The beauty of this book is in its simplicity. From its beautiful cover to our titular character. A short read that follows the life of Zorrie. It is beautifully written and is incredibly efficient. I highly recommend! Delightful read for #sundaybuddyread and overlaps as my #doublespin!

Another fun read! I didn‘t go into this one with high expectations as wasn‘t a huge fan of People We Meet on Vacation, but this one is exponentially better! The characters are much more complex and loved their development and tension. Also, fun to finish on a cold, snowy, April day.

Boy, did I love this book! I am a sucker for handwriting in books anyway (probably stems from The Babysitter Club days of my youth). I have a habit where at some point I read the last sentence of a story, (a morbid habit) and this one was a bit of a spoiler but the journey getting there was so fun that I didn‘t care. The tension between our two main characters was lovely and ended up being a great payoff. #bookspin for April

Attempted to listen while cleaning my house and after a couple of chapters…do not remember a thing about what happened. Don‘t think this one is for me. Enjoy #literarycrew

This may be the best one! So much happens. If your intimidated by how big the books are, I‘d highly recommend the audio versions. Thank you to @5feet.of.fury for hosting #readingwesteros! I‘m having so much fun revisiting the series.

@mcctrish here‘s what mine looks like. Was audiobooking the tagged book while doing so.

Ended up really enjoying this one. It was a little slow to start, but the second half flew by. I also loved the ending. Read for #literarycrew. Will answer follow up questions a bit later

My March pick was more by default cause I finished only 2 and both were pretty meh. This one was just a better meh I suppose lol. I have higher hopes for April. #readingbracket2024

#bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo for April.

This was a pretty quick and fun read but surprised that it was a finalist in 2020 for BOTM. Some of the twists were pretty outlandish and it really felt like a mediocre thriller. I feel like some of this could be solved by ordering some of the chapters, but I‘m not an author so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hi Litsy Friends, I‘ve been a little behind one things. But there‘s a good reason, I swear! Tuesday was at the gym and had a cardiac arrest. They had an aed and called emergency services. I was rushed to the hospital, in icu a few days, got an defibrillator installed, and back home yesterday. Not looking for sympathy, just incredibly grateful to be alive, and if people happen to recognize my absence wanted to give some info. Happy Reading!

Morally ambiguous look at grief and revenge. I should have bailed but the concept was interesting enough to keep me going. Our protagonist is grieving from the death of her daughter. Even worse, the perpetrator of the crime was never convicted. She finds solace in a group on the dark web but quickly gets in over her head in an effort to bring her daughter‘s killer to justice. Wasn‘t a fan of the mc and her choices making it hard to enjoy.

#bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo for March

It‘s funny, my book this month is tagged and I‘ll definitely read it or listen to it again when the next book in the series comes out, but my January book, Homegoing, will probably stick with me longer and would recommend to more people.
#readingbracket2024

This was a fun read but not my favorite from this author. While it was an interesting story, it got a bit cheesy for my taste. Read for #sundaybuddyread and doubled as my #doublespin

I love this series!!!! You don‘t have to read the first one to enjoy this one, but it helps. There is a lot going on and all of it is exciting. It does a fantastic job of getting you pumped for the next one too! For an almost 500 page book, it‘s really hard to put down!

This was a reread for me before I read the sequel, so I tried the audiobook version and it was fantastic! An added bonus was the interview with Leigh Bardugo afterwards.

Nothing mind blowing, but a fun locked room mystery. A solid and believable twist.

“There were things I had done to avoid this reunion.” #firstlinefridays

An anthology of stories of the generations of a family from Africa. Each story is a different generation of one of two branches of half sisters. One sold into slavery and the other staying in Africa. A fascinating and emotional read. This book got me excited about reading again it was so beautifully written even if heartbreaking throughout. #readingbracket2024

#bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

This was a fun read. I really enjoyed following Marion and the start of her career with the Rockettes. However, I was really thrown off with Big Apple Bomber storyline. For me, there was plenty of drama and storyline following Marion and her family. I even think what happened with her sister and the bomber was still okay for the story, but Marion being so involved in the hunt for the bomber was too much for me. Still a fun read. #literarycrew

I struggled with this one. I pushed through for give it a chance for #literarycrew as was hoping for a payoff, but it didn‘t deliver for me. It felt like two okay stories that were told as dual timelines that shared location and some similarities in the main character, but otherwise didn‘t have much connection. And the violence against a turtle ruined it for me.

While The First Ladies made this a difficult decision, ultimately the tagged book won out. The range of emotions it had me experience while reading it made for an incredible experience. While not all those emotions were good, I‘d recommend this to anyone. #readingbracket2023

Considering my goal was 40 a little bummed I didn‘t reach it…but considering I was in a slump the second half of the year, I did better than I expected. Pushing my goal to 48 for this year since I want to push myself to read more!

