“In that way, my dad was always easy to understand. He was straightforward and quiet: he walked quietly, spoke quietly; even his anger was quiet. It was his love that was booming. His love was a roaring, vociferous bellow. And after he loved Mom with the strength of the sun, and after the cancer killed her with a gentle gasp, I figured he would be hoarse for the rest of his life and wouldn‘t ever want another woman the way he‘d wanted her.”
“Why can‘t everyone be like you?”
“I can be enough of your world that it feels like everyone is.”
“For a long time after we returned to our slow, inefficient method of unpacking the books, I could feel him looking up and watching me, tiny flashes of stolen glances.”
I stayed up late into the night listening to this audiobook, and eventually I had to pause it because it was too good to finish all go. And if I‘m being honest, my heart needed a bit of a break from all the heart wrenching declarations of unwavering love. Can‘t wait to finish it.
pickGUYS, this book was freaking amazing! As a diehard Mean Girls fan and a true lover of Shakespeare, I will admit I was worried this wasn‘t going to hit the mark for me... BUT man was I wrong! It was actually laugh out loud hilarious and I loved every minute of the audiobook. I‘m going to have to go and get my hands on the physical copy to have for my shelves. Any for anyone who knows me, knows I almost NEVER keep books after reading. But I need it!
Do you love the fall season as much as we do?! @TheReadingMermaid and I have been planning this fun Halloween #Scarathlon event for MONTHS, and now it's finally here. It's a little hard to describe in the 451 characters Litsy allots, so here is a document with some more info about the event details. Hope you'll join us! ☠
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AA4kU4ayO2XKXL-5foZLDou72OYL9UIDIfQnhbZytOg/...
Since I‘m half asleep, I need something fun for my walk to and from work today. This one is sure to do the trick. ♥️
pickI was up until 430 finishing off this audiobook last night, and even though I now have 15 minutes to get outta bed, and get my butt out the door for work, im not even mad about it.
Anyone who knows me, knows I fly through my audiobooks, but I seen something special about this so took my time with this one. It might actually be my favourite audiobook ever.... if not ever, then definitely in the top 5. ♥️
Can you believe it's almost October? Good, Now we can finally tell you about our awesome Halloween event. #Scarathlon will consist of 2 teams battling against each other during multiple events. There will be 2 teams and this sign up sheet will determine which team you will be on. Check out the sign up form below for more info. This one will be a fight to the death!!! ☠️
Sign up here:
https://forms.gle/VShT6LJd3Pipotvf7
☠️This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream
In this town of Halloween.🎃
Get those stacks ready guys! What spooky books have you set aside for this Halloween season?
#ScaryScavengerHunt #scarathlon @TheReadingMermaid @Clwojick
Ahhh! Just realized that I only have 3 days to finish this, so I guess I‘m putting all other reading on hold until I finish this. Second semester started yesterday, and it already looks like this semester is going to be way heavier than last semester, so hopefully I‘ll still have time to read 😅
It‘s a good day to celebrate at the brewery 🍻
Black tights, cozy knits and tall boots! It‘s starting to feel like fall! 🤗🤗
Starting this one during my walk to work. Who‘s read this one? Was it good? I‘ve had the physical book on my shelf for a while, so I‘m glad to finally be reading it. I love being able to pop between physical and audio when tackling books that I hope to finish quickly. School starts on Tuesday and I have 12 audiobooks out, so I‘m on a bit of a time crunch.lol ♥️
What a perfectly Fall morning. The weather is still warm enough that I don‘t need to wear my cardigan, but it is enjoyable to be able to walk to work without arriving the sweaty red faced mess that I normally do 😂 I am so thankful that the muggy sticky weather seems to have finally passed.
So far this audiobook has been great! 🎧
You guys have guessed it! Triptych will be my October buddy read,and only part of the #Scarathlon adventures. Stay tuned for the reading schedule, as well as more fun #Scarathlon details. Happy Halloween season everyone 🖤
Updated!
#Scarathlon officially begins with our #HangmanGame!
Rules to Play: everyone is allowed to guess a letter, but in order to make your guess you must read a book in September that starts with the letter you would like to guess. DNFs don‘t count!For each letter guessed that is incorrect,a piece of the hangman will be drawn.
The answer will reveal the buddy read for the month of October.
so-soFinished in one sitting. It was a quick read, which I enjoyed well enough. Nothing special, so I wouldn‘t exactly call it a pick.
Updated!
#Scarathlon officially begins with our #HangmanGame!
Rules to Play: everyone is allowed to guess a letter, but in order to make your guess you must read a book in September that starts with the letter you would like to guess. DNFs don‘t count!For each letter guessed that is incorrect,a piece of the hangman will be drawn.
The answer will reveal the buddy read for the month of October.
Updated!
#Scarathlon officially begins with our #HangmanGame!
Rules to Play: everyone is allowed to guess a letter, but in order to make your guess you must read a book in September that starts with the letter you would like to guess. DNFs don‘t count!For each letter guessed that is incorrect,a piece of the hangman will be drawn.
The answer will reveal the buddy read for the month of October.
panI‘ve had the recipe book for close to a decade, and I finally read it cover to cover. The recipes are WAYYYY too fancy for my liking, and aside from a maple frosting recipe, I have no interest in making any of them. Off to the Thrift Store you go. Buhbye fancy people recipes 😂
Updated!
#Scarathlon officially begins with our #HangmanGame!
Rules to Play: everyone is allowed to guess a letter, but in order to make your guess you must read a book in September that starts with the letter you would like to guess. DNFs don‘t count!For each letter guessed that is incorrect,a piece of the hangman will be drawn.
The answer will reveal the buddy read for the month of October.
