#20in4
Where has this month gone?!? My goals for #20in4 are to start the tagged for #scifibookclub and finish Rosalie Palmer.
pickI just realized the puzzle I finished today is the same color as the book!
This was one of my 12/12/12 challenge. Huge thanks to Rae for recommending Recursion. What a wild, trippy ride! I started it & couldn‘t put it down. This was my first Blake Crouch book, but now I‘m going to go check out his other books.
#wondrouswednesday
1. Waking up hearing the ocean, an early morning g walk on the beach, time to read/craft/puzzle, enjoy some delicious foods, tea time, maybe a nap, some yoga, enjoying animal companions, a moonlight walk on the beach, sitting & enjoying the peace of the ocean.
2/3. I‘m sure there are some I need to break and some I should start. But I am who I am, bad habits and all, and I‘m pretty happy with myself as is.
You find yourself in a House Of Hollow. Standing in a hallway filled with dust and cobwebs, you close your eyes & tell yourself that None Of This Is True. But opening your eyes, you find you‘re still #trappedinaspookyhouse. You enter the library & look out a dirty window but can‘t see What Lies In The Woods. For Your Own Good, you decide to wait there. On a table, you find a stack of books that you hope will help you Stay Awake until help arrives.
#weekendplans
It‘s finally hereeee! It was released on the 19th & I‘ve been waiting to read this.
But while I love supporting bookshop.org, I wish they‘d stop using UPS mail innovations because it always takes extra time to get new releases.
#two4tuesday
1. Any meal where I can eat breakfast foods. Brioche French toast 😋
2. I just finished the Fast Metabolism Diet 😆 Not sure I‘d say I enjoyed it, but it is all about food.
My new Kindle cover! 🎃👻 And my current e-read.
so-soOn GR, I gave it 4 stars because I love Mercy's world but in reality, 3 stars because it's disappointing in art & storytelling. The art is uneven with Mercy looking like a brunette Barbie in one scene & more muscular (less boobs) in the next.
I found a lack of continuity from the series, which was disappointing especially given that PB is list as an author. Also, I‘m not sure this would be enjoyable if you weren‘t familiar with the series.
#HauntedHollowSwap
A friendly reminder: I do track the mailing & receiving of packages because I want to make sure everyone gets a package. That‘s what makes a fun swap!
So please remember to tag me on your photos so I can mark you as package sent + package received.
Also, I know that life happens & if you have a life happening that will impact sending your #HHS package, please email me ASAP so I can make alternate arrangements for your match.
I finally broke down and bought a (refurbished) kindle paperwhite. Several years ago I tried the Fire but didn‘t care for it. Reading in my phone isn‘t ideal and I have several trips planned where taking physical books won‘t really be possible. So far, I like it—it‘s super lightweight and the screen is easy to read. 👍🏻
#ModernWitchSwap #MWS
I couldn‘t choose on some of these:
🧙🏻♀️ fictional because introvert
🐈⬛ + 🦉definitely need both!
🧹 because hello, what an awesome way to travel
🔮Crystals (although I do like tarot too, but my ♑️ brain does better with crystals)
💫 Astrology & astronomy
✏️ Hogwarts
🍫 Chocolate every time (besides who wants earwax flavor?)
Full 🌕
📖 Book of shadows
📺 PM just because I haven‘t read/watched MW
#wondrouswednesday
1. I like to walk in the mornings & evenings when the weather is crisp & cool, go to the various pumpkin/corn maze farms, eat crisp fall apples, roast marshmallows, & look at the fall leaves. And of course, #HHS!
2. Weary
3. Network Effect & The Secret Lives of Planets
#two4tuesday
1. Yes, I‘ve tried a few of them
2. I can think of a couple of Hallmark movies, but no books. 🤷🏼♀️
Another optional #HauntedHollowSwap game! Everyone is welcome to play.
My answers:
1. black cat
2. The Halloween Tree & Coraline
3. I love homemade costumes - I once had a pink beehive wig and went full-on pink (pink make-up, pink shirt, pink socks, pink shoes). I also went as a banned book one year.
4. YES! shoe size 8
5. Coraline & Beetlejuice
6. Russell Stover dark chocolate marshmallows
#HHS #HHS23
This month has already gotten away from me! Reminder that we‘re having a #DMVmeetup NEXT Saturday!
Join us if you can!
@LitsyEvents #litsyevents
In case you missed it like I almost did, BN.com is offering 25% off pre-orders for members with code preorder25. Sale ends today.
Photo & info from Joan He‘s IG.
pickI love this series. Book 5 (although published order book 6) is a who-dun-it SciFi style with Murderbot as the detective.
pickI stayed up far too late last night going through this book. Kenner does a great job connecting the dots & gave me som “a-ha” moments. Given that, I will say that this book is probably better suited for those who have at least some experience in either tarot or astrology. While not massively in depth on either, it provides a good foundation & Ill definitely continue to use it as a reference book. 3.75 stars rounded up.
My full review is on GR.
#TLT
1. Tagged - I laughed out loud while listening to the audiobook
2. The Good Place
3. Much Ado About Nothing (both the play & the movie)
JENNY!!! I am blown away! This is an amazing (& the best kind of unexpected) #travelingstars package
❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍
The book, the crystals, and the amazing, PERSONALIZED Capricorn bookmark?!? 🤩 I love it all. Thank you so much my friend. 😘😘😘🥰
I‘m diving into the book now!
I‘ve fallen back down the Pinterest-hole. 😆 My board of words was one of the first I created way back when and now I‘ve started adding to it again. Here‘s my contribution for this week‘s #weirdwordwednesday
#wondrouswednesday
1. My dad
2. Tough choice! But I‘d probably pick 1990.
3. Jigsaw puzzles, Legos, & magnets (I try to get a magnet everywhere I travel).
Thanks for the tag @Eggs 😀
Who wants to play? Consider yourself tagged!
