I‘ve been working on my book journal the last week or 2, I work on it at slow times so it‘s taken a bit. It‘s not fancy but it will work.
Best of is for 4-5 ⭐️ reads
Not Great is for DNF or 1 ⭐️ reads
Goals are things I would like to accomplish with my reading this year, yes the sticker has one of my goals on it 😊 another goal is to actually remember to use this journal LOL 😆

So finally getting to my first new book of the year. Maybe I‘ll be able to focus and concentrate enough to actually finish it. I haven‘t been able to stay focused enough to finish anything. I‘ve let my Libby borrows expire and the physical book just sits by my bed, I haven‘t even looked at the ebook in a while. I‘ll get back to it eventually.

Picked this up at Target last night. I‘ve looked at this journal and journals similar to this several times over the years.
I need to have that outlet again and having a jumping off place is always helpful.
Note: the tagged book is not the pictured. This journal is from Piccadilly

Let‘s see how this goes. I‘ve been bailing on all the audiobooks I‘ve started lately.

I love Amanda Lovelace.
Another excellent collection of poetry. This one didn‘t feel as wow as previous collections that may have just been me.
I love that she dedicates the book to Persephone.

I knew I wouldn‘t get any books for Christmas (bro &SIL didn‘t exchange and told parent not to buy me anything, told Man Cub I wanted a carpet cleaner) so I bought myself a couple.
Top 2 are new and the bottom 3 are used.
Seen and heard good things about Ace.
Love Amanda Lovelace.
Love Louise Erdrich (want her new one).
I‘ve heard good things about the last 2 as well.

Heartbroken this morning learning of the passing of one of my favorite authors.
A roommate/friend told me I should read The Vampire Lestat and I was hooked. I started following Ms Rice on social media and discover she was a wonderful person as well as writer.
I wish peace and comfort to her family and friends.

1. Pre-Christmas celebration with my immediate fam. Christmas Day with some extended fam. Man Cub is with his dad this year.
2. Anne Rice
3. A couch cushion of tired donut holes … I would not read that book 😆

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Can writers stop with the crazy obsessive ex trope? Also the delusional woman trope? I‘m tired of reading suspense/thrillers that are just a woman the has become obsessed with the man who is married and has ended the affair blah blah blah 😒
Why are women writing women like this?
Long review short I got bored and annoyed with this.
I recommend passing on this.

Started this today.

I FINALLY finished this. It was good. Dragged in some places and didn‘t keep my attention. I eventually got through those parts.
Over all it was a good story. It was obvious that it was the first book.

Starting this today.

This sounded like a Holmes knock off. That‘s not a horrible thing.
The writing was tolerable and the story was good. I feel like it could have been flushed out a bit more.
This is the first in a series. I will venture back to the series but I‘m not in a hurry to read book 2 right now. 3 ⭐️

I wasn‘t aware this was a part of a series when I started it. That being said it can be read as a stand alone. Two siblings went missing 15 years ago; today one of them is found a live, wandering, and sick. Where has he been and is his sister still alive?
The suspense is good and not too contrived or forced. The story moves well. There are some trigger warnings. The writing is good.
I plan to read more within this series. 4 ⭐️

I realized that this book is part of a series 🤦🏼‍♀️ it‘s a character series so I‘m not lost or jumping in the middle of anything. Similar to ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo‘ series except this book hasn‘t referenced anything from previous stories as of yet.
#surpriseseries #accidentlystartedaseries

A Dollar Tree find from today. Looks like it might be a good spooky season read.
#dollartreefind #spookyseason

Do I dare start a series?? Lol

This was a good short spooky 👻 story. Worth it.

Listening to this short one today. I love the cover.

Not my favorite book. At times it was hard to follow and other time it was just kind of meh. It had A LOT of potential and just fell short. The ending was forced. Read at your own discretion.

Starting this one today.
#audiobook

An excellent continuation of ‘The Silence of the Girls‘ . Well written with some developing depth of character and story.
I kind of hope she continues with the story so that the character can become deeper and the story more evolved. I enjoy Baker‘s writing style and the voice she gives her characters.

Started this today.
At first I thought “have I read this?” And then I looked and it made sense. 😁 I like ‘The Silence of the Girls‘ and so far this one is good.

A Kindle Unlimited with audio 😲 so I‘m listening at work. Nothing like a little home state history.
This is the 3rd or 4th book by this author that I‘ve read. Great research, a little too much extra stuff.

