Things You Save in a Fire | 
pickSooo good! Read this in a single day, so a super fast read with a great message about life, empathy, forgiveness, and healing! ❤️ Loved the FMC, all the books I‘m reading lately have total badass females and I‘m living for it!! #HEA 4/5 stars!
#12Booksof2022 @ Andrew65
This was my pick in March for #LMPBC. I love this postal book club as it forces me to read outside of my normal reading.
pickAmazing! I think it is my favorite of hers. Funny, powerful, and filled with characters you can‘t help but fall in love with. And the MC is so strong and resilient, you can‘t help but root for her! Loved this one! #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks 241st book read this year 😀
pick7 out of 10. Really enjoyed the authors writing style and how they turned an average story into one that can touch most people's hearts. It's very much a human story. Genre isn't my normal one but I enjoyed it. Definitely pick this up if ya see it.
Starting this one that's been on my tbr for awhile. My public space book at the moment.
pickThis book was a slow burn (haha). Cassie has a lot of unique challenges when she starts as the first ever female firefighter at a new firehouse, but one thing she promises herself is that she will not fall in love, especially not with another firefighter. But when the rookie walks into the room, all bets are off. My one complaint is the writing can get a bit heavy-handed, especially when talking about forgiveness. 🔥🔥🔥🔥/ 5
pickSo I finished this over a week ago but things have been crazy. My husband‘s gramma passed so we‘ve been dealing with that.
Anyways, I really enjoyed this one. I thought the whole forgiveness thing was a little too forced upon the reader but this could be because I‘m a cynical fart lol I‘m surprised by how much I loved the romance since I‘m not typically a romance person. Very cute. This one flew by and had me chuckling!
#LMPBC
I didn't read much in February and never posted my bracket.
Well here is my March!
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I mailed my book off early, that has to be a first for me. Arrival is next Monday.
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Ladies I don't want to say much, but I loved this book. The two different story lines compliment each other so well. Hope you enjoy as well.
pickListened to this audiobook and as much as I enjoyed it, it also frustrated me to no end. lol. The misogyny in the fire department was just so much, but the good moments made up for it. Would definitely recommend.
pickI loved the love story and I love the rest of the content! The story itself was interesting even without the love story!
Ok ladies so here are a few choices from my BOTM collection that I have yet to read. Have you read any or do dany stand out to you?
I do have more, these four just stood out to me.
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bailedLove at first sight? No thanks, I'm out...
Guess I'll be passing on that virtual author visit too.
Listening to this for a virtual book club meet with the author next month but it's so repetitive and annoyingly whiny... I hope the story picks up! However, I've been following the narrator Therese Plummer and get journey back to health after a horrific car crash and it's so refreshing to hear her reading it!
#ThinkPositiveBePositive
Thanks for the tags @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @damselsgotballs !
Have a great weekend everyone!
so-soI really liked a lot of this. Cassie being forced out of her comfort zone & into making real connections w people, including the mother who abandoned her & her father, was a good story. As was Cassie adapting to a new town & a new crew at a new (very old) fire house. Even her love story was pretty good (though I could have done without her makeover into a barbie doll & the whole scene at his parent's party.) But I do have complaints ⬇️
pickCassie & I don‘t have much in common. She can do n*i*ne pull-ups, I can do n*o*ne; she‘s emotionally closed-off & I‘m an over-sharer; she works in a male-dominated environment, I work in…a Library. But sisterhood binds us! This is, first & foremost, a Romance novel (the ending drives that point home). If you‘re bothered by the romantic lead being *too* perfect, definitely avoid this one.👇🏻
I wouldn‘t normally have chosen this book for myself…but I agreed to be the moderator for this month‘s book club at work. Let‘s see how it goes! 🤷♀️ Maybe it‘ll surprise me.
pickCute, quick read. Cassie is a female firefighter who has to leave Austin for Massachusetts. It does s pretty good job describing her personal struggles, sexism at work and her feeling for The Rookie. Ending was a bit rushed and cheesy, but overall a good read to kill some time.
