When all your babies are packed up for the move, and your hubby buys you three new books to read for when I finish the only two, I left out 🥹🥰❤️💙📖 #love #girlinpieces #thenatureofwitches #goodgirlsdiefirst #bibliophilelife
When all your babies are packed up for the move, and your hubby buys you three new books to read for when I finish the only two, I left out 🥹🥰❤️💙📖 #love #girlinpieces #thenatureofwitches #goodgirlsdiefirst #bibliophilelife
#ScarathlonPhotoChallenge #Day25 #Autumn This book & cover always gives me autumn vibes. Lovely on the outside AND the inside! #Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub 6pts
So excited to start this one! Just finished her Being Me your Midnight!!! And had this on my bookshelf waiting to be read at the perfect time
#LMPBC Round17 GroupW
@5feet.of.fury @DGRachel
@suvata has mailed a book to @IndoorDame
Thanks, everyone, for a super-great round! 🌟
Read in June 2023 for Litsy Markup Postal Book Club #LMPBC Round 17 - Group W
🌦️For centuries, witches have maintained the climate
👩🏼All hope lies with Clara Densmore, an Everwitch whose rare magic is tied to every season
🍁In Autumn, Clara wants nothing to do with her power
❄️In Winter, the world is on the precipice of disaster
🌷In Spring, she falls in love
☀️In Summer, Clara must choose between her power and her happiness
I burned out on YA tropes a few years ago and have avoided them as much as possible, so I was prepared to hate this book club pick before I even started. It has many of the things I dislike-a whiny, misunderstood teen protagonist, a sickly sweet romance, the savior who just wants to be normal, and sociopathic adults in positions of authority. But, I ended up enjoying the story and watching our heroine come into her own. Grumble, grumble. 😂
Listen to some Doctor Sleep for #losersclub on my little nature walk (found a monks hood cabbage) had some brunch and now settling in to Nature of Witches for #LMPBC Group W. Reading this magical realism book where witches are losing the battle in controlling climate disasters on a 91 degree day ..in Massachusetts ..in April *perfect*
🥵😳 there‘s not 1 shred of shade bc the trees have barely budded yet 😂
@Pigpen_Reads @5feet.of.fury I‘ve been under the weather so #LMPBC packages only went out to you this morning. Happy reading! 📦📚📬
Just like the last book I read, this had great worldbuilding but the rest didn‘t really work for me. I found the characters in this one frustrating and infuriating at times. (Sang is great though. A+++ love interest.) The plot also felt a little thin. I really think the information leading up to the critical revelation could have been fleshed out more.
Not a great start to my year or #AuldLangSpine reading! 😕 @MoonWitch94 @monalyisha
And now, time to start my #AuldLangSpine reading! I‘m excited for this one! @MoonWitch94 @monalyisha
Yay, I got my #AuldLangSpine list from @MoonWitch94 ! I can tell just from some of these titles that they‘re my kind of book 😁 I think I‘ll start with the tagged. It sounds very fun and one of my libraries has it available.
Thanks @monalyisha for putting the matches together!
I loved the romance in this book especially the romance the main character Clara had to find for herself. It was overall a very sweet book.
🎃The Nature of Witches, Go Hunt Me, Horseman, & Fear Street were all 3.5 ⭐️
🎃Autumn of the Grimoire 4⭐️
🎃One Night in Salem & Northanger Abbey were rereads.
Pretty solid month for me, considering the craziness.
#October #OctoberReads #WrapUp
I almost made myself late this morning opening all of my wonderful gifts! I wish I had taken a before picture bc everything was so carefully wrapped!
🧡Thank you, Lee, for your thoughtfulness. I love the books, & the crystals are beautiful! I can‘t wait to use the washi in my Halloween scrapbook. I thought we are so cute for both including a bit of home. I can‘t find koala candy here!
🖤Thank you @LeeRHarry and @sprainedbrain !
#BasicWitchSwap
I really enjoyed this witchy coming-of-age YA novel. Clara is an Everwitch, whose power is at maximum strength year round, unlike other witches who only have maximum power in their birth season. The downside of having this power is that her magic is difficult to control, and seeks to harm those whom she loves best. I enjoyed watching her try to learn how to master this power, while also dealing with self doubt and fear. ⬇️
Read for #SundayBuddyRead 🧙🏻♀️🪄✨Witchy YA book that addresses climate change in a unique way. Clara is a rare “Ever”-a witch who gets her power from all the seasons & that great power has caused her devastating loss, making her want to deplete herself of it. There‘s romance & angst & global weather issues & it‘s a good October read. Kindle tells me there were 799 #ScarathonWordSearch words, so an extra 7990 points for #TeamMonsterMash + ⬇️
I enjoyed this magical world where witches draw their powers from the seasons. Clara is a rare Ever in that she connects to all seasons but can't control her powers and struggles under the pressure to help the witches stave off the effects of climate change #sundaybuddyread
#Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious #31by31 @Catsandbooks #Spookoween2022 @TheSpineView #Pointsathon @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
4 ⭐️ This was a nice YA novel with a unique take on the issue of climate change, with some romance and a witchy spin. I liked that the reader discovers things alongside Clara, but also there are background stories that are revealed to the reader as well.
~ N for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Theme Read and Guilt Prompt for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
😅😅😅😅 @DanaManiac reminded me to ask which witch are you???????
I‘m winter I think❄️🥶😱
I say Autumn if I‘m saying so.
If I ask others they tell me winter 😂😂😱❄️🥶🧣🧦🧤
I thank you so much for reading with me. Sundays are just the best in this little corner of the internet. ♥️
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
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Your thoughts?
