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Went to visit my mom, took 4 books with me. I came home with 7! That‘s what happens when two avid readers get together and talk books I suppose. She sent me home with these two as well as Grass Beyond the Mountains. We also had a great conversation about Women Talking. Fun few days hanging with mom, talking books and more.

Day 6: #7days7covers #covercrush

Absolutely breathtaking. When I was reading this I fully stopped being aware of everything else around me. Definitely teared up at times.

I dunno Idaho. This was a beautifully written story, but it‘s just sad, everyday, every year sad. I wanted to change up my fun, light reads so this pick is for my reading experience. Unless you have fluffy kittens and adorable puppies pulling you back to the light, take heed before diving in.

Certainly not the best photo but I went to a library book sale today. And even tho I got there three minutes after it opened resellers had already taken boxes out 😕 but I did find these. Spent 8 dollars. Most excited for Sunburn and Idaho I think, it has such a pretty cover. Anyone read any of these?
#librarybooksale #library #booksale #usedbooks #dvds #graphicnovel #thriller #memoir #fiction #ya #youngadult #dvds #houseofcards #bookhaul #haul

#bookmail ! Big haul and great deals from Book Outlet. I haven‘t bought books in forever snd did a happy dance when I drive up and saw them on the porch. Happy Friday!

There is no doubt that it is a beautifully written book but I like more resolution to stories. Things are hinted at but never fully explored or explained and it was all a bit too vague for me.

(Re)starting this one for my IRL book club. I started it a while ago, but can‘t remember anything or why I put it down 🤷🏻‍♀️

#somethingwittybookclub #somethingwitty

I've drunk way too much spirits to be able to try and understand any of this mind boggling book tonight. Die hard 2 it is!!!

Next up. I'm ashamed to say this is the first book I've borrowed from the library in about 2 years 😱 once I stopped working there I stopped going. In a bid to save money, I'm back!

Starkly written, haunting and beautiful, painful and frustrating - all of these words describe Idaho. Told from multiple points of view, the novel addresses and avoids a central act of horrific violence. And much like life, there is no tidy resolution or explanation. And really, I can‘t think of a single reason that would have made it understandable or more palatable. Definitely need a fluffy palate cleanser for my next read.

Final Check-In for round 1 #BFC #bookfitnesschallenge
I've had so much fun! Thanks for all the love and encouragement littens!
Goals:
Books: 7 (38 of 20 total)
Workouts: 6 of 4 yay!
@wanderinglynn

See you for round 2!

Big win! https://bookmarks.reviews/emily-ruskovich-wins-e100000-international-dublin-lite...

I should be getting some cleaning done. I should be going to the gym, or doing the laundry. Instead, I'm enjoying a huge cup of tea and my new library book that I'm super excited about! 😍💕📚 #librarylove

This is a beautifully written story of a family tragedy. It‘s told from various points of and a timeline that jumps around. What really happened? I don‘t know . . .
#ReadingUSA2019 #Idaho

Next up , IDAHO ... 🤞🏻☀️&📖....

Something beyond awful in this book happens #behindthewheel. Through jumps back and forth in time we learn about the events leading up to the episode and the consequences which follow after.

#MayMovieMagic

#ReadingUSA2019 #Idaho. Loved this book.

I stayed up late and got up early to finish this one. I loved it. Such great writing and what a story! #MayMadness #mayScavengerHunt #floweroncover #withadoginit

The writing in this book is beautiful. The descriptions transported me to a secluded, forested area in rural Idaho where the lives of several individuals diverge in many different ways after an unspeakable tragedy occurs.

The book lost me though with the time jumps between past, present, and future. Each storyline never seemed to reach its full potential, which left the book feeling unfinished to me at the end.

