This makes me wish for Spring…🌿🌼

My husband found this little gem. I must admit I am excited to have it in my office at the library. 🥰

I must say, I think this was one of my favourite years for memoirs. Both of my favourite non-fiction reads for 2022 were memoirs. 1) I‘m glad my mom died. 2) Crying in H Mart. #bestof

Even though I completed a degree in English literature, I managed to do everything in my power to avoid reading this one. My father rather loved it and I thought he was crazy. Fast forward seven years and I am trying to read it for the first time, and I must say, I am rather enjoying it! #classics

It finally arrived!! I preordered this months ago! I can‘t wait to dive in over the upcoming holiday weekend!

I wanted so badly to love this book. It‘s my friend‘s favourite book and I‘ve heard excellent things for years. However, I found that for me, nothing really happened. It was slow and then when I realized what the insidious element was, it kind of fell flat to be honest.

Wow. This is a quiet, unassuming force to be reckoned with. I highly recommend!

Wow. Just wow. Highly recommend this one!

Just starting this one, but so far, I‘m really liking it!

I started this one this morning before work and now I don‘t want to put it down to actually do my work. 😅

I‘m the very first person to take this out of my library. It‘s so beautiful and brand new. I knew there were perks to being the librarian 📚

My lovely, thoughtful fiancé came home from work with this lovely surprise! I‘ve been sick and bedridden all week, and this was the loveliest gesture. ??

This library hold came in on Libby. It seems quite fitting with the windy and gloomy day ahead.

This is my first Nordic noir book. It is also the first crime book I‘ve read that takes place in Iceland. I have to say that I quite enjoyed it. I thought the author did a great job weaving the story together and giving enough information and left things up for interpretation. There are a few questions I have that aren‘t answered but that‘s kind of the beauty of this book!

So far, I‘m really enjoying this one! I must say this is my first delve into the Nordic noir genre and I am really pleased. It‘s quite atmospheric and the characters are dynamic but I also don‘t feel like I‘m getting too many unnecessary personal details about them.

So the photo isn‘t great BUT the book is! I laughed out loud more than I probably should‘ve given the subject matter but I really couldn‘t help but love this gem 💎

I told myself I‘d stop buying books… but then I saw this one and my library doesn‘t have it in the system. So naturally, I had to acquire it somehow 🧐😅

So far I‘m really enjoying the tagged book! The narration and main character are so witty that it‘s made me laugh out loud a few times. A book I didn‘t know I needed. I‘m also trying to read “never let me go” again. I‘ve been struggling to get through this one but I am determined! 📚

So I‘ve been listening to this one during my breaks at work or when I‘m alone in my office. I must say I wasn‘t expecting the beginning

I‘ve heard really good things about this one. 🤔

Wow. Just wow. I have so many thoughts and feelings over this one.

Just started this one…

So I am trying to improve my French (I‘ve moved into an area where it is the primary language) and I am trying to read more in French and understand and enjoy the stories. I am finding that difficult because I don‘t want to only read children‘s books. Haha if any one has any suggestions I‘d love to know 😊

I usually don‘t enjoy romances but something about this one called out to me.

I have mixed feelings about this one… on one hand, it was well written and I was intrigued by the characters. While on the other, I was often left wanting and wondering.

Wow. I really enjoyed this one! I usually don‘t love thrillers because I can usually figure out what is happening within the first 100 pages, but it wasn‘t like that with this one. I really like the timeline, the characters, and the writing! I felt the ending was a little rushed, but alas!

1) Generally, yes. I think it depends more on the storyline and the writing. 😊 2) I think a moody book is one where the characters and the writing are both filled with angst and it can be very atmospheric, but it depends. 🧐 Thank you for the tag @Ddzmini it was fun to play! #two4tuesday @TheSpineView

I may have went a bit overboard on my latest book haul. 📚📖 #bookhaul

I got this one from the library recently and I‘m quite enjoying it so far.

Wow. This book gave a comprehensive overview and analysis of the Chernobyl disaster, its impacts, causes, and the events that unfolded after. I highly recommend; however, I did have a hard time at points because it is quite heartbreaking.

I loved this movie as a child, but I have never read it. I think it‘s about time to correct that!

I have to admit, I‘m quite liking the quirky nature of this one so far…

My first April #roll100 came in from the library today! Looking forward to starting this one! Has anyone else read it? @PuddleJumper

My local library had some merch for sale. I ordered some and this is how it was delivered. It is wrapped so lovely that I don‘t want to open it yet haha 😊📖

I‘ve been on quite an Iceland kick lately but I must say I am really enjoying this one so far. 🇮🇸📖

I just started this one… but I have only a week since my library has shortened the hold!

I love the premise of this book but so far it‘s kind of difficult for me to stay interested.

What a fun, quirky, and atmospheric read. I quite enjoyed this one. 📖🇮🇸😎. Photo curtesy of Google

“It‘s not that I‘m fleeing anything, just exploring my most intimate and uncharted territories in a quest for fresh feelings in a new prefabricated summer cottage planted on the edge of a muddy ravine with my hearing and sight-impaired four-year-old travelling companion” It seems that the protagonist‘s life is looking up after she is dumped twice in one day and hits a goose with her car 🇮🇸

This one is quite quirky and eccentric so far… it‘s the third novel I‘ve read from this author. I must say I do enjoy the characters she creates and the narratives she weaves. I must say that I can feel the cold, damp wind that the author describes..

I‘ve been reading lots of different books at one time because I can‘t seem to choose what I want to read. I loved convenient store woman but I‘ve heard earthlings is quite different. I guess I have lots of choice 😊

My lovely friend loaned me this one… I‘ve heard of her other books but I haven‘t read any yet. I‘ll see how this one goes 😊

Starting this one today. I bought this a few months ago. I‘m trying to read the books I own, but this is proving to be difficult with all the library holds that are coming in! I am also trying (and failing) to condense my collection. Alas alas 🤦‍♀️

It‘s a cold, blistering day here. The snow and wind are blanketing everything in thick, fluffy layers. It looks pretty, but I think I want to curl up with this detective story in nineteenth century Poland.

Wow. I don‘t quite know what to think about this one. I guess that‘s a sign of a good story.

I can‘t seem to choose just one book lately. Ive had several library holds come in on Libby, and I just can‘t make up my mind. So far, this one is quite interesting!

So far, this book is harrowingly beautiful.

This is my current read..I usually don‘t listen to many audiobooks, but I can‘t read at work today…

I‘ve been told that I need to read this and it‘s been on my list forever! It‘s a bit of a struggle to start it but I am optimistic!

Wow. This one packs an emotional gut punch.
I usually don‘t enjoy audio books but the author read this one and it was incredible. If you like memoirs, I highly recommend it. As someone who lost a parent in my early twenties, I could relate to some of her experiences and quite appreciated her voice. There were so many times where I did have to pause and breathe.