#NovelNovember @Andrew65

Interesting, yet very slow debut novel. The ending is pretty predictable.

Despite always saying "The book was better" here are a few of my favourite book to screen adaptations.

? The Martian
? Good Omens
? The Bourne Identity
? Hidden Figures
? The Sandman
? Trainspotting
? The Silence of the Lambs
? Sherlock

#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

M/M 50 Shades of Grey-ish #Romance

Still a toxic relationship, but somehow better/more charming than the original. Also, Arden is not as wet a blanket as Anastasia. Also also, no kinky red room of racks and riding crops.

I'll probably read the second book in the trilogy.

#NovelNovember @Andrew65

Sunshine and grump, or should I say Christmas Elf and Scrooge/Grinch.

Cute Christmas #Romance set in New York.

#NovelNovember @Andrew65

#Romance

Low pick.

Third book in the Spoiler Alert series.

Liked that both MCs had down-to-earth flaws, but somehow the story felt too long.

#NovelNovember @Andrew65

1) Tagged. Finished earlier today.

2) FairyLoot and OwlCrate. They are both YA book boxes.

3) No, but I like Christmas themed romances.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

The female A-Team of Regency London. 😁

This is book 1, I read book 2 with #LittensLoveRomance

I can't wait for book 3.

I knew nothing about the author before I went in. Yet, I had read her Maxi Pad Letter, just didn't connect the two.

I enjoyed this immensely. I like Aarons' sense of humour. There are lots of truths about being a woman in western society in this book.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

And I'm tagging @Cinfhen again. I got the tagged book because of her review.

Currently reading

#NovelNovember @Andrew65

First book of #NovelNovember finished. @Andrew65

I don't like biographies. Or memoirs.

I really enjoyed this book. Miriam Margolyes is my spirit animal. I want to be her when I grow up. 😁

@Cinfhen - went to the hairdresser's this morning, 20cm/8inch off

@Cinfhen, you were right, I enjoyed this very much.

MC has chronic fatigue syndrome. MC's love interest's mother had MS. I have both (yeah!); you have no idea how often I thought "wow, the author is spot on with the symptoms."

Jewish enemies(?)-to-lovers romance with a large dollop of chronic illness as a reason for not getting together (I so relate). Loved how tough the MC was.

Second book in Everett's "The Secret Scientists of London" series.

Strong female lead, a mathematician. She wants to hide, but isn't afraid to go for what she wants.

Also, enemies-to-lovers.

Kid #1 wanted a new cowl/scarf. I had an #Audiosewing session yesterday.

I liked the tagged book. Strong female main character.

Will try to get ahold of the other books in the series.

#LitsyCrafters @Catsandbooks - first piece of fabric cut. 😉

It's been marinating on the #TBR cart for nearly a year. Now seems to be the time.

#MountTBR

#GhostCat and #ShadowCat cuddling while I type a review is rare.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

Pub Day was in 2021

This was bland. Didn't finish, because nothing happened and I didn't connect with the MC.

#MountARC

I liked the idea of the story, Underground Railroad conductors turned detectives, and there is magic involved. Sadly, I didn't like the execution.

Too many characters are introduced, all lacked back story. The magic system is not really explained. The mystery is interesting, but since there was too much telling, via dialogue between the two main characters Hetty and Benjy, it was not very engaging.

There is a thousand year old space ship about to be sucked into a supernova. MC Sean, among others, has to retrieve important data about the Philosopher's Stone from the ship. The quick job turns into alien encounters, sociopolitical debates and a rather predictable outcome.

I liked the short chapters and the chapter titles. I did not enjoy the 600+ pages of the book. The story could have been told in half the page-count.

Like the three other books in this series, this book can be read as a standalone. Reading the other books in the series, in order or not, won‘t help with that feeling of “what the … am I reading here?” It's a bonkers wild ride with aliens and magical soy sauce and parasites and a magical egg that demands human sacrifices and ...

In other words, a novel where you have to trust that the author knows what they were doing and go with the flow.

The Lenten Ball, also known as The Mad Women's Ball, is held in March at the Salpetriere Asylum in Paris. The women of the asylum look forward to this annual event.

The story is told from the POV of the recently incarcerated Eugenie and the nurse Genevieve, mainly. The story focuses on the lives unwanted and inconvenient women led in asylums and how easy it must have been for families to get rid of their womenfolk in such establishments.

This book is like a hot mug of coffee and a warm cinnamon roll on a blustery autumn day. Simply delicious, heart-warming soul-food.

Tried culling books from my Kindle. (I do that once a year.) Came across this book and only wanted to read the first page... I'm 60% in now.

Paris, the Salpetriere Asylum for women, in the late 19th century. Most women aren't mad, they were just unwanted and/or inconvenient.

Eugenie, 19 y/o, sees spirits. Which is the reason her family incarcerated her. Can she befriend the nurse Genevieve? Will she help her get out?