#ReadingUSA2019 @Librarybelle

A little bizarre yet strangely appealing. Generations of family members affected by a horrendous crime, each in his or her own way, are presented as vulnerable, caring, manipulative and hateful, depending on the situation. Ending is surprisingly touching if somewhat implausible...but that could be said for many fiction novels, right? 4/5 ⭐️

This book kept me thinking about it long after finishing, and ended up a top read for 2018. On sale today for Kindle for $1.99! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F0ZK7F2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_JoouCbACF711J

I gave this book 3 stars. It jumps around everywhere. Different years, different POVs it's a lot to take in. However I still loved this book I'm glad I read it! Have you read it what did you think?

50 pages in and so far, so sad.

Great writing and very descriptive but so slow. I really got lost quite a few times with the way it jumped around from one time to another. It just was hard to stay focused on when reading.

Through this book, Wade is #FallingSlowly more and more into his dementia, while we as readers slowly learn about a terrible tragedy involving Wade‘s two little girls. This is a beautiful book, and one I would like to revisit at some point

#MusicalNewYear

Got some reading done while out at a birthday party today!

A new book, a quiet house, and my Netflix fire 🔥

Look what came in the mail today? Thanks @TheLibrarian for this! Very excited to read it!

This was such a gorgeous book, so slow and sad, but it had a lot of hope in it as well. Very still, full of character, I adored how meditative and beautiful it was instead of just being dark and bleak.

Quick bit of lunchtime desk reading! This book is so beautiful, slow and meditative it feels like a crime to read it in dribs and drabs like this

Next book from my library pile! I know very little about this, I just had it recommended to me, so I‘m gonna plunge in and see what happens. I‘ll start it properly on the way to work tomorrow but just a few pages before bed

I had to wait an eternity for some MONSTER to return this to the library (they'd had it overdue for THREE MONTHS. The rage!). But it was worth the wait. I'd heard many good things about this and it really got me in the gut. What a sad, powerful story about the fallout from a senseless, violent crime. So lyrical. Reminds me very much of Marilynne Robinson and Alice Munro. My only little criticism is I felt the middle could have been trimmed a bit.

DAY 9: The writing in this debut is so gorgeous, but that one inexplicable, gruesome moment is so fucked up. It totally ruined the book for me.

#debbiedowner #nofemmeber

So happy to just lay low and start this tonight while battling the sniffles. #cureforthecommoncold

1. Five Little Peppers
2. Pie
3. Photography
4. Idaho
5. @Ireadkidlit
@howjessreads #friyayintro

The writing is beautiful and it made for a rich reading experience. I liked the imaginings of the second wife as she‘s tried to figure out what happened. The author really rounded out the characters - even giving minor characters a brief part from their point of view. It started so well but I did feel like it slowed down in the middle so much I had to push myself to finish. I‘ll be interested in what she writes next.

Rainy Saturdays are for reading 📖
#rainydayreading

Read all of Idaho in one sunny weekend on the beach! Gripping and evocative, I didnt want it to end and am still thinking about the characters a week later! Warning, you will want to move to Idaho after reading.

Book 26 of #52Booksin2018

Pool day at the Sun Valley Resort!

While this had a really masterfully built suspense I was trying to speed through it to be done with it. I knew the premise of a wife trying to find out how his previous husband‘s daughter died wasn‘t going to be a mystery. I knew this was going to be literary fiction about characters and none of the characters but Jenny really grabbed me? The woodsy setting though...on point.

The cover made me buy this book. I gave up half way. I was so bored 😴

I went to check out Scruffy City Books today and picked up just a couple. (Tiny bookhaul thanks to my husband being there... tried to keep myself in check since he was paying and also didn‘t want to make him stay there too long, no reader that he is.)

Super affordable place to shop if you‘re ever in Knoxville- $3 or under for most books, and they had a pretty good selection!

Trying to relax on vacation, nice drizzle of rain in the background. The book might be a little too heavy for relaxation. Gonna switch to Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan. Just want to zone out for a few days....

Ann could use a lot of #help. With a husband with rapidly loss of memory and a dark past, she tries to keep everything together, all alone, on top of a mountain.

#HeyJune

That cover 💕 #beautifulcovers #coverlove

This was so well done, a slow suspense. I really liked the way she switched between time and characters.