I‘m envious of this family‘s ability to go every summer to this great house on the beach and just hang out for a week. But it‘s anything but relaxing- Rocky, the mom, is on a hormone roller coaster, bouncing between rage 😡 and sorrow 🙁. Family secrets are about to come to light. And the chapter called After made me teary. Rocky is the narrator and she can be annoying and a self proclaimed “little narcissistic “ I did like the book sort of 🐉

The past month has been busy - went to Calgary and saw this adorable puppy pile and included a photo from a trip to the museum I made here. So I‘ve been listening to romantsy books. These two were okay but they both , and I never thought I would say this, have too much sex and not enough story 😱. I enjoy spicy 🌶️ reads but I think they have to grab my imagination with a novel idea or a twist . Maybe I wasn‘t in the right mood? 🐉

Just finished this audiobook yesterday ( high five 🙌 to the Libby App). Cassandra is having a very bad day , her boyfriend of the last four months dumps her , her obnoxious boss fires her and the coffee shop is out of banana muffins! What‘s a girl to do? That‘s when Cassandra discovers her “gift” - time travel. It‘s safe to assume that she‘s going to try and fix that bad day and that it‘s going to have unexpected consequences. A fun story 👍🐉

I‘m a sucker for a time travel story, especially a thriller type. Beth is a single working mom. Her husband Colson has died in an accident and she has taken on his role as Guinea pig 🐹 in a series of time travel experiments that take her consciousness back to the most traumatic moments in her life. Of course there‘s trouble brewing with the super rich older man who is financing the experiments. Does Beth really understand the consequences? 👍🐉

I had some feelings about whether to finish or not. I live on the Cascadia fault line and the Big One is a worry. Anna is on her first day of mat leave looking for a crib in IKEA. Portland experiences a catastrophic earthquake , Anna survives , and decides to head out on foot to find her husband, Dom. While walking Anna carries on an internal monologue with her unborn child,Bean. I enjoyed the story but the ending was dissatisfying - 👍❤️🐉

This book is bringing on all my doomsday anxiety. A pregnant woman is on a quest across the devastated remains of Portland. The big one has hit and she is trying to find her husband. I‘m at a pretty tense spot and I‘m not sure if I can continue with it. The pandemic has put me off dystopian books. I used to love that genre ever since I read The Stand as a teenager. Anyone else changed what type of books they read? ❤️😂

Thanks 🙏 for the tag @Ddzmini #wondrouswednesday @Eggs A day late ⏰ 🤷‍♀️🐉 - my emojis 😂 - finding the funny side of things can help smooth out some of life‘s toughest moments -The Wedding People had me laughing at one point I may have snorted some soda over my work shirt oops 🙊 I did 1 and 2 in the wrong order

This audiobook lives up to all the hype. After weeks on hold I finally got it on my Libby App. What happens when a suicidal English professor meets a possible Bridezilla in the elevator of a swanky hotel? You have to read this funny novel - I was listening in my car and snorted my soda out while laughing too hard. There‘s some serious stuff mixed in with the fun. I want to know what‘s happening to all these people now 😹👍👍🐉❤️

I also bought this during a sale on Audible- I read the ebook when it first came out. I really enjoyed the audio version. This thriller really holds up well and was definitely worth the time

I have spent the last couple of weeks listening to celebrity autobiographies. We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu and Cher‘s Part One. Both authors had parents who survived difficult childhood experiences. I enjoyed listening to their family histories and the terrible struggles to overcome poverty. One family in China the other in the United States but both authors ending up in Hollywood. Cher is an icon and she seems to know everyone 👍👍. Simu 👍👍

Box 2/2 of my fun book haul from The Times Colonist book sale 📚❤️🐲 See any favourites? Where should I start?

Box 1/2 of my Times Colonist Book Sale haul 📚❤️🐉See any favourites? Where should I start?

@Crinoline_Laphroaig has a great link to a fun quiz -I‘m a Dandy 🤣 dragon 🐉.

I just have to listen to the Cinnamon Bun book and I will have devoured this series. This one is pretty spicy 🌶️ and sweet. Also enjoyed a new cozy historical mystery series set in a cute English village during WWII . Audiobooks seem so much easier as life gets so busy when the weather is nice.

This is a really fun new audiobook series I‘ve discovered. A down on her luck English actress uses her new talent as a medium to solve a crime. So funny and the author does a tremendous job of the narration. I‘ve got book 3 & 4 on hold on Libby.

