Finally got my May #BookSpinBingo board put together! Just finished Good Girl, Bad Blood today to knock out my first square. The weather is gorgeous finally and I got some great outdoor reading time in. Listening to Jane of Lantern Hill and We Are Not Free currently. Next planned print read is I Believe in a Thing Called Love, then on to my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin selections.
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Today Tonight Tomorrow is this month's #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin is Measuring Up. Looking forward to hopefully getting to both of these this month! I think they are both on the lighter side which will be nice since the weather here this Spring has been pretty miserable. Just need to get my Bingo card setup now.
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Started Jane of Lantern Hill today for this month's #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - only 2 chapters in, but already I'm enjoying this more than Kilmeny. I definitely don't remember this one very well although I vaguely maybe recall a TV series or movie adaptation that I watched when I read this as a child?

Speaking of reporting back, here's a very belated look at how my February #BookSpinBingo board turned out. Hit all five free spaces and 2 others, but didn't get to either my #BookSpin or my #DoubleSpin yet. March and April seem to have just wooshed by - I didn't even get to make lists for those! Here's hoping for more Litsy time in May.

Will I actually report back on how my May #BookSpinBingo goes? History says probably not, but who knows? Maybe this will be the month! Whether I follow through or not, I sure enjoy making these lists. :)
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1. Elatsoe on audio and Being Mary Bennet in print
2. Mostly browsing with occasional holds
3. Technically, I think it was Red(Taylor‘s Version) on hoopla, but book wise Being Mary Bennet and Elatsoe are both library checkouts! (And that‘s all if you don‘t count the story time books I checked out at work yesterday for Monday‘s Music and Movement.)

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#WeekendReads

#WeeklyForecast time! The Project is next up in print and then I'll work my way down this stack as far as I can get. On audio, I'm still working on Ace of Spades and The Golden Road. I also have Raybearer and Felix Ever After checked out as ebooks. No way I will get through all of these, but it's a good list to look forward to and I've got Silent Reading Club tomorrow night to give me a boost.
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Got my February #BookSpinBingo board all setup finally! My #BookSpin is Love, Hate, and Other Filters (a reread) and my #DoubleSpin is Clap When You Land. I've already knocked out 3 free spaces with books that were on my January board, but that I finished in early Feb. Waiting to see what else I get read before I officially place them though! Planning to read The Project next (Jan #DoubleSpin) so that will be a free space, too.
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Made it through 3 comics and 1 novel in print this week which feels great - especially since I enjoyed them all! Also made progress on Ace of Spades and The Golden Road on audio, but nowhere near being done on either of those. All 4 finished are picks; Mooncakes is a sweet fantasy romance, I Was Their American Dream is a memoir, Flamer and The Black Kids are both realistic historical fiction set in the 1990s (sigh, I am old).
#BookReport
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My January #BookSpinBingo results - better than I do some months, but no Bingos. The Free Space was The Story Girl and I did get my #BookSpin choice read! Jeff Zentner writes beautifully about grief, so I cried most of the way through In the Wild Light, but I loved it nonetheless. My only quibble is that the characters are maybe slightly too perfect. Hoping to get The Project (my #DoubleSpin) read for a Feb free space.
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My #WeeklyForecast - some repeats from last week, but I've already got a good start since I finished Flamer today! (It was great.) Starting The Black Kids, then it will be on to the two comics which are re-reads. Planning to hit The Project, my January #DoubleSpin after that. Not pictured are my audiobooks: in progress Ace of Spades (33%) and The Golden Road for #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead
The Girls I've Been is if I finish the rest!
@Cinfhen

