1. Driving with my husband to visit my family in Iowa for Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, then driving back on the 26th so he can get back for work on Monday (got my audiobook ready for the 8.5 drive 😁)

2. Anthony Horowitz (totally agree with you @Librarybelle adult titles only), Bill Bryson, Erik Larson

3. A Laptop of Meh Cereal

Thanks for the tag @kplovesbooks and for the fun prompt @Eggs

Open to everyone to play along!!

My #JolabokaflodSwap package went out today @MaleficentBookDragon 📦📖🍫

My #littlechristmasswap package also went out today @bookish_wookish 📦📖🍭

Thank you both for organizing these fun and easy swaps!! ❤️💚❤️🎄🎄🎄❤️💚❤️

Starting this 400+ page chunkster and am so excited! I‘ve been checking my library app daily to see where I was on the waitlist. Today the text came it was ready for me to pick up 🙌🏻

Link to Goodreads for a summary since it‘s not showing on Litsy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57356057

I loved this book so much, before finishing it I went ahead and bought “The Stranger Diaries” 😆😇 I appreciate authors writing series and even more so when you can read them out of order and not be lost 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I started the audiobook of this yesterday for my 4 hour drive to visit my family in Iowa for the weekend. This chapter had me cracking up 🤣 So far, she‘s kept this up whenever Neil has dialogue and it‘s so hilarious! I bought the physical book today because I won‘t be able to finish the audiobook on my drive home tomorrow

I enjoyed this book so much! Learning not only about the history of the Chateau Marmont and its owners, but also some gossipy inside stories of the stars who stayed there was fascinating! I would definitely recommend to any fans of the ‘biographies of buildings‘ genre, and also Hollywood history fans as well 👍🏻

Wishing all my friends on Litsy who celebrate Thanksgiving a very Happy Thanksgiving! In my Top 5 things I‘m grateful for, you guys and this wonderful, amazing community are in it ❤️🧡💛

I hope everyone is able to enjoy the day, enjoy some delicious food, and gets to enjoy a little reading time too 😉 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

1. Yes! Going to my in-laws for Thanksgiving day/meal. Hoping to read before we go (and probably while we‘re there. Let‘s be honest - when football is on, my tagged book will be out 😆) and after we get home. Then driving to see my family in Iowa on Friday for the weekend 🙌🏻

2. Green bean casserole & stuffing & mashed potatoes with gravy. Bring on the carbs!! 😂 #noshame

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday - This was a fun one!!

Started this interesting read and I feel like I should be drinking a gin martini or a sidecar with it 😆🍸🥃 Very interesting! I love this genre of biographies about buildings 👍🏻

Wow! This ending totally shocked me!! I didn‘t see it coming and now I want to re-read it to see if there were clues I just didn‘t pick up on 🤔 I‘d give it 5 stars!

The second book in the series is just as small 😆 A great weekend read though. Maud was a hoot, she is definitely a Top Ten Favorite character for sure 💛☠️💙

This was a fun, quick read! I love Maud so much 😂 Definitely reading the next book 👍🏻

Guys, I really cannot deal with how ridiculously small this book is 😂 I‘m enjoying it so far but maybe I need to switch to the audio version because I read a few pages and then look at my hands and laugh at how giant they look 🤣

Excited to start my next read, but why is it so small? 😆

This was a great 4 star read! I loved learning about Antonia and Sofia and the Family. Reading about their lives was fascinating and got me thinking of some of my friendships as well. Read it with a big plate of pasta and a glass of red wine and you‘ll be set 👍🏻

Thanks for the tag @RaeLovesToRead @TheSpineView

1. Rollercoaster - I seemed to read some great books (the highs) and then towards the end of the month I kept starting and putting down books left and right (the lows)

2. The tagged book. Today is its pub date 🙌 I started it last night and so far I don‘t think I‘ll be putting it down for another book 🤞

Play along!!

I love seeing my blue #botm box in my mailbox 🥰 And I completed the 2021 reading challenge so I got my free socks!!! 🙌🏻 This is a great way to start the new month 😁🍂🦃🍁

So excited for my #botm pick and my socks!!! 🙌🏻🧦📘

Another hit from Anthony Horowitz!! I love this Hawthorne series and his other Susan Ryeland series - definitely recommend both series!!

Weekend at my parents: in my pjs at 7:45 on a Friday night with my book and my dad watching a terrible 1970s movie 😂 No complaints from me, this works 👍🏻

I‘d put this between a “Pick” & “So-So”.It was my first book by the author and based on this, I think I‘ll borrow her other books before committing to buying them. Not sure why this needed to be 450 pages long (the middle dragged on), and for some reason the “twist” annoyed me. Maybe because I felt like after such a commitment I wanted more? Pretty much all the characters besides Joy annoyed me too. Definitely a ‘borrow not buy‘. 3.5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

I just finished ‘The Lincoln Highway‘ by Amor Towles and it was A DELIGHT! I had to remind myself to manage my expectations because while I loved ‘A Gentleman in Moscow‘, his first work ‘Rules of Civility‘ left me feeling “meh”. His newest work though is wonderful and just perfect. There isn‘t a single thing I would change…. Except maybe adding an epilogue because even after 576 pages, I‘m not ready to say goodbye to everyone 😊

Blue box day 🙌🏻🥰 Got some really good sounding picks from #botm this month, can‘t wait to dig in!! I‘m dying to read ‘The Lincoln Highway‘ by Amor Towles so I‘ll start with that one and then maybe ‘Apples Never Fall‘ by Liane Moriarty, I‘ve heard great things! ‘Everything We Didn‘t Say‘ by Nicole Baart sounded like a great fall read 🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🥰

This was a good book. I‘d recommend it to any chick lit fans and anyone who loves books about the publishing world. The MC is a total Lifetime Movie character, so if you know what that entails, you get the jist of this book LOL I felt like there were a lot of plots happening and it got a bit much at times, but a solid 3.5 pick 👍🏻

I loved this book more than the first one, which I didn‘t know would be possible! I feel like Mr. Osman found his groove with this story and I hope that Coopers Chase‘s Thursday Murder Club has another murder in the works! Easy 5 stars!

