Recharging for the week ahead 🥰😎😌

When your vacation reads arrive and you really wanna read them and you have to tell yourself, “No! You bought these specially for vacation next week. Step away from the books!” 😬😔😆

This was joyous, wonderful, witty and so many other excellent adjectives! I went in with zero expectations and was floored by how much I loved it! This is the author‘s first “popular science book” and it was a gem 👍 I highly recommend to anyone who enjoys space and to those who don‘t think much about it until you come across a full moon on a random Tuesday and think, “Wow! Would you look at how beautiful the moon is?!?” (I‘m in this group 🙋‍♀️)

Doing some reading in between innings at my husband‘s softball games, so glad summer is FINALLY here!!

I‘ve chuckled so many times reading this book, I love it!! The author has such a gift for writing; you feel more like she‘s giving a talk that you‘re attending instead of the reality of you reading her printed words lol 😁👍 I feel like the audio book (if there is one?) would be fantastic!!

#WineAndBooks continues 😇🍷📖 Started “The Last Stargazers” yesterday and I‘ll admit I didn‘t really know what to expect. 60 pages in and I‘m loving Emily Levesque‘s writing style and will definitely continue on this adventure!! ⭐️🪐🌎🔭

This is a lovely read, I enjoyed it so much! The growth of all the characters from beginning to end is beautiful, brought a smile to my face when I finished it ☺️🥰 WWII historical fiction readers will want to check this one out 👍

Weirdest thing, I pulled my book out of my purse and the woman next to me moved away…. 🤔 LOL, no, not really 😜 Enjoying summer weather in Iowa with my family this weekend 😎☀️🎶

Book 2 in this series was great! I enjoyed it more than the first book and I‘m hoping book 3 is great too (which I‘m listening to the audiobook this weekend while driving to see my family 😊)

The tagged book is my May pick for the #ReadingBracket2022 @chasjjlee 🙌 I had so many great reads this month, picking just one was hard 😫 “The Diamond Eye” eked out ahead of “Bloomsbury Girls” and I almost picked my latest finished read, “The Marlow Murder Club”. Hoping June has another great month of reading 😄 I hope you all have a safe and relaxing Memorial Day! 🇺🇸♥️

Pardon my language, but this book was a GD Delight!! 🤩 I‘d say it‘s a perfect cross between “The Thursday Murder Club” and “An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good”. I loved it so much and laughed out loud so many times at the clever writing. I‘m definitely checking out his other works 👍 An easy, breezy five star read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The annual “Memorial Day weekend reading outside in the sunshine, hello summer!” picture 😎☀️🥤📖 Enjoying the sun, warm temps (no goosebumps today!) and a great new book (tagged). I hope you all are having a nice Saturday too!

Just finished Kim Michele Richardson‘s newest book woman book! 10/10 I loved it! The scenery she creates along with the character development is just beautiful 😁 It‘s very timely for today, even though it takes place in the early 1950‘s 👍

A perfect read for the beginning of summer ☀️🕶⛱🩱Even though I read this while our temps were only in the mid-60s, you are totally transported to Newport during the summers of the late 1800‘s, mid 1950‘s and present day. The 3 W‘s have another hit!! 😁👍

I‘m on a Russian-centric historical fiction kick lately. “The Master Craftsman” by Kelli Stuart was a great read! I loved the ending 🥹 Definitely a pick for historical fiction fans!! (And anyone who enjoys books with zero “racy” scenes are good 👍 I‘m excited to share this with my 90 (91 on 6/4!! 🥳) year old grandma 😁)

I spent my weekend taping, priming and painting my office/library and I LOVE IT!!! So worth all the frustration lol And I have a shelf to fill with new books 😇

Oh my goodness, thank you SO MUCH @AWahle for the beautiful card, postcard, bookmark, the aaaaamazing recipes and the book!!! I‘ve been painting all day yesterday and this morning, so this was such a treat to unwrap 😊 I can‘t pick which recipe I‘ll try first, they all had my mouth watering 🤤 Thanks again @BennettBookworm for organizing this fun swap!! Happy Cooking and Happy Reading to everyone who participated 🥄🍴👩‍🍳

