This is between a so-so and a pan. I had the “evil mastermind” figured out so early it was kind of sad. I didn‘t connect to any of the characters and when their lives were in danger I didn‘t react much. #vacationread

This is book 3 in a Harlequin romantic suspense series and I‘m not going to seek out the others anytime soon. It wasn‘t very suspenseful and the romance was lackluster. I love Castillo‘s Kate Burkholder series and her writing has greatly improved since this one. #readthatnotthis #vacationread

I also visited a local used bookstore while on vacation. I‘m hoping by the time I buy the entire Song of Ice and Fire series available now, Martin will finish it up. 🤞🏻Then I can read them all. The other two have been on my list for a while.

I was on vacation this week and I proudly wore my book nerdiness every day! 🤓📚I also visited the local library while I was there so I tagged it.

1. I‘m mad at myself that it took 7 books in this series before I realized how obnoxious, snooty, and close-minded the main character is and that she never grows or changes. 7th book is tagged.
2. Vicar of Dibley
3. A quarter pounder and fries. It was more like brunch on the way home from vacation.
4. CDT
5. Black Disguise
#Friyayintro

I have read all but one of Chelsea Handler‘s books and this is probably my favorite. Chelsea deals with more serious issues, like the grief over losing her older brother when she was nine and becoming a more empathetic person. I definitely recommend the audio as you could hear the emotions in her voice. The book is also full of humor. I laughed so hard during the parts about her and her dogs. #nonfiction #nonfiction19

Thank you for the tag @Chrissyreadit ! ☺️#wondrouswednesday

1. This was hard! Tagged. I also considered Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh and Bridge to Terabithia.
2. Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
3. Also hard because so many series I love fit this category. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
4. Potato, egg, and cheese breakfast tacos
5. I think most of my faves have done this already, but if you haven‘t you are tagged. 😄

I love the library and most of my reads come from there.

1. My usual branch wasn‘t listed, but I do go to the Central library at times and other branches.
2. At least once a week physically, but I‘m on the app or online more than that.
3. Audiobooks, E-books, digital comics/graphic novels, CDs, and DVDs

#getlibrarycarded

In the eleventh book of this series, an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered and her seven year old granddaughter is abducted. Kate races against the clock to find the girl and uncovers a years old conspiracy to protect the child. This is one of my favorite series. I love police chief, Kate, and the recurring characters.#caughtup

Read in August.

With my last post, I completed #LitsyAtoZ for 2019! 🎉 This is earliest I have completed this challenge!

Thank you @BookishMarginalia for another fun round! 🙂

It might have just been a right time, right book situation, but I loved this novel. Tina, in England, writes a letter to a professor that she doesn‘t know has passed away and Anders, in Denmark, responds on his behalf. The two continue to exchange letters getting to know one another, as well as learning more about themselves. #LitsyAtoZ #Y #Booked2019 #FoodOnCover (raspberries)

Just ran by the library to pick up my holds, along with a book by the next #authoramonth (tagged) and Murder Games. I started MG on audio today so may not need the print copy. #bookhaul #library #ilovemylibrary

#Summersendreadathon wrap up: I finished the three books I was currently reading (pictured along the bottom). I also finished the tag book on audio and started the book underlined in the photo.

Thank you for hosting a great readathon, @Clwojick ! I‘m sorry I didn‘t get in as much participation the last couple of days.

I was aghast several times while I listened to this book. I guess I forgot or maybe didn‘t know the details of the Salem witch trials. It is a short one, but Jackson does a great job of moving the story along, even with all of the details. The narrator is perfect. #authoramonth #nonfiction19

I think I loved this one more than Dumplin‘. I loved having a whole book about Millie Michalchuk. Callie was frustrating, but she grew on me. I wish that I had books like Dumplin‘ and Puddin‘ when I was a growing up. It‘s so important to see yourself represented positively. I hope Netflix makes this one into a movie too.

Read in July.

My current situation.