The second novel in the Midsolar Murders series finds us back on the space station Eternity waiting for another shuttle from Earth bringing potential murder victims/ perpetrators. Mallory is a murder magnet - people die around her and she solves their murders -so get ready for a crazy , chaotic murder mystery. If you have read the first book you‘ll be happy to find all your favourite aliens are back. I couldn‘t put my ebook down - . 👍👍 🚀

I‘m still months away on my library hold on the Libby app but thanks to Fast Reads - I snagged an e-copy - dropped all my other books and devoured this one. There‘s lots going on in this novel - there‘s time travel of course- there‘s rumination on immigration - the tragedy in Cambodia under Pol Pot - civil servants - the Franklin Expedition - a hot romance . Two thumbs up

This wasn‘t just a mystery about a violin 🎻 heist it was a thoughtful exploration of the life of a talented young musician who has to overcome prejudice and poverty. I‘m not a classical music fan but this author has such beautiful descriptions of the violinist‘s feelings while playing. A great choice for Black History Month

Just finished this audiobook about one year in the life of an LA family of Jewish Mexican descent. There‘s lots of drama etc. But what I found so interesting was the backdrop of the drought and the fires and the Santa Ana winds. Touched a nerve after the terrible fires in January. A Reese‘s Book Club selection

I‘m in a cozy mystery mood. A young Cuban American mother reluctantly moves to the affluent Miami suburbs to be closer to her in laws. And you guessed it - gets tangled in a murder investigation. What I enjoyed was the peak into Cuban American culture and food.

A surprisingly enjoyable thriller/mystery set in a remote resort on the California coast. A high school teacher finds her solo trip on what would have been her 20th wedding anniversary interrupted by murder and disaster. A familiar story but with more depth of character than usual.

This is an enjoyable audiobook but it is true to formula- smart young woman meets deadly psychopath escapes with her life but others usually die - and she runs away and hides in a small town etc… The Witness is still my favourite but I enjoyed Identity. I also listened to Mind Games but the psychic gift element just didn‘t ring true. I snuck in a re-listen of All Systems Red so a busy three weeks. Summer listening 🙌🍧🥂

Finished this cozy mystery set in Thailand, nurse ethicist has a nose for mysteries and along with her boyfriend Detective Wiriya Molokai is looking into disappearing tourists. I loved the setting and the frequent references to Thai food. I got such a craving for coconut cake. I enjoyed the mystery and the characters but I‘m uncomfortable with the fact that the author is American not Thai. 👍❤️ 🐉

Listened to the audiobook on Libby. It was okay. The hook was the private investigators all have surnames associated with fictional characters. This book seemed more like short stories knit together. It was also quite complicated to listen to. I really wanted to love it but it‘s a so-so 💚🐉

I read this book during my lunch breaks at work. This book provides a look back at the past glory of the New York Times food critic. A job so important Ruth Reichl had to invent new persona to allow anonymous restaurant visits. Her chapter on the restaurant at the Twin Towers was poignant knowing what would happen a few years into the future. I really enjoyed this one and there‘s lots of recipes too. 👍👍🐉

I‘m still listening non stop to David Baldacci thrillers. I have been listening to them out of order and jumping around the different series. I like the short chapters and they are a good escape 📚💚🐉

Work is so stressful that I‘m listening to all the David Baldacci thrillers I can borrow from my library‘s Libby collection. They‘re a good escape- they keep my attention but don‘t require too much thought. I like the non stop action and relatively happy endings 💚🐉

My haul from the Raise A Reader book sale - it‘s on again tomorrow. Anyone see a favourite book? 📚 where should I start? ❤️📚🐉

This is a very sweet novel set in a small New England town. It‘s kind of a Mayberry setting, people are so community minded and so friendly. Nora runs the diner she inherited from her parents and at 42 is unsurprisingly unhappy with her life. Circumstances change when she and her prodigal sister inherit a substantial property from a relative stranger. But I love this kind of palate cleanser and enjoyed this gentle romance. A sweet escape 👍👍 🐉

A quick fun read featuring a mysterious dead uncle , a surprising legacy, spy cats 🐈‍⬛ and a volcano 🌋 lair. All you could ever want in a Scalzi story ( I think this is my third or fourth of his novels), escapism with a bit of a message . 👍💚🐉 ( it‘s tulip 🌷 season so took myself out for a steak and Bellini)

This latest entry in the Finlay Donovan cozy mystery series is so fun full of non stop hi-jinks. I‘m not sure I have all the goings on straight. It starts off right where the last book ended. Finlay and Vero are off to Atlantic City ostensibly for a girls weekend. Some how everyone but Finlay‘s dad ends up there. Kevin Bacon makes an appearance sort of. Fast paced with a touch of romance- enjoyable escapism 👍👍💚🐉

@dabbe #ThreeListThursday #TLT I love the golden age of movies 🎥 and my favourite actresses are 1. Katherine Hepburn - Philadelphia Story ( with Carey Grant is a favourite). 2. Bette Davis - All About Eve or Dark Victory are my faves 3. Colette Colbert - It Happened One Night is my fave ( I love the part at the end when the horn blows and you know the Wall of Jericho is tumbling down

Just finished listening to this 2 hour audiobook on Libby . It‘s a prequel to the Finley Donovan cozy mystery series. It‘s fun to meet Vero before she became the nanny for Finley‘s kids. It was maybe a bit too short and not as funny as the longer books. Still enjoyed it but would only recommend it to fans of the series.

