What a great #BeauTEAfulBooks selection!! Thank you, @debthmpsn @TerriGreen - this was one that was already on my TBR and I could hardly put it down! O‘Farrell does an amazing job with these characters and the different timelines all meld together so well! I loved every page!

This book came highly recommended to me, and I think that I may have had my expectations raised a bit too high... still, it‘s a fascinating and genuinely interesting mashup of memoir, goshawk raising and a lot of T. H. White‘s biography. Read by the author, this made for some good distraction while cleaning for Memorial Day company (and some #AudioColoring too!)

I‘ve been a fan of Kadrey‘s since reading Sandman Slim in 2010. This standalone fantasy novel spends a lot of time world-building which impacts the pacing, but there‘s plenty of action & excitement! It‘s set in, as the title suggests, a dark city reeling from a Great War (parallels can be drawn to our own history here). Largo receives an unexpected promotion as the head courier of the city he knows so well changing his life. Thanks, #NetGalley!

This is the third book of Koch‘s that I‘ve read, but, unfortunately it‘s probably my least favorite. The mayor of Amsterdam narrates here, but he‘s an odd man... and convinced that his non-Dutch wife is cheating on him. There are lengthy side tangents, odd subplots and an ending that‘s too vague to be satisfying. But, I think discussion groups will find this to provide a lot of fodder! Thanks, #NetGalley!

It‘s been a very long time since I last picked up a book by Rollins- but this month‘s #ReadAroundTheWorld challenge country is #Oman and I was delighted to see this title on a list of books set there since I had started collecting the Sigma Force series years earlier in preparation to binge it! So this fun thriller fulfills the challenge and marks my 40th #MtTBRChallenge read! It‘s a bit far-fetched, but exciting nonetheless!

This was a quick and exciting #KindleUnlimited read! It‘s my first experience with the author and I already have another one of her books in my KU list now! Engaging storyline, told from dual perspectives - this certainly brightened up my rainy morning! 😊

Well, I think this sequel to Before The Storm is even stronger!! All of the same characters are back- though a year has passed since the events of the first book. This one focuses more on the Westons but the Lockwoods are still main characters too as the book covers multiple perspectives. I both listened and read it- #unputdownable for sure, as this ended up taking up my whole evening- in the most pleasant way!! 😄

Diane Chamberlain‘s books are always a guaranteed good time- whether reading or listening to do some much needed #AudioCleaning (followed by some relaxing #AudioColoring) - since discovering her, I have tried to slowly parse out her backlog... this one is the first in a duology so I‘m excited to have a little bit of a binge! Set in #NorthCarolina, this family drama surrounds a church fire that acts as a catalyst for secrets to be revealed!

This #BookAboutBooks is between “so-so” and “pick” for me, but the subject matter made me round up! 😊 Thanks, #NetGalley - this book is a collection of little anecdotes about writers, books, publishing and the lives of authors. It‘s more UK-centric, but there‘s some efforts to include facts from around the world of writing. I wish that there was a clearer age for the audience and it felt a bit more up to date (the book lists are all quite dated).

This YA thriller is a survival story post plane crash in the jungle- there are plenty of natural dangers, compounded with the drama that the group of survivors are all in high school! It‘s a #OneSittingRead from James Patterson‘s publishing imprint. It‘s lacking some supporting detail that would make this more realistic but doesn‘t want for page-turning excitement! #Bookwear

I really enjoyed my May #BOTM pick! It‘s pretty hilarious- but also deeply sad at times, too. And though Andrew may not have been shouting #SaveMe in words, he manages to save himself here in a story that is charming, funny and heartfelt. It‘s an impressive debut and I definitely am curious to see what Roper will write next! #MayMovieMagic

I‘ve been looking forward to reading more from Edwards since finishing her debut novel, This I Know, last year. I was thrilled to have my #NetGalley request approved! Spanning thirty years, this coming-of-age novel opens with a birth in the Northern California Saffron Freedom Community that incites the titular character to start asking questions about his own identity. Heartbreaking, completely wonderful and unputdownable! Can‘t wait for more!