#SummersEndReadathon

Book 2 of #SummersEndReadathon - In 2017, when Hurricane Harvey hit, we had a gas panic. The lines were long, gas stations ran out, and some people apparently filled personal barrels. That was for gas, but what if it was an issue with water, which we all need to survive? Dry brings that situation to life as the taps run out. I soaked (ha!) this one up. It‘s plausible fiction and I had to force myself to turn it off. #Booked2019 #Clifi

Book 1 of #SummersEndReadathon - Loved it! Both a memoir of O‘Meara and a biography of Milicent Patrick, designer of the monster in The Creature From The Black Lagoon. Patrick‘s life is fascinating. O‘Meara also does a great job of showing how little things have changed from 1950‘s Hollywood to now. #nonfiction19 #readingwomen #readingwomenchallenge #pickedbecauseofthecover

I made a decent dent in Dry today while cleaning and food prepping for next week. Now I‘m switching back to the tagged book as I wrap up my chores. #SummersEndReadathon

This book was excellent. I was caught up in the lives of the Donner Party. I can‘t imagine having the will to set out on such a journey. Brown brings life to each of the people, and their suffering and losses are heartbreaking. #Booked2019 #nightorientedtitle #nonfiction19

Read in July.

I also thought a lot about Alma Katsu‘s The Hunger while I read this. I felt like I could see how she came up with her horror story.

I was able to get in a couple of #SummerEndsReadathon hours driving to and from my mom‘s old house today. I‘m really enjoying this nonfiction on audio.

#Friyayintro

1. ✅
2. To be able to teleport instantly
3. ♈️ Aries
4. Cleaning out my mom‘s old house. She is a hoarder and moved closer to my sister. It‘s how I have spent most of my Saturdays this summer. 🤢
5. Will do! 💗

#SummersEndReadathon

1. Finish my 3 current reads and read 1 or 2 more.
2. Finishing East of Eden. I have been reading it since March and put it down for extended periods. Not because of the book though, I‘m loving it.
3. Popcorn, fruit, and Diet Coke
4. Somewhere comfy to sit
5. Yes! Currently reading one classic in print, one YA dystopian on audio, and one nonfiction on audio.
6. @LibrarianRyan @squirrelbrain @Megabooks @4thhouseontheleft

Here are my #TBR options for the #SummersEndReadathon . My goal is to finish what I‘m currently reading (pictured along the bottom) and finish 1 or 2 from the shelf. #IThinkICan

I‘m in! 🙋🏼‍♀️I haven‘t participated in a #readathon for a bit and I have a few books I want to finish before the month is out. I‘m still pondering goals for the week. 🤔#SummersEndReadathon

I went to a different library branch to pick up a print copy of the tagged book and of course, left with four more. #librarylove #bookhaul

I‘m not sure what I would do without audiobooks. I enjoyed listening to all six of the books pictured above.

I was really excited about this retelling of And Then There Were None, but it just didn‘t work for me. I can‘t remember disliking the characters so much right away in ATTWN, but I almost instantly disliked all of the characters in this one, especially Miriam.* She wore on my nerves. I nearly bailed, but pushed through it. #Booked2019 #newin2019 #readingwomen #mysteryorthrillerwrittenbyawoc

Read in June.

It‘s possible my middle name should have been “late” instead of Ann. I only read one #authoramonth for July. 😕 I‘m shooting for two on audio this month, maybe three if my hold comes in. #audioforthewin

1. I really enjoyed the tagged book.
2. Large Marge became a thing after Pee-Wee‘s Big Adventure was released.
3. Guacamole, anything cheesy, fried onions in any form. I like food.
4. Working at Mom‘s tomorrow. Sunday I have a massage scheduled and then normal prep for the week activities.
5. Just one.
#FriyayIntro

In Winslow, a small isolated former mining town, everyone knows each other. One summer, the cattle get sick and most of residents start to go mad. Secrets and grudges erupt and madness escalates to violence. Hazel, seventeen and seemingly unaffected, has to survive and find a way to get help.

The story felt original and I felt propelled to keep reading. However, I think it could have been better with more editing. #LitsyAtoZ #V

Read in June.

I hate to bail on any book, but I‘m not enjoying this one. I‘m not really sure what it‘s supposed to be. It‘s not short stories. Maybe I‘m just not witty enough for this collection(?). I‘m moving on to the others stacked below it. Hopefully, I can read Oryx and Crake before the end of the month. #authoramonth

1. ✅
2. John Wick 3
3. Watermelon 🍉
3. I‘m just counting first cousins, because it‘s too difficult after that, 17.
4. Will do! 🙃
#FriyayIntro

I really enjoyed this book. It did take a bit to adjust to the narrative style, but I thought it worked well. In alternating chapters, Anna Anderson‘s story is told backward and Anastasia‘s story is told normally so that the two timelines meet at the end of the novel. I think this book pays off the most if you aren‘t very familiar with the story. I saw the 1997 animated Anastasia, but that‘s as far as my familiarity extended.

