Non-fiction #MyLitsyAwards ! @CSeydel ‘s template again!
Best Overall - Girl Warrior
Best People to Hang Out With - The Mythmakers
Most Gripping - Read This When Things Fall Apart
Most Dishy - The King‘s English
Most Entertaining - Useless Etymology
Biggest Surprise - Murder Ballads
Saw @CSeydel ‘s #MyLitsyAwards and just knew I had to fill it out!
Best Buddy Read - A Witch‘s Guide to Magical Innkeeping
Best characters to hang out with - the City Watch in Feet of Clay
Best Auld Lang Spine book - A Strange and Stubborn Endurance
Best New to Me Author - Molly O‘Neill
Most Sequel Worthy - Of Monsters and Mainframes
Biggest Surprise - The Tainted Cup
This was such fun! Loved going back over the year.
pickDin & Ana‘s newest case might be their most difficult w/ the victim found in pieces, negotiations of the Empire acquiring a new kingdom, & a terrorist threat on the horizon.
The world building astounds me! Combined w/ in depth character work, a mystery that kept me guessing even as I predicted 1/2 the solve, Bennet‘s quickly becoming a favorite. I am getting a touch irritated w/ the repetition of how Din‘s Engraving abilities work. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
There were a lot of picture books about Kwanzaa to be found, and then I found this one!
I vaguely remember seeing Chocolate‘s NEATE books in my Scholastic Fair growing up.
#MiddleGradeMonday @Karisimo @Daisey
Getting up out of my nice, warm, cozy bed and going to work.
Except now I‘m home from work, so I‘m curled up with a blanket and The Princess Bride movie. ❤️
#MajicMonday @Eggs
#WeeklyForecast
I‘m almost done with A Drop of Corruption, and what do you mean I have to wait until next year for the next book?! 🥺
pickBree‘s destiny as a Scion of Arthur is under threat when the Order doesn‘t want to acknowledge her claim, & a mysterious Hunter that has been chasing her ancestors appears.
An intense roller coaster of a sequel! The world gets fleshed out a lot more, we got more of the magic, & Bree making connections outside of the Order. I do find myself impatient w/ the love triangle, & I‘m not a fan of cliffhangers. But I‘m excited for book 3!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
There is nothing in the world quite like a gift from someone that knows you really well! 💖
I can‘t wait to dive into this retelling of the Minotaur in the American South.
Why yes, I did make a bookmark out of the gorgeous wrapping paper.
My nibling gave this to me a couple years ago for Christmas. I had never read the book before, and we had been talking about the movie.
I thought it wouldn‘t live up to the hype it has, but it absolutely did. ❤️💚❤️💚
#SundayFunday Stay safe and warm today, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!
It is dark and chilly outside, so I‘m curled up with a book, hot chocolate, and a lovely candle. I‘m all set. 💖
pickNo one is expecting Nancy to return to Eleanor‘s School. But ghosts are killing the living statutes of the Halls of the Dead. & Nancy needs all the help she can get.
Love the return of Nancy! The story got to acknowledge how hurtful her leaving had been, showed friends reconnecting after a long time apart, gave us insights into 2 new worlds! I was frustrated by who the villain turned out to be, otherwise a solid entry into this series!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
pick10 people are invited to the mysterious Soldier Island. At dinner, they are each accused of getting away w/ murder. & then the 1st body drops.
1 of my favorite Christie stories. A fascinating examination of morality, & a spectrum of guilt. 1 of her stories where you must reread it, because as soon as you know who did it, you can go back & truly appreciate the breadcrumbs she trailed. & Stevens is utter perfection in this creepy mystery.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Happy Sea of Monsters day, yesterday! The nibling came over and had requested a blue dinner for the premier.
The blue bread and blue ranch dressing worked a treat!
The blue dye for the potato chips did not. 😂😂😂 #BookAdaptations
so-soA mystery author‘s book signing is upended when the author mysteriously collapses. Lana puts her investigative skills to work when it turns out the author was murdered.
I love the settings for this series. The community is so lovely & works together so well. & the friendships Lana has are so fun. & while the mystery was predictable, all the suspects were set up well. Was less of a fan of Adam in this 1, but that might just be me.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
I actually haven‘t read this one, but it‘s been on my TBR forever! I really enjoyed the Artemis Fowl series, so I‘m looking forward to reading this some time!
#MiddleGradeMonday @Karisimo @Daisey
#MajicMonday @Eggs
I can see the pinks and golds and blues of the sunrise as I finish getting ready for work. ☀️
so-soRobert Burns‘s poetry and songs.
A delightful collection that really showcase the author‘s love for his country‘s landscape and history, and people. So many poems lovingly describing people he knew. I need to find some of these read out loud. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
#WeeklyForecast
It‘s sequels all the way down for my upcoming reads!
pickPrincess Melilot has been sent away to marry a king after failing at too many quests. Her travels bring her into conflict w/ mutant monsters, 12 identical huntsman w/ secrets, & a talking misogynistic lion.
I was giggling like a loon. I really love fairy tale mash up stories, & this one referenced so many. But also manages to be a compelling story of a princess finding her own power & coming to terms w/ fraught familial relationships.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
I remember reading this book years ago, and the original cover with the red mittens and the snow just stuck in my head!
#SundayFunday Have a safe and warm day, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!
#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
New books!
Christmas presents wrapped!
New October Daye book announced!
Podcast episode that made me laugh so hard I cried!
#AuldLangSpine list!
pickA Christmas charity event for the local animal shelter gets messy when the big donor pharmaceutical CEO gets murdered. Monica decides to investigate when 1 too many of her neighbors ends up having a motive.