I am so excited about this month‘s #botm picks!! Once I receive ‘The Lincoln Highway‘ I can remove myself from my library‘s very long waitlist 😆 I need to manage my expectations though; I love ‘A Gentleman in Moscow‘ and re-read it every year, but I couldn‘t get excited about ‘Rules of Civility‘, so we‘ll see 😊 The others sound like perfect fall weather reading books 🍂🍁🍂🍁

A definite pick for sure! I loved the story and the character development of Wallace 😊 I think ‘The House on the Cerulean Sea‘ is still my favorite T. J. Klune book, but this is a close second 👍🏻

I don‘t know how I hit the jackpot with the library waitlist lottery lately, but I‘ll take it!!! Got the text from my library it was ready for me at 2PM so I picked this beaut up on my way home from the office 🥰 Hooray!!! Less than 100 pages left in ‘Under the Whispering Door‘, so I‘ll just continue to ride the new release wave 🌊🏄‍♀️📚

Monday night plans 🍷📖❤️

I‘m so excited!!! I was number 17 on my library‘s waitlist, but they must‘ve ordered more copies or something because I picked it up on Saturday!!! Woohooooo!! Reading it now and can‘t wait ☺️

I can‘t remember where I saw this book, but I couldn‘t get it out of my head. I actually ended up asking my library to purchase it AND THEY DID 🙌🏻 Woooo!!

Not directly book related, well…. I guess I do have books in my fall decor 😆 But guys, there is no filter on this beautiful September sunset 😍💛🧡❤️

A delightful read!! I loved the compilation style of this book with Mr. Bryson‘s newspaper columns. Each “chapter” was the perfect length and packed with so much humor that I was actually laughing out loud several times 😆 I‘m buying a copy for part of my dad‘s Christmas present because I know he‘ll love it (and I don‘t want to give up my copy 😉)

Looking for my next read in my TBR box (yes, I have a box of my TBR books 😆) I stopped when I saw this cover. Loved the fall vibes and I love Bill Bryson, win-win! 50 pages in and I‘m reminded why Mr. Bryson is an auto-buy author for me 🥰 I had to snap a few pics of my fall decorations, even though it‘s 80 degrees outside, I‘m feeling autumn 🍁🍂🎃

A fascinating biography of Frances Glessner Lee (the woman who never gave up her dream of advancing the field of Legal Medicine to create our modern forensics systems). As someone who faints at the sight of blood & gore, I will admit I had to skim some paragraphs detailing autopsies, but I was fascinated by this woman‘s drive and determination that I couldn‘t put this book down. A riveting read for sure!

I joke with my husband that as soon as I married him and took his last name I have the worst luck with contests (He‘s never been lucky with contests so we assumed our last name is cursed). Well, I have won 2 books from 2 separate giveaways in the last 2 months so maybe my curse is broken??? 🤞🤞🤞 Can‘t wait to read this one!!

I can‘t help but devour these books as soon as they come out 😑 I tell myself to pace myself, make it last, and then I‘m hooked and can‘t put it down 🙄 Another fun read! Seemed to take awhile to get the story going, but once it got started it was a fun ride. Will definitely keep reading this series 😍

A tough to read at times book, but worth it!! I got an Erik Larson vibe from Kate‘s writing; informative, factual, but never boring 👍🏻 I‘m definitely giving her first book a read

Happy pub date to @AmyStewart and the newest Kopp Sisters book!! Can‘t wait to read it 🥳🤩😍

Ending my Labor Day weekend the same way it started ☺️

Saturday plans for Labor Day weekend are looking mighty fine 😎 Hope everyone enjoys their long weekend!!

It‘s so awesome to work for a company in an industry I actually have a passion for! While the health insurance and work from home flexibility my company provides is great and VERY appreciated, the quarterly employee book sale is AWESOME!! #GoingToNeedMoreShelves #bookwormproblems

Hubby‘s at a fantasy football draft and I am living my best life at home 😊 This book was a delight (and the sequel is a must too!) and the movie didn‘t disappoint ❤️

Such a fun read!! It had me guessing all the way to the end 🧐🔪⚰️🪦 I‘ll definitely keep the author in mind the next time I need a whodunit to keep me occupied 👍🏻

I signed up for this virtual event at my local library, sounds like fun! Here‘s the link if anyone is interested:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlfu-upjMjGNWZuWnOw5D_x644x7k9of0Q

When your book and your current reading spot are a mood ❤️🖤🤍❤️🖤🤍❤️🖤🤍❤️🖤🤍❤️🖤🤍❤️🖤🤍❤️

Also, this book is AMAZING!! I‘m halfway through and I‘ve already written down another book from this author that I. Have. To. Read. ASAP! It‘s a library book for me, but I think I might buy my own copy 🤗

Loved watching the author event with AJ Pearce, author of YOURS CHEERFULLY ❤️ These virtual events are such fun 😁

Came home from a great vacation yesterday and today I received Mariah Fredericks‘ newest book “Death of a Showman” that I won from Karen Odden‘s newsletter 🙌🏻 It sounds like a great read, I can‘t wait to dive in 😎

Wishing I could bottle this scene up and take it home 🥰😎☀️

Taking a reading break 🙌🏻📖😎 This is the view from the patio at our Airbnb 😍