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I listened to Things You Save in a Fire. It's an easy rom-com. Nothing of literary merit but fun. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I really enjoyed this, so glad I read it! It got really good in the middle. Like, really really good. I grew to really like the main character. Strong female lead, lots of interesting things happening, good characters throughout.
The ending was a little too quick. It did tie up all the loose ends. I'm glad for that. But there were a lot of loose ends and they all got tied very very quickly. 😅
Isn't this cover pretty? Love the bright colors.
so-soSad to say, but I didn't like it.. The story felt preachy and fake; reads like a self-help book.
so-soThere were parts of this that I enjoyed, but mostly it didn't work for me. At times it seemed like it was trying to be a light rom com, but the characters had such intensely horrific experiences in their pasts, which were mostly glossed over and apparently solved by falling in love 🙄. The epilogue had way too much crammed into it; I get it, they live happily ever after, no need to belabor the point.
When you get your husband hooked on the audio book on a road trip… and he demands we listen to the end together once home!!! So sweet!!!
pickI really enjoy this author‘s writing- engaging and heartfelt. This book is about a woman firefighter with a tough and unstoppable exterior- she‘s one of the best, strongest, and effective firefighters on her shifts. Yet, inside she‘s struggling to grasp the effects of rape, abandonment from her mom, and sexism within her field. She is an example of a strong woman who must hide her true self to “make it”. Loved it despite some predictable moments.
pickCassie is a firefighter in Austin. After 2 traumatic cents when she was 16, she has built a protective wall around herself that pretty much has shut down all of her feelings. She was made to be the best firefighter. She feels totally calm in the chaos of emergencies. Her mother had abandoned Cassie and her father and now wants Cassie to stay with her for a year. Told in Cassie‘s POV we learn about hurt, pain, forgiveness and true love. Great book!
“What women think of as sharing, men see as complaining.”
Camping at my cottage for the long weekend
Trying my hammock I got for my birthday!
Love reading in nature... The bugs are brutal!
Luckily they've died down so far today 🙏🌲🙌
#readathon #readingoutdoors #camping
pickQuick cute read. At first I thought it was cliche and cheesy but by the end I really liked it. The one thing I didnt like was how she tied everything up on the Epilogue bc it seemed added on and rushed.
Beautiful day today!! Reading outside 🌞
My book matches my new flowers!!
I absolutely LOVE Dahlias!! My favourite!!
Went to one of the best greenhouses I've been to yesterday! I finally found the yellow & pink Dahlias that I've wanted forever!! They are even prettier!!
Can't wait to open my own greenhouse one day!
Flora by Alora 🌺🌸
#20in4 #readathon #readingoutdoors #flowers
Shopping your favorite #indiebookstore is required on #independentbookstoreday ❤️❤️❤️ you @larkandowlbooksellers !
Starting this one today and getting some hours for the #20in4 #readathon ! 💙💙
I‘ve heard a lot of good things about this one!
Also excited for a strong female role...and it‘s set in BOSTON!!
#currentlyreading #LitsySpringBreak #booked2021
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I loved this wonderful book. It is the story of Cassie who is a firefighter and how her world changes when she encounters a person from her past. Sometimes things that seem to be really bad end in good things happening. I will definitely be reading more books by Katherine Center.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I loved this wonderful book. It is the story of Cassie who is a firefighter and how her world changes when she encounters a person from her past. Sometimes things that seem to be really bad end in good things happening. I will definitely be reading more books by Katherine Center.
pickThis rom com is a cut above the rest. It gives you all the feels. The characters grow and face their traumas. I will definitely be buying other books by the author. It is a good beach read with substance.
pickI loved this in audio ❤️ the Boston accents make me swoon! It‘s a great feel good story
First I am loving my latest audio book!!! I don‘t want to stop listening AT ALL! Second, I am loving getting Christmas cards from my #poutinepenpals ❤️ I was at Chapters today and their boxed cards were on sale so I stocked up for next year 🤣
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