pickThis is Nora Robert‘s at her best. Some of her latest have been so-so lately (in my humble opinion) but this was a compelling and enthralling read. Who doesn‘t like a little bit of romance with your ghosts. Love the other ghosts besides the brides (Molly and Jack) and freaking love Clover. Who wouldn‘t want their own DJ? All in all, looking forward to the next installment (hopefully my local library has it).
Dark and dreary days calls for snuggling in bed with a good book
“Those who dance are considered insane by those who can‘t hear the music.”
“I face the inevitable unflinchingly”
“Confidence comes from knowing that whatever the situation, you know you‘ll make the best of it. Confidence is certainty in your ability to rise.”
“Well, none of us are here for very long. While we‘re alive, all we can do is keep on fighting. Try to make our contribution count.”
“What they will never understand is that forgiveness is only for the strong.”
“You get to decide how you show up in this world. No one else gets to dictate to you who you are.”
I gave this a try and if all of Lucy Score‘s books are as freaking funny as this one is, then I‘m going to have read more. So far, LUVIN IT!
Picked this up at my local library the other day. Was looking for a nice easy read and decided “why not, this looks enjoyable”. I was not wrong. So far, loving the character development and the story pacing is spot on. Fairly fast read as I am 3/4 of the way done and only have been reading about 5 hours. Think I‘ll have to continue this series
“There is nothing more sacred than the Archives. Even temples can be rebuilt, but books cannot be rewritten.”
“Hope is a fickle, dangerous thing. It steals your focus and aims it toward the possibilities instead of keeping it where it belongs—on the probabilities.”
Another day of training, another lovely selection!
“Intolerable sadness was tolerated by closing the book on a life, one never to be reopened.”
Another year of mandatory training and the only way to survive…a good book and a Pepsi
“Knowledge can forestall fear.”
pickI don‘t agree with his political views but he certainly makes reading history entertaining. What I thought was just going to be a discussion about the Salem Witch Trials turned into one of religious freedoms and the American Revolution. Who knew we had a problem with the separation of church and state from the beginning!
Just a little reading while I am stuck in yearly training!
Seems appropriate to be reading this waiting to see the doc
“To be finished with life, one needs to be utterly exhausted, and worn out by heartache”
“When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out. Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one‘s ability to persuade.”
“Fear comes with the dark when you‘re lying still, waiting for the knock on the door. And fear is not always reasonable.”
“The world is beautiful, but people make it ugly.”
“Change isn‘t about getting taller or changing the roof over your head. Change happens in your heart, in your way of thinking, of moving in the world.”
“We all make decisions, and those decisions affect other people. They ripple through the world, and the more power you have, the greater the ripple.”
“The morality of an action depends, ultimately and only, on it‘s outcomes.”
Got sucked into the Bridgerton craze while recuperating from emergency bowel surgery. So far so good.
“…the impossible is merely the possible for which we don‘t yet know the science.”
Think I will be keeping this series after tomorrow (which is National Clean Out Your Bookcase Day). Love this series and was so happy to have found it. Saddened to hear that the author is battling cancer at the moment. Sending her happy vibes and thoughts of warm comforting bowls of noodles
Watched Shadowlands last night with the hubby (if you haven‘t seen, I highly recommend the version with Sir Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger) before settling down to read this. This week was the 10th anniversary of my Oma‘s passing and I‘m finding it a little hard. Perhaps this will help.
pickI can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but then again I have a sick sense of humour and find true crime fascinating. I also work in the prison system so I understand the authors dark sense of humour and her “female in a male dominated job” life. Her style of writing was informative but not condescending making it easy to read and understand.
Another day of training and a good book. Today: Defensive Tactics!
Picked this up because I needed something meaningful in my life right now. Something that questions and enlightens. Think this might just do the trick
“Tyrants are not easy to oppose or walk away from, especially when you depend on them for everything.”
“Now, don‘t turn your nose up to a little make-believe,” he said. “Sometimes, you need to be someplace else for a while. Even if that place exists only in your head.”
“The dawn had crept in on little cat‘s feet, and here she was, whispering with light, lifting the mist.”
“A good Theater is like a Petri dish, cultivating all sorts of surprises within the confines of a very limited space, and it is of paramount importance that this process be disturbed as little as possible by the vicissitudes of the world at large.”
“Why do we pray when we are terrified? Why do we reserve this ancient and primitive ritual for moments of great distress? It is always the same supplication: O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.”
Nothing beats a good book when you are feeling Blah!
If they are doing this for all the books, I can see my pay checks evaporating in front of my eyes!
Just a little “light” reading
This is my philosophy as well, maybe we are kindred spirits, Alex and I.
“For me, life is a whole experience, not just a series of isolated moments. It‘s like submerging yourself into a warm bath rather than sticking your toe under the faucet. It‘s the totality of life.”
pickFound a new series that I just can‘t seem to put down. Picked up numbers 3-5 at my bookstore but held off starting them before I ordered 1 & 2. I have to start at the beginning of a series (I‘m slightly OCD) but binge read them. Bummed that now I have to wait a few days before number 6 arrives. But they say anticipation makes it taste that much better! Also, the goth in me squeals every time I look on the covers to see the skulls “hidden” there
Thoroughly enjoying this series. Picked it up on a whim but now can‘t put them down. Read until my eyes bleed but in an hour, I‘m picking it back up for more. Kinda like Chinese food, an hour later you‘re hungry for more!
