadow of the hunter is next!
2. The Last Graduate, a month ago, but I'm listening to The Bookseller of Florence now...it's taking a while xD
3. Funny enough, I had some holds come in...but I'm not longer in the country o(-(

Not exactly weekend reads 👀💦💦 tbh I didn't read over the last weekend 😱😱

Oops, not Sunday anymore but here's this #sundayfunday post! Thanks @Kenyazero 😊😊 @ozma.of.oz

1. No, I read slow and often can't stick to TBRs
2. I'm a huge fantasy fan so I'd vote the fantasy route 😉
3. I like Kenyas answer for this one! But yeah, I think it's good that books make us think and discuss, that they challenge our boundaries in good ways, those tend to be some of my favorite reads! Debates don't always take us anywhere so...

Oops, haven't touched my bookspin or doublespin books :") I was too busy taking forever to finish #4 which was a history of death in 17th century england, interesting read and fell in line with my previous bingo read

Finally finished my first #nfn21 book!! Orz

Idk why it took me so long since this was actually easy to read and an interesting topic. Some moments got a bit gruesome and I couldn't help but be grossed out and just...speechless, while others were what I was expecting. The author goes over the types of deaths, who it affected, and what happened after a death (funerals, wills). Would read more on the topic #history #england #death

I guess this was also a reality and not just something that "happened on Mars because of gravity" from #redrising (scifi fantasy book)

#history #death #nfn21

1. Not specifically but yes, I'd love to visit more independent and small bookstores :> Idk, the type people talk about in books xD

2. Not really, I'll usually have a mental list but really I just like to go to bookstores and see what grabs my interest

@TheSpineView
@Kenyazero @rsteve388 @BiblioNyan
#two4tuesday

Roaring is #15 on my #bookspinbingo, which doesn't take me anywhere near a bingo line I'd want 😂😂

I can see why I requested this title! My first Nov title is from my #netgalley backlog and is about a monster society existing parallel to the midwest's (and the world's but in this book the Midwest's) 1920s. The romance is pretty simple, instalove but the characters charismatic so I let it be. My interest did wane a bit towards the end tho. The villain was meh and the pacing felt rushed. Still, did enjoy! #fantasy

Can't find on Litsys but also can't input?? 🤔🤔

Anyway, my last Oct read and another #netgalley backlog. It was a mixed bag for me. Some stories I didn't care for bc they were scifi or PTSD or drugs related, but most I really enjoyed the book. The stories were sad, happy, inspiring, and just, as the title says, Abt queers who don't quit! #shortstories

Catch me ignoring my plans and jumping to this #netgalley backlog title 😂 Although I did finally start the Bookseller of Florence on my nightly walk so I'm not too off task 👍 #nfn21

I'll probably be going to bed soon but hopefully I can make a decent dent in this one tomorrow :> #nonfictionnovember

Two reviews tbp tomorrow as well

And my actual bingo card!
@TheAromaofBooks

It looks like my bookspin and doublespin aren't aligned this time for a bingo 😂😭 Ah well, maybe I'll have a good reading month? #bookspinbingo

Oops, I forgot I wanted to do #bookspinbingo this month!! Here is my list of books. The Libro titles are NF and all the others are from my Netgalley backlog 👀💦💦 Let's see what I can get through!!

@TheAromaofBooks

http://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm135487

While scrolling through Twitter, I found this #podcast that's all about words and their usage (by Merriam Webster) and it's been pretty interesting. The episodes are short (~10min) and not all episodes are as interesting as others, but they all make you think about words and how we use them and sometimes, how little sense they make #nfn21 #nonfictionnovember

It's #NFN21!!

I started off the year with quite a few #nonfiction titles but uh, ended up in the YA section at some point 😆 but now it's time to get back to some of my NF tbr, and maybe go through the #nonfictionnovember tag to see what books and podcasts and more you all recommend 😏

@rsteve388 I'll probs start with The Bookseller of Florence!

ICYMI, I'll be helping out @rsteve388 with NF November this year!! And there will be prizes! What books will be on your tbr?

Sign up 👇🏽
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfC3LBB8NEbITND7IItQsLhFWIo1xKF5ynJeo75...

