I love this

After years of trying to take as many books as I can in electronics, just to be sure to have something to read, it's really nice to get back to physical books again. There's just something about it.

Unfortunately, I just did not vibe with this collection. It's similar, on the surface, to Coffee Days Whiskey Nights in that it's short rambling poems, but it didn't speak to me. I tried to hang in there but I finally decided not to finish it.

My last book of 2022 had been Coffee Days Whiskey Nights by Cyrus Parker and it was a rather perfect one to end on. It pretty much exemplifies my 2022. For me, it works as a collection though most of the individual poems don't necessarily stand out on their own. It sometimes feels like one long poem broken into digestible bites. It's definitely a book to commiserate on confusing times with.

I saw this coffee shop in the city yesterday and just had to pop in. I had recently finished the tagged book and couldn't help myself. I got a bourbon cider. It felt fitting.

#firstlinefriday

I love the back and forth between hope and despair in this collection.

Listening to this audiobook again. I just loved it the first time. It really made me consider so many things about interacting with the world. I first listened to it just after Braiding Sweetgrass and they went together beautifully.

I just started this beautiful new poetry collection by Cyrus Parker. It's been a journey but I'm really trying to start reading and writing more poetry. As with Watering the Soul, this title just got me. Coffee Days, Whiskey Nights. Sounds like someone who feels the way I feel lately, you know? I mean, I'm personally not a huge whiskey fan but it's a feeling and I have it. And always coffee. Some days require more than others, but always coffee.

This was just the book I needed right now. A gorgeous reminder of all the ways to give yourself more patience and kindness. There was a lot of healing in here for me. Just gorgeous in every way.

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I was gonna try to read one book at a time but I just can't not have an ebook on standby. I've been curious about ayurveda for a long time and tried a few confusing books. This one is pretty straightforward so far and I'm excited to continue.

One of my favorite poems from one of my favorite poets. It hits me every time.

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1. Peppermint mocha, though mulled wine is a close second
2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - I love the way it's sad and thoughtful.

#two4tuesday @thespineview

I think this is my favorite so far in this collection. I'm loving the whole thing, but this one stopped me in my tracks.

#firstlinefriday @ShyBookOwl

Loving this book so far! It's just what I need right now.

I love this title and am really enjoying the collection so far. So many things I just need to hear right now in life.

Saw this today at the store while buying my new amanda lovelace collection. I loved the Lunar Chronicles and can't wait to get into this one.

I love her so much. This is my feminism. So many great poems in yet another collection of hers.

I have to read/listen to this a hundred more times. I had no idea the depth of the material covered but this is practically the entire history of trauma research in the US. So much good info here.

Loved this book!! I'm a sucker for stories like this. Legends and ordinary people and the way their history/mythology makes their choices different from the way those same things help mine. Fun, fun, fun

A nice finale to a fun trilogy! Not too serious but a little mystery and intriguing. Love the characters and the setting and all the little twists and turns throughout the series.
It's a great little YA getaway from reality.

This is a fun continuation of the Silver Trilogy. I'm looking forward to finishing the series soon.

This was a lot of fun. Just the light hearted little fantasy book I need to get through a stressy time. This is the second series by Kerstin Gier that I've read (the other was the Ruby Red Trilogy) and both have been an easy and a bit addictive read.
She's also a great option for those who do WITmonth in August!

Loved this multigenerational story! It's layout and shifting perspectives is gorgeous. The writing is amazing. Love love love.
It's been ony TBR so long and I'm so glad I got a chance to get into this novel.

I have a weakness for journals, but seriously, I could not just let one go with this magnificent mermaid on it! Went to the bookstore with my son and the rest are kind of his
He seems to have the same bookstore problem I do with not as much of a reading obsession. I'm convinced I just haven't found his genre yet. He did start reading What We See in the Stars on the way home, so I'm hopeful.

I LOVE this whole series. It came to a satisfying end with not as much heartbreak as I feared. I did a reread of the whole series to prep for the finale and it definitely helped.

♥️♥️♥️ On the last few #readharder tasks. This one is for task 18, a book with a human main character from marginalized community. This is a cute little story about the beginnings of public service.

Relistening to the Ember series in anticipation of the final book that just came out today! I love this series. Sorry it's gotta end, can't wait to see who survives.

Loved this adorable standalone from Kiera Cass! Predictable, but cute and fun and just the escape I needed. ♥️♥️

This was such a cute little romance. I picked it up for #readharder2020, a book that takes place in a rural setting. Its set in the middle of nowhere Indiana where there is just one Chinese student....until a second one shows up. I may not be Chinese or familiar with the cultural differences, bit I am quite familiar with being the sole representative of a given minority. It's funny how experiences can be really different and similar. Love it! ♥️♥️

Just finished this fascinating account of mental illness. My #readharder task 21, main character with a disability. Saks chronicles her life with schizophrenia through discovering her illness, treatment, and relapses as well as getting an ivy league education, her career, and relationships.