Read in May.

A young boy is swept away by Patience and Fortitude, the New York Public Library stone lions, and shown the magic of books. I teared up a bit at the end of this one.

Read in May.

I loved this book. It‘s silly and fun.

Read in May. Pic is from MacMillan‘s website as I returned the library book.

Correction: Accidentally posted as blurb before.

I enjoyed this and wish it had been longer. Cy Bellman reads in the newspaper about enormous ancient bones and heads west to find them, leaving behind his 10 year old daughter, Bess. The story alternates between Bellman‘s journey and Bess at home, lonely and waiting for his return. This book has been on my mind because of my current read tagged below. #LLB19 #amrbooktbrtemptation

Read in May.

I was excited to see the third Laszlo Kreizler book listed in my library‘s Wowbrary this weekend. It‘s publication date is September 1, 2019 and I‘m #9 on the hold list. 💃🏼

This one seems to get mixed reviews, but I ended up kind of loving it. I listened to the audio production and thought the multiple narrators brought the interview format to life. I even teared up at the end. #Booked2019 #FeaturesAMusician #LLB19 #aBOTMpick

Read in April.

Not being a short story fan usually, I‘m always worried about picking up a collection, but this one was a winner. Many of the tales have characters dealing with aging and I enjoyed that perspective. The first three, which are related to one another, and the final story “Torching the Dusties“ are probably my favorites. #AuthorAMonth #LLB19 #bookfromauthoramonth

This made me nostalgic for getting up on Saturday mornings and watching cartoons in my pjs. I‘m not really sure how long I actually did that as I have always liked sleep, but it definitely made me sentimental about the idea. Not every cartoon that aired is included, but it‘s still a fun flashback to some of the cartoons of my childhood. #nonfiction #somethingyouwerentlookingfor

Read in April.

Sorry for repost. I accidentally posted it as A blurb at first.
The next book in Harper‘s Aaron Falk series did not disappoint. Just like The Dry, Harper creates a strong sense of atmosphere. You can feel the trees and the darkness around you. I hope she continues with the series. #LitsyAtoZ #F

Read in April.

I‘m hardly making progress on books in print, but that doesn‘t stop me from checking out more library holds. Most of these are for the July #AuthoroftheMonth. #libraryhaul #bookhaul #librarylove

#Top6Reads Thank you for tagging me @Chrissyreadit ! These were all big picks for me.

I haven‘t reviewed some of these so I‘m going to do some challenge tagging on this post. 😬

The Prince and the Dressmaker - #GraphicNovel2019 #LLB19 #PickedByLibrarianRyan

Sadie - #LLB19 #Free

The White Darkness - #Nonfiction2019 #SomethingAboutSurvival

Tempt Me At Twilight - #LitsyAtoZ #T #ReadingWomenChallenge #romance

Two sisters, one a serial killer and one who cleans it all up. How far would your loyalty go? I enjoyed this story when I listened to it in March and have almost convinced myself that I need to revisit it. #LLB19 #FromLibertysFeed

I came to Starbucks this evening to start the first book for #AuthorAMonth and spent 1.5 hours catching up with Litsy. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 🙃

Another round of catch up. All of these are picks. Disclaimer: I‘m generous with stars and picks. 🙂

The Map - It was fun to visit with Jackaby and Abigail again.

Liar Liar - Helen Grace series # 4 Maybe not as strong as the first three, but still good.

S is for Silence (audio) - reread

Crippen - I enjoyed this historical murder mystery loosely based on real events.

Love Story, with Murders - Fiona has become a fave! #seriescatchup

As mentioned in my last post, life has been busy so I‘m also way behind (so behind!) on reviews. I listened to all of these on audio over the last several months and they were all picks!

R is for Ricochet - reread

HP book 4 & 5 - rereads

A Gathering of Secrets - A favorite series
#seriescatchup

An Artless Demise - I love this series!#seriescatchup

I haven‘t been reading much in print lately as life has been interfering and I find myself vegging out to T.V. more (currently bingeing CSI:NY). Even so, I managed to listen to enough audiobooks to get a free book from my library‘s summer reading program. #free #librarylove #sapl #overthemoon #somanykingstoread

So many holds have come in and I‘m drowning in audiobooks. #notreallyacomplaint #Libby #overdrive