#MountTBR

@Martta do you remember sending me this book? I've eventually picked it up and started reading. 🙈

Thank you! So far it's as good as you promised.

Reminded me of The Cartographers.

Interesting idea. But actually meh!

There is so much author-splaining that plot and characters take a backseat for most of the book.

Suggestion for a few #Booked2023 prompts #SunshineNoir #SetInAMountainRegion #NewIn2023

@alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen

Went to the fabric market with a friend this morning. I might have enough fabric for some trousers and a gazillion hats. 😁

There'll be a few #Audiosewing sessions in my future.

#LitsyCrafters @Catsandbooks

#audiobook

#UnpopularOpinion

This would have worked much better as a short story or novella. It felt unnecessarily blown up by purple prose that bogged the initially creepy plot down.

Low So-So

I liked the strong female characters.

Low pick.

Frenemies to lovers. They hated each other in school because their Korean parents kept comparing them. Now they meet again and he has the looks of a model, she was just let go and has to live with her parents again. Of course she starts comparing her failures to his success, until he sparks an idea in her head and the puzzle pieces fall together.

Cute Asian American romance.

A low pick, because the MC's anxiety disorder, although well-written, felt very repetitive. Yes, I know this is a feature of AD.

The secondary characters were great and I'll definitely try a few of the recipes Hall collected in the back of the book.

#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that next month we'll be reading #RaisingSteam! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on December 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

#OokBOokClub-ers, our #EpicBuddyRead adventure continues TODAY with #TheLongWar!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1) of the two choices it has to be music. I haven't found a podcast I like yet.

2) Audiobooks and/or music, depending on my passengers.

Should you haven't played yet, want to give it a shot? @GingerAntics @everlocalwest @Moray_Reads @NeedsMoreBooks

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the #TurtleRecall post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

Those pronouns and their rapid changes give me whiplash. And the two women are about to go to a party and need to tread that pronoun-minefield extra carefully.

Earlier in the book: 'sie' and 'hie' and 'hes'

"Pronouns are 'e' and 'em' and 'eir,'.... 'Tha,' 'thon,' 'thos'..."

Later on " 'hoi,' 'hom,' and 'hos' " are added.

Enemies to lovers. Sunshine and grump. Insta-attraction.

#Romance #audiobook

High-So-so or low-pick.

Haven't done a monthly wrap-up for a while. I guess I know why. I don't like to brag. 🙈🙈🙈

Here are the books I logged using Goodreads. There have been a few more which I have yet to review on Netgalley. 🙈🙈🙈

Another #20in4 #readathon read @Andrew65

Short insta-love story. Fate and the meddling family brought them together on Valentine's Day. It has to be love at first sight.

Book is not in the database.

Prison Break Bunny-McGarry-Style

Bunny managed to unlock another level on his quest to find his one true love.

Since I now have to wait for the next instalment, I'm going to go back and put The Dublin Trilogy on my TBR.

Read during #20in4 #readathon @Andrew65

Second book in the McGarry Stateside series.

Bunny McGarry still hasn't found the love of his life, but he has a new lead. There's this priest in the shady part of the Bronx who's running a boxing gym and has assassins on his heels. It's quite clear that Bunny has to help him to unlock the next level on his quest.

#20in4 #readathon @Andrew65

A bit of #audioknitting. Making a shawl from scratch, just because I like the yarn.

#audiobook

#KnittersOfLitsy #LitsyCrafters @Catsandbooks

#20in4 #readathon @Andrew65

Mallory attracts murder. She doesn't want to be the cause for people dying that's why she moves to Station Eternity, a space station where only one other human lives.

I liked the world-building, the other sentient beings on the station, and the mystery was quite interesting. I found the different POV a bit tricky sometimes because it took me a moment to figure out which head I was in.

3.5/5 stars

#20in4 #readathon @Andrew65

This was an interesting short story. I'm certain I'll pick up the next one, too.

Here we go. I planned to read ARCs for #20in4 #readathon, but I picked a book from the top of #MountTBR.

😬

@Andrew65

October #20in4 #readathon @Andrew65

Goals: read 4 ARCs and review them

Just started this, because it's free with my subscription and I'd like to read more Scalzi.

Interesting story concept and I really like Zachary Quinto's narration.

#audiobook

Short meet-cute Christmas romance #audiobook about a 'mail girl' trapped in an elevator with a handsome guy.

Low pick

A heartwarming story about family, fate and finding the one.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Thanks for the tag @Texreader

1) I can't remember a single one and I'm not quite sure what that might say about me. Maybe - and that's a very big maybe - the tagged book/film (film the 1963 version, not the Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones one)

2) Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

3) browns and oranges - but mainly because my go to snuggly/cozy/warm clothes have those colours

Tag! @khooliha @Read-y_Picker @TheSpineView