#bookoutlethaul 4 books....wait for this....with $10 certificate they provided to me and their $5 off sale, I got 2 hardbacks and 2 softcovers for $2. Even though I‘m trying NOT buy books, I had to go for this. My excuse...price and coupons and...my library doesn‘t have Bad Romance and I love Heather DeMetrios‘ characters. My minimalist journey has once again been thwarted...lol

My first Kiersten White and her debut! Fairies, Werewolves, shapeshifters, water spirits, mermaids, vamps, hags. Evie is a well rounded protagonist. Not really sure what she is yet, but she can see through glamours. Pretty cool. 3.5⭐️ I may continue with series. #Virginia

Sometimes I need to slow down and wait the 22 minutes for stovetop percolated coffee. It‘s just an amazing cup of coffee. Plus it sends delish scentwaves throughout the home. Brewed with love and cinnamon and a little Paranormalcy😀 this book was a bit warm after this experience, but unharmed.

Just a heads up, folks!! Book Outlet having a $5 off sale. You know I caved bc I also had a $10 certificate they gave me for helping them out with a book issue. #bookoutlet rocks!

Fun YA Romance with a touch of dreamy magic. 3.5⭐️
#Massachusetts

Pretty much my dream scenario. I LOVE percolated coffee! My coconut milk is heating on the stove, and yes, it‘s leftover quesadilla for breakfast! Late start today!
Have a magnificent Friday, People💕

❤️🌸🌻
🎓not family, but 2 of my bff‘s sons are, one being my Godson!
📚Not sure yet, you never know, a niece may visit!
🍼Youngest of my fam and my cousins too!

@Chelsea.Poole @DivineDiana @Suet624 🌻
Please don‘t feel obligated to participate, bc I don‘t know if you guys like these☮️

@howjessreads #friyayintro

What a sweet and touching story!!! I just finished bawling my eyes out. Loved this book!🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹what a wonderful trio of characters❤️#Missouri

Loving this book!! And this vegan quesadilla from #KayasKitchen, Belmar is my jam. Followed by vegan chocolate cannoli from #VeganTreats. It may be cloudy outside, but my heart and tummy are sunny🌻

Interesting novella with a bonus story called Laurie. Both were good. SK narrates.

Holy Moly. This book was such an intricately woven yarn. One horrifically disturbing scene toward end...rape and extreme cruelty. Had that happened earlier in the book I may have DNF‘d it. Somehow, he had a way of allowing you to recover a bit before the end of the book, but you realize that the paranormal stuff is not the scary stuff, it‘s the depraved things some “humans” are capable of that are really the scariest elements of the story.

Got the mail and my whole day just got whole lot better!
Background music: Stomp Brothers Johnson....perfect celebratory music! Oops, now it‘s “Witchcraft” by Sinatra...appropriate also...bc books get me under a spell!

Happy May Breakfast to all Rhode Islanders, and Happy Lei Day to all Hawai‘ians!!🍍🏄🏽‍♀️🏝🤙🏽

#SundaySecrets
Historically, it has been Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf
Recently, I‘m digging Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons. So, I guess both!!
Great question!!

This is a dark park of American history I was unaware of. I started the physical book, got 77% in, and forwarded it to a friend, knowing I could finish up with audio. If you read this book, I would go with the physical copy. There are photos, notes and bibliography. Prepare to be disgusted with the horror of how some of the whites systematically killed the Osage for head rights. The FBI accounted for 24, but there were many, many more. #Oklahoma

I find I go into time warps when I read King. I stay up late, everything gets thrown off...I‘m a little over a third into this and it‘s a cool ghost story but very slow burn. And you know popcorn ends up all over the bed. C‘est la vie! Oh and false teeth were called Roebuckers? Hahahaha...dentures from Sears...he always gives some odd historical info. Love him.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
🌸The tagged book and Bag of Bones by SK
🌸 The Female Of The Species by MM
🌸 Purple, but I truly love so many colors. In fact, yellow was my favorite color in my 20s. Who could live without blue? Not me. So soothing, plus you need it to make purple 😀

Great YA read set in Sydney. Francesca is starting an academy that was previously all boys. Her mom goes through a major depression. Her world is not the happy one it had been. She finds that some people who may not have been “cool” are quite kind and caring, and loads of fun. Such a sweet story. You know when you love a book and you think, “I‘d like to hang out with the author”? That‘s how I feel about Melina Marchetta🇦🇺

I couldn‘t resist taking a photo of Saving Francesca with my chocolate covered cannoli from Vegan Treats, Pa by way of Kaya‘s Kichen Belmar❤️

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
🌸 Lover‘s Holiday by Change (shout out to Luther❤️)
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🌸Richard Adams, Leo Buscaglia, Astrid Lindgren oops, you said one? I get a little carried away.
🌸 This is fun, so everyone!!

This was a surprising read for me. Started a bit slow, seems even a plane crash isn‘t enough for me, but then it picks up when the reason for the crash is evident. Two timelines, 2015 and 2147. Good read. 4⭐️. This book has ❤️.

I took this tour sometime in the early 2000s. It‘s time to donate this to library for sale. I just wanted to remember it a bit 😀 I will be moving within a year, so time to part with a lot of belongings!!

