I'm calling it... Bailing on House of Leaves. At least for now, probably for good but never say never I guess. I read the intro and 2 chapters and it's good but I can already tell it's not the book for me right now. Horror is just not where my brain is at right now.
That knocks off another past #bookspin, and I'm still counting it for #offmyshelf (for on tbr longer than 5 years) since it's off my tbr.
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Poking around for a new Audiobook I found this YA book set in #Greenland. So it‘s up next for #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
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Several years ago, I checked out “Mistborn” from my local library and ended up DNFing it about 240ish pages in. As I‘ve gotten more into Brandon Sanderson‘s books this year, I decided to give “Mistborn” another try and I‘m very glad I did. I appreciated the world-building so much more this time around, and the ‘heist‘ and found-family feels solidified it as a great read. Overall, I‘m so glad I gave this book another chance!
Books and brews for @WildAlaskaBibliophile's birthday🎂🎈
We had a nice breakfast at a new-to-us diner, then sipped some beer and read at a local brewery. We would have liked to have gone home after that, but adulting demands errands be run 🤷😢
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#doublespin and another #roll100 pick done! I‘m now caught up with this series too.
so-soWhere to begin? This is a time-travel, murder-mystery romance. There were some things I liked, mostly in the second half when the plot picked up and I wanted to know what was going to happen. But overall, this is just not my style and I felt like it had flaws. The writing is way too descriptive for me. I don‘t need to know every little action, it clogs up my reading. The lack of communication between characters to make the plot work annoyed me.
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Interesting fantasy world where you decide what gender you will be and where a magic know as slackcraft is practised. The story is about twins Mokoya and Akeha born to the Protector.
Interesting storyline, I just checked for book 2 in the series but it‘s not available in my library! 😩 Might purchase it as it ended without really resolving some things.
Reading by my moon happy lamp for #hyggehour.
#QueerBC
#LGBTQIA2025
pick6-15-25: My 40th finished book of 2025! I like Hendrix‘s books. They are weird and fun usually. This one was weird but also very sad. A 15 year old girl named Neva is brought to a home for pregnant unwed girls. Stick there for 3 months she must give birth and give up her child for adoption. It‘s the rule. In between that sorrow are witches. A book given to Neva and her friends turns deadly when they decide to use it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣4️⃣0️⃣
When I checked this book out, the librarian said, "Where did you find that? I can't believe we have a copy in!" Then she realized it was my hold I'd gotten from the holds shelf. ? Two chapters in and I can see why my library has over 20 copies in circulation with a 10+ week wait on holds. I'm immediately hooked!