Spent the last couple of weeks re-listening to this spicy 🌶️ historical romance. My favourite in the series because I have a crush on Cam ( Amelia is a lucky lady) 💚 🐉

My hold came in and I dropped all the other books I was reading and gobbled this one up. A delicious m/m romance full of all the feels and spice 🌶️. I‘m probably the only Canadian who doesn‘t watch hockey at all but I still enjoyed this sweet romance between the star player and the newbie goalie. It‘s fun that it‘s set in Calgary because I visit there every year. 👍👍💚🐉

This was my lunch read at work for the last few months. I only get to read for about 15-20 minutes. This book is one of those books within a book novels and is unashamedly influenced by the novel Rebecca. In fact that‘s a big plot point. I didn‘t really like the main character and it really wasn‘t that much of a thriller. It was okay as a lunch read but I wouldn‘t recommend it to friends. So-so at best

I‘m a sucker for a paranormal vampire/ werewolf themed romantsy - I especially like snarky don‘t fit in with the crowd vampires forced to marry hunky Alpha wolves 🐺. I lucked out and got to read the Fastread ebook on Libby. I tore through it. There‘s mixed feelings and there‘s a hefty dose of spice. 👍👍🔥🐉

Libby is great for audiobooks- my hold came in and I was so happy to listen to this sweet historical romance. A gentle love story between two “outsiders” -an aristocratic Lady who can not walk and a son of aristocracy who is illegitimate. A tender book - not a lot of action etc … but a good escape from a stressful week ❤️ 🐉

Happy Valentine‘s Day 💝 - I‘ve been reading a few romantsy e-books - some spice and a guaranteed happy ending 😻🐉❤️

A friend just told me about Audible Plus so I‘m binge listening to all The Murderbot Diary novellas available. I forgot how snarky and funny Murderbot is 🤖❤️🐉. A couple weekends ago The Stanley Cup was on display in the Inner Harbour so had to get a picture 🥅 🏒

Finally got to listen to this audiobook on Libby. Only a month after Christmas 😹. This was a funny mystery set in the world of amateur theatre- things go hilariously awry during the Christmas Pantomime- a fun epistolary story 👍❤️🐉

Hi everyone on Litsy. I took a 3 month break from social media- but I did do a lot of listening to audiobooks- These are the latest 6. Most of them were re listens. My favourite was the new to me Iron Flame the second book in my new favourite series. There‘s lots of action as the students get into their second year of training at the military college. What‘s not to love there‘s dragons and quite a bit of heat. Can‘t wait for the next book 🐉

I borrowed the audiobook from Libby and thoroughly enjoyed it. Nora Roberts has a successful formula- talented male or female overcomes terrible childhood trauma , gets entangled with some villain, must change their identity, meets love of life , confesses all , mess cleaned up - HEA achieved: I am so there for it. One quibble , the fellow who reads the audiobook is not skilled at differentiating female voices . 👍👍🐉

The audiobooks in the series are so good - lots of different accents etc … really adds to the experience. The gang is assembled and ready to solve another murder. But this story has some serious and emotional scenes as well as the usual humour . So have your Kleenex handy and join the Thursday Murder Club 👍👍💚🐉

I lucked out and managed to get this popular ebook on a 7 day Fast Read from Libby. So dropped everything other than work. An historical heist novel set in 1905 London - a disgruntled housekeeper plans to steal the contents of a mansion during a ball. I am not sure I liked any of the characters in this one. But I did like all the historical tidbits and the Upstairs/Downstairs vibe. 👍👍

It‘s been a busy couple of weeks but I did manage to read a few books. This is the third instalment in a fun mystery series set in a fictional country house owned by Agatha Christie. Our sleuth 🕵️‍♂️ is the housekeeper. An enjoyable historical mystery. 👍👍 🐉 - hi from Miss Cali 😻

This is another of Reese Witherspoon ‘s book club picks - bought it at the annual Raise/A-Reader Booksale . An older woman wins a cruise with her estranged adult children. Of course everyone is unhappy, angst , secrets , alcoholism, depression etc . Pretty much all the family drama in a so-so package. I have a few days off so Breakfast at Starbucks, lunch at the Dutch Bakery and supper from the Italian Market Deli

So I‘m reading this ebook on Libby , I just started it and the reader is being introduced to the “reality “ of the Instagram Influencer. So the Instagram Mom is organizing a gigantic event- her daughter Coco‘s fourth birthday 🎂- meanwhile I‘m taking a break scrolling through Instagram - and there‘s a post about a real life Coco‘s fourth birthday party. Coincidence? Or is Coco a more common name than I thought?

Just tore through this thriller- it‘s got all kinds of trashy characters who belong to a very exclusive club with “Home” sites in major cities. The Club is opening a new venue on it‘s own island - the elite are going to party and the desperate are going to react. I couldn‘t put it down - I had to know what happened 👍👍💚🐉

I quite enjoyed this second book in the series- our three amateur detectives are investigating a locked room mystery in the English town of Marlow. I figured out the mystery pretty early on but still wanted to read on. This was a 7 day fast read so I had to really focus on it. I would say this is between a pick and a so-so 💚🐉