A Locked Tomb read through podcast used this word on the episode I listened to yesterday, and I knew I needed to post it today. Such a good October word.

#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee

When her estranged aunt dies, Phee takes on the responsibility of arranging the funeral, to her mother‘s anger. Her attempt at independence will reveal her own strengths & family secrets long buried.

For how short this was, it packed an emotional punch. Phee‘s grief over the lost time with her aunt, her coming to terms with her parents‘ fallibility. & brief glimpses into a wide magical world had me hooked! An author for me to watch!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

When Splinter & Ash learn that the Larks are planning on attacking the city of Haven during the Festival of Lights, the two girls decide to do all they can to save their city.

Fantastic follow up! The friendship between the 2 girls is fantastic, all the characters are so unique. Pacing kept me engaged w/out feeling like we were rushing. I do wish we could get more world building of the culture & the magic, but overall a wonderful read!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

#WeeklyForecast

Happy Indigenous People‘s Day!

I‘m very much looking forward to finishing Thistlefoot, a Baba Yaga story, and starting a House of Frost and Feathers, also a Baba Yaga story. 😂

#BookReport

So many good reads this week! It‘s going to be difficult to pick a favorite read for this month!

Granny Weatherwax has my whole heart. ❤️ She‘s always my favorite character whenever she shows up!

#SundayFunday Have an amazing day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

Nagare & his daughter Koishi continue w/ their food detective agency to help those looking for a meal, a memory, & closure.

These books are such a comfort read. The lovely relationship between the father & daughter is so sweet. & each little mystery of what every client needs is so heartwarming. & of course the food descriptions continue to be the highlight of the books. I find myself researching recipes every time I read these books!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Do you like words? Do you like knowing where some words came from? Then boy do I have the book for you. After giving you a brief exploration of how etymology works, this book shows how those rules have shaped the English language we use today.

A fun dip into the wild and wacky world of words. Humorous and informative, this will be a fun book to whip out for trivia nights.

I am a bit disappointed this book didn‘t talk about zeugmas. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Joy Harjo, former Poet Laureate of the United States, delivers in this new memoir of growing up as an Indigenous woman, the griefs of her community, & the ways she‘s found to make joy.

Harjo is one of my few auto buy poets. She‘s a gorgeous, evocative writer, while making her personal experiences feel so relatable. I made so many highlights & bookmarks. I can‘t wait to buy a physical copy to add to my collection of hers. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

I‘ve been trying to make space for hanging with friends as we start heading into the months of sadness and darkness (yay seasonal affective disorder 🙃)

10/10 Highly recommend just sitting and chatting. 💕

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords @CBee

When Hazel needs help w/ the mythical creatures seeking refuge in Camp Jupiter, Nico & Will jump to help. They discover the ripples of their journey into Tartarus have spread farther than they thought, & someone really doesn‘t like the change.

Fantastic follow up! I loved the continuation of change vs stagnation & the power of choosing your future, loved the cacodemons, loved seeing more of Hazel, & all the mythics were so interesting.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

When Vimes is sent as diplomat to the coronation of the new Low King of the Dwarves, he isn‘t planning on investigating. But there‘s a stolen holy relic & an attempted assassination, so Vimes does what Vimes does best.

This was an intense one! The ripples of Cheery‘s life has spread, there‘s a lot more political intrigue, & Sybil really gets to shine! & a thoughtful condemnation of using tradition as a means of subjugation & control.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Saffi‘s newest case is when former movie star Malcolm receives threatening post cards as he tries to open a horror amusement park. W/ environmental activists, rival real estate agents, & a USPIS agent, suspects are abundant.

A cute Halloween read. Saffi is a fun protagonist, a writer living out of an RV. Side characters were so fun. The mystery was engaging w/ a very surprising solve. But I am so tired of cozy mystery love triangles. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

@OutsmartYourShelf What book shall I start when I finish The Court of the Dead?

I‘m super excited for all of these!

#SPNBookBingo2025 Driver picks the music

#WeeklyForecast

Joy Harjo has a new book and I‘m so excited to read it!

#BookReport

I‘m so glad to have finally finished September‘s #QueerBC read!

I‘ve had this book for a while, and October is the perfect time to dive into this haunted house story!

#SundayFunday I hope you all have a fantastic day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

Sparrow is the best thief the Guild of Thieves have seen. When she is tasked w/ stealing from the dead city below her home, she triggers a chain of events that might bring about the end of her world.

A fascinating read! Amazing world building & really great tension throughout. A slightly too passive MC for me, occasionally info dump heavy, & a rushed romance. But interesting side characters I got invested in, & a story I‘d read more of.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Gradually increasing my nonfiction reading during September! Can‘t get too wild too quickly! 😂😂

#Storygraph #StorygraphStats #StorygraphWrapUp

September #MonthlyRound is here! I managed to finish so many ARCs this month! I hope to keep that energy going into October!

BIRTHDAY BOOK! BIRTHDAY BOOK! 🎉🎉🎉

The Halloween decorations are up and the TBR is ready! 👻 #BingoBoard #BookSpinBingo

#BookSpin The September House #DoubleSpin Trixie Belden

#Roll100 Mom & Me & Mom, The Invisible Library, Full Fathom Five

#OokBOokClub Nightwatch

#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper

#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad The Magic of Oz

#QueerBC The Forgotten Dead

#ThematicCozies Body at the Bakery

It‘s time for spooky season! 🍂🎃🍂

#BookSpin The September House
#DoubleSpin Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Spent the morning making mulled apple cider with my bounty of apples, and now I‘m going going to curl up with a book.

