1. Pendergast by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
2. Homicide or Psych (depends on my mood)
3. Yes
4. I‘m making my grandmother‘s dumplings and beef stew this weekend.
5. He does although he came to reading late in life. I introduced him to fiction a few years ago. Now he loves Agatha Christie.

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My TBR for #24B4Monday

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I haven‘t done one of these in a while. I‘ve got several books going that I‘d like to finish or get close to finishing, so I‘m in. I have some things to do this weekend, so I‘m sure I won‘t make the 24 hours. My personal goal will be 12 hours.

#24B4Monday

#7days7covers Day 1

Thanks for the tag @NatalieR

Feel free to play if you like... just post 7 covers over 7 days, no explanation.

1. Ireland!
2. Very windy! Mid-70s.
3. My date was rude to our waitress. I was appalled. No second date!
4. 1 fur baby- 🐶

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Fun book! Bryson astutely describes life on the AT. I enjoyed traveling along (from my comfy chair).

Oh wow! This was wonderful, atmospheric and truly engaging. Usually with dual timelines I rush through one timeline just to get back to the one I enjoy more. That was not the case with this book. Both timelines were so well written and plotted. Willig‘s writing is so lyrical. I even read her acknowledgements 😉. Another great pick for #literarycrew buddy read.

1. This was such a waste of paper. Harris could have put this “book” at the end of Dead Ever After. To me it was just greed on the part of the author and publisher.
2. Psyche!
3. Banana bread and coffee
4. Central time
5. Purple Summer

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Some afternoon reading on this long weekend. Hoping to finish this sometime next week.

#literarycrew

1. Tagged - my current audio in the car
2. Renaissance Faire, grill out, relax
3. Mint chocolate chip or chocolate chip cookie dough
4. Piano and flute, piccolo in a pinch
5. Will do!

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Wow! What a ride. This books was so atmospheric and had a wonderful gothic feel to it. It was a different take on the traditional ghost story. I can‘t wait to read the next in the series. Thanks to @Slajaunie for the copy of the book! I will be paying it forward and plan on lending it to my mom to read.

This was my final book for #14books14weeks. Thanks for hosting again this year @TheHeartlandBookFairy I loved this challenge!

Finally settling into Dewey‘s Reverse Readathon. I hope to finish the tagged and get started on the next #buddyread for #literarycrew.

Another great installment in the In Death series. A bit of an homage to the Great Dame Agatha Christie!

Book 13 for #14books14weeks

1. Second in the new Thrawn series!
2. Little J
3. Fried Cheese Curds
4. Dewey‘s Reverse Readathon
5. 2

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And that‘s a wrap for another fabulous #24in48 readathon! I was able to read a lot of short stories and novellas, plus some half read books. My currently reading stack is back to a manageable level. Yay! 🥳

Quick breakdown of the stats:

Time: 24h16m16s
Books Read: 6
Pages Read: 754

It was so much fun spending this weekend with my fellow readathoners. To all the cheerleaders, who may or may not have participated in the ‘thon... Thank you! 😁

Final finish for #24in48! I have almost reached the 24hr mark and won‘t finish another book, so this will be final finish.

As with any collection of short stories, some of these were better than others. I have added to my TBR with novels by a few of these authors. I enjoyed this #FallOPFiction with @Librarybelle and @CouronneDhiver and my other fellow readers.

Book 12 of #14books14weeks

Fifth Finish for #24in48. I only had one of the short stories remaining to read in this collection. I have been doing a lot of clean up of my currently reading stack during this readathon and am loving it!

This was a decent little collection of the inbetweens in the Sookie Stackhouse world. Nothing earth shattering but nice little stories.

Book 11 for #14books14weeks

Fourth finish for #24in48. I was half way through this audiobook reread at the beginning of the readathon. The narration was a little weird, as I‘m used to certain voices for Han, Leia and Luke... The story still holds up after 20 years, and I will continue to reread the trilogy.

Book 10 for #14books14weeks

Third finish for #24in48. This a novella in the Lady Julia Grey series. It is the story of her marriage to Brisbane. As is usual for novellas, I would have liked more detail, but it was cute enough.

Book 9 for #14books14weeks

So this was my total for yesterday! Now I‘m back at it after a good night‘s sleep. Happy Readathoning all!
#24in48

Hour 18 challenge for #24in48: I enjoy a good #romance now and again. It‘s one of my palette cleanser genres after a long or difficult book. My favorite author is Julie Garwood. Although her modern romance/suspense novels are great, I truly miss her historical romances.

Here‘s a poorly taken picture of my Garwood collection.

Book 2 completed for #24in48. The 5th book in the Griffin and Sabine saga. This one further delves into their connections to Isabella and Matthew and throws in the mythology of The Sphinx, Thoth and Hermès. A bit of a cliffhanger at the end...