💝 💝 💝Such a great story. I was pretty torn sometimes, knowing a lot of this history and as a child of the kids in this situation. I grew up hearing stories about coming to America and learning to deal with being in a new country and there was a lot of pride around being refugees from communism. Reading through this gave those old stories a little more perspective. Great pick for Read Harder #19!

❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤I love this so much!!
The writing is poetic and moving. I've been wanting to work on this area of my life, consumerism and waste, but hadn't really known much of what to do about it. This was really helpful in reshaping the way I looked at things. Of course, reading the Story of More right after was also super helpful. It's quite refreshing to have a scientist weave a little poetry into their work. Gorgeous.

Beautifully written but a heart-wrenching story. This was my #readharder2020 for a book about a natural disaster. I can't imagine.

This book goes through every way that we have increased production and consumption over the last fifty or so years to our own detriment. It was fascinating and written well. I felt like something needed to change at the end, but I didn't feel utterly hopeless or like the task was so big that I was overwhelmed in that way that causes an absolute shut down. It's a great #readharder choice for task 15!

Sooooo late posting on this, but these were my WIT reads last month. Loved them all!

As soon as school came back and it was virtual, I just found all my stamina for hobbies fade out. I'm getting a second wind, though. How are my fellow Littens?

💗Its #witmonth and time to #integrateyourshelf !! 💗

These books above are my favorites from WIT Month over the years. I've got Girls of Riyadh next.

A part of me wishes I could say this was eye opening, but the types of incidents here are too normal for any grown woman to say that. I don't say that against the book but for it. You Too? is a book about the indignities that we suffer on the way sexual assault, though sexual assault is included in some stories too. Women should read this to know they are in no way alone. Men should read this to know that this is in no way an isolated problem.

This is a long but worthwhile book, especially for people looking for women in history. It has two women on each side of the conflict, but not necessarily in the locations you'd expect them to be. This makes the ups and downs of their efforts all the more interesting to listen to, especially when considering their reasoning for supporting their side and the little things that made the biggest differences. Don't underestimate people....

This is the second book in the Flame in the Mist duology and just as good as the first. This one adds even more court intrigue to an already volatile situation. There were a few surprises too, which I always love.

I dropped my phone and the screen shattered but everything still worked and I finished this amazing book! I loved every minute of this duology. I'm on a YA fantasy streak that is really making me fall in love with the genre.

I have love all her collections! My fave this time were the poems that were advice from the fairy godmother.

A great sequel to The Belles! This was so much fun and the world building just continued and got crazier than I thought it could. This is a brilliant series that showcases the power struggle that is the beauty industry in a fantasy setting that lets this story tells truths that aren't always easy to see. I especially love the way that loyalties are so unpredictable here! 💗

🌷I loved this book! It wasn't at all what I expected. The power struggle it sets up is rather insane and the world building is among my favorite. It's fantasy like this that's been making me a fan of fantasy these days. Also read and loved the second book in the series! 💗

This was a strange little horror that I picked up for #readharder this year. It kept me interested enough to finish but I didn't devour it like so many other books this summer this far. The end was just right but also a little disappointing by the time I came to it.

I reviewed the other books in this series without realizing that I hadn't said anything about this one!! I enjoyed this start to the Firebird Trilogy. There's a hint of a love triangle but it's not the same as other because of the multidimensional aspect of the story. The guys don't have a stupid rivalry over it. There's work to do and they realize that. Our protagonist loses sight of it a little though.... it's a fun trilogy for a little escape.

Loved this finale to the Ash Princess Trilogy! It's a fitting end and I'll miss all the characters. All of them, even the villain. She turned into a great villain. It actually turned into an interestingly feminist trilogy about the perils of underestimating women.

A fun finale for this series! It's not exactly a series I'll gush over and reread forever but I had a lot of fun with this one. Also, this one is the #lastbookinaseries for those working on #readharder this year. There are a few good options on that front. So many good series ending this year. Anyway, this was a fun series for a little escapism.

I enjoyed this series! This sequel is pretty fun, giving a little perspective on options in the lives of the characters and the price of making someone else's choices for them.

I am dreadfully behind on sharing reviews here but this was a great book and perfect for #readharder as a #yanonfiction! It's terribly sad for a lot of it, but that comes with the striking similarity to Cinderella, though turning it all around was not done the same way.

Listen, Slowly is perfect choice for #readharder2020 task 20, a middle grade book not set in the US or UK. It's not normally the kind of book I'd pick up but I loved it and that cover is so gorgeous. ⠀