This was delightful. A charming setting, beautifully described for the winter season. Fun side characters, a mystery that kept all the suspects suspicious, & Monica has a really fun family dynamic. Wish there were recipes! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Y‘all!!!!! Look at the cover for the next October Daye book! I‘m so excited!
#CoverReveal
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pickSometimes, all one needs is time to take a break & a book recommendation to change your world. Fortunately, that‘s just what the Soyangri Book Kitchen provides.
I really love these fabulist stories that are just vignettes of people dealing w/ problems stumbling on a magical little place that helps them recontextualize their lives. I do wish we could have gotten more time w/ each customer & the staff, but this was lovely.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
#BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard December and Christmas are some of my favorite times of the year. I have so much to look forward to this month!
#BookSpin NetGalley #DoubleSpin Bloodmarked
#Roll100 The Inconvenient Indian, Great Fortune, Burns Poetry
#OokBOokClub Where‘s My Cow?
#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery off Old Telegraph Road
#QueerBC The Bones Beneath My Skin (I knew I had forgotten to add one!)
#ThematicCozies Where the Bodies are Berried
Saint Nicholas was Greek?!? BRB, I have to add baklava to my Christmas wish list!
What a fun quiz! #TTT #TakeThreeThursday @dabbe
Success! I am so ready for Christmas. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 #AudioWrapping
Some of these presents have been sitting in my closet since the first week of October. 😅😅
Yes, yes, that is in fact a tiny crowbar taped to the top of the large present in the back and on the left.
Good news! I bought the last of the Christmas presents.
Bad news! I bought more presents for me too! #BookHaul #OopsIDidItAgain
What a magnificent list from @WildAlaskaBibliophile !
Four authors that have been on my watch list for a while, and a book I actually already own (Silver in the Wood!) Got a few placed on hold already, and I‘m so excited to dive in!
Thanks again and again to @monalyisha for putting so much work into this! #AuldLangSpine
#MonthlyRoundup for November, and I am well pleased with how I did! Some really fantastic books this month. ❤️
pickWhen Selena comes to her aunt‘s home, she expects to find family & rest after her mother‘s death & a recent breakup. Instead she finds an empty house, a squash god, friends, & an evil roadrunner.
T Kingfisher really does not miss. This was a charming story about finding where you belong & the strength to stand up for yourself, w/ creepy scenes of not knowing what‘s happening. Adored all the characters, & the ending was perfection.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
pickAn old feud is ramping up again when a dwarf is found murdered, & the trolls are accused. It‘s up to Vimes & the Watch to investigate & solve this crime before war breaks out.
The parallels between trolls/dwarfs & Sally/Angua play off so well against each other. This is also my favorite Vimes story as he battles his anger/darkness. & his dedication to 6 o‘clock hit much harder, as I had a tradition of reading to my nibling during COVID.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
so-soKate‘s newest case involves a string of child strangulations in an isolated community. When she & Al learn 1 of the locals was once jailed for murder, they‘ll be forced to re-examine a case from years ago.
Intense & stressful read! I liked Kate as a character, & I liked how we learned about her as she allowed Al to learn. Not too much of an actual mystery, but a thrilling investigation. & I really liked the resolution of everything.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Gotta shout out the American Girl Dolls here! I loved all of these books growing up! #MiddleGradeMonday @Karisimo @Daisey
Thanks for the tag @Eggs !
I love chilly weather, warm blankets, SOUPS, wrapping presents, The Christmas Cookies, and spending time with family! ❤️💚❤️💚
#MajicMonday
#WeeklyForecast
I am so excited for This Princess Kills Monsters!
Whew! Got my #BookSpinBingo list together! And I‘m actually almost done with Christmas shopping, so I hope I‘ll have more time for reading! 😂
so-soWhen Daniel finds a hidden book in a mysterious library, he begins to unravel a mystery that involves burned books, a vanished author, a crumbling mansion, history of the Spanish Civil War, & his own romance.
Fantastic book about the power of stories to shape our lives, gorgeous imagery, & an engaging mystery. But it also felt like it was doing too much sometimes. & the tension was really unrelenting. I had to step away several times. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Finally managed to sit down with my list and get my #Roll100 titles for December!
The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
Great Fortune by Daniel Okrent
Collection of Robert Burns‘s Poetry
Every year, I have a New Year‘s resolution to read more non fiction. That‘s still the goal, but I‘m going to try to be more deliberate about it and read more non fiction written by members of marginalized communities.
#SundayFunday Have an amazing day, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!
pickAyleth is determined to prove herself to her mother‘s coven heading to the kingdom‘s capital to rescue the Bloodstones keeping the Veil intact. But then she draws the eye of the king as she becomes friends with a princess dark as a raven, fair as snow, & red as blood.
A fantastic prequel! Really digs into taking a sympathetic character & breaking her down until she‘s willing to burn it all. Great world building, a little slow to start.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
so-soIn a futuristic England, a disowned noble son & the scientist that takes him in travel to Egypt to explore the pyramids. I‘m doing so, they wake a Mummy that sets out to cause chaos.
This was an odd read. Absolutely fascinating ideas of scientific developments, politics & backstabbing worthy of Game of Thrones. But so slow & bland characters. & I‘ll be honest, I mostly kept reading hoping the Mummy overthrew the English monarchy.😂 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
pickThe Bob Whites get swept into another mystery when someone attempts to sabotage widowed Mrs Elliot‘s flower selling. Everything becomes worse when it seems her stepson knows more than he‘s telling.
A very interesting, more personal mystery. Trixie & the gang help out a neighbor, make some new friends, Dan gets to shine, & things don‘t always go right w/ the investigation, but the whole team always operates w/ good intentions.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
#WeeklyForecast
I‘m really looking forward to getting to the #OokBOokClub book! Thud is one of my favorites!
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