Okay, so this is a really bad pano pic. But it's my new library! Random closet turned into book closet!

So far it's living up to its cover. Loving it!

Getting ready to start this one. I hope it lives up to its cover, because I freaking love it.

Subbing in second grade today, and brought this for lunch. Missing persons investigations are waaaaaay calmer than 7-year-olds.

I'm listening to this from Audible, and so far so good. A little spooky and a little family drama.

Just a little breakfast reading this morning.

Yup.

Waaaaaaant.

Fantastic! Listened to the audio book and enjoyed every second.

Okay, I'm really struggling to get through this. I'm up to Part Two and thinking of giving up. Yay or nay, Litsyans?

Hot damn, this was an amazing book. Part fable, part fairy tale, part alternate history—all amazing. Read it!!

Holy crap—who knew this was FUNNY??

Can I just say BOTM's new ship it early is GENIUS??

My souvenir from Mexico!

This doesn't suck. The book was good, too.

This was an odd one. It was very short but very intense and at times slow going. I liked it though. I think.

#FunFridayPhoto! I read both of these over and over and over again, even when I was much too old for either. (Like last week.) The Witches is just awesome, but A Royal Pain made me laugh uncontrollably every time. @Liberty

Just starting the book itself after the 1842 introductions and prefaces, but hopefully the content will be as fabulous as the artwork!

Something about "interrupted intimacy" just speaks to the writer in me.

Finished this on audio today. Agatha Christie books are like comfort food.

Yay for book mail! Two more for the ever-growing TBR pile... #TBR

For Fun Friday! The bookmarks I've been using lately: our lab at doggy day care; a BOTM bookmark annotated by my sarcastic 13 yo daughter; and an old pic of my mom fishing in Alaska.

Had to finish by flashlight since the power is out. Fun times! This ended up being a good read—it started out as a cliche, two misfits who save each other, but ended up being much darker and more twisted.

Book mail, book mail, book mail! My BOTM order FINALLY came in, aaaaannnnd I got my ebook settlement books. Woo hoo!

Less than an hour left and I'm so tense! How can it all be resolved in an hour? What about the baby? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN??

I won! It's a major award!

This book was not anything like I expected from the description. It's not for those looking for a thriller; it's more of a slow burn that ratchets up the chilly atmosphere with each page.

This book is so atmospheric: I had no idea it was going to be this creepy. The author is really good at slowly heightening the dread. I feel like I should be reading this on a dark, chilly winter evening by the fire.

Any book using this as an epigraph is a book I need to read.

A fitting, emotional end to a fantastic series.

Started this yesterday on audio. Not very far in, but does anyone else think Jacob is a dick? And Harper is a doormat? Hoping I can connect with her pretty quick or this is going to be a looooooong listen.

In the end, I just had to bail. I loved the Russian-esque setting and the main character, but found I had to force myself to listen. Oh well. On to another audiobook!

So I caved in to Litsy peer pressure and got the serial app. First up, The Turn of the Screw.

Ok, Litsy, a Serial Reader question. My big issue with free classic ebooks is the horrible editing. They've been scanned with all kinds of errors and it sucks. Is Serial better at weeding those errors out?

The best parts of summer in one pic!

Started this as an audiobook yesterday on a road trip. So far it's excellent!

The going-to-read soon section of the TBR. Sooo glad it's summer!

Diving in.

Still love this book, but the reread was a bit of a slog by the end. Onto The Twelve!

(Unrelated dog pic, because dog.) On the fence with this one. I probably would've liked it better on the page instead of as an audio. Long parts of it draaaaagged, but I loved several of the characters. Great ending, too.

"Did he ever say why?"
"I think because he could."
And that, boys and girls, is why I'm always telling my kids that just because you *can* doesn't mean you *should*. Whether it's pull ups on the door frame or infecting people with a vampire virus. Same.

Fun Friday Photo! (On the road so a screenshot will have to do.) I've read this book several times, but the end always gets me. Perfect.

So, Justin Cronin is having an event in Austin Saturday night. I will be in Austin Saturday afternoon. The responsible thing would be to start back home as soon as I'm done and make some headway in my drive. The fun thing would be to stay and drive the whole way Sunday. What says Litsy?

Hi, summer.

Hey, @Liberty it's my Fun Friday pic!

Small town deputy deals with two federal agents turning themselves in. I might've cackled out loud.

Rereading this before diving into The Twelve and City of Mirrors. I will be no good for anything for a while.

Very funny. Sittenfield does a nice job of transplanting the action and characters into modern-day Cincinnati, which I was skeptical about. And Mr. Bennet is just great.

Okay, okay, I promise not to spam y'all's feeds, but this line just spoke to me...as a mother of two. ;)

A bit how I feel about my hometown too. Great epigraph!