I thoroughly enjoyed Meyers‘ debut novel so I was thrilled to have received this ARC through #NetGalley! This is a discussion starter of a book, for sure! I think that anyone who has felt less than perfect when looking in a mirror or on the scale will find something to identify with here. The second half is stronger than the first (it gets a little repetitive and isn‘t as fresh) but the character arcs work well and that‘s the strongest part.

Thanks to #NetGalley for helping me discover this #NewToMeAuthor- I loved this dual timeline thriller. The tension builds steadily, with a plot that takes some genuinely unexpected turns! I loved it! And I sure hope that this isn‘t an accurate picture of #ModernLove... #MayMadness #MayMovieMagic

I‘ve been looking forward to listening to Feeney‘s second novel since my book club read her first book! This is another twisty thriller (though I did see some of the plot‘s turns coming!) that is well-performed on the audio version. There are some really horrifying moments- so beware! #AudioColoring

This is my second experience with Brenner‘s beach reads and this one set in Sag Harbor is light-hearted and fast-paced. Great for a weekend trip, I enjoyed this despite the predictable plot. It‘s almost sweetly satisfying and great for a quick escape into imagining what you would do with a windfall like Penny‘s!

I‘m not really sure when my interest in the Romanovs began, but I‘ve been looking forward to this one since I heard about it! This YA novel tells the post-abdication story from Anastasia‘s POV. Nastya also has an interest in magic as she works to do everything she can to save her family. The pacing is a little uneven, and the characters may seem a bit too good to be true, but the research is evident. Thanks to #NetGalley for my copy!

I can‘t believe my #BookBinge of this series has come to an end! I enjoyed this tenth installment- and was pleasantly surprised to have Flora play such a large part (she‘s my fav!). The new characters are well-developed and the plot has some real surprises! Another page turner for sure! Thanks, #NetGalley- though I had to get a physical copy too, to share with my dad!

This ninth addition to the D. D. Warren series isn‘t the best in the series... the ending though unexpected was actually pretty depressing and though I was thrilled to see Florence again, even she wasn‘t quite enough to make me love this... But, it‘s certainly a fast-paced read and one that I still had fun reading!

If I had been less than impressed by the seventh book in the D. D. Warren series, then this eighth book more than made up for that! I thoroughly enjoyed every page! It‘s exciting, the characters are well-developed and the plot has some genuine surprises too! I can‘t believe that I only have two books left in my #BookBinge!

My #BookBinge of the D. D. Warren series continues with this 7th installment. So far, this is probably my least favorite of the series... it‘s not a bad book (twisty plot, exciting events), but the new characters don‘t feel quite as fresh or original and D. D. grated on my nerves a bit here...

This #audiobook had some interesting moments, and it did keep my attention through to the end, but I never really liked either narrator and I thought by the end that these are all women that I‘m thankful aren‘t real! Yikes!!! #AudioColoring

Wow! I could hardly put this sixth book in the D. D. Warren series down!! Now that the re-reading is done, it was nice to feel like I was really guessing the killer in this mystery! And while some parts I was TOTALLY right about, there were still plenty of surprises to keep the pages turning!! Can‘t wait to pick up the next one!! #BookBinge

This novella is a nice transition that actually covers some key points for D. D. Warren- I was hoping that there had been a little bit more coverage of her conversation that was hinted at in the end of the fifth book, but this opens up about six months later. Still, though the novella format isn‘t my favorite and thus feels almost like the Halloween special Scooby Doo episode of the series, I am glad that I gave it a listen! #AudioColoring

Well, this is the last one in the series that I have read before! And as this one was the most recently read (8 years ago), I actually remembered it the best. But it‘s still a fast-paced and exciting read that I couldn‘t put down! I thoroughly enjoyed this one and am excited to read the rest and continue my D. D. Warren book binge!

