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A lot of great finds (mostly for 25 cents each!!) at the #librarybooksale yesterday... #bookhaul. Found 2 Rollinses to try (have read just the 1 book by him so far) and trying a few authors (Patterson and Berry) bc why not 😁😁

Couldn‘t believe I found sleeping giants - only $1!
Fun day ☺️📚📚📚📚📚

Yay!! My Cozy-Cozy-size #cozyswap package arrived yesterday!!! 👏🏽👏🏽🤩♥️🍁☕️📖🔪🎃🍂🖤 I cant wait until the first day of fall!! 🍁🍂🎃

I also got some fun kids books at our local library book sale yesterday... and a bunch of others (picture to come).

And it was cloudy and rainy all day 😍😍😍

1. Educated; Maybe You Should Talk to Someone; and the tagged book... I‘ll be looking for more Rollins at the library book sale today!! @Bklover @MaleficentBookDragon @BethM @TK421 #LMPBC #creaturefeature #groupv

2. The Rig by Roger Levy — found a used copy at my fave local bookstore!

3. Right now, 76 and cloudy (amazing, though cooler would be even better), with a high of 83. A welcome break from the 🥵

#weekendreads

I didn‘t love the main character or her brother, but a lot of the minor characters were rich & interesting. I enjoyed the mystery, even if it was a little obvious. I thought Harper‘s special skill was interesting & I‘ll read more in this series. 3.5 stars!

PS.. I read a portion of the graphic novel after getting about halfway through the book. I don‘t recommend it. I didnt like the drawings & it kind of ruined my mental images of the characters.

Sent & received my #Screamathon packages on the same day! ☠️♥️☠️♥️☠️

Can‘t wait until October 1st!
@Dragonfairykats — you should receive yours on Monday

♥️☠️🎃🖤♥️☠️🎃🖤♥️☠️🎃🖤♥️☠️🎃🖤

... it‘s the most... wonderful time... 🎼🔪❣️☠️🎶

Eeee!! 👏🏽👏🏽 Received the next book for #LMPBC #groupv #creaturefeature !! In perfect time, as I‘m about to finish a book 😁😁

Thank you @BethM for all the extra fun goodies too!! I‘m so excited about those 🦄🛁💣s!! And the cup cozy is perfect — love that extra pocket! And I looove the homemade coffee scooper!! Those are perfect for my French press & slow dropper! And thanks to @MaleficentBookDragon for that awesome 🦛 bookmark too!! ♥️♥️♥️

That Moment When...

the book you‘re listening to makes you look up masters and PhD programs and consider a mid-life career change....

Check out @Nessavamusic ‘s giveaway! (This also serves as my own entry 😁😁)

Last week to play for a box of advanced reading copies of some great books and some assorted goodies! I‘m celebrating making 40,000 Litfluence with a #40kARCGiveaway
Repost this post and tag me for an entry before Saturday September 14! #giveaway

I needed something fall & cozy & escape .. & realized I‘d never read my *own* cozy for #coffeebeanbookclub (recently rtn‘d). Started & it‘s just what I needed (so far)!

Last night, 1 of my #cozyswap (Agatha Christie sized pkg 😉) arrived!!! I didn‘t know who sent it bc I forgot & decided to keep the surprise ... but then I was looking at #cozyswap tags & saw it... thank you @Catsandbooks !! Can‘t wait!! 🎃♥️

Also sent #SFMBC.. late 😬 @Chrys

I can‘t, in good conscience, rate a book anything other than 1 star when my first 3 thoughts upon finishing were “wtaf” “are you f‘ing kidding me” and “f you” (but in my head, I didn‘t use letters... 😬). So yeah. Most definitely NOT for me. Other 1-star reviews will probably well-enough explain my reasons, but I‘m going to go and *not* think about this book anymore.....

#unpopularopinion #sorryifthisisyourfavoritebook

I don‘t know if it was bc I came w lowered expectations or if I was just in the perfect place to read this, but I am thoroughly impressed w what was done here. It is artful, dark, despairing, believable, & upsetting. Definitely less “Hunger Games” & quite a bit more “Handmaid‘s Tale” in tone & sophistication. Philosophical, sentimental, & heart rending. I was here for this one. 5⭐️.
(Review based on book *&* audiobook at 1.5x speed-also excellent)

🍂 Autumn 🍂
How do I love thee .. let me count the ways...
🍁rain in the mornings
🍁fireplaces in the evenings
🍁teas and cocoas and coffees oh my!
🍁sweaters and boots
🍁blankets and scarves
🍁books, cozies, and dark evenings during which to read
Sigh.... 🙍🏽‍♀️ soon, my pretty, soon...

