Daughter coming home from college and now this… best day ever :)

The SEG Club follows the lives of 4 young women- 2 Jewish, 2 Italian, as they make their way through immigrant life in the early 1900‘s. Set in Boston‘s North End, you are immersed as traditional expectations meet an emerging new American lifestyle. Loved this fast read! #SeptemberDoubleSpin #finallycatchingup

Enjoyed this dual timeline book set in modern day and WW2 Paris. Harriet takes a job in Paris, learning about her grandmother Claire and friends‘ role as seamstresses and resistance fighters in the war. All the while Harriet learns more about herself. #AugustBookSpin

Hard to read for content- one has to be in a place to receive this story. Organizationally I was unsettled between storylines and point of view. Worth a read, skip the audiobook as there are text features and graphics that you will miss. #julydoublespin #betterlatethannever

October nabbed me 3 reads- no bingos! But The Other Einstein was my September Book Spin!! Always trying for a bingo but 4-5 books is a great month for me. Here‘s my Nov card #bookspinbingo #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Tore through this audiobook! Such an interesting historical fiction account of Mileva Maric, Einstein‘s brilliant first wife. It‘s a little hard to personally reconcile how Albert treated her with his historical genius persona. Have to keep in mind that this is a fictional account of real people. Still an engaging read! #bookspin #Septemberbookspin @TheAromaofBooks

October‘s Bingo- needing to get back into reading after a few tough months! Excited for the month! #bookbingo

Fun read and loved the Jane-August relationship. Definitely interested to unpeeled all who Jane is along the way. Loved her first book a little more- I felt the flirty banter was better in that one. Overall a great read.

#bookspin for Aug is The Dressmaker‘s Gift and #doublespin for Aug is The Jane Austin Project. Definitely need to catch up to my July spins too! @TheAromaofBooks

Just not a book I could get into. I guess I needed more rom coms at the time…#doublespin from Feb is now off my list!!

Well I‘ve definitely had better months- between heading back to work and getting ready to send my daughter off to college, I didn‘t get as much reading in. #bookspinbingo

How to lose a guy in 10 day redux. A little cute, a little crude. I guess I like my rom coms a little more flirty cute than hot and sexy…

When the camping flies are too pesky you read inside the hammock!

Initially I was looking for a copy of The Flatshare but substituted this one instead. Love O‘Leary‘s light writing style and her characters- an almost eighty year old grandmother from the Yorkshire Dales switching abodes with her workaholic 20 something granddaughter from London. Reminiscent of The Holiday…Love, friendships and adventures await! #bookspinbingo

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!!!

Yay July! Hope to do as well as June, but I head back to work mid month…#bookspinbingo

Just squeaking in my July #bookspinbingo list. Excited for tomorrow‘s numbers!

Closest yet to a bingo and a really great month! Love Walked In #bookspin for June, Talking to Strangers #doublespin for June. My free spot was The Tourist Attraction…

Pulitzer Prize winner for sure! Such an enormous book that I couldn‘t put down. So many injustices and atrocities that I just wanted to scream throughout. So artfully crafted telling the story primarily of two youths sent to a Florida ‘reform school‘ in the 60‘s. This will stay with me for a while.

Best way to beat the blistering heat? Read a book set in Moose Springs Alaska! Really enjoyed this light witty romance between a local, Graham, who wants to protect his town from over tourism and Zoey, the endearing tourist who catches his eye, and heart!
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Definitely Gladwellian- weaving stories with social science research to pose theories about life, this time about what we naturally do when encountering strangers. I felt Outliers, Tipping Point, and Blink were more tightly rationalized. Overall enjoyable and makes you think. June‘s #doublespin #bookspinbingo

My June #bookspin book did not disappoint. So many relationships throughout- friendship, familial, romantic, and parental. Moves back and forth between Cornelia and Claire first separate then inseparable. Curious about the follow up read. The best reads are hammock reads!

Tremendous book! Historical fiction moving from the dust bowl of Texas, traveling to California, and the migrant life of Okies in the West. So much injustice making you want to scream- No More! Love courage and hope throughout. First #bookspinbingo book of June

June‘s #bookspinbingo - Love Walked In for #bookspin and Talking to Strangers for #doublespin. Still hoping to catch up to finish my April double spin too! Happy reading all!