#bookhaul

I MADE MY FIRST BOOKISH PURCHASE IN JAPAN!!! And ofc I had to get the latest volume of jjk for my collection and the company slave manga!! I can't remember the full title but it's a BL isekai and just 💕💕 I also got Blue Period, which I plan to use to start learning Japanese 👀💦💦 It's a copy meant to be annotated (not my main way of learning, just one related to my tastes)

There will be more later kekeke

#wondrouswednesday @eggs

1. Not a bujo but I do carry around a notebook and sketchbook where i do much note taking about things I have to do, my target language, names, etc. Not very organized I know 😂
2. Yes! I got out of my reading slump and I just moved to a place I'd been super excited about!!
3. The opportunity to learn and keep learning 💜

Tagging @Kenyazero and anyone else who hasn't done this yet!

Did some reshuffling so my recent reads fit!

Braised Pork is the new black cover (was going to use for writer but the summary misled me?!) which means I moved Deadly Education to audiobook, which moved Iron Widow to a new spot: murder! Second Sister then slots into mystery to be solved #bookishbingo #bookishfirst

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Another #netgalley backlog title and just, it was SO GOOD! It's a detective/revenge book that touches on some Very Heavy topics and is very blatantly political and critical of HK and capitalist society (and just ppl in gen), but it's SO engaging! I really enjoyed the characters we met, in fact, it had a bit of a Death Note vibe to it. Kind of upset about one thing but it really worked out well. Recommended! #outstandingoctober @Andrew65

TW 👇🏽

So sad, was hoping to read another Andy Carpenter story before it came out, maybe help my #netgalley score WHICH I'm finding is just as hard to bring up as credit score 😂 And these NF ones sounded so good too! I do have You've Reached Sam tho so that was just going to be a freebie for my score if they gave it to me 👀

Wow, this was quite the read! I'm usually not the biggest fan of #fiction but this was very well written, very interesting and unique. A story about a woman whose husband dies and she then goes on a physical and spiritual journey to find purpose. Every word counted for something and Idk, it almost felt like an experience for me too, it's hard to describe #magicalrealism #netgalley

This week is ✨moving in✨ week so I'm not sure how much I'll actually be able to read but I decided I'd participate anyway 😅 @Andrew65 #outstandingoctober

Goals:
1. get through 3-5 netgalley titles and leave feedback!
2. maybe finally get a bingo on my #bookishbingo?? Lol

Also it's already Saturday with me so maybe I can start? 👀

Idk where to put Gilded! It fits so many prompts but not the ones I want 😂😂 I'll drop it under paranormal 🤔 #bookishbingo #bookishfirst

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THIS BOOK OMG. I was maybe at the 90% mark when I realized this was just the first book in the story and I SCREAMED. It's just the perfect spooky read, the macabre details, the romance, the fairytale retelling, legit had me nonstop reading this *so good* #yafantasy

Bookishfirst.com (enter to get physical ARCs, gain points by writing first impressions and reviews. Get extra points using my code 02c819d0c94cc1df0)

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

1. No, nothing has really caught my eye but I'd love to at least once one day, I'm just not a fan of BS titles. Any recs would be awesome

2. Twitter!! And IG stories 😂

3. For being able to talk with my parents!

Tagging @Kenyazero if you haven't done this yet? 👀💦💦 And anyone else!

Last Graduate slots into the spooky setting so I'm slightly closer to a bingo now! Maybe, if I continue filling nearby prompts. Next I'll be reading Gilded, which isn't really helping me get to that bingo faster 😂 #bookishbingo #bookishfirst

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I just want to scream about the end of this book!!! I figured something like that would happen but still 🤯🤯🤯. In this book we span a whole year (vs. B1) so it felt a bit quick, but also like not a lot happened on screen, which is why I felt a bit meh over it. Still, it was just as snarky as B1, which I liked. Can't wait til B3, I don't even know what to do now OMG 🤯 #yafantasy

Read on Libro: http://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm135487

This is so exciting!!! 🤩🤩 #bookishfirst

Bookishfirst.com is a website where you can enter to get physical ARCs, all you have to do is read excerpts, write your impression, and gather points. Make an account and get extra points using my code 02c819d0c94cc1df0

I've never made a page goal before but figured I'd try it this year. What I didn't expect was that I'd be listening to so many audiobooks, hopefully I can balance my reading out with some ebooks so I can reach my goal 😂 #storygraph

Oh snap!! Guess I know what I'm reading after The Last Graduate! Aka. Tomorrow 🤩🤩🤩 #yafantasy ps. Edelweiss and Netgalley are my new friends starting today 😂

Looks like there'll be three books?! And maybe it'll be out next year end of September? Maybe? I mean both Deadly Education and Last Graduate had about the same release date and a year apart 🤔🤔 so the wait won't be too long but still...