AAAAnyway.. I sent off 2 #CozySwap ”packages”! An Amateur Sleuth sized one and an Agatha Christie sized one... perhaps, to you? ☕️📖🔪

🍁🧡🍂♥️🍁🧡🍂♥️

Reading 2 girl-focused dystopians side-by-side is weird! One for a mail book group and one for my #RealLifeBookGroup. I‘m further into The Power... but also it‘s the one I think I prefer. So far... 😁

Also! #LMPBC and #cbbc packages sent! @MaleficentBookDragon (to you, Chelle) @TK421 @Bklover @BethM @MommyOfTwo @Mommamanzi (Nicole‘s book to Amy)

This *was* my first time with Neverwhere, and I understand this iteration has its limitations (and some people‘s enjoyment is severely curtailed by audio device speakers, such as phones). Nonetheless, with the blessing of a fantastic audio system in my car, this was *thoroughly* enjoyable. I loved the casting. Benedict Cumberbatch as Islington is perfection. 5 easy stars from me.
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*Note: review based on dramatized BBC audio production.

#SFMBC ‘ers —> it‘s almost time to ship our next round of books! Please let me know if there were any issues w the last round or if you anticipate any issues w this round... time is flying by... and can you believe it has been nearly 2 years since we began?!?!

Thanks @jenniferw88 and @Bklover for the tags! 😘😘♥️
1. Sure! 🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️
2. 🧛‍♂️
3. Psychological 👩🏼‍💼
4. 🤔 The Shining?
5. I ❤️ m&ms, but not the crispy ones. Except the new mint crispy ones that are amazing. 🍫
#screamathonswap

1. ✅
2. Power over time 🕐🕣
3. Aries ♈️
4. Shop, relax, read 🛍🛋📖
5. I‘m late to the party, but I spread it to you! 🖐🏽
#friyayintro

Excited for my September #reallifebookgroup picks! The tagged one in particular, but having heard such good things about Educated, I look forward to that too! 👏🏽👏🏽

Also — received a lovely surprise from @AmyG yesterday! Thank you so much!! ♥️🥰🥰🥰 #CozySwap

re @Lcsmcat ‘s #bookhaulchallenge! Here‘s my oldest #bookhaul post on Litsy — it‘s 2 years old (just over :)).
I have read 1 of these (tagged) ... I actually am pretty sure I bought at least 2 of these for other people 😁😁

Contest ends September 1st. Open internationally

Gettin‘ cozy with a cozy and trying to pretend that it‘s not almost 100* outside 🥵

I enjoyed making a cozy mystery wishlist on goodreads... now I just have to try to not add *too* many books to it..... 😬

Thanks for the tag @JenlovesJT47 and thanks for making this fun set @jenniferw88 ! ♥️♥️
1. Prob modern, but I have more experience w them 🧐
2. Poirot? 🧨
3. 🤷🏽‍♀️
4. Sure.. prob earrings most now..
5. Deep reds, greens...

1. Queso!!
2. My new Nespresso machine☕️
3. Icing on the Corpse 🐶🎂
4. Since it‘s Thursday... you! ☺️

Also, FYI re #cozyswap —>
I made a new cozy-mystery-want wishlist in goodreads!

👏🏽👏🏽🍁🧡♥️

Yay!!!!! Thank you so much @Nitpickyabouttrains for such a fun #staycationintimeswap #sits pkg!! I love the cool school tote, adorbs 🍍pouch, face mask, journal, chocolates, & novel-themed teas!! The socks are perfect. The wrap is also 🤩. I‘m so excited for my “trip” to the not too distant future w these dystopian books!! I also love that you sent a new graphic novel to try. Thank you!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank *you* @Chrissyreadit for such a fun swap! ♥️

Let‘s Get Cozy #CozySwap matches sent!
Check your emails and respond if you‘ve received your match, or let me know ASAP if you haven‘t! 💖💖

☕️📖💌♥️☕️📖💌♥️☕️📖💌♥️☕️📖💌♥️

Received!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I‘m super geeked for this #creaturefeature from @BethM for our #LMPBC #groupw (right?). 🐜🐜🐜 And the traveling journal is so cool! 🐫🕶

Thank you also for the adorable notepad, bookmarks, and pencils, and the coffee that I have been coveting, stalking, and aching for 💔 since I first saw someone receive it on Litsy forever ago. Seriously, I‘ve googled it and amazon‘d it and now I have it!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ Thank you!! 🥰😘

Do you like cozy mysteries? (Or want to?) Do you like fall / hygge/ all things cozy?

