Hope to get to both of these in April. I have planned to read Honor every month since January but it keeps getting bumped. #AuldLangSpine I tried to listen to Trespasses on audio and it didn‘t work for me so hoping print will be better. #WomensPrize

#TBRTarot @CBee

It has been a while since I committed to participating in the monthly photo challenge but April‘s prompts look fun.

I hope to highlight all books sitting on my owned TBR so I don‘t forget they are there.

#TemptingTitles #Withacolor

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The tagged book was the best of the bunch. There was some repetition and it was a bit long but a great story of family, how we fall apart and ways we come together. Another fine #AuldLangSpine pick. 4.5 🌟 Memphis was another good story of family 4 🌟. I think I would have gotten more out of Homesick in print rather than audio.

Slogging through In Dubious Battle only because it‘s a favorite of my dad and a brother.

Ready for April and along with great books I hope it brings lots of sunshine. I‘m over the 🥶

Looking forward to the 2nd, one of my favorite Litsy calendar days.

I‘m not anticipating having much reading time this weekend but I will be reading this book every spare moment. I‘m only 60 pages in and I‘m hooked.

One location, three different time periods and women who are doing their best to make it in their world through the constraints and events of their time. #LMPBC #Round17 #GroupS. It is on its way to you today @julieclair

@Jerdencon @Reggie

For those interested in the #WomensPrizeLonglist this ebook deal showed up this morning.

First quarter of #Booked23 complete. I made a plan and didn‘t stick to it at all. I think this will be the theme of my 2023 reading. 😂 My “any part of a trilogy” is a bit of a fudge as this is book 2 but there is a fourth being released later this year so not really a trilogy.

I use #Roll100 to get me to pay attention to the approximately 600 unread books I have on my kindle. I went and found the reviews for each of these and none of them are wowing me. At this rate I will never get them read. 😂

#BookReport I enjoyed all 4 books this week but especially Stone Blind. It really lifted my mood. I am finally making progress on The Last Garden for #LMPBC and changed to In Dubious Battle for my next Steinbeck on my dad‘s recommendation.

In honor of National Quilting Day here are 3 of my favorite quilts that I‘ve made. The top two were wedding gifts and the other was for myself from fabric gifted to me by a friend. I loved the Elm Creek Quilt series of books and hope to make quilts from the companion quilting books one day.

@Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

#MarchMadness #DailyChallenge #MarchMadnessReadathon

#FunFacts #Oregon

Oregon lays claim to the deepest lake (Crater Lake), the shortest river (the D river), the deepest river gorge (Hell‘s Canyon) and the smallest park (Mill Ends Park). Portland is the home of the most breweries in the US (not surprising) and also the home of the most strip clubs in the nation (What!?!). We also have the most ghost towns, 1/4 of the nation‘s llamas and the hazelnut is our state nut. The only state to have one.

I have never been a fan of Medusa‘s story…because SNAKES…UGH, but I loved this book on audio. It has a cheekiness to it that I adored. I may not remember it down the road but the reading experience was perfection and I can see myself revisiting it in the future. 5 🌟. #WomensPrize #Longlist

#MarchMadness #DailyChallenge

Happy St. Patrick‘s Day. I‘ve started my day with coffee in the appropriate mug with holiday appropriate nails and threw in a picture of my very first Guinness from 2018.

Wishing you all a blessed day!

I really enjoyed this multigenerational debut novel although the ending lost me a bit. Looking forward to the #LiteraryCrew discussion at the end of the month.

#BookReport Enjoyed my top two books for #SeriesLove23. Finished Adult Assembly early. It was ok. Maus was the winner of the week. I read Tortilla Flat for AuthorAMonth and it was ok. I‘ve started The Red Pony. Loving Stone Blind on audio and enjoying Tales from the Cafe. Haven‘t made much progress in Garden or Black Cake.

#weeklyforecast

Maus is the second of the two graphic novels I‘ve read. The first was They Called Us Enemy. While they may not be my go to, both books were excellent and important. Maus was on my #AuldLangSpine list from @Amiable and I‘m glad to have had the incentive to pick it up. 5🌟 And now I need to read Part II of this story. Thanks for the great recommendation Amy! #52Books #SurvivalStory

#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

I always forget how much I enjoy the #1 Ladies detective series as it can be months in between them. Back to working Saturdays so I‘m leaning into comfort reads at the moment with cozy mysteries, Hobbit reread and Last Garden in England for #LMPBC.

