1 and 2. I‘m reading the tagged book as a physical copy.
3. I just started it today but I‘m enjoying reading about the fictional escapades of young Agatha Christie.
4. I never mark in books. I will use a sticky flag if there is something I want to remember.
#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94
Thank you @JessClark78 for the tag!
Wynona Le Doux set her pestle aside and leaned down to get a good whiff of the crushed herbs.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
I haven‘t hid the fact that I have Depression and Anxiety. Here are the things that help me!
1. I have therapy every week, takes meds every day, and see a doctor for regular mental checkups.
1a. I make the time to do the things that I enjoy like reading, listening to music, and playing some games.
2. I replaced some of my skincare items.
#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94
#MentalHealth
Ted Harper never saw it coming. One minute, he was alone on the platform, and the next he‘d acquired a wife.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
1. Sometimes vague similarities end up in my dreams but it‘s mostly from movies not books.
2. A Bear Called Paddington. Surprised right? ☺️
3. Getting outside and enjoying the green of Spring.
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
Thank you @EadieB for the tag. ☺️
1. As many as my kindle will hold! I never know what will sound appealing.
2. I used to before Kindle but not anymore. I remember one trip to visit relatives where the books I brought lost their appeal and I had nothing to read and nowhere to get something new. That sucked!
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Thank you @JessClark78 for the tag!
pickConsuming stories really helped me through the last month. I picked up A Day Like This on a whim and was totally intrigued by the plot. I listened to Agatha Christie‘s The Body In The Library and so enjoyed Miss Marple‘s detecting skills. Listening to The Map of Knowledge took some time because there was so much to absorb. The Promise Of A Kiss was a delightful historical romance escapade set in Egypt.
#AprilReads #ebooks #audiobooks
Hi everyone! I‘m still here! This is a somewhat accurate representation of me over the last month. I‘ve been basically a hermit for the last two years but Covid got me anyway. I was really scared but so glad that I‘m vaccinated. I still have some lingering issues like fatigue and a bit of a cough, but I‘m doing a lot better than I was. I‘ve really missed all of you and hope you are all well. 💕
pickFirst book in A Gilded Newport Mystery series featuring Emma Vanderbilt Cross, an independent relation of the famous Vanderbilts. I hadn‘t planned on reading this right now but the historical setting sucked me in. I wish there had been more about Emma‘s job as a newspaper reporter.
#ebook #mystery #historical
pickJamie has been having fun playing and ultimately beating the new game Starfighter Training Academy. Turns out it‘s not a game when a hunky guy (who looks just like her in-game partner) shows up at Jamie‘s door in the middle of the night to recruit her to fight for an alien world in trouble. Steamy sci-fi romance.
#audiobook #romance #scifi
“She awoke that morning to an angry sea battering the edges of the promontory, and gusting winds that kicked up a spray to rattle against her bedroom windows.”
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
1. Unfortunately no.
2. I love reading romance almost as much as mystery! Hero as protector and soulmates. ❤️
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
I will tell first about making a new friend and save the dead body for later.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
pickSteampunk adventures including airships, clockwork spies, and mystical rituals. A group of intellectual misfits travel from England to France and Italy on a expedition to uncover a potential new energy source. The ending felt a bit rushed but overall I enjoyed the book.
#ebook #fantasy #steampunk
pickThis was a fun middle-grade story set in Regency England where magic exists. Cousins Kate and Cecelia share their adventures in Society via letters. This epistolary style made me feel as if I was receiving the letters myself. I really enjoyed it!
#audiobook #middlegrade #historical #fantasy
pickAnother fun mystery in the Nancy Drew Diaries series. Nancy comes to the rescue of her boyfriend, Ned, who finds himself in trouble at a rare books library while researching it‘s resident ghost. I enjoyed the story but was a bit disappointed by Ned‘s impulsiveness. I guess there can only be one Nancy Drew! 🔍
#audiobook #mystery #NancyDrew
pickI quite enjoyed this short historical romance set in Gilded Age New York at Christmas time. I liked learning the bits about creating window displays for a department store. I could have done without the misunderstanding between the main couple. Still, it was a pleasant holiday read and introduced me to a new author.
#romance #historical #ebook
A man was watching her from the other side of the glass.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Saturday! I hope everyone has a day full of reading, yummy food, and rest. 🎄📚❤️🎉
The numbers marched across the page in a glory all their own.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
1. There is a particular piece of music by Canadian Brass called “The 12 Days of Christmas” featuring classical composers. Here‘s the link if anyone is interested: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GhGDslzJGGI
2. Christmas cookies. Cookies or potatoes are always the answer!
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Thank you for the tag @JessClark78 ☺️
Some encouragement from one of my favorite artists, Jacqueline Chen aka Chibird.
#ThinkPositiveBePositive #Chibird
1. I just want to spend more time reading and less time playing games.
2. Dressing/Stuffing. It‘s just another form of bread and I love bread (and cookies)!
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Cardinal Woolsey‘s knitting shop has appeared on postcards celebrating the quaint views of Oxford, of which there are many.