Just realized that Deadly Education has a black cover so I'll use it for that prompt! And maybe Last Graduate for spooky setting since it looks like it'll still be set at the school. Making good progress #bookishbingo #bookishfirst

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Rereading so I can check out book two and it's just as fun a read as the first time! There are a lot of breaks between the story where El talks to us but it still reads very well. Plus, she's so snarky and Orion is just the cutest. I'd forgotten that ending tho so now I'm ready! Also, fun that this time I listened to the audiobook #yafantasy #magic

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3ca6f1ac-d634-4f33-b2c1-41739675c0db

This book is AMAZING and I recommend everyone read it to get their fill of female RAGE and DESTRUCTION. This book touches on topics of gender, sexuality, Chinese traditions and customs, beauty standards, oppression of women, and so much more. All in a world of giant Mechas inspired by mythology. It's such a wild and fun read but also tense and challenging ⭐ 10/5! #yafantasy #lgbt

Read at Libro: http://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm135487

I just remembered I read Iron Widow which OMGGGGG that book is AMAZING 😍😭💞 using that one for the prompt audiobook 🎧 Currently rereading Deadly Education for maybe...spooky setting? Hmm #bookishbingo #bookishfirst

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I've been eyeing this book for a while now and just, it was SO GOOD!! A really nice story about #friendship, choosing who you want to be, childhood illnesses, healing, k-pop, and so much more 💕 The art is beautiful and while the tone is generally fun, things do get rather tense and scary towards the end #graphicnovel #middlegrade #identity #chineseamerican #family ⭐ 5/5!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUzG1Jwry5q

Don't have access to a lot of books since I'm in quarantine right now BUT I figured I'd see how much I can get done, maybe I'll get lucky! Going ahead and marking my free space! And yesterday I read Stargazing by Jen Wang, which I'll use for orange cover 🧡 #bookishfirst #bookishbingo

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Oh hey I'm back!! Took a bit of a reading break

Also I just previewed this on #bookishfirst and OMG, I can't wait for it to come out!! It's so good, a fun and tense combination of the boy who cried wolf and Rumpelstiltskin and even Beauty and the Beast 🤩 #fairytales #magic

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Totally disappeared on the last #selfcarebingo 😅😅 Let's see what I can get done this month

#BFC21 goals:
∆ get some self-care bingo slots done
∆ read as much as I can, not just books
∆ finish (hopefully) 3-4 books

Not too many goals this month, maybe focus on my health too 🥲

I'm so happy I can finally TELL PEOPLE!! This is something I've been keeping to myself for a while now but I just got some great news a few days ago and decided it was time to start this new account (and a new blog!!) #newjob ("new") #lifeupdate

More deets! exploringotaku.wordpress.com/2021/07/03/the-time-has-come
IG: instagram.com/exploringotaku

This is too funny!! I'm loving the bantering 🤣🤣 Poor Anthony not in the in #bridgerton #romance

I'm only on page 3 and just 🤣🤣🤣 #romance #bridgerton

This book was recommended by a frequent customer and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. It's such a sad story. We follow the lives of four girls and a woman who live in the same building, the hardships they face as women in a society that sees them as objects, and how that has shaped their views of themselves and each other. Definitely recommend! #fiction #foundfamily

https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm135487

It's time again!! Let's see how much I can get done and maybe EHERM, remember to update you all ? #joysofjune @Andrew65

? Finish #doublespin (aka free space)
? Advance on my #PokemonReadingChallenge
? Sort through a tentative "best of 2021" books I've read (and want to read) - this is for my job!

Surprisingly, this one ended up being my #bookspin title for this month and wow, I DEVOURED it!! Recd by my coworker, the story follows Leena (granddaughter) and Eileen (grandma) who decide to "switch lives" to relax/spicen up their lives and oh boy did they succeed in the unexpected. Super fun with AMAZING grandma narration, I ? recommend! #family #romance #anxietyrep #grief

https://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm135487

Coworker recommended The Switch and ohhhhh I've had a blast with it, wish I'd recorded more thoughts but here are the ones on my GR

Not exactly sure how this works but figured I'd combine with #BFC21? Or something like that ?

So far this month:
✔️ I've indulged in cake (bros bday) and yogurt
✔️ Gone outside (to take bro to school)
✔️ "Exercised" (aka met my step goals and exceeded)
✔️ Played the game L4D (killed zombies) yesterday

Let's see what I get through this week ?
#selfcarebingo @ElizaMarie @wanderinglynn