This fourth book in the D. D. Warren series is the most emotionally taxing so far! #Saved or maybe spared is a better word, one of the main perspectives is a psych nurse for the pediatric ward who is the sole survivor of her family‘s annihilation... as the 25th anniversary approaches, more families are turning up dead... And finally, in my re-reading of this series, I sort of remembered it!! #SpringIntoReading

This is the third installment of the D. D. Warren series - and another re-read that feels like the first time for me! It‘s fast-paced, with great new characters and more detail on familiar ones, too. I love Gardner‘s dialogue and realistic details. Tried to get a view of our own neighbor‘s house out the #Window - but luckily our neighbors aren‘t like these! #SpringIntoReading @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

Though this is my second time reading this, I can honestly say that the twisting plot surprised me this time too! Exciting story, great to see development from the characters first introduced in Alone- but new characters are strong here too! I loved it!! #OneWordTitles #SpringIntoReading @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This is actually the third time that I‘ve read this one... and still a fast paced and exciting read!! It all started coming back to me about halfway through but I still had a great time and am so thrilled to finally be catching up on this great series!!! #RereadsAreTheBestReads!

Whew- secrets and lies abound here in this deeply riveting story told across multiple narrators in the aftermath of a fatal explosion in the titular VA town. This #BOTM pick is probably one of my favorites so far - but it gave me a stomachache while reading and left my heart aching after the last page. A totally impressive debut novel!!! 💗💔💗💔💗

This is the April selection for my book club... and though I voted for this one, I ended up not really enjoying this #Audiobook as much as I had hoped! It‘s well-researched and certainly detailed but I never felt the characters really come to life or feel genuinely connected to them. Alva led a fascinating life, but I wish the focus here had been less on romance and high society... #AudioColoring

This #KindleUnlimited #novella is a quick read that I chose as a part of the #ReadAroundTheWorld challenge for #Lithuania- though the book takes place here in America, the family had immigrated from Lithuania and the father from Poland. It‘s a fictionalization of the author‘s family story and is charming and interesting. #bujo

I have been a fan of McMahon‘s for many years now, so I‘m especially thankful to #NetGalley for the chance to read this one a bit early! It‘s an atmospheric and spooky read told in alternating perspectives with interesting characters- all revolving around the local legacy of Hattie. Some aspects of the plot are easier to see coming but it doesn‘t detract from this fun and spooky read!

Though I wasn‘t a huge fan of the first book in this series, that was mostly due to the HORRIBLE audio performance... this second installment is a quick read that‘s all in all pretty fun! It‘s a new take on #ghosts and I pretty much couldn‘t put it down!

After thoroughly enjoying the first two installments of this trilogy, I was thrilled to be approved by #NetGalley for the third “Rosie” book! But the focus here isn‘t on Don and Rosie‘s relationship - instead on their now 11 year old son, Hudson, who seems to really take after his father. This causes problems in his new school... But though this is a quick read, it was missing a lot of the charm and humor of the earlier books... disappointing!

I‘ve read or listened to most of Gudenkauf‘s earlier novels, so I‘m always on the lookout for her latest! This one is an excitingly tense read- with characters that come to life, a twisting plot and a multimedia approach that amplifies the pacing! I couldn‘t put it down!!!

Ooof... this is a heart-wrenching #TrueCrime slash #Memoir! Written in a novel-like style, this is hard to put down as this horrific 1991 crime comes to life from multiple angles. I am looking forward to discussing this one tomorrow with the rest of my book club!

This #NetGalley read is actually also a #BlameItOnLitsy read, too, since I first saw it here! It‘s a fast-paced thriller with some spooky scenes and a title that I would never give to a new mother... especially not one of #twins! The book wasn‘t exactly what I expected but I enjoyed it and am curious to see what the author follows this debut novel up with!