This was a quirky and great read! I alternated between laughing and wanting to pull my hair out at how the female characters were treated 😤 I would love to know more about Elizabeth, Mad, Harriet and Six-Thirty ♥️

PICK! PICK! PICK!!!! I want to shout this from the rooftops for this amazing book!!! I cannot express how brilliant Kate Quinn‘s writing is for this book and its amazing, fearless, REAL LIFE heroine. Fans of “The Huntress” will love this, it has the same ‘edge of your seat‘ action that I feel was missing from “The Rose Code”. I‘m so sad I devoured this book but I couldn‘t put it down! 10 out of 5 stars!! (PS I wish Litsy could do gifs, this is me)

The sun is shining, it‘s 60 degrees and I am sitting outside!!! 🥳☀️🕶📖🥤
I couldn‘t wait to read Kate Quinn‘s newest book so I put my name on my library‘s waitlist for the large print version (fewer people were on it) 😁 I‘m going in!!

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 / 5 - This was a delight, a very charming and a splendid read. I was so absorbed in their world I found myself not wanting it to end. Loved it!!

I am loving “Bloomsbury Girls” so much!! I‘m on page 265 and I cannot put it down! Jenner‘s characters are so well rounded and flushed out, reading is just *chef‘s kiss* I‘ll have it done by Saturday, just in time to pick up my two holds at the library 😆 I love having too much to read and not enough time!! 📚📚📚📚📚📚 (PS, should‘ve taken this pic before I started enjoying my wine, but c‘est la vie 😇)

This was just all right, a solid 3 star read. I felt like the first 300 pages were slow and then all of sudden in the last 50ish pages everything had to get tied up and it just felt rushed and unsatisfying. I really wanted more on Eliza and the writing of the cookbook and instead I got a whole lot of Ann. I‘m curious about Eliza though now and will look into other books about her 👍

#Botm blue box delivery day 🙌🥳📚 I can‘t decide which one to read first 🧐

Posting today because I just started a new read and even though it‘s good, no way can I finish it in 24 hours 😆 The tagged book is my April pick for the #ReadingBracket2022 🙌 “Small World” is holding strong, I still think about the characters from that one. Still having fun with this fun challenge, @chasjjlee 🥰

This was a “liked not loved” type of read for me. I enjoyed the first half much more than the second half, I was maybe running out of steam by then. I would recommend it to anyone who loves multigenerational family sagas, but rent it from the library 👍

Squeeeeeee! I‘m way more excited for my add-ons this month from #BOTM than my actual monthly pick 😆 I‘ve been playing the “coulda, woulda, shoulda” game with “Lessons in Chemistry” because the cover totally had me thinking chick lit when it was available last month (not that there‘s anything wrong with that, I‘m just not in the mood for that now). And now I can cancel my pre-order for “Bloomsbury Girls” YAY!! 🥳🤩🙌

Hello, spring! Nice of you to finally join us in Chicago😁😎☀️🌴🌷

1. “Lost Roses” (tagged book). I‘m only 20ish pages in but so far enjoying it
2. Library Holds; I honestly don‘t know what I would do without my library‘s app 😳
3. My current read, which was a library hold 😆

#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

This was a great read!! I love how Fiona braids the past into the current time of the book. The last 50 pages of her books always have me on the edge of my seat wondering how it‘s allllllllllll going to come together 😯 A definite “pick”!!

I liked not loved this book. It wasn‘t a five star read for me and I‘m glad I borrowed it from the library instead of buying it, but a solid “Pick”. I had to put a sticky note on the page that listed everyone, I found myself referencing that a lot 😆

I had such a fabulous Easter that this is actually the first time I‘m sitting and putting my feet up 😍 Ending my day with an Old Fashioned, my book and Easter Parade on TV with my parents. Cheers!