I‘m glad we read this, it‘s far better than I anticipated and I can see it helping teens, so it‘s a win, however for me it was just a nice October read. 🎃
What stood out to you?
Also I‘m not satisfied with the not really answers on her parents death… you?!
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
Our Earth is tired let her rest.
I do like the climate change theme it‘s a little much at times but in my experience this is the top thing YA aged readers are concerned about if they‘re in activism.
Thoughts?
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
A season for everything is Clara‘s book
😵💫😂🤷🏻♀️♥️
Well shucks we were all wrong 😂😵💫🙃😅😱🤯🤷🏻♀️
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
Was the magic possessive before or out of control? Is there a message love yourself you‘re all the magic you need?
Magic Dream Elixir she used it before she went to the eclipse.
Sang.
Nice love story? Too smultzy or just right for YA?
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
This is your life you have to chose how you want to live it.
Word.
Best advice ever.
Clara‘s decision to stop yet another climate disaster?
The eclipse…
She was always going to end up there?
It reset her magic. Her eyes golden not bright blue?
Her actions made everyone stronger.
Lesson or trite?
Regarding activism -I always say all our pieces make a moving mosaic beautiful all together - same thing. ♥️
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
Mr Harts wife,the book, the time he used of his life for her so Mr Heart?
Too on the nose?
He seems to be the only one who was on her side?
Was the wife angry you think?
Was Clara his life?
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
Would you love me if I wasn‘t a witch?
Isn‘t that do you love me for me?
Not all love lasts forever.
Is this teaching YA readers of YA age good lessons/examples?
The wildflower field they make together
Swoon or gag
😂🙃🌹🌷🌻🌼🌸🌺🪷
Use your creative gifts to express emotions ?
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
The pain of love is almost inverse to the joy of it.
Clara realising she cannot keep Sang safe from harm.
Isn‘t that all of us ?
Love hard because this all, it ends.
Difficult for everyone yes?
Was Sang what she needed or was it how he helped her be herself? Will readers see the difference ?
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
There‘s enough light for everyone.
Never let anyone feel about what you can do.
Good for adults as well as teens to remember?
Ring of fire
(I‘m old enough to sing Johnny Cash )🙃
What was Paige up to?
Or was it just fun?
What caused the lightening to go awry?
What do you think of Paige now?
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
Good mornin! I was apparently tired I slept hours later than usual! 🙃😅
You are allowed to love yourself.
Think Clara hated who or what she was or that she was 🙃?
Is that one of the themes -as this is YA ? Love yourself.
Overall I enjoyed this audiobook although it was a little YA at times. The elemental magic was really cool and I liked the journey of the young mc as she navigates her world and figures things out
#OminousOctober
Finishing this up tonight for tomorrows #SundayBuddyRead discussion and came across this #dusk quote.
“The sun gives up her place in the sky, and dusk settles over the vast field with a heathered shade of blue that makes everything feel peaceful. “
Not particularly ominous but beautiful and evocative.
#TeamMonsterMash 🧙🏻♀️🪄✨
I really enjoyed this book. At times it could be a little too ya. The magic system was cool. Each witch has a designated season which they are strongest in controlling except Clara, she is an Everwitch & has power through all four seasons but she can't control it. I'm really looking forward to the #SundayBuddyRead discussion @TheBookHippie
#TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious #ScarathlonDailyPrompts Day 13 #Witch #ScarathlonWordSearch #Spookoween
So enjoyed this YA novel that combines the forces of nature & the power of magic. Witches are trying to get the attention of shaders(non witch humans)in hopes of making them see the dire consequences of climate change. Shaders need to change their ways & work with the witches to,if possible, reverse some of climate change‘s present & future effects. Our group discusses this tomorrow. #sundaybuddyread #outstandingoctober #20in4 #litsylovereads
#Scarathlon2022 #ScarathlonDailyPrompts
Clara, the MC in this witchy YA novel, carries a lot of #guilt for the deaths of people she cares about that have resulted from her magical powers.
Looking forward to finishing this #SundayBuddyRead up this weekend. It‘s a good pick for #TeamMonsterMash points too. 🧙🏻♀️🪄✨🐈⬛👻🎃
#wondrouswednesday
🎥 The Blair Witch. In college, I got dragged to a midnight showing the first week it was out. I didn‘t sleep for the next 3 days & kept all the lights on in my apartment.
📚 so many! But the tagged was a recent-ish witch read that I enjoyed
🌈 emerald or wine/burgundy
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
See you SUNDAY 🤐🤫
Last discussion of this book! Anyone welcome that‘s read the book! Shhhhhh NO SPOILERS PLEASE!!!
A unique look at YA fantasy. Witches are sorted by the seasons and the type of power they have. Clara is a once in a generation witch called an Ever, someone who encompasses the powers of all the seasons. She is working to control this strong but dangerous power that has already affected her loved ones to try and help the world fight climate change. It gets quite angsty, but if you can put up with that, it‘s a worthwhile read. #sundaybuddyread
Sleeping 💤💤💤💤💤💤💤💤
In anxiety she can rub her bottom tooooo much causing issues 😝
Thankfully she is fine and the 💩 is out and she looks like nothing happened.
I appreciate your waiting for questions!
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
Finale discussion for this book next Sunday!
I thank you as always for reading along with me! I never know when I pick the books a year in advanced what will happen, but the discussions are ALWAYS just the best! ♥️
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
We get to finish!!!!!
What do you think now?
Next week we will say which witch we think we‘d be…