Oh my goodness...this novella packs a powerful punch in a little over an hour of listening time. Time well spent. Be prepared to have heartstrings pulled😢 My first Backman🌞

I have to share a link to a great booktuber who I think deserves so many more subscribers. She‘s so much fun, and she‘s a great reviewer. https://youtu.be/6yBaUeC7rWA

Wow....that was.....different. The lady wants to be a Convenience Store worker and there‘s nothing wrong with that, people! Lol I enjoyed this. I like the “otherness” of it. Also, I LOVE Japanese convenience stores (had to get on YouTube to see a few).

Omg, I love how the confetti comes down when you choose a book on BOTM. After some deliberation, I chose this one😀 hope it‘s a wise choice!#botm

This is a shout out to Bea at Book of the Month!! I called to see if I could get a replacement copy for $10 bc my copy is so smelly, and she is sending one for free!!! #BookoftheMonthRocks! I will remain a member for a very long time bc of this goodwill💕 #grateful

Loved this book!!! A little rocky beginning, due to interview style, but got used to that and then I really was invested. I would like to listen to the audiobook also. I loved the ending. It bumped up the book from a 3.75 to a 4.5. TJR did a really good job on this! Now if I can only get the fish smell out of the book, I will be able to keep it. Lol #California

Daisy went to Sandy Hook Beach (Gateway to the Jersey Shore) today. She said she wanted to go tan a bit. It was a clear day, so we also got to see the Manhattan skyline. #impossiblewoman 😀

Library Haul😀 I think I‘m being overambitious bc I‘m in the middle of 2 other books right now and I‘ve been a little slow in the reading department! TSIAAS, Tell Them Of Battles, Kings and Elephants, and CSW📚❤️

I realize I‘m a complete nerd, but I had to go to Barnes and Noble last weekend to get this exclusive edition!! Purple sprayed edges!!! Finally, I own a book with sprayed edges, and in my fave color!! It made my month, I must say. Ok, I‘m not touching this book, I‘m actually getting it out of the library to read...lol...I know...but who can relate?

At first, I was like “this book is a so-so at best” then, about 60-70 pages in, I was hooked. Fun read...lonely guy and wise cracking AI team up to crack a terrorist organization.

⭐️Tagged book, slow at first but now pretty darn good!
⭐️ Get Me Back Home
⭐️ Gardenia, Peony
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

#LukePerryTribute
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🏄🏼‍♂️Kelly
🌴Both
👩🏼‍🎓 That‘s hard, there were lots, but going to Italy with my Italian class was up there!
📺Go for it!! I loved the show and I was too old for it but it was the YA of television, I suppose.

Oh Happy Day!!!!

Good book, enjoyed it. No Evelyn Hugo, but still good. That‘s the problem when an author hits a grand slam with the first book you‘ve read of their‘s...the expectations are high!! I would call this between a triple and a home run😀

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #litsylove
🌸Reading, Writing, Stand Up Paddle (although since I broke my hip haven‘t done it😕)
🌸🌸 Paranormal, Historical Fiction, Sci Fi, Contemporary
🌸🌸🌸 2 cats and one of them has poop stuck to her fur and she won‘t let me clean it! I love them but they make my life a Black Comedy.
🌸🌸🌸 🌸Not really. I‘ve recently catalogued my books on Library Thing. I‘m very bad with TBRs, I get distracted.
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Books

I had heard about this series awhile back, but never had interest in it. Subsequently, a booktuber reviewed it, liked it, and I decided to give it a go. It‘s the type of book that‘s a forgettable read, yet while you‘re reading it, you‘re engaged. I‘m not sure if I will continue on, although I do have the second book from the library already. It‘s between a So-So and Pick, but closer to a So-So.

Buffalo Soldier (tempeh) and TJR. Swinging Saturday night! Hahahaha

Congratulations @TheSpineView on achieving 50k! #50KLoveLitsy what a great giveaway, folks!! Check her out!

Yeah, my minimalist journey is a big old fail, but I am passing on books too. My current Book Outlet haul. I had a $4 coupon, so this haul was only $25.31.
#bookoutlet rules!

Octavia E Butler hit this out of the park! I‘ve watched interviews with her and she‘s a kindred spirit to me. Highly recommend this book. Set in the 70s and during slavery in early-mid 1800s. Her writing is right up my alley...”Butler‘s literary craftsmanship is superb” I couldn‘t say it better than the Washington Post. I would say this is a time travel historical fiction/slave narrative. It‘s hard hitting and gripping. 5⭐️

Wow!!! I‘m not saying another word, bc it‘s best to go into this book not knowing anything. Powerful, highly recommend!

Starting this today💪🏽

@Eggs
💕Josh and Sky from tagged book
💗Gardenia
❤️Both
😘to all Littens

Justyce❤️Beautiful, poignant, and moving. Justyce writes “Dear Martin” letters to try to guide him through the injustices of racial bias. This part of one letter shot arrows through my heart: “Every time I turn on the news and see another black person gunned down, I‘m reminded that people look at me and see a threat instead of a human being.” Nic Stone‘s amazing debut.

I wanted more Aspergers and less romance, but it ended good.

I really enjoyed this book. Always have been curious about Spanish Harlem. It gave me a flavor for the place between 2 time periods...late 60s/early70s and late 80s/early 90s. Interesting read. I enjoyed his analogies. My niece sent me this book bc it‘s part of her HS Teaching curriculum in Queens.

So-So is generous. I don‘t understand the hype with this one. I found it disjointed and a bit boring.

Epic saga....masterpiece...very rarely do I sob and hold a book close to my heart after I‘ve finished it, but this one got me. What a life!! I will miss you, Cyril Avery! 5⭐️ one of my favorite books of all time.