#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 4

@Hooked_on_books

7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.

Anyone else interested, consider yourself tagged as well!

@DavidDiamond @TiffaniK @SockieLady @pariisannja

#ManicMonday @JoScho

📚It, Stephen King
🎥 The Dark Night
🎶 Tears of a Clown, Smokey Robinson

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 3

@Hooked_on_books

7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.

Anyone else interested, consider yourself tagged as well!

@mandi1082 @Jilly6183 @Lel2403 @ShyBookOwl

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#humor #litsyhumor

So true 😊😊😊

Happy reading everyone! 📚

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 2

@Hooked_on_books

7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.

Anyone else interested, consider yourself tagged as well!

@Thewanderer92 @Clint @Jnnlb @JadeBethJ

“There are no women who do not like perfume, there are women who have not found their scent” – Marilyn Monroe

My preferred scent is bookish 😂

#quotes

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 1

@Hooked_on_books Sure! 😊

7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.

Anyone else interested, consider yourself tagged as well!

@Dragonfairykats @vlwelser @Jex @ashwhit85

Loved this book 💕 The designs aren‘t overly complicated, and you can use a lot of them indoors or outdoors. There are step-by-step illustrations. There‘s something for every budget and gardening skill level. Also, I love that after care was included, so you know how to care for your completed garden. You don‘t need tons of space to create your dream garden. Definitely a keeper.

#gardens #gardendesign #containergarden #containergardening

I can see this happening next spring!

#garden #gardendesign #gardenbooks

This book is a new favorite. It covers a broad range. From the physical mechanics of speech, to Susan B. Anthony, Hillary Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Disney princess movies, the Supreme Court, Circe by Madeline Miller, open office cubicle culture, tips on how to interrupt and tips on how not to get interrupted, political representation quotas, and more. A very approachable, engaging, informative, practical, inspiring read. Loved it 😊

(From the book, though not pictured above.)

“Women‘s voices changed the game. When women participated equally in the discussion, the groups arrived at different decisions; women swung the group. When women participated more, they brought unique and helpful perspectives to the issue under discussion.”

#women #womenandsociety

“Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.” ~ Bella Abzug

#women #womenandsociety #womenandhistory

Had to share this one! 🤣🤣🤣

#humor #litsyhumor

This was a fun and refreshing read. A delightful romance with likable characters and a hint of mystery. 😊

“I wanted to find the books where the authors had fangs, horns, and blisters on their knuckles.”

I like Buckhanon‘s writing, and her previous book Upstate. I did not like this book. This book isn‘t about Autumn, it‘s not about her missing sister Summer. It is about unreliable narrators, mental illness, trauma, how black men get shot and there are riots, but how so many black women go missing in silence. It‘s about struggle, both real and unreal.

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I‘ve had that cat! 😂 Luckily, my current ones aren‘t too bad.

#humor #litsyhumor #cats #catsoflitsy

I‘d forgotten about Carson‘s. My mom would take us to the back to school sales at Carson‘s, Bergners, and KMart back in the day 😂😂😂

#blastfromthepast

I‘ve heard about their podcast, but I haven‘t listened to it. That said, you don‘t have to follow their podcast to enjoy their book. The book is about their personal lives, how to get on in the world, practice self care, cultural and societal issues, eating disorders, listening to your gut instincts, and the difference between politeness and kindness. They‘re advocates for personal safety and inner strength and worth the read.

Friends are supposed to help control spending at the bookstore? Not mine! 😂😂

#bookworms #bookwormproblems

(A wee bit late....)

1. Stay Sexy & Don‘t Get Murdered; Trio of Sorcery

2. Pumpkin Spice

3. They were men, though, so their footfalls weren‘t exactly light.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

We can all relate to this one! 😂😂😂😂

#bookworms #bookwormproblems

📚Talk before sleep
🎥 Sleeping beauty
🎼 No sleep til Brooklyn

#ManicMonday @JoScho

This looks really good. It‘ll be a welcome change of pace too. 🌱🌿🌸🌺🌼🎋

To be clear, there‘s nothing wrong with this book. It‘s clear, informative, and there‘s a lot of interesting content. On the other hand, it read like a textbook, and it was a depressing reminder about how huge a role racism and oppression played in the founding of the United States and their continued impact today. There was some positive content too, but the reminders kind of overrode everything else for me. Best read in small doses.

A satire on the art world, as well as the complications of establishing an identity. Are you who you think you are, or more what other people experience? A young artist has to recreate her art after her studio burns. Her idol has died, but she gets a chance to stay at the same retreat as people who knew her idol. Only things aren‘t so clear cut or idyllic as she thought. There are deep secrets here that might change her view of everything.