1. Flamer by Mike Curato in print and Ace of Spades by Friday Àbiké-Íyímídé on audio
2. I'm hoping to get a few more read, but so far I'd say Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
3. My most recent checkout isn't actually a book- it's Red (Taylor's Version) via hoopla. The most recent book I checked out though is The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round - a picture book I'm hoping to use for storytime soon!
#WeekendReads
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While I didn't make it through my very ambitious forecast this week, I did make great progress! Finished In the Wild Light (crying copiously throughout) and Grown (kept me on the edge of my seat for Enchanted) in print and The Story Girl for #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead on audio. About a third of the way through Ace of Spades on audio as well. Overall I'm pretty happy with that #BookReport for the week!
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Pardon the messy table behind my #BreakfastAndABook - great way to spend some of my Saturday morning. A homemade breakfast sandwich, a giant mug of tea and a book that 50 pages in has already had me crying - par for the course for a Jeff Zentner. This Smoked Mango tea has been a delight. It's just a little bit spicy and with a little honey in it? Yum!

Last year for a bit, my library ran a Silent Reading Club: people met on Zoom, read silently for 50 minutes, and then briefly talked about their reading. They discontinued it sadly and I missed it so much that for 2022 I splurged on a paid Zoom account and started my own! It has been so great: the FB group has 70 members and sessions have had from 7 to 18 people attend! It feels so amazing to build this culture of reading with my friends. ❤

My #WeeklyForecast is an ambitious one! Hoping to make it through most of this pile - 3 are comics so should go quickly (Mooncakes, Flamer, & I Was Their American Dream). I've already started Grown and it's a page turner for sure. That leaves The Black Kids and In the Wild Light. Also planning to finish The Story Girl on audio for #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and make progress on Ace of Spades on audio.
@Cinfhen

Finished my first books of 2022 knocking out 2 spaces on my January #BookSpinBingo board.
Legendborn was fantastic - Bre has tons of personality and the world building is really interesting. I did struggle a bit with keeping the characters straight, but I think that's a me thing.
I was all in on White Smoke - so creepy! - until it just...ended. Now I'm not sure how I feel about it.
Doubling up as my first #BookReport of the year as well!
@Cinfhen

1. Legendborn; White Smoke; The Story Girl
2. Get my committee reading done; 100 books; keep my Goodreads, tracking spreadsheet and reading journal up to date; keep the new Silent Reading Club I started going for the year
3. Haven't finished anything yet, but Legendborn was the first newly started.
#WeekendReads
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Here's my January #BookSpinBingo board! Since I'm already listening to White Smoke it works out great that's in the center spot. My #BookSpin is In the Wild Light and my #DoubleSpin is The Project and I'm looking forward to both. Totally forgot to put my #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead The Story Girl in there so it will be one of the free spaces.
Thanks again @theAromaofBooks for organizing!

Happy New Year! Sadly my 2022 reading planner has been delayed so made my January #BookSpin list in a random notebook instead. Since my Library cancelled the silent reading club they had after a few months last year, I decided to start my own. With that scheduled reading time, my hopes are high that I'll get through a solid chunk of these this month. Already listening to White Smoke and it's super creepy!
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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! My parents got me this sweatshirt which delighted me so much, I immediately had to put it on (which delighted them). In case the print is too small for some to see: "One does not stop buying books just because there is no more shelf space."

#BookReport Finished 3 of 7!
Lamb is a new friend's favorite, so read it on her recommendation: good and clever in bits, but pretty racist and sexist in others.
Chronicles of Avonlea: comforting; just as I remember it.
#murdertrending: a little over the edge in violence for me, but a quick read that I couldn't put down.
The Anthropocene Reviewed, Ace of Spades and Other Words for Home all remain in progress.
Didn't get to start Grown.
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1. Ebooks: Other Words for Home and Raybearer; Audio: Further Chronicles of Avonlea and The Anthropocene Reviewed; Print: Ace of Shades
2. Chronicles of Avonlea
3. The Bride Bet by Tessa Dare
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Goals for #NovelNovember:
1. Finish two of the books I've been partway through for quite awhile: Ace of Shades (finally!) and Other Words for Home.
2. Keep up with the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead of Further Chronicles of Avonlea
3. Listen to some of The Anthropocene Reviewed each day (already done for today!).
4. Write and submit at least 5 reviews for my current committee.
5. Review 5 storytime picture books on Goodreads.
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#WeeklyForecast time!
🎧Chronicles of Avonlea is for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead with a story a day.
🎧 Only 30 min left of Lamb, so when that's done it's on to The Anthropocene Reviewed.
💻Halfway through Other Words for Home as an ebook via hoopla. After that, #murdertrending is up next.
📘Print is a struggle for me these pandemic days, so Ace of Shades has been in progress forever. If I finally finish it this week, it's on to Grown.
@Cinfhen