🧶— The Vampire Knitting Club: First in a Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series by Nancy Warren
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
“One of the things that happens when you take part in the Great British Baking Contest, a reality baking show that‘s taken the world by storm, is that you become a celebrity.”
— Gingerdead House: A Culinary Cozy Mystery (The Great Witches Baking Show) by Nancy Warren
@ShyBookOwl #FirstLineFridays
“Gabriel Derwent stared at his reflection in the opulently framed mirror of the lavish hotel room—just to make sure he hadn‘t inadvertently put his shirt on inside out or his boxers on his head.”
@ShyBookOwl #FirstLineFridays
I just wanted to share today‘s daily deal from Audible. I‘m looking forward to listening to this! Mexican folklore wrapped in an intriguing storyline.
#Audible #AudibleDailyDeal #MiddleGradeFiction
pickBook number 4 in the Paws & Claws series. I always enjoy the atmosphere of the Inn and all the various pets. Love is in the air during a matchmaking event at the Sugar Maple Inn in the pet-friendly town of Wagtail Virginia. I think there are more shenanigans going on in this book compared to the previous one! The mystery kept me turning the pages even when real life tried to distract me. I highly recommend this series!
#cozymystery
Not book related. I always need a reminder that it‘s ok to be myself. Here‘s a pic of my ivy plant just doing it‘s best, imperfections and all. 💚
#BeYourself
This is the third book in the Paws & Claws mystery series featuring the Sugar Maple Inn in the pet-friendly town of Wagtail, Virginia. The town is holding a murder mystery weekend that goes sideways when an actual murder is committed! The Inn is charming as well as the staff and various pets. The cat, Leo, was so much fun! The mystery kept me turning the pages. This is one of my favorite series. On to the next!
#mystery #cozymystery
1. Titles can be attention grabbing but the blurb is more important to me.
2. Slothilda was so cute.
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
pickI absolutely loved this book! It‘s historical fiction focusing on the early days of BBC radio. We get to tag along with protagonist Maisie as she assumes secretarial work for the Talks department, and marvel with her over the wonders of the broadcasts and the people that make them happen. I thoroughly enjoyed my immersion in the story and atmosphere of London in the 1920‘s. The best book I‘ve read this year!
#historicalfiction
Hey Litsy friends! Can I ask a question or two?
I‘m new to bifocals but not corrective lenses and I just wondered how does one walk around with these things on?! When I try to look at the ground to make sure I don‘t trip on anything, everything is too blurry through the bifocal part. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. 🤓 #BifocalLife
1. I used to read magazines but not so much anymore. Newspapers actually make me sneeze!
2. I don‘t have any in-real-life friends that read. People around here are almost proud that they Don‘t read. 😒
3. It has to be an immersive story that takes me out of myself.
4. Air conditioning, a quiet home, and trying to be in the moment.
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
1. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff. Made into a movie in 1987 with Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins.
2. I would love to see any of Jasper Fforde‘s Thursday Next books as a movie!
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
I hope this helps someone today. Art by Chibird. 💚
#ThinkPositiveBePositive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #chibird
I finally have a table to work jigsaw puzzles! I‘ve loved doing puzzles since childhood but it‘s been a long time since my last one. This one is a scene from the movie, My Neighbor Totoro. It was a gift from my husband. He knew I wanted to start audio puzzling. I‘m currently listening to Death at Bishop‘s Keep by Robin Paige.
#audiopuzzling #audiobook #jigsawpuzzles
Current afternoon reading while I update my computer. This historical romance is reminiscent of the 1999 movie The Mummy with Brendan Fraser. Love and adventure in 19th century Egypt! ❤️
#ebook #historicalromance
pickThis historical fiction explores the eleven days in 1926 when Agatha Christie went missing. Even to this day no one knows what happened nor why. Agatha and Archie‘s relationship takes center stage in this narrative. The pieces begin to fall into place presenting an intriguing story that kept me turning the pages and marveling at the end.
#ebook #HistoricalFiction #mystery
Having a pleasant afternoon reading the tagged book. I‘m treating myself to some Cherry Coke Zero. What you can‘t see is the classical music playing - Twelve Concertos by Charles Avison (1709-1770).
I hope everyone is having a good friday!
#AfternoonReading
1. I like 3rd person best. I don‘t need to self-insert.
2. 2nd person is my least favorite. I find it tiring.
3. I‘ve read some Choose Your Own Adventure books back in the day.
#SundayFunday @ozma.of.oz Would anyone else like to play? ☺️
The letter flutters on the desk, almost keeping time with the footsteps thundering across the floor.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
I saw this ebook is on sale today for $2.99 via Amazon and just wanted to share in case anyone is interested. I love Agatha Christie and am really curious about this book. What could have happened when Agatha went missing for 11 days in 1926? I‘m intrigued! 🤔🔍
#ebook #AgathaChristieFiction