Yes? This swap is for you!
Sign-ups through Aug 11
Matches sent Aug 12
Send packages by Sept 9 (earlier for inter-country shipping)
Open Date Sept 23 (1st day of fall!)
Link: https://forms.gle/W8vfddjVnMSshevu5

No? This swap is not for you! Don‘t worry, more fall swaps will be coming soon! (They always do ;))

(Tagged those who expressed interest & #cbbc‘ers)

Trying to finish the first part of #bbrc #birthandbeyondreadingchallenge and realizing there are gaps in my (buggy‘s) home library... so I had to make a library stop 😁

My #cbbc (#cbbc2) book has returned home! (Tagged) *And* @Mommamanzi ‘s book received too! (So @MommyOfTwo — one more coming your way!) Thank you so much @Marmie7 for the cocoa, coffee, and amazing socks too!!! 🤗🥰♥️♥️

I hope to hear about a cbbc3 soon 😁😁
#coffeebeanbookclub

Repost for @4thhouseontheleft :
Sign-ups are open for the Halloween themed #Screamathon Book Swap! Open date is Oct 1st to coincide w the start of the Screamathon Reading Challenge. It is my hope that participants receive a stack of new bookish goodies to read during the challenge!

This is also a PAIRED swap, so you will receive a package from the same person you send to.

Matches go out on Aug 15. Signup here: https://forms.gle/jcx64L78Vj4Xhufc6

Eeeeeeeesh. What. A. *year*! And June-July were hard peaks. It feels like forever since I‘ve been able to sit down with a book!

Should I be doing work? Maybe... Will I, tonight? Not a chance...

Time for me, tea, and some selections by Neil Gaiman...
💁🏽‍♀️☕️📖

#LMPBC @MaleficentBookDragon @TK421 @Bklover @BethM I‘m sending this by Monday, regardless of whatever progress I make ☺️

I *am* making *some* progress on #bbrc... just a little slower than I‘d have expected .. But I‘m sure the winter months will catch me up 😄

Here‘re my answers to the survey! It was surprisingly easy for me... no real ties! Though I do like a well-cheesed tater tot... 😁
(See @LibrarianRyan ‘s page for a clean copy)

🥰🤭🥰🤩🥰
I came home from a wk-long conference to find the sweetest & loveliest surprise from @cobwebmoth & @TK421 !! Thank you so much for the fun cozies, mug & coffee, bookmark, sticker & coloring book, & note & sentiment!! You 2 are so sweet!! ♥️♥️♥️

And thank *you* @MaleficentBookDragon for another e-cozy (Once Wicked)!! I am so excited about all these fun cozies to read!

To all 3 of you, I‘m honored and blessed by your friendship!! ♥️♥️♥️

Lots happening.. lots on my mind... reading a little for #bbrc #birthandbeyondreadingchallenge ... lots of good buggy moments... lots of job craziness (represented by that pic in the upper middle 😆)... and amid 100-degree weather, thinking about fall.

Guys I‘m thinking of *not* doing #fffs this year. I‘m thinking of maybe doing a cozy swap if @cobwebmoth or someone else wasn‘t already doing it..

But any thoughts? Input?

Received All this Life back from @Chrissyreadit for #LMPBC along w some amazing goodies!! Thank you so much — you‘re always so thoughtful! The coffee smells soo good, all the bookish goodies are soooo fun and that cool book-gadget-golfer thingy is so cool... and I loooove this beautiful book beau (cozy / holder / I can‘t remember what they‘re called right now). Thank you so much!!!

I loved this mini book club! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ @cobwebmoth @TK421

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView ! 😘🥰
1. Shallow (Lady Gaga version).. I was singing it... does that count? 😆
2. Sleep. I know it‘s lame but I‘m soooooo far behind!! 😴
3. House, because it‘s where I keep my home ♥️
4. Tagging *you*! And picking a new‘ish litten too: @xxjenadanxx 👋🏽

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

I‘ve read some fantastic books so far in 2019! 🥳🥳🥳
Here‘s my contribution to #top6reads. Okay I cheated and counted 2 graphic novels as 1 😁😁
Tagging (if you haven‘t already participated!): @Mommamanzi @BethM @MaleficentBookDragon @SamHeartCoffee @JenlovesJT47 @cobwebmoth @Chrissyreadit @TK421 @Bklover and you and you and you!! 👇🏽

Wow @Q84 Thank you sooo much for this amazing Rainbow package!!!! I 💕 everything about it, & the wrapping was perfect too! & you included a Taz for my little Taz too!! 🥰🥰 I love literally everything & am so excited to try all the things and loove that mug and am so exited about the books and love that you went with rainbow. 🌈♥️🌈
Thank you so much!! 🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

#colormeread #colormereadswap Nicole — Thank you for hosting such a cool swap!