Hilo, Shae, Anden, Wen, Bero, Mudt, and the rest are back. I‘ll admit to liking Jade City a bit better, but Jade War was more expansive. The clan travels overseas (Anden) and there‘s even more political wrangling. Jade and shine still play a huge role as well. Lee is great at world building and creating a complex but believable empire for her characters to maneuver around in. Jade Legacy should be interesting when it‘s released!

Well, after a judge ok‘d the confiscation of “inappropriate” books at the Rio de Janeiro book fair, activists bought them and handed them out for free. Plus, the local paper put an “inappropriate image” on the front page.

#censorship #lgbt #lgbtq

“There's a story behind every Bookworm!”
~ Annie Lang

#quotes

Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier. ~ Kathleen Norris

#quotes

"...the brain is like a muscle, and if you don't exercise it by reading and doing creative stuff, it'll get weak and mushy." - from the tagged book

#quotes

One of those books you think everyone should read. I actually liked Stamped From The Beginning better, but I think this is more user friendly and accessible. Would recommend them both.

A very interesting read, but also saddening too. While things have certainly improved, it‘s depressing to think people out there still believe in things like eugenics. While a lot of this isn‘t new information, it‘s still well presented. A worthwhile read.

Cute story, though Maddie and Theo didn‘t draw me in as much. I did like seeing Maddie and Theo‘s perspectives on the relationships of Alexa and Drew, and glimpses of Nik and Carlos. Enjoyed how she wove everyone‘s story‘s together. Interested to see what Guillory does for book four.

”Books let you fight dragons,
meet the love of your life,
travel to faraway lands and
laugh alongside friends, all
within their pages. They‘re an
escape that brings you home.”

Really enjoyed this book and the women in it. I like that Lee loosely modeled Felicity, Sim, and Johanna on real women who didn‘t fit the mold and struggled against inequality in their respective fields.

Felicity and her companions were flawed, scared, brave, determined, and true to themselves. Loved seeing her interact with Monty and Percy. Even at the end, the women stayed true to themselves, and were determined to live on their own terms.

On sale for a great deal if you have a Nook or the Nook app and have been thinking of giving this one a try.

#sale #barnesandnoble #nook

Feeling productive since I finished all these 📚📚📚😊

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#humor #litsyhumor

I was going to clean the house, but then I realized this book isn‘t going to read itself. 🤣

#humor #litsyhumor

I‘ve heard this described as Game of Thrones meets Gladiator. Not sure if that‘s accurate, but overall, this is an African inspired revenge fantasy. It features a diverse cast, female mages called the Chosen, dragons, and our hero Tau, set on revenge after a devastating loss. I didn‘t like Tau much, but his motives and actions led the story. I‘ll say this wasn‘t for me, but I did finish and I can see the appeal for others. Love the cover though 😊

Lovely idea book. It covers design basics, theme gardens, such as attracting pollinators, and how to add color, texture, and interest to your garden. It also goes into adding visual interest and focal points with things like walls, arches, rocks, planters, benches, and fun garden statuary. The photographs are gorgeous and inspiring. A lovely book overall, with an emphasis on creating your dream garden, not on plant care. Tons of ideas included.

Ali gets her old college friends get together and then one of them is raped. Even worse, Karen says Ali‘s husband Mike did it. Secrets unfold, and relationships are tested. While it was predictable in places, it was well done enough to keep me reading. Plenty of tension between the characters, the backstory was revealed in flashbacks, and multiple narrators helped move things along. A fast and easy read.

It‘s hard work, but someone‘s gotta do it 🤣

#bookworm #bookwormproblems #eatsleepread

Enjoyed Kill the Farm Boy so taking a chance on this one. Off to a fun start so far. Seeing plenty of puns and silly humor ahead 📚🤣

Happy National Red Wine Day! 🍷
Enjoy a glass with your current read 🍷

A small sample of my wine books in the photo. Any good ones you‘d add? 🍷

Love these cartoons 😊📚🥰

Sensation Comics was published by DC Comics between 1942 and 1952. For most of its run, the lead feature was Wonder Woman. These bound issues were part of the Men of Steel, Women of Wonder museum display.

#comics #DCComics #WonderWoman #SuperMan #SAMA #SuperHeroes

This was a fun, action-packed trilogy. Devi Morris started her adventures in Fortune‘s Pawn. Her memory was erased in Honor‘s Knight. In Heaven‘s Queen, Devi‘s back. She‘s tired of government conspiracies, aliens trying to kill her, and people messing up her beloved armor, Lady Grey. She‘s on a mission, but it‘s tricky when you‘ve got a month to live and everyone‘s trying to stop you from succeeding. Good thing Devi‘s stubborn...and in love.

📚Surf Shacks
🎥Blue Crush
🎼Surfin‘ USA

#ManicMonday @JoScho