@AWahle my #LitsyRecipeSwap package is on its way to you 😊 Thanks for hosting this fun swap @BennettBookworm 🙌

I love historical nonfiction books that you cannot put down!This was soooo good, it played out in my head just like a blockbuster movie 🤯 I 100% recommend it to anyone wanting a book about a woman kicking butt during the late 1950‘s and never taking “No” for an answer 🙌💪💁‍♀️

A beautiful read and of course I teared up at the ending (Adriana‘s books always get me 🥺). I‘m glad I picked it for my #BOTM pick and didn‘t wait for my turn on my library‘s waitlist 😊

Happy #blueboxday #BOTM 🙌😍 I got Adriana Trigiani‘s newest book. I was way up there on my library‘s waitlist and I‘ve got a feeling I‘m going to LOVE this! I also got “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee because I am a sucker for generational sagas (in case my previous pick didn‘t tell you 😆). AND I AM OFFICIALLY A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB BFF #botmbff 🥳🍾🥂🙌 This tote bag is awesome, I will wear it with pride (and with a book always in its pocket 🤓)

This month was such a hard pick for me, I just finished ‘Tobacco Wives‘ and it was so riveting!!! But, I still think about ‘Peach Blossom Spring‘ and all the characters so that‘s my March pick for my #ReadingBracket2022

Thank you for the template flip @chasjjlee ☺️

I‘m so excited for the tagged book, picked it for my April #BOTM box 🥰 I added on “Pachinko” because I‘ve had it on my TBR list for a while and I loved “Peach Spring Blossom” which sounds like it has the same feel. AND I‘m now a #BOTMBFF 🥳🎉🍾🥂 I can‘t wait for my tote!! 😍

1. Historical Fiction
2. This was my first Fiona Davis work and I‘m hooked!!
3. I‘m new to Fiona Davis‘ works as of this year, but the 3 of her books I have read she does a fantastic job! She not only brings in the “lingo” of the era into the dialogue, but she also makes sure to mention the fashion and food as well, which I find so interesting

Thanks for the fun prompt @ozma.of.oz 🤩 Happy #SundayFunday ☕️🥐🍳🥓🥞🧇

Seems fitting to be reading this book today on the spring equinox ☀️😎⚾️ This book is fascinating!! I put a hold on it at my library after watching “A League of Their Own” for the 25,000 time last weekend. It‘s exactly what I wanted, all the info from the league that couldn‘t be smooshed into a feature film 😆 Definitely recommend! And it‘s only 200 pages so a quick-paced read to boot 🙌

This book was exquisite and perfect!
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Told over multiple generations of the same family and their struggles during China‘s turbulent 20th century. Words cannot do it justice, a five star read 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Whoa! This was a fascinating read!! I don‘t know how to describe it without spoilers so I‘ll just leave with this emoji: 🤯

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Okay, this makes my Monday morning after the time change better!! The newest Harbinder book from Elly Griffiths is coming!! Eeeeeee, I can‘t wait!! UK version pubs in October, I hope I don‘t have to wait too long for the US copy to be available 🤞

I pick my wine like I pick books at used book sales… by how eye-catching it is 🤩 Well, when I saw this wine I knew I had to get it since it matches my #currentread. I‘m halfway through the book and enjoying it and after a few sips of the wine, I‘m a fan as well 👍 #wineandbooks

A very interesting read about Sylvia Beach and her bookshop Shakespeare and Company. I‘ll admit I knew 0% about either subject prior to opening the book, but Kate Quinn‘s (one of my insta-buy authors) quote hooked me, “A love letter to books, bookstores, and book lovers everywhere”. I agree 100%!

And just like that, we‘re back to winter 🙄 I believe we are in the “second winter” phase of Chicagoland Winter. Next up is fake spring and back for one last taste of winter and then maybe we‘ll hit spring sometime in May 🤞🌷🐥☀️

This was a toss up between a “pick” and “so-so”, so I guess it‘s a soft pick. It‘s heavier than I thought it would be and the flow between narrators tripped me up more times than I would‘ve liked. I‘d say if you wanted to read it, borrow before buying

When it‘s 65 degrees outside on March 5th, the urge to read outside is high 😎☀️Getting the outdoor furniture out of storage, that urge is low 😆 Mother Nature is bringing us snow on Monday, so today I‘ll open all the windows in the house and sit outside and pretend this weather is staying ☺️

I‘m a sucker for brackets 😆 I think it‘ll be fun to see my favorite reads month by month and see who dukes it out to be my top 2022 read 💥🥊