Finished last night in time for our #independentwomen discussion tomorrow. I had a hard time getting into the writing style in print so switched to audio at an increased speed which helped a bit. I have mixed feelings so a so-so for me.

#Pantone23 #ElectricBlueLemonade

#BookspinBingo. A few buddy reads and lots of room for where my mood takes me.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aD4MKT7JRngApUkXeLe5q?si=oH3b093USuSA0QzVmuZj...

A few of my favorite female voices....

The top row are Google images of the unsung women who fought for the rights we have today. The middle right are my stepmom and Grandma who are my foundation. And a few of the youngsters who give me hope that with their advocacy and voices the world may become a better place. Greta Thunberg, Amanda Gorman and X Gonzalez.

#independentwomen #suffragettes #roev.wade #civilrights

#FebruaryWrapUp. 3 bingos and #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin read. It was unusual month as I normally read equally between print, digital and audio but half of my February books were in print. 16 books 5958 pages a very good month 😊

Yay for #TBRTarot! Fourth from the left, top shelf of the TBR bookcase. I received this book in a #blitsyswap a couple of years ago and am excited to add it to my March reading plan.

No 5🌟 reads for February. The Rabbit Hutch was close but Foster is my favorite of the two.

I only read one non fiction book in February but it was a winner off my #AuldLangSpine list and is the best of the year so far.

#20in4 wrap up. I didn‘t quite make 20 hours as planned and I didn‘t quite read as planned either. I finished How the Penguins Saved Veronica Thursday. I did finish An Island on audio and then decided to listen to The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida instead of diving into The Women Could Fly.

March #Roll100. Goal is to get at least one of the three read and off my kindle.

#TOB23 My first year of participating. I lucked out as my top 3 books were ones I had already read and loved and I didn‘t read anything to change that. BUT I did read a bunch of books I might not have otherwise read and enjoyed. I appreciated how different each book was from the others. I couldn‘t get into my two bails and didn‘t read the two others as they held no appeal based on reviews. Looking forward to voting!

#LMPBC #Round17 #GroupL

I‘m am really looking forward to a round of feel good reads. Here are some I found. What do you think? I‘m leaning towards the tagged book but the others sound fun too. They are tagged in the comments.

@TheAromaofBooks @inthegreensandblues @Maggie4483 @suvata

Finished two more off the TOB23 short list, both were fine. I had tried Seven Moons in print and wasn‘t feeling it but switched to audio and am enjoying it. It will be my last before voting. Will post a wrap up then. Rereading The Hobbit with my daughter and her boyfriend. Not very far in to Women Could Fly and great to be back in Botswana with The Good Husband.

Keia! What a great box you sent me. I am so excited to have these books and love all the other items. Cherry blossoms are one of my favorite things so I can‘t wait to try the tea and LOVE the mug warmer. I bought one for my dad last Christmas and was sorry I hadn‘t gotten one for myself. Love the bookmark, candy and masks. I love the introduction to witchy world with Everyday Spells. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You‘re the best!

Entertaining is not my strong suit and because I‘m lazy today I‘m choosing a comfort food potluck with all of my favorite Three Pines characters from the tagged series. I can look forward to lively and weird conversation with a few f*cks thrown in from Ruth‘s duck. That and a glass of wine would make a perfect evening.

@RaeLovesToRead #ihavequestions

Hey #LLWBS swappers it is opening day! Thank you @Desha for posting and reminding us. Can‘t wait to see everyone‘s posts and all the things that will help us beat the winter blues. #LitsyLove

@TheBookHippie @Read4life @Pigpen_Reads @AprilMae @MatchlessMarie @kspenmoll @actualdisneyprincess @ImperfectCJ @BookwormAHN @quietjenn @AmyG @DinoMom @dabbe @Escapinwithbooks @catiewithac @BookNAround @Blerdgal_Fenix

How can we be heading toward March? I swear yesterday was January. Here‘s my #BookspinBingo list with a few titles but lots of room for mood reading.

Excited for #Round17 #LMPBC #GroupS

Let me know what sounds good to you @Jerdencon @julieclair @Reggie

I did not know Agatha Christie had written under a pseudonym so that‘s interesting.