I really enjoyed this Gothic-inspired mystery/ghost/love story! The plot contains some genuine surprises and the characters feel real and complicated. I love the set up, premise and the setting! I think this would be a lot of fun for book clubs because I definitely want to talk about this one!! My only complaint? I didn‘t want it to end!! #NetGalley

I‘ve been a big fan of Chamberlain‘s for years now- and have been trying to control my catching up on her backlog so that I always have one of her books when I need it! This #FamilyDrama has sympathetic characters and a plot with some real surprises! I really enjoyed it!! #AudioColoring

This was one of my #MostAnticipated2019Reads - but I frankly struggled finishing it! I found the pacing to be slow, the characters to be not only unlikable but also unconvincing in their motivations and the plot to gloss over what seemed like the more interesting parts! I am not sure if this is a case of going in with too high of hopes, but I very nearly bailed on this #WWI novel! Maybe someone else will find a connection to these characters!

I thoroughly enjoyed this #nonfiction look into the world of service dogs- focusing mainly on psych services. It‘s an uplifting (though at other times rather tearjerking) listen that made me even more thankful for dogs in general! It‘s a fascinating listen read by the author herself- great for #AudioColoring but even better for #AudioWalking with a four-legged friend!

Thank you so much, @SmartSassery - I love everything!!! Books that I‘m so excited to read, amazing bookmarks, a great fascinator and matching handmade earrings, yummy treats- and of course tea!! So very generous!!! 😘😘😘 And Thank you to @TheReadingMermaid for organizing this super fun #MadHatterTeaPartySwap!!! So much fun!!!! 📚☕️📚☕️📚❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

This tantalizing novella reminded me just how much I love this very talented author!! I didn‘t expect the connection to Harrison Squared- but I really hope that there is more to come! I really enjoyed this and didn‘t want it to end! #AudioColoring

I can‘t believe that I officially no longer have any more Rainbow Rowell books left in my TBR... this one was the last one left and though I really loved it (definitely up there as one of my favorites- I laughed, I cried, I loved...), it‘s a bittersweet ending because now I‘m left at the whims of publishing schedules! I just loved these characters and though the performance of the audio wasn‘t my favorite, it was still great! #AudioColoring

Sorry for the delay!! My Winter #Booked2019 reads were: 📖#FemaleDetective=A Beautiful Corpse📖 #FairytaleRetelling=A Wicked Thing📖 #HappyPlace=Love, Lucy📖 #RelatedtoPodcast=Death on the Devil‘s Teeth📖 #SetInIreland=The Ruin📖 #NewToYouAuthor=Sleeping Giants📖

I absolutely loved this! I laughed, I cried... I didn‘t want it to end (but I hastened its ending by staying up way too late!). Set in 1992-94, this book is both meticulously and yet effortlessly researched, culminating in a biopic of Jackie O‘s time as an editor through the lens of a new author working not only on his semi-autobiographical novel but also in his own relationships. This is my first experience with the author, but won‘t be my last!

Thanks to #NetGalley for the fourth installment of the Veronica Speedwell series! I actually ended up getting my hands on the audio version as well because I enjoyed the performance so much of the previous books! I had such fun book-bingeing this series and I loved the change of scenery for this one! But the ending has me SUPER excited for the fifth book!!! #AudioColoring

This is a #BlameItOnLitsy read for me, as I first heard of it on here! But I #Wish I had loved it as much as I expected to... it‘s an interesting and fast-paced read but I found it a little difficult to connect with the characters and the ending sure leaves me with a lot of questions! I‘m hopeful the sequel will be even better! #LiteraryLuck

I thoroughly enjoyed this third installment of the Veronica Speedwell series! I‘m a little sad that my #audiobinging has come to an end but I‘m looking forward to reading the next book! This Egyptian fun was a good addition and I #believe that I may enjoy this series even more than her first! It‘s been supreme #AudioColoring fun! #LiteraryLuck