Woot!! Received my #colormereadswap package from @Q84 !! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Can‘t wait til the end of the month!!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤💕

Apologies for the inartful use of stickers... so... tired...
😴😴😴

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thank you so much @squirrelbrain !!!!
You‘re so sweet and generous to send these!! And they will definitely go to good use ☺️☺️
🥰🥰♥️🥰🥰

Zafón is a literary genius. So simultaneously reading Labyrinth and Swamplandia! only highlighted how very poorly Russell stacks up. Also, this image depicts what is unfinishable about Swamplandia! when in the hands of someone who is, imho, incapable of handling it. #thankunext #ohhellno

So I release Swamplandia! back to the wild, and continue w Zafon. I also took up another Coyle installment & started Mount Misery today!

Read 1/2, then DNF.

And then the books!!! I‘m so excited about every one of these!! I love that you picked some that weren‘t on my TBR — you did a great job!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 And Thank you for including the postcards! I‘ll definitely tell you what I thought about the books! 🤗♥️🥰 Thank you Thank you @Soubhiville !! ♥️♥️♥️
#SummerSantaGoesPostal

Oooh Thank you so much @Soubhiville for such an amazing, thoughtful, & fun package!!! This is just the non-books! 🤭 I‘m so excited about not 1, but 2 book sleeves!! The mug (fantasy!) & socks are perfect; the pencil case 😂 & book plates will go to great use; the bookmark, stickers, & awesome unicorn flags likewise; & the chocolates are such fun choices!! I also love your note & how much thought you put into this! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
#SummerSantaGoesPostal

... @ofbooksandme ? Did you send me this super exciting book surprise? Sounds suuuuper up my alley!! ♥️🥰🌈

Fun mail day!
#ColormeReadswap packages sent — @Q84 be on the lookout for the bottom 2!
#coffeebeanbookclub package sent to you @MommyOfTwo !
And a little present for you too @Mommamanzi !
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Big day!! #bookmail #reallifestufftoo

🦈Received my #LMPBC #groupv Round 6 book — #creaturefeature
🧜🏼‍♀️Received my #reallifebookgroup book
👩🏽‍💻Accepted an offer for a new job ... I may now be in charge of other people... 😳🤓

Found on @RealLifeReading ‘s page 😄
🎠 Ann M. Martin (Babysitters‘ Club!)
🎠 Alice in Wonderland 👧🏼🐇⏱
🎠 A is for Atom (see tagged!)
🎠 Angel & Bavar
🎠 Arcadia by Iain Pears

Alright! As probably expected at this point, I picked my #LMPBC #groupv book! 👏🏽👏🏽 It will arrive from good ol‘ Amazon tomorrow! @MaleficentBookDragon @TK421 @Bklover @BethM

Also, @ofbooksandme I assume this fantastic bag is from you?? Love it!! Thank you!!! ♥️♥️♥️ #SFMBC

#StaycationInTimeSwap #SITS
@Chrissyreadit

Now just for the interminable passage of time (ha) waiting for things that could take up to 45 days to get to me?! Ah well.... seems I have time (lol 😆)

Ok.. based on prior comments and the fact that the Roanoke Ridge book has become unavailable (weird).... here are my current thoughts. Let me know what you think!
@MaleficentBookDragon @TK421 @Bklover @BethM
#LMPBC #groupv

And now I‘m going to check out and be MIA ‘til tonight...

Okay #groupv #LMPBC (which I had definitively said I could not do this round 😳🤭)... here are my thoughts on a #creaturefeature at this time... I looked most of these up! I only own 1 of them, but I‘ve read none. 😁

Let me know thoughts!!
@TK421 @MaleficentBookDragon @Bklover @BethM (I‘ve tagged you too, just in case 😉)

Just a touch behind this time 😁 Thanks for the tags @LibrarianRyan and @Nessavamusic ! 😘😘

1. Curious, Impressionable, Entertained 🤓
2. It‘s a tough call b/t my chair (La-z-boy leather recliner on left) & a bath many nights...
3. Buggy = Tasmanian Devil 😈
4. 👌🏽

1. Yes!
2. Yes! .. a yr ago?
3. Wild: 🐙; zoo: 🦚! They roam free at our zoo 😊
4. Yes‘ish: Bobcat (wild); yes: some sea creature 😳😊
5. 👌🏽

#thursdaysurvey #wondrouswednesday

Bottom right fan art is my favorite. 😁 I thoroughly enjoyed this dark urban fantasy heist story! It‘s the first in a duology, & though I usually prefer my series installments to have completeness in themselves, I nonetheless loved the way this one ended. Kaz is the ultimate antihero and I can‘t wait to read more set in the Grishaverse! 4.5 stars. 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

(I also can‘t wait to see it on Netflix!)

Oh ps: #SFMBC on its way to you @cobwebmoth !