No bingos but a better month than April. Was able to read both May #bookspin and #doublespin books. Alice Network and Bette Davis Club. Even got to finish April‘s #bookspin Hadley and Grace! May #bookspinbingo

Knocked off a few books on my May list so I have new entries to read in June! #bookspinbingo #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

A great soon to be summer read which helped me get through end of school year stress. The two women with their kids bond and connect thru ‘Thelma and Louise‘ esque adventures. #bookspin for April!! @TheAromaofBooks #litsyatoz

So much love for this book and Charlie and Eve. Riveting back and forth between these characters and time periods. And then to learn how historically based the story was... whew. #bookspin for May @TheAromaofBooks

Love the back and forth storylines of Eve in WW1 and Charlie just after WW2. I can‘t wait to get back into each of the characters! Do you ever have a book where you HATE getting whisked away to that subplot of characters? And you scream at the author for more of the storyline you want? Not so in this book!!

Fun fast read as Margo is asked to find her niece, Georgia, who left her fiancé before the wedding. An adventure ensues as Margo and Tully, the fiancé, follow her. We learn about Margo‘s life throughout which captures her past and present choices. #doublespin #bookspinbingo

This is a story of love and politics in post war East Germany. Bettina falls in love with another man while her husband works for the East German government. She‘s forced to make decisions that are heartbreaking. A slower start but picked up in the middle and end.

May #bookspinbingo is up and I feel rejuvenated! Going in with the mindset that taking time to read is an investment in my mental health! #bookspinbingo

End of the school year work got to me- planning district wide summer learning acceleration! Whew! So my April list became my May list! May is a new month... surely I can find the time between work and celebrating a graduating senior (heading to Wellesley)! #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

April‘s #bookspinbingo is here! Excited to dive into Hadley and Grace for #bookspin and The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock for #doublespin

Closest I‘ve gotten to bingo yet :) #bookspin Feast and #doublespin Their Eyes Were Watching God. Also nabbed 4 #litsyatoz books. Ready to take on April!

This was a read for our school district professional learning community. Such an investment to have safe and vulnerable conversations, reflect on ourselves and anti racism, and plan strategic actions that we can do in our roles. This book provides a conversational tone to learn and reflect. But you definitely get out what you put in. Learn better..do better. #bookspinbingo

Tremendous novel of Janie- discovering her identity and what love means through her experiences in three marriages. Lyrical and poetic prose. A book I should have discovered years ago but glad I did now! #doublespin #litsyatoz #greatamericanread

Picked up this book after my daughter read it in her AP Lit class. Now I‘m questioning why we didn‘t read it in my high school experience- especially as this book takes place in Eatonville, just down the road from my high school. Mentions of Altamonte Springs, Winter Park, Maitland...takes me back home. #doublespin #20in4

Goals- 10-20 hours, finishing 3 more books for a book spin bingo, catching up on work related reading! Excited as always! Thanks all for the encouragement and camaraderie. #20in4

Jonathan Grief, book publisher, finds a diary that leads him to do life differently. Many near misses as Hannah and Jonathan learn to heal and live. Really enjoyable read. #bookspinbingo #litsyatoz

Easy read that breaks down the whys of the college financial aid system. Helps you ponder decisions related to schools and how they offer aid. I read as we are going through award letters now (Georgetown, Wellesley, or Colorado College) but I would recommend picking up this book freshman/ sophomore year to plan further ahead.

Memoir of a woman working her way through the food industry, relationships, and her own eating disorder. I was immersed in restaurant talk, interested in her dating life, yet couldn‘t connect with her struggles with her eating disorder. #bookspin #litsyatoz

I tore through this sequel almost as quickly as the first book. As a product of the 80‘s I love how the music, icons, and nerdisms come alive. As a newbie to DnD I got more of the references for sure. #litsyatoz #bookspinbingo

Does anyone else play music related to what they are reading? Currently listening to Obsession and My Best Friend‘s Girl for ‘reading ambiance‘ for this book!

March #bookspinbingo all set up. Tagged book is my #bookspin and finishing Ready Player Two as well! Definitely noticeable how I looked forward to number picking day!

Feb #bookspinbingo- no bingos but already reading so much more than last year! Got a #bookspin with The Evening and the Morning which I loved :)

So so excited for March‘s list- and a well needed spring break is within sight!! #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

Even after the holidays, this was a rom com delight! Groundhog Day meets Christmas in a cabin near Park City Utah. Just the right amount of cute, flirty, time travel fun! @TheAromaofBooks A #bookspinbingo free spot :)

So many loves for this book! Having fallen in love with Pillars so many years ago- this was like coming home. This book captured the ‘beginnings‘ of so many things in Kingsbridge and it was a joy to make the connections between the two books. Fast read and good/evil plot lines that you expect from this series. I enjoyed following the three major characters throughout the book, all storylines kept me on edge! #bookspin

Reading partner tonight! #catsoflitsy