Updated:
#Scarathlon officially begins with our #HangmanGame!
Rules to Play: everyone is allowed to guess a letter, but in order to make your guess you must read a book in September that starts with the letter you would like to guess. DNFs don‘t count!For each letter guessed that is incorrect,a piece of the hangman will be drawn.
The answer will reveal the buddy read for the month of October. Check out @TheReadingMermaid for a second game.
pickGoing into this book, knowing it was a romantic comedy, I expected it to be a light hearted, easy read. Maybe because of that, I wasn‘t disappointed. The characters were likeable, their issues were relatable and IMO not over done. The witty banter had me laughing out loud & for the most part, this book in general kept a smile on my face. Recommended to those of you who are looking for a fun enjoyable read, that doesn‘t demand much thought.
Winner!Winner!Chicken dinner! ♥️🤩
@TheSpineView You‘ve won the #giveaway for the #summersendreadathon! Please email me at clwojick@live.com to let me know if you‘d like the $10 Amazon GC, or the bookish T-shirt. Make sure to include your email for the GC or your address and requested size if you‘d prefer the Tee. If you‘d like a specific quote on the tee, let me know, cause I‘ll be making it. ♥️ Congratulations!
#Scarathlon officially begins with our #HangmanGame!
Rules to Play: everyone is allowed to guess a letter, but in order to make your guess you must read a book in September that starts with the letter you would like to guess. DNFs don‘t count!For each letter guessed that is incorrect,a piece of the hangman will be drawn.
The answer will reveal the buddy read for the month of October. @TheReadingMermaid also has one going, so you can play twice.
Wow! 8 days & 39 books later I have finished off the #SummersEndReadathon with just under 6 hours short of my original goal. I clocked in at 94hours 13minutes! I am pretty proud of my stats & could not have asked for a better week! Thanks to all who joined. The winner will be posted by the end of the weekend. If you‘re interested in doing this seasonally, please let me know down below. I‘m 100% down for a Christmas Readathon. What do y‘all think?
pickOut of the 39 books that I read throughout the #SummersEndReadathon, only 6 of them were on my actual shelf😂 Most of these I did a combo of book and audio just to keep the timer running. My favourite of this stack has to be A Life In Parts, though I was also pleasantly surprised by The Forgotten Girls and will definitely be checking out more of that series. It was a wild week & I‘m a little sad that it‘s over, so there will have to be a repeat!
End of Day 7: #SummersEndReadathon stats
❤️12h 46m for the day
🧡88h 40m total
💛Finished 8 books
💚36 books total
💙6 books off of my own shelves
pickThis was such a sweet graphic novel. The relationship between Elma and her papa bear is simply sweet, and I can‘t wait to find out how the great journey continues in the second volume. #SummersEndReadathon
3 hours and 1.5 audiobooks later I have 5 dozen crab rangoons 😍 I fried up 2 dozen so I can bring them to work tomorrow, and the rest are going in the freezer. So far this audiobook has me intrigued! 🤔
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Making cream cheese crab rangoons while listening to the tagged audiobook. Listening to audiobooks has made it easy to still be productive during the #SummersEndReadathon 🎧
I have so many good audiobooks right now! 🤩😍 I woke up to find that my hold on The Party was ready, so I‘ll be listening to that one after Nappily Ever After. ♥️ #SummersEndReadathon
I can‘t believe it‘s already been 6 days of the #SummersEndReadathon. I worked a 9 hour shift today, so my daily total was the lowest yet(8h 58m), but I‘m still on track to hit 100hours by the end of Friday, so long as I can get ahead tomorrow. Friday will be another long shift. Reading stats so far:
- finished 26 books
- bailed on 2 books
- 1 currently in progress
- 75h 54m total
- having a lot of fun ♥️🧡💛
Man, I am thrilled about these “skip the line” loans from Libby. I was able to snatch this audiobook up tonight, so I started it immediately. I‘m about 60% through already, and loving it. Although it‘s heart wrenching, it‘s so so good. Hopefully it will end as good as it began. 📗#SummersEndReadathon
An hour or so into this one, and I‘m enjoying it so far. The audiobook is reminding me of Solo by Kwame Alexander. #SummersEndReadathon
pickTHIS ONE WAS SOOOO GOOD! I have the physical book as well, but I devoured the audiobook since his voice is so soothing 😍#summersendreadathon I‘m somewhere past the 65hour mark, but I forgot to check before I left for work this morning.
pickAnother dark one. Apparently I‘m really feeling the Halloween creeps lately. This one was good enough, but not great by any means. 😂💁🏻♀️
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pickAnother book that I‘ve seen all over Litsy in the past few months. I had the chance to scoop up the audiobook with the new “skip the line” feature on Libby. Although I wasn‘t sure what to expect, seeing that it was written by the author who wrote 50 shade, I wasn‘t let down. I really enjoyed it. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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4 days down, and 4 left to go. I‘ve read 18 books so far, with many more to go. 🤓
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Day 4 was another great day for my reading stats. The rainy weather was the perfect setting for curling up with my book, iPad, and headphones. I managed to fit in 12hours and 40 minutes, bringing my total to 51hours and 10minutes. This is the end of #24B4Monday, but I‘m right on track for 100hrs by end of Friday. 📚
pickHeartbreaking, but a necessary read. Now I need to get my hands on the graphic novel.
Once again, Colleen Hoover has me sobbing 😭
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pickI devoured this book. Started and finished in basically one sitting, with a mini nap in the middle. There‘s something about listening to someone describe food. You can almost taste some of the recipes Ruth talks about this book, and my mouth was watering frequently. Loved every minute of it. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Another audiobook that I was happy to find on #Libby.
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I‘ll start easy: Peach, Joe, Beck
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