Excited for #20in4 Readathon this weekend. I‘m shooting for 20 hours and reading these 3 books. How the Penguins Saved Veronica for #LMPBC, The Women Could Fly for #IndependentWomen buddy read and An Island my last TOB23 book.

Husband has to work both days this weekend and I have no other plans except enjoy the peace and quiet and read to my heart‘s content.

This was on my instagram feed this morning. Perfect for #weirdword Wednesday as a new to me word and also perfectly describing my current state. I think I will be using this word a lot.

1) It‘s been awhile since I‘ve experienced a book hangover.
2) 5🌟 Gave me all the feels and I rave about how much I LOVED the book
4🌟 Really good, would definitely recommend
3 🌟 Not sorry I read it but nothing to shout about
2 🌟 Shouldn‘t have wasted my time and anything less will be DNF
3) Rarely and only classical. I enjoy finding songs mentioned or an associated playlist in my books.

#WondrousWednesday Tagging all

A low pick. The writing for me was a little lackluster. I didn‘t feel the tension one would expect in this situation and it wrapped up almost too neatly. But it was a nice palette cleanser.

@CBee Another book off my kindle for #TBRTarot

@Clwojick #Pantone23 #BeetrootPurple

Five books finished, four in progress. Enjoying Olga on audio and the Jane mystery on kindle. I started MPP a few days ago and am going to read a bit more but think it will be back on the shelf.

4.5 🌟 The Family Roe #AuldLangSpine #NonfictionBingo
4 🌟 Death by Dumping #SeriesLove2023 #Book1
3.5 🌟 Severance #Roll100 #Bookspin #Booked23 #Pandemic
The Bride Test #TBRTarot
Malibu Rising #AuthorAMonth

This book was 11 years in the making and I think it would have been incredibly hard to write an unbiased account of all the players in Roe v Wade. I think Prager did that. It is long. I listened on audio, got lost a couple of times and cringed a bit at some of the descriptions. It is complete account of the woman behind Roe, her family and children as well as the religious leaders and politicians of the time. Another great pick from my #ALS list

This word came up in one of my books this last week. I had never seen it before and wondered if it might be Vulcan as I‘ve been watching The Big Bang Theory…I was only off by a little bit as it is Martian 😂

#WeirdWordsWednesday

@CBee

Love my #MugLove23 package! @staci.reads The mug is the perfect size and I love Harney & Sons teas. The book looks great and you sent me my new favorite bookmark! Thank you so much for everything.

Thank you for hosting this swap…dare I suggest it become an annual tradition? 😀 @Cinfhen @TheKidUpstairs

Taylor Jenkins Reid can form a compelling sentence and string them together to keep you reading. This is only the second book of hers I‘ve read and once I started I did want to go along on the journey. It was a pleasant read while keeping an eye on the Super Bowl.

#AuthorAMonth #Pantone23 #GrayLilac #52Books #Meanttoreadlastyear

You don‘t need to be a gamer to enjoy the tagged book as it is ultimately about friendships and family. It‘s about connection and sometimes how those connections fade due to lack of communication or our own faulty thinking. There is one story thread that I am not 100% on board with which I will mention below if anyone whose read it wants to chime in.

#Pantone #BlazingYellow #bigfabbeatles #PleasePleaseMe #52Books #TypographicalCover #TOB23

A good reading week with two more off the TOB23 list. I should finish Severance today on Kindle and will start The Bride Test next, I think. Have a little under 6 hours to go on The Family Roe, not sure what‘s next on audio. Mercury Pictures has mixed reviews but since I like old time Hollywood hoping I will land on the positive side. I dip in and out of the Worsley so hope to finish soon.

#BookReport #WeeklyForecast

1) Hated the tagged book with a purple passion and read one miserable half of Fates and Furies. Thankfully, Lauren Groff redeemed herself with Matrix.

2) I will never read another Kristin Hannah after reading The Four Winds which I know is a huge unpopular opinion. I also will never read Emily Giffin due to racist comments made on social media and I have no interest in Colleen Hoover.

#Ihavequestions

My #LLWBS is on its way. Due to arrive Monday the 13th. @Bookgoil @Blerdgal_Fenix

Not going to say anything to avoid spoiling things for the #SundayBuddyRead group. A low pick for me for this #QuietYABook #Booked23 #EpostolaryNovel #bigfabbeatles #PleaseMrPostman #52Books #Withadedication #Pantone #Persimmon

@Clwojick @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @alisiakae @CSeydel