A family vacation gets interrupted by a nearby volcano, & they are all stranded for 6 weeks. Secrets get revealed, relationships are tried, & romance is in the air.

A cute listen. I adored the setting, & I definitely found myself getting invested in some characters more than others. But not a lot else happens in this book, & I think I need more plot than everyone talks to each other for 14 hours. 😅 Fantastic 🏳️‍🌈 & indigenous rep!🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

Happy spooky month! 👻🎃👻

#BookSpinBingo #BookSpin

My read for #ThematicCozies ! I love a story with sisters so we‘ll see how this goes! @julieclair

The Tin Man remembers the girl he promised to marry & goes on a quest to find her. W/ the Scarecrow, a boy named Woot, & an enchanted Polychrome, they‘ll face many weird & wonderful things in Oz.

I love the buddy road trip & the friendship, but I forgot that this is the book that introduces the fact that nobody ever changes or dies in Oz. Babies stay babies, the old stay old, & your chopped up body parts remain alive independent of you.🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

#WeeklyForecast

Time to dive back into the world of Percy Jackson! 💙

#BookReport

I had forgotten just how weird The Tin Woodman of Oz gets! 🤣🤣🤣

Toby is this close to her due date when Queen Arden comes to her requesting her help to hunt down the stolen magical treasures of the realm. Everything should go super smoothly, right?

This whole series continues to amaze me! I love the world, I love Toby‘s tenacity, the relationship w/ Tybalt, & we get cameos from some of my favorite side characters! Unfortunately, there was a bit too much info dumping of summarizing the past 18 books.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

It‘s my birthday on Tuesday, so tell me about your favorite read of the year!

I loved this fairy tale story of friendships, an epic quest to defeat a great evil, magical things that come in threes, bonus Arthurian lore, and the goodest of good boys.

#SundayFunday I hope you all have a wonderful day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

It‘s time for Juliana‘s wedding! At the same time, Trixie‘s least favorite cousin shows up for a visit & mysterious burglaries start happening around the country club.

I‘m not sure how I feel about this one. I love Trixie‘s changing attitude to her cousin, & the whole team all working together, & her faith in Dan. But the mystery of the wheelchair & how the narrative treated Ella, constantly calling her helpless felt off to me.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

So excited for the #Roll100 October picks!

Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone

@PuddleJumper

Michael decides to create a documentary, using his own scars from a horrific accident. The things he learns about others & himself as he films will change his life forever.

A moving story about a young man coming to terms w/ a tragedy in his past & how it affects his present. I loved the different stories that were used to examine the shame we feel about our bodies. I wish it had gone deeper w/ how scars are presented in pop culture.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

The Undetectables face their toughest case yet when Cornelia‘s twin sisters are abducted. They must interview toxic family members, a demon lawyer, & a fairy incapable of lying.

A mystery w/ a countdown, queer found family w/ fibro & hard of hearing representation, this story had a lot. I also love the relationship between the 3 girls. The mystery was more complicated, & the ending was a LOT more cliffhanger this time. Can‘t wait for 4!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Fall is here! The temperature is in the 70s, the sky is gray, the leaves are changing! I‘m so ready to go for a walk. 🍂🍁🍂

#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee #WeirdWords

Thank you past me for the gift today! 🤣🤣🤣

Me trying to pick out my next book to read. 😂

I‘m going apple picking with friends on Saturday! I‘m so excited, I‘ve never been before!

#MajicMonday @Eggs

I was really intrigued by this, but this story thinks it‘s important to repeat information five or six times in the first few chapters, and that kind of repetition is just irritating.

Catherine‘s holiday at Bath seems to be all the better for her introduction to the Thorpe siblings. & then it‘s love at first sight when Henry Tilley enters the scene.

This was a sweet romance that also did a fantastic job of showing the difficulties of getting ensnared into a toxic friendship, as well as how important it is to find a partner who truly understands you. I would have liked more time @ Northanger & w/ Tilney & his sister.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

#WeeklyForecast

I can‘t wait to dive into the newest October Daye story!

#BookReport

Island Time got returned so I‘m going to start a different audiobook tomorrow! 😅

Friday, September 19th was International Speak Like a Pirate Day!

So let‘s share some pirate stories! I love the tagged book so much! It‘s got delicious foods, high seas adventures, and just the right amount of romance!

#SundayFunday have a fantastic day and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!

I really do love Emily Dickinson‘s Hope is the thing with feathers, but I wanted to share this poem written in response. I‘ve been thinking about it a lot for the past few weeks.

The definitive collection of Emily Dickinson‘s poetry.

I love Dickinson‘s poetry. Thoughtful and contemplative, I often found myself comparing her to Mary Oliver, the intertwining of the natural and the divine felt similar between the two. A classic, to be sure. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

A super fun cookbook based on a super fun TikTok channel! Some of these recipes aren‘t for the faint of heart though! 😂

Some are delicious though! #DinnerByTheBook

#Dedication

Get up. Live. Thrive. ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

Wilmur & Viola‘s boring life gets interrupted when a mysterious person crashes through their front door. Everything about her screams danger, but the 2 children are willing to trade anything to try & get away from the island. & so they meet pirates, royalty, & secrets.

Loved it! Characters were all engaging, pacing was great, world building was wild. My only complaint is that the end is less cliffhanger & more cut off in the middle.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