1. Lamb, Chronicles of Avonlea, Other Words for Home, and Ace of Shades
2. I use the BookRiot spreadsheet, a bare bones list in the notes on my phone, Goodreads, and Litsy, but my Owlcrate Reading Journal is my favorite because it's so pretty. 😁
3. Lamb was actually the last as I tried to see how it linked to other Christopher Moore books.
#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

Listened to my first story from the Chronicles of Avonlea today for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - it was awfully nice to visit with Anne again. I very much enjoyed this brief, but amusing story about Theodora and Ludovic's courtship.

Absolutely beautiful morning for some reading on the deck. I am determined that this week I'm finally going to finish this Nancy Drew book that's a prequel to the superfun TV show! While I'm here, here's the rest of my #WeeklyForecast
🎧 Emily Climbs (#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead) and The Downstairs Girl for Sep YA book club
📘If I finish the Nancy Drew, hoping to finish Ace of Spades next.
💻Other Words for Home, then Battle Royal
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And here's my September #BookSpinBingo board. The first Unicorn Rescue Society book is my #BookSpin - it's on one of my state's reader's choice lists so it will be good to cross that off. #DoubleSpin is Wench - part of my most recent #bookhaul and one I think I'm going to love. That line second from the bottom is looking promising for a Bingo since two are already in process and one is finished - maybe this will be my month! @TheAromaofBooks

Finally posting my #BookSpinBingo results. 6 books in Aug - no #BookSpin, but read and greatly enjoyed my #DoubleSpin City of Ghosts! Middle grade spooky is about the right level of spooky for me; the narration and humor were positives. Might finish the trilogy someday, but I'm often bad about that. Also listened to Emily of New Moon and Keep This to Yourself. Read Dial A for Aunties, Framed! and my free space was Headliners.
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2021 is shaping up to be a year I definitely won't forget. On my way home from work last Wed night, another driver ran a red light hitting the back passenger side of my car and spinning me at least 180 degrees. I am incredibly lucky to have walked away with bruises and aches; the ER doc said I should heal up in a couple weeks although I should keep an eye on how I feel. Treated myself to some retail therapy at my local BN's moving sale yesterday.

Getting a very late start on #BookSpinBingo for August after taking several months off, but here's my board. I've already finished a couple of these at least. Maybe this will be the month I actually get a Bingo!
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Breakfast, tea and my #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead chapter for today - a great way to start my Saturday!

Friday was a come from behind victory! And it was quite the thrill to get to go back and play more Jeopardy. Tune in Monday to see if I can keep it going! #jeopardy

So......that happened! If you missed seeing me on Jeopardy! yesterday, you've got another chance today. One of the best experiences of my life, hands down. #jeopardy Find where to watch here: https://www.jeopardy.com/watch

Hello friends - I have exciting news! I am going to be on Jeopardy! Thursday, July 8. You can look up where to watch in your area here: https://www.jeopardy.com/about/find-your-station
The tagged book is one of the ways I studied!

Our plan to spend this hot weekend resting inside in the air conditioning has taken a turn as our air conditioner decided it has had enough of the heat and quit. Oh well. Getting in some deck reading time this morning before it gets too hot to be comfortable out here. Right now it's lovely at least! The Wicker King is for tomorrow's book club, but I'm just starting it now- fingers crossed it's a quick read.