Book 8 for #14books14weeks

My first finish for #24in48. The second book in the new Thrawn series. This is Thrawn‘s story before the events of Star Wars. This had more backstory of both Thrawn and Vader and delved into their complex relationship. The next book is supposed to be released Monday.

Couple of short books up next, I think.

Book 7 for #14books14weeks

Hour 12 challenge for #24in48. I love audiobooks! I always have one on my phone and one in the car for commutes. The top two are my current reads. The All Souls Trilogy is probably my favorite audios. I don‘t know that I would have finished them if it wasn‘t for Jennifer Ikeda and her expert narration.

I get the majority of my audios from the library.

Today is my 2nd Litsyversary! I found this fabulous group because of #24in48 (which I am participating in today, of course), and am so happy I did. Although managing my TBR has gotten exceptionally more difficult 🤣🤣🤣.

Thanks for being awesome, fellow Littens!

So I am finally settling in for the #24in48 readathon! I got in a little over an hour of my audiobook this morning while running errands.

This is also my Hour 6 #photochallenge. I think my current read is definitely #SFF. Looking forward to finishing this. The third installment comes out Monday and I‘m 3 on the wait list 🤞🏻.

So excited for this weekend‘s readathon #24in48. Perfect excuse to stay inside during the heat wave! Here is my TBR and some of my reading “buddies”. There‘ll be a couple furry ones too (they wouldn‘t pose for a picture 😤).

Happy Reading!

It was just okay. I didn‘t really connect with any of the characters.

Book 6 of #14books14weeks

The third book in the Lady Julia Grey series, and she has gone off to the North to find Brisbane and finally settle where their relationship is or is not heading. The setting of the moors added another level of gothicness to this series and it was well done. I enjoyed the relationship between the Manor house and the Village. Looking forward to the next in the series and where our heroine and her hero are headed next.

Book 5 for #14books14weeks

1. Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger
2. Horseradish
3. I‘m not a fan of heights, especially those over water
4. 1 brother
5. Will do!

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A re-read and still not as good as Outlander, but important events happen that impact future story lines. On to Voyager next...

Book 4 for #14books14weeks.

@CatLass007 Just wanted to let you know the next #whodunitthesequel book arrived yesterday.

This is the story of Marcus and of Phoebe‘s transformation into a vampire. I enjoyed Marcus‘s backstory of the American and French Revolution, but found both Marcus and Phoebe obnoxious during her transformation. The remaining story (which wasn‘t much) was just blah. They also had a new narrator, who was not on par with Jennifer Ikeda, who did the All Souls Trilogy.

Book 3 for #14books14weeks

Not my favorite Amanda Quick novel. The male protagonist, Harry was beyond arrogant and annoying. The female protagonist was a bit naive and mentioned her family and it‘s quirks waaaay too often. I‘m slowly working my way through Quick‘s backlist, so another one down.

Book 2 for #14books14weeks

I missed this yesterday, so.... Here goes (a day behind)

1. The return of #humpdaypost 🥰
2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
3. Neither (Go Bucks!!! 😢)
4. Catch-22

The second in the Oscar Wilde Murder Mystery Series, and what a romp. Oscar holds a meeting of the Socrates Club where everyone anonymously picks who they would like to die. When people listed start dying Oscar is off to solve the crime. Brandreth does a great job of bringing Oscar to life and creating an interesting mystery.

Book 1 for #14books14weeks

Here is my stack for #14books14weeks. The two on the right, I need to get from the library. Here‘s hoping I get through them all.

A little behind, but real life got in the way... I enjoyed this #nanreathread. A tale of mother and daughter told in separate times one during WWI and the other during WWII. I enjoyed Anna‘s story more than Kitty‘s, but both were told well.

Thanks for hosting @Librarybelle and @CouronneDhiver

Also fits #newtoyouauthor for #booked2019

So real life has gotten in the way of my reading. Ergh 😤 and I have 6 books that are within 100 pages of finishing... 😫. But I finally finished one! This was a great sequel to ThebHunger Games, and I can‘t wait to get to the final book in the trilogy to find out what Gale meant by that final statement. Great narration by Carolyn McCormick

#booked2019 #booktomovie

Look what arrived today from the incomparable @Slajaunie 🥰🥰🥰

I am so looking forward to reading these, that I am adjusting my TBR to fit them in sooner rather than later.

Thank you so much!

1. Characters and writing. They must go together.
2. Christmas decorations
3. The one my grandmother compiled over the years and handed down to me
4. Shel Silverstein
5. @Avanders

#wondrouswednesday

@BookwormAHN the next #whodunitthesequel is finally on its way. You should have it Thursday.

This was a so-so for me almost a pan. I just did not connect with any of the characters except one (and he unfortunately didn‘t have a happy ending). The only thing that saved this from being a pan was the descriptions of Hamburg. #Rhidianread

Here is my TBR for @DeweysReadathon

I‘ve started the top three and hope to finish at least two of them. I also have a couple of ebooks (not pictured). I like variety. Happy #readathon fellow Littens.