This year started out strong but lost motivation about halfway through. Hoping to maintain reading motivation next year! #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

Wasn‘t quite my cup of tea (pun intended). But this was fun finish to the end of the year for #sundaybuddyread. And Gladstone was delightful

Anyone else having issues with the app?

#bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo
Leaving a couple of open spots for flexibility. Let‘s see if I can finish stronger than I‘ve been reading lately

Definitely any favorite of the month. Gonna be a strong contender against The Last Green Valley which has been my favorite since January. #readingbracket2023

I absolutely loved this one! This is the story of the friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune and their joint fight for civil rights. Historical fiction is becoming my favorite genre. Taking fascinating events and people that actually existed and creating something more. I‘m happy to know they genuinely had a friendship and was happy to get lost in the story. This was the first book I‘ve been excited to read in months!

Just loved this. 🖤🤍🖤🤍

Started this one on the plane yesterday. Got a solid 2 hours of uninterrupted reading! So far so good!

This is seemingly an unpopular opinion, but wasn‘t a fan. There were some good twists. But hated the main character (I think some of that is intentional by the author as this is an unreliable narrator pov), hated the story (being a mom that‘s a heavy sleeper-too close to home), and ultimately not a fan of the ending. I did like Waylon and how he fit into the story and some of the messages the author tried to tell, but ultimately didn‘t deliver

I went into this knowing very little about Norse mythology so it started out a bit slow for me not really feeling like there was much of a direction. Once you hit the second section this book really takes off! The finish is incredibly strong and will make you feel all the emotions. Hard to put down after that! I would be interested in reading more Norse based stories after this. Read for #literarycrew and gifted by @CBee THANK YOU!

#readingbracket2023 update

The latter half of the year is more subject to the one or two books I‘ve been able to read. Unless it‘s a strong finish, guessing my January book (tagged) will take it all but it was very good. I think of it often

This one started out very slow for me but really picked up at the end. Can definitely see how Simone St James‘ writing was influenced by this. The plot was interesting enough to keep me engaged but I‘m still in a slump so it took a bit for me to get through. Sad I missed out on the #sundaybuddyread discussion but I just couldn‘t keep up.

#bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo for November. Here‘s hoping this is the month to bust my slump!

Finished this one for #gotchapteraday Fell way behind so tried catching up via audio and really enjoyed it. Will probably do the rest of the series this way.

@5feet.of.fury have you started the next one yet?

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This was a bit of a disappointment especially considering how enjoyable The Last Summer at the Golden Hotel was. The concept was interesting and should have definitely appealed to me given all the 90s references. But none of our main characters were likeable, and nothing really seemed to happen and what little did wrapped up in a nice neat impractical bow. Some details weren‘t accurate and perspective changes were off putting. #sundaybuddyread

Still working on busting out of my slump. Here‘s hoping this is the month. Considering my I‘m already a week behind on #sundaybuddyread probably not a great start 🤷🏼‍♀️ Planning on starting the #literarycrew book this month since I have the physical copy (thanks to wonderful Litsy friends). Way behind on #gotchapteraday but working on catching up. Here‘s to #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

Mixing my anti social tendencies with my love of reading! It‘s like you know me @TheBookHippie This stocker went right on my phone case as I‘m usually reading books on my phone anyway. Thanks 😘

Still trying to play catch up for #sundaybuddyread but had to look this up cause it didn‘t seem accurate for a supposed time capsule of 1997. Enough to make me stop reading…sigh. 😕

This was a fun ride. An alternating account of a couple seeking help from a “rogue” therapist. While not my favorite dynamic it made for a good escape from the world keeping you guessing until the end. For me the ending was a little disappointing but I really liked the complexity of all the characters involved.

Looks like we might already have numbers for this month…but before I click on the spoiler here‘s my #bookspin #doublespin and #bookspinbingo list. Will use the 21-25 as freebies, since it‘s a bit of a crazy month!

Started this one this week, on loan from a friend. #firstlinefridays

I can definitely see why this is a classic as well as why it caused such a stir as it could still hold up in both cases in modern times. Some very interesting views on gender norms, societal classes, and sex. Read for #sundaybuddyread

I think this one started out strong but then kinda fizzled out for me. It was enjoyable, but could have done with maybe one more edit. (Especially when finding a pretty big error that took me out of the story) It read a little like YA which is not a favorite genre for me. A soft pick as I think it has some really good potential and was an interesting background even if the story is similar to ones we‘ve heard.

Adding July‘s pick. Wasn‘t a terribly strong month but was a fun read, but don‘t expect it to go far. #readingbracket2023