Oh good! Because I was definitely buying those new books anyway........😆😆😆

My Independent Bookstore Day order arrived! Hooray! Now to decide which one to read first.......what's that you say? I'm already in the middle of 3 other books? I mean, I guess some people do the whole finish one book before they start another, but where's the fun in that? Now, if you'll just excuse me, I'll be over here with my new pretties!

My library started a really cool thing this year that it turns out I love - a Silent Reading Club! Everyone gets together via Zoom, reads for an hour and then talks about their reads for 10 minutes. Made it through a good chunk of A Stranger in Town tonight - was going to split my time but Rockton always sucks me right in! Sadly they are stopping it after this month and I can't make the rest of the May dates so tonight was my last one. 😥

Weekend vibes! Sitting on the deck with the hubby, some wine and a book. We have a Korean spice bush that has just bloomed and smells amazing.

Well it's been a bit since I've posted, but getting back into it with a #WeeklyForecast post. Anne of Ingleside is for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead which I continue to love. Tiffany Girl was for last month's romance book club and I am struggling to finish it. They Called Us Enemy was last month's YA book club pick; got halfway through and then stalled so hoping to finish it this week. The other two are from my shelves and just for fun.
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Finished my first #BookSpin title of the year! This was February's #BookSpin and it was a fun, soapy, drama and puzzle-filled mystery. The sequel comes out this fall and I only wish it was coming sooner. The whole thing felt like it was perfect for a TV series adaptation so wasn't surprised to hear that Amazon Prime has picked it up for development. Not my favorite of Barnes' work in the end, but still great!
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Well it's back to work tomorrow and I can't say I'm super excited. One of the things I spent some time on last week was updating my reading journal which was fun at least and means I've got an actual #WeeklyForecast - although being back at work means I probably won't make as much progress as I would like. Depending on when I finish A Bollywood Affair there may also be another audiobook although I haven't picked exactly what yet.
@Cinfhen

#MarvellousMarch Readathon starts today so here are my too ambitious goals:
1. Finish A Bollywood Affair for book club
2. Keep up with the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead of Anne's House of Dreams
3. Owlcrate-a-thon starts Monday so I want to start one of my tbr for that: Ace of Shades, Pride (Feb #DoubleSpin), or Sorcery of Thorns
4. Finish Soul of Stars
5. At least start Shadow and Bone to prep for the new Netflix series in April
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I am delighted to be officially on vacation at home. No work again until Monday 3/15! 🎉🥳🎉 My husband has a huge work project right now too, so my plans include lots and lots of reading. If the weather cooperates hopefully a lot will be outside! It's still a little chilly (yes, that's snow on my deck), but at 50°F I'm willing to layer up to get in some time in the sun. Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a favorite author so I'm excited to start this one!

Trying out using Canva instead of PicCollage to make my #BookSpinBingo board. If I decide I like it, I think (and hope) this will be faster to update next month. This is a mix of library stuff I currently have checked out, book club books and books I own. Jane Anonymous is my #BookSpin and Frankly in Love is my #DoubleSpin, but I'll probably be attempting my currently unread Jan and Feb Bookspin picks before I try those.
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Here is my March #BookSpinBingo list. Jane Anonymous is my #BookSpin and Frankly in Love is my #DoubleSpin. Hoping to post my Bingo card layout tomorrow. I have a whole glorious week off next week while my husband has a big project at work so I'm hoping for a ton of reading time!
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February #BookSpinBingo final board. No Bingos, but definitely better progress than last month! Favorites were SHOUT and Forbidden. Once again my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin remain as TBRs, but I'm almost done with my last in progress read and they are up next Only working a half day tomorrow so looking forward to putting together my March board as well as updating my reading journal. And, you know, getting some reading in!
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Ok, didn't look at the February numbers or the #BookSpinBingo layout before making my list and board. So here it is in all its very late glory. Figured I might as well post my progress so far since it's so late in the month. My #BookSpin is The Inheritance Games and my #DoubleSpin is Pride. Excited to read both. If I get to my January #BookSpin/#DoubleSpin those will go into free spaces.
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