Housework done and driveway/sidewalk shoveled. Now it is time to just kick back with my book & enjoy what is left of my weekend.

While I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as Ninth House I still couldn't put it down. I need more!

So, excited to finally be picking this one up!!! Probably one of my most anticipated books of 2023.

My fantasy book club meets in 10ish days so I figured I should actually start the book 🤔😬🤦‍♀️😂

A friend made me the awesome new cup & my Stephen King loving heart couldn't be happier. I think Jack Torrence approves as well!! 😬😜

Overall a pretty successful year. I can't wait to see what 2023 will bring. So many books...so little time.

Attempting to read my book only to discover it is completely missing a page. It wasn't ripped out, it apparently wasn't there at all. I would see if I could exchange it but since I got this book when it 1st came out (and it has been sitting on my shelf since) I don't think that is even possible 😩

My 1st 2023 TBR. Of course this doesn't include any ebooks or audiobooks I also plan on reading but it is my goal this year to really knock out more of physical books on my TBR shelf. Everytime I take a book from this pile I will be adding a new one from my TBR bookshelf to take its place. Fingers crossed I can finally start to clear some space because that shelf is currently overflowing 🤞😬📚

Winter break is officially here & we have blizzard like conditions. Seem like the perfect occasion to start on this collection holiday themed romances I had been compiling.🤔📚🎄😘

Thanks to my amazing coworker I have a new addition to my Stephen King shelf. I was having so much fun placing the hands at various places until I found one I liked.

Finally, finished all the library books I had checked out so it is time to see how many holiday books I can knock out before Christmas 😬😜🎄📚

Reading by the glow of the Christmas lights...my favorite thing to do this time of year. 🤓📚

I may have met my original goal months ago (I purposely set it low=no stress) but now I am eager to see if I can make it to 200 before the year ends. 🤔🤓📚💪

November wrap up

Favorites: Bloodmarked, Lost in the Moment & Found

Least Favorite: Layla

Now that is my kind of dedication 😍🤓

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Between a flu epidemic running rampant through the school and bridesmaid dress shopping has been a crazy week so far. Today I am looking forward to just kicking back with some good food, good company, and a good book.

And we have now reached the Harry Potter years 😍🤓⚡

Apparently I will be reading about some wizards now 🤔😂

So excited to finally be spending time with John, Dave, & Amy again 🤓😎

Overall I would say a pretty successful spooky month full of magic, demons, & murder.

Favorite: Spells for Forgetting
Least Favorite: My Best Friend's Exorcism

Well that was a fun little email Amazon. It's not anywhere close to the amount of audiobooks I have actually listened to so far this year (just the ones I actually paid for vs library app) but it is obvious what I mostly use it for (*cough* true crime book club *cough).

My reading buddy looks so comfy. I think I should just snuggle up with her all day & finish my book instead of go to work 🤔😜🤓📚

We have really been struggling trying to get Teens interested in our library lately so we have decided to take a new approach. We have created a library tiktok. I am slowly learning how to create/navigate it. It definitely takes some patience. Now, I should probably start the book club book in hopes that someone might actually show up.

I remember reading a book about him. It really gave me the heebie jeebies knowing at one point he was very close to where I live.

I will pick up any excuse to revisit these characters. Ransom Riggs keeps putting out there & I will gladly keep reading it!

I have heard such great things about this book I knew I had to pick it up sooner rather than later. It seems like the perfect thing to dive into on my day off.

Let the spooky season reads begin!

September Wrap Up

Apparently September I was in the mood for graphic novels. 🤔

Favorite: Cinderella is Dead
Least favorite: Pixles of You

Did I need more copies of the Hobbit or LOTR...no!!

Did I buy more at the book sale anyways...yes!! They are my favorite books (especially the Hobbit) after all.

Kind of bummed that the matching edition of The Fellowship was missing it's cover so I didn't end up with a full set but that's a used book sale for you.

I was really hoping to find a few few more Stephen King books to add to my collection when I browsed the library book sale. Sadly I did not but I did find these wonderful gems instead.

You all are welcome here!

I felt like Hobbit Day was the perfect time to pull this out. 🧝🏾‍♂️🤓🥰📚

It is Stephen King's birthday today so it is kind of fitting that I am in the midst of reading his latest. Work has been so stressful lately I haven't really been reading much but here's to hoping I can knock this one out soon. 🤞🤓📚

It's here!!! 😱📚🤓

August wrap up

Favorites: Carrie Soto, the Very Secret Society for Irregular Witches

Least Favorites: Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer, Confident Women, the Doll's House.

When you pull an ooops and request 12 graphic novels at once. They all sounded so good though! 😳😬📚🤓

A very fitting quote for me today.

2+ hrs stuck in the very backseat in a car full of acquaintances...think anyone will notice 🤔

On to my next set of bookclub books.

My Teen Book club meets next week & I haven't even started the Downstairs Girl yet.

The Crimes & Cocktails pick for September is chunky. I won't be able to make the meeting so I can really take my time with this one lol.

1. My parents. I grew up in a house full of avid readers.

2. Neil Gaiman & Stephen King

3. The library I work at has a true crime book club I participate in & we are reading the tagged book.

I also am the host of the teen book club and we are reading The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

📚 American Gods
✍ Lyssa Kay (Adams)
🎥 Across the Universe
📺 Alias
🎤 All American Rejects(Band)
🎤 Adele (Singer)
🎵 All the Feels (Fitz & the Tanturms)

#manicmonday #LetterA @CBee

🌸 Yes for me it is like breathing. Even if it is only 2 pages I have to read everyday for my mind to relax.

🌼 I tend to read the most at night (since I work 2 jobs from Aug-May). I have been known to stay up way to late & suffer for it the next day. During the summer I read any free time I have.

🌺 Fantasy is my genre of choice but if I really need a break from life I have been known to disappear into a romcom.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

I had 5 books on my summer break TBR and with 8 days remaining I still have 2 left. As always I tend to get distracted by all the "shiny new" books & forget about any set TBR I have.

The Black House-Stephen King/Peter Straub ✔
The Rose & the Thorn- Michael J. Sullivan ✔
Thunderhead-Neal Shusterman ✔
The Great Hunt-Robert Jordan
An Echo in the Bone-Diana Gabaldon

Here's hoping I can at least finish this one before I go back.

Another great reading month. I have really made use of my summer off. I don't think I am ready to go back to work when school starts back up in 11 days!! So many more books I wanted to read over break.

Favorites: Magic Steeped in Poison, How Sweet it Is, Thunderhead

Least Favorites: Beneath a Ruthless Sun, My Evil Mother.

So many well known doors in one sentence 🤔😜

Time to finally start the next Cocktails & Crimes book club pick.

Went and spent the week with my sister. Of course no trip to my sister's is complete without a trip to the local used bookstore. I got 2 more to add my King collection. I am down to single digits now!!

😂😂😂

Sarah Andersen's books always put a smile on my face 🐙

June Wrap-Up

Favorites: Legendborn, the Dead Romantics
Least Favorites: Under the Banner of Heaven, I Let You Fall

This book comes out next week & I kind of forgot I had an ARC of it sitting on my shelf. I guess I best get to reading! 😳😬🤦‍♀️

Waiting for my next library hold to come in so I might as well tackle the next book on my TBR bookshelf at home. Hadrian & Royce are so entertaining. These books are almost always a quick read. The perfect filler while I wait.