I was obsessed with the aunts from practical magic , and the 2nd book in the series gives you the life and history of the Aunts and it did not disappoint. By far my favorite of the series fo far

Here are the links to donate to PBS & NPR

I know I can't change the world, but I can show up at the protest, write a check, vote and use my platforms...even if only 4 people see it.

https://www.npr.org/donations/support

https://foundation.pbs.org/ways-to-give/

My little protestors

Great characters, great writing, good story....it had a little too many elements to it and dragged on just a wee bit...but overall a good book and time well spent

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that when the secretary of health is talking about "curing " something that is hereditary, not curable & not a disease while saying that it destroys families and anyone with it can not contribute to the economy.......that's eugenics

Living through the MAGA movement necessitates and important reminder:

You don't have to be nice or consider the feelings of shitty people

That is all

While not a fan of the Catholic Church, or organized religion , I recognize and respect how Pope Francis was different. From his stance on climate change, renouncing immigration policies, looking to become more inclusive as well as rejecting the wealth of the papal position & apologizing for past sins of the church & trying to be better.
But, I will forever applaud his last official act being a graceful fuck off to Vance & this administration

It's a 4/20 Easter so praise it & blaze it

N. Y. Resists

On a scale of 1-10 how unhinged is it to send screen shots of every article discussing the thing you were labeled "over dramatic or ridiculous " for believing to the people who labeled you that?

I just found out that the movie I loved back in the day, Practical Magic, was book 3 in a series.....so I just had to

Can you guess what I did this cold and rainy day

My new favorite quote

It was the Dunning of times. It was the Kruger of times.

StromThurmond read from a phone book. Ted Cruz read Green Eggs and Ham. Cory Booker spoke passionately for over 25 hours on the danger this country is facing. If you think this was a performance you‘re a moron

I get why it was marked down...this book was a hard pass . Halway through I didn't give a damn about what happened next or who did it

It was a little overly worded, which is a mood killer for me, but it was a great story. The aspects of race and racism were so well weaved into the story they felt like it's own character

I think I'm going to just isolate at home with my books

I'm sorry for all the doom posts, but I'm having a difficult time handling the onslaught of fear, uncertainty and unmitigated rage at the state of the world and the people making it happen. These simple posts help me process that

Found out how to create my own "Little Free Library " in my community....thinking I should do it & customer make it as a banned book library

Today marked the start of me buying all the books on this list...I bought 4 and they were all paperback. Maybe it's paranoia, but I need the physical copies ...for my kids or grandkids some day

I don't know how to rate this book, there were some good parts to it, some parts I enjoyed and then there were headscratching moments, painfully dull moments and outright nerve picking moments.
Any author who doesn't genuinely understand privilege, sexism, appropriation or any other social constructs is better off not discussing them. The instances of sounding flippant & ignorant just gave secondhand cringe.

This is my TBR pile is bare....mainly due to my need to escape this insane American reality whenever I can. So please ,would love recommendations of your favorite or last great book.
Please no recommendations for books of authoritarianism, delusional billionaires destroying society, theocracy replacing democracy, the nazi /white supremacy, or any stories pertaining to cheeto hitler

The more I read by this author the more I like her....and Dakota agrees
The characters, the Pacing, the writing and the story telling all combine to have you guessing who really did it before changing your mind

I loved this book when it came out and felt the connection to "Frannie" that everyone told me I would feel about Holden Caulfield...I enjoyed getting to step back into this world

Everyone debates the facts with subtle nuances , what aboutism & old fashioned gaslighting....I'm not debating if the South African immigrant did or didn't do a nazi salute (He totally did by the way), but the dismantling of the Department of Healths department of woman's health & reproductive rights in less than 24 hrs is fact. Can't wait for me Feb appointment to get my paperwork together to leave this country.

There was no twist, charcter development and the crime was so easy to figure out ....despite the over the top story it was a fun , easy and light read

Someone reminded me today was a good day to get re-acquainted with my digital library

I do love the day my book subscription comes ❤️

Was an interesting read and I learned a lot

This book has everything...romance, comedy, horror, vampire lore , and female empowerment.....problem is none of them are done well.
I know this author has some die hard fans, but the romance flat , the comedy bland, the horror meh, the vampire lore is lacking & the female empowerment a cliched trope. Also, the story is boring, some scenes are headscratchers the main characters are unlikable I don't even remember there being a plot

It was a little heavy handed, a little to drawn out and it definitely isn't horror....but it was a good story to cozy up with and spend the day reading

Well written, well paced and an overall good story...the formatting was a unique twist but I honestly found it distracting enough to lessen the enjoyment

Does anybody have suggestions what to do with books you'll never read again?
I could have absolutely hated it ,but throwing it out feels wrong 🤷‍♀️

Watching Christmas movies in my pj's while I Christmas shop and have 1 of these comes right behind curling up with a book

Got to be honest, this wasn't what I expected and I don't know how I feel about that

Sorry, I do not get the high praise and 5 star for this book & The Chill. I couldn't finish either of them, the writing is fine...but the male protagonists are insufferable and the story just does loop de loops. I also don't get classifying either as "horror" or "suspense"..they are sci-fi with a dab of creepy.

The book had a decent story and even semi acceptable twists ,but you'd probably see it coming....but the thing that gets me is it's over written ,over worded soliloquy of a character that gaslights themselves that they are the problem while they continue to so unhinged shit. It's a trope I'm so very tired of ...this crazy bitch believes she's guilty so she does multiple crazy bitch things to prove she's not crazy..please come up with something new

I'm never satisfied with any Horror or suspense story...it can always be better...but this pretty good

The writing was good and it was a quick easy read, but there was no real character depth. Characters either didn't develop or they were unlikable. The most explored character was absolutely unlikeable, at least for me. I've known enough sanctimonious hypocrites that I didn't need a POV from them. Also the book was filled with too many cliche troups to count....but it was well written