Attempted to start ‘The Scarlet Letter‘ today but that lasted about 15-20 minutes before I noped that and went with the tagged book. So far interesting. I‘m waiting for a big big twist to happen.
If the office was anything like today I‘ll get a lot of time to listen. I‘m a blue thinker/person in a deeply red area. 😵‍💫🙄🤯

Along the line of T.H.U.G.
Good writing, good story line, keeps you engaged and keeps you caring about the characters and about the subject.
It‘s an important subject that isn‘t going away and it shouldn‘t ever go away. There should be as much attention brought to until it stops happening.

This is an amazing book. I will be purchasing a physical copy.
The story. The writing. The emotion. Fantastic.
I only have one issue … why did I wait so long!?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I. I keep my iPad with the Kindle app on my nightstand and that has a whole lot of unread books on it.
II. 942
III. Anne Rice. Mary Kubica and Karen Slaughter are more recent auto-borrows. Celeste Ng.
IV. Man Cub. He makes life … interesting. He started 8th grade today 😲😬🥺
@Eggs
#wonderouswednesday

I don‘t read much about sports 😬 and I wouldn‘t call those my favorites of the genre.

🏒 my ancestors did come to the US through Canada 😂

Thank you @Eggs for the tag ❤️

@TheSpineView #two4tuesday

Excuse my language… Holy fuck what took me so long!!!!?

This was an interesting glimpse into another segment of the horrors of the Holocaust. A segment little talked about and only recently as the history of the Holocaust goes acknowledged and recognized officially.

I have discovered a rabbit hole. I will be descending.

Starting this now.
This doesn‘t seem as widely written about. I wish it were or at least I wish I knew more titles.

Started listening to this Tuesday. I didn‘t like the beginning. It‘s grown on me a lot and I‘m liking it.
The subject matter isn‘t great or enjoyable.

I‘m at work. I get bored at work. I love stickers. I bring stickers to work. I put stickers on sticky notes and cut them out. I put stickers on my monitor.

Not TOTALLY un-book related, the dinos are reading.

@cwarnier this arrived either yesterday or today
Thank you so much I love them!
#summerbookmarkswap

Ok ladies your packages are on their way!
@cwarnier @magyklyXdelish @Graciouswarriorprincess
They should arrive by Friday.

up close of the silver Japanese inspired bookmarks 🔖
So pretty 😍
@magyklyXdelish

This arrived yesterday from the fabulous @magyklyXdelish

Can we talk about how gorgeous these silver Japanese inspired bookmarks are!? 😲 ❤️😻

#summerbookmarkswap
@cwarner

I really suck lately. This arrived Monday or Tuesday from the fantastic @Graciouswarriorprincess … so many wonderful bookmarks and bookish bits 😊

#summerbookmarkswap
@cwarnier

All set to go! But I suck and the post office is closed 🥺 they will go out first thing Monday because to quote Vernon Dursley, “There is no post on Sunday.”
@cwarnier
@Graciouswarriorprincess
@magyklyXdelish
#summerbookmarkswap

(Please disregard the dog hair on my couch where the dogs aren‘t allowed)

Up next 😊
#wheresmyJaime

A couple years ago I stopped making reading lists. It‘s made reading even more enjoyable.
So for me I don‘t have any books I need to get read before the end of the year.
@kathytrithardt
#QotD

😊🥺 awwww
I guess kinda, maybe 🤷🏻‍♀️

https://uquiz.com/Result/static/lite/5LkBbE/1346493/personality/1518210?p=151820...

Started this the other day at work. I read it when it‘s kind of slow.

I think they really missed a chance here.
#nerd

I finally got myself down working on my library/office space today.
When we were cleaning out my grandma‘s house in November I took a box of vintage book. Many belonged to my great grandparents and one was my great great grandfather‘s.
I found this little bit of wisdom in my great grandmother‘s copy of the tagged book.
“If this book gets off the track slap it‘s ears and send it back.”

1. The chaotic mind of Holden Caulfield - oh the mental health issues
2. Every friggin year! The first Sunday in August my Grandmother‘s family for many generations. In the 90s my Grandfather‘s family started one as well. Both have ended as the families has passed away and the internet keeps us connected.
3. Graduated college, bought a house, good job with benefits, raising an amazing kid … all as a single mom.
#wonderouswednesday @Eggs

I love Ashley C. Ford. I‘ve been following her on Twitter for a few years. I‘ve followed her through her journey of writing this memoir. It‘s fantastic to see it all come to.

I liked this. I wanted to slap Claire and Jamie in the beginning.
Their love is sweet and strong and (to me) exists only within the covers of a book (and my imagination). I love their love and passion. Gabaldon does a great job of writing this. I still want more depth in the characters. They have it, it‘s there but Gabaldon isn‘t exposing it. I need to have it exposed.