I haven't really been in the Christmas spirit lately and these last 2 weeks at work have been really rough. I needed a little retail therapy to help cheer me up.

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I may have heavily padded my TBR list with xmas books so it is nice to see one fantasy book snuck it's way in.

It's here & just in time for my bookclub reread. Considered one of Time Magazine's 100 best fantasy books OF ALL TIME & definitely one of my favorites from the last several years. I can't wait to dive into this illustrated edition. Be warned, the book itself is definitely not for the faint of heart.

When your coworker quits and now instead of hosting 1 book club you host 3. My Thanksgiving & Christmas breaks will be busy 😬😳

1 is technically a reread (I cheated & but book club books on my list since I do own them digitally) & 1 I put on there solely in hopes that I could finally remove it from my kindle. Definitely an odd mix this month. 🤔

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Apparently October was big publication month...eeek!!!

For November I am introducing my fantasy book club to Hadrian & Royce and I won't lie I am pretty nervous. I love these characters so much and some of the people in my book club are pretty critical. 😬🤞

My reading has reached a new level of lazy but I don't regret it at all 😜😂

I have been on the hunt for this book ever since I read it a few years ago. I fell in love with this quirky little read and knew I needed it in my collection. The glow in the dark aspect is even better in person.

Ok here we go my #readyourkindle #readyourebooks pick for October. It kind of worked out that 2 of these pick are also picks from 2 of my book clubs this month.

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September Wrap Up.

Not my greatest month but definitely not my worst either.

I tried to stick with the spooky/paranormal theme.

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Sounds like my kind of graphic novel 🤔😜

Alright my fellow library people I have a question for you because it has become a debate at my library.

Do you add 40+ year old books to your collection or do you only add newer materials?

Keep in mind we are a small library with limited space & odds are these books were once in the collection already and have been weeded due to lack of check outs.

Hoping to finish this tonight but I guess we shall see 🤞😜

Forgot to make a graphic with my list but I did have them saved on my phone so I was still able to participate. Here it this month's picks.

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So grateful my sister mentioned these motion sickness wristbands because now I can read on long car rides. 🤪📖🚗

I have been horrible at posting things lately. Time to try to get back in the swing of things again!!

About halfway through and I don't trust anybody!! Something hinky is definitely going on!

August is looking to be an interesting reading month.

The top row= my read your kindle picks

The bottom row=book club picks for the various book clubs I participate in.

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Let's just say I am really going to miss going back to work full time. July was a great reading month for me. My Storygraph numbers are slightly off because I forgot to add a few hence why I included the Bookmory calendar.

I went a little heavy on the romance for August but I will be heading back to work full time and the first few weeks are always exhausting so I am going to want more fluff less brain power lol.

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2.5ish weeks before I go back to work full time (aka school is back in session) & I am trying my hardest to knock as many books of my TBR as I can!!

Currently about 50% through Amina (my fantasy book club pick for July) & just starting Heartless Hunter.

House work done so my plans today consist of soaking up as much Vitamin D as I can while it is semi decent outside (as opposed to hiding out in the AC).

Our true crime book club meets Sunday & I am barely halfway through the book. I think the audiobook just isn't working for me on this one. Time to switch it up. I couldn't get a physical copy in time but thankfully Everand has the ebook available. Don't mind me while I read at work.

Storm hit and the power went out. Guess I am reading by booklight & candlelight tonight. It has been out for a few hrs at this point. The lack of AC and/or air movement is what's really going to do me in though.

My personal copy wont arrive at my house until after release day but the library had it ready for me to cover today. Do you know how much will power it took for me not to just forget about work & instead hide in the basement all day reading this?

Since all of my is out of town/state for the 4th and the people I usually spend the day with made different plans this year guess now is as good of time as any pick up the last book in this trilogy. Let's see how far I can get.

Books by 3 of my favorite authors (Tessa Bailey, Alexandra Bracken, & Christina Lauren) and a book I have been meaning to read for years...July looks like it could end up being a great reading montn.

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House sitting for my parents while they are out of town so I have different reading buddy to snuggle with. (My cats & my parents dog don't get along so I get to spend the whole week bouncing back & forth).

Overall June was probably one of my best reading months is awhile. I can't think of one book that I didn't like.

I have really enjoyed these books so I am excited to see how they play out on the small screen. Plus, Gilford is played by the same actor who played Marcus in Discovery of Witches 😍. I know what I'm bingeing this weekend!!

I decided to make things a little easier this time when it came to making my #readyourkindle list. I took 4 books from each of the previous 5 months and put them all together to make my new list. 😜📚

For some reason the summer always screams Stephen King to me so I figured now was the perfect time to pick up the next book in my journey to read his entire backlist.

For some reason summer for me has always meant (well at least the last several years) that I read

1. A Stephen King book
2. The next Outlander book
3. An epic fantasy (usually the next in whichever series I am working)

Now as I work to finish my current reads I need to decide which one I want to tackle first 🤔😬📚

Enjoying a lazy start to the day...just my snuggle buddy and me. It is supposed to be hot this week so I look forward to last of snuggle time.

I could not put this down. The only downfall is now I have to wait for book 2 😟😬

Gold for blood--that's my advertisement and the words I live by.

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The poem that started it all and introduced the world to The Man in Black aka Randall Flagg. I need this to add to my collection (along with the Secretary of Dreams volumes) but they are impossible to find for a decent price anymore.

Ok let's do this!! I figured with the cover reveal of book 2 now was the perfect time to finally pick this one up.

...here are my picks this month! Looks like I am leaning hard on the romance/fantasy this month & I am 100% ok with that.

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Alright here we go.....

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A little late but here's my May Wrap up.

May started of pretty slumpy for me (by the last week in May I had only read 4 books) but I think I finally bounced back & made it to the other side to finish strong. I only got 2 of my #readyourkindle books read for May but 2 is better than nothing (technically I also finished one of last months picks as well).

Fingers crossed I can keep up the momentum!

Thinking my next read (after I finish my current line up) I will tackle this. I figured this was a less intimidating tandem read than Empire Storms/Tower of Dawn. 🤔😂

When you read 1 book in the sun & 1 book in the shade....I may have a slight problem 🤔😬🤦‍♀️ #bookwormproblems #summerbreak #currentlyreading

Simply because I need a bit of a palette cleanser after my last read and a little Christina Lauren is always good for my soul.

If anyone needs me this summer I will be at job number 2 a little bit more. I still plan to enjoy my summer break but I still have bills to pay as well. I am hoping I can use my break to knock a good dent into my TBR pile but I have found working at a library tends to make my TBR pile bigger not smaller 🤔 #teacheroffduty #libraryclerk

It's like I knew the new Stephen King book would arrive at work today & planned accordingly. Don't mind me. I will be in the basement "covering" the new books ??

I am sensing a bit of a theme today 🤔😜