@MaleficentBookDragon is hosting #AllHallowsReadSwap – 1 book From Your Recipient's Wish List, Some Halloween Candy, + 1 scary book you recommend.
Check her post for details & the sign-up link 🎃👻
bailedFirst, I keep phasing out because nothing is happening. Second, Hallie, 30 & a sm. biz owner, is irritating & juvenile. One example (of many): when Uncorked manager insulted Lorna, Hallie cuts in front of customers & steals cheese. Like a rebellious teenager.
Despite what sounded like a cute premise, I just can't. DNF at 31%. While I like “It Happened One Summer”, this is my 5th Tessa Bailey book but the 3rd I've DNF, so it will also be my last.
Nightmare Makers Swap sign-ups now open, hosted by @LibrarianRyan
Check out her post for details and the sign-up link
#nightmaremakersswap #nms23
It‘s a bit unfair to make choose between pumpkin spice & hot chocolate! 🤣
#HauntedHollowSwap #HHS #HHS23
For those #HauntedHollowSwap who haven‘t seen it, Carrie created a This or That for #HHS23 - join in the fun!
I‘ll also be posting a couple of fun questionnaires this week to help you stalk your match.
And everyone is welcome to join in the #HHS fun!
pickBook 4.5, short story in the Murderbot Diaries series that follows Exit Strategy, focused more on Dr. Mensah & the (emotional) aftermath of the previous books.
(available on Kindle)
#two4tuesday
🥎 I used to like running & playing tennis. But I no longer have a tennis partner & running hurts all the things. I like swimming but currently lack access to a pool. And sailing but haven‘t gotten around to finding a marina yet. Not big into team sports & not a big watcher of sports, but I will if I‘m at a bar or with someone else.
📖 tagged - despite not being into sports, I do love a good sports romance
My #HauntedHollowSwap collage of faves, including some of my own books & items in the top photo.
#HHS #HHS23
#HauntedHollowSwap - matches have been sent, so let the haunting begin!
Help your match out by posting a collage of your Halloween aesthetic, fave movies, fave books, fave candy, fave Funkos, fave costumes — whatever you want to show! Don‘t forget to use the hashtags & tag me!
I‘ll post my Halloween collage next as an example.
#HHS #HHS23
#HauntedHollowSwap matches have been sent! Please respond to the email confirming you received it.
Please let me know ASAP if you did not receive an email from wanderinglynn@zoho.com
🖤🎃👻🖤
Happy Haunting!
LAST CHANCE to sign-up for #HauntedHollowSwap (and last chance to update your form)
The form will close at 10:00pm EDT tonight! Matches will be sent tomorrow!
https://forms.gle/FT2PiK9NGPDXjHMK8
Pick your box size (small, medium, or large), pick your fright level (0 up to 11), & share your Halloween aesthetic 🎃🧙🏻♀️🧛🏻♂️🧟♀️👻
Questions about swaps? Please ask! Or send me an email: lynn@wanderinglynn.com
I‘d love to travel to space & other worlds! 🚀🪐👽
“Fungi make up one of life‘s kingdoms—as broad and busy a category as ‘animals‘ or ‘plants.‘ Microscopic yeasts are fungi, as are the sprawling networks of honey fungi, or Armillaria, which are among the largest organisms in the world.”
There‘s a great video (link below) on the Armillaria in Malheur National Forest. Estimated at over 2000 years old, it weighs at least 7500 tons, maybe up to 35000 tons (more than 200 gray whales).
#NaturaLitsy
A bit of a late start to the weekend. Luckily it‘s a 3-day weekend! Here are my #weekendreads
pickAnother fantastic installment in the Murderbot diaries.
I absolutely love this series. I want to hurry up and read them all, and at the same time, go slow to savor and make it last. #readerdilemmas
It‘s the unofficial start of fall (for the Northern Hemisphere)! 🍁🍂🌻 I‘m looking forward to crisp mornings & the beautiful colors of fall.
Happy September! Only a couple days left to sign up for #HauntedHollowSwap – sign-ups close 3 Sept 🎉
https://forms.gle/FT2PiK9NGPDXjHMK8
Pick your box size (small, medium, or large), pick your fright level (0 up to 11), & share your Halloween aesthetic 🎃🧙🏻♀️🧛🏻♂️🧟♀️👻
Join the fun & get your scare on!
Questions about swaps? Please ask! Or send me an email: lynn@wanderinglynn.com
Anyone else somewhat obsessively check the shipping status of book orders? I‘m currently waiting somewhat patiently for 2, including the tagged, to arrive.
#booknerdproblems #thestruggleisreal
pickNeither one of these novellas are in the database (likely because only on Audible) so I tagged another of Correia‘s books (which I also liked).
Take one gritty, hardened cop + corrupt justice system + gangs & corporate overloads and then set it in space a lost colony on a super deadly planet where not everything is what it seems. What you get is a fun SciFi murder mystery! And Oliver Wyman has the perfect voice for a gritty, hardened detective.
#wondrouswednesday
📽️ any more, I just don‘t watch much. But it depends on the movie. Mostly I watch at home.
🖊️ other that reading & writing, I still cross-stitch and do jigsaw puzzles
🥡 dine out or more likely, DoorDash – I hate cooking
pickI don‘t know why I waited so long to read this series. But after finally reading All Systems Red this weekend (and I found the receipt for it dated Aug 2022), I immediately went out & bought the rest of the series. Book 2, just as awesome, maybe even more because of ART. 5⭐️ On to book 3!
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