so-soThis was surprisingly disappointing. There were so many characters I found it distracting. And because of that I didn't feel particularly attached or connected to any of the MC's storylines. And when I lose interest in the story, I get bored. I liked the description of 1980s Malibu, though. Would've loved more of that.
I loved Daisy Jones and The Six, though.
#arc #maliburising
pickSigh, I just adore Tiffany Aching. These are such a great addition to the #discworld series.
#ookbookclub #pratchettposse
pickSo, so good. I think Tiffany Aching is my new favorite #discworld character. I can't believe I've never read this sequence!
#ookbookclub #pratchettposse
Only 21 pages in and I already adore Tiffany Aching 🤣🤣
#ookbookclub #discworld #pratchettposse
pickNot my favorite #discworld novel. At times I was even bored. However, the ending redeemed it. Maurice is, of course, my favorite 😻😻
#OokBOokclub #pratchettposse
Possibly one of my new favorite passages ??. This paragraph reminds me of #terrypratchett in a lot of ways.
Totally agree with "dyslexia." Such a horribly spelled word!
#amreading
Here's my stack for #owlcrateathon. I'm keeping my ambition low this time, as I have a lot of other things to read 😁. WHTF has been on my shelf the longest, so I'll start with that, probably. #octbr21
Ah, Sir Terry, Lord of the Pithy Statement 🤣🤣🤣
Wee bit behind on the reading for the #ookbookclub, but am very much enjoying this one!
I'm telling you, it's a good thing none of our inside doors had locks on them when I was growing up, because this would have been an intensely effective method for punishing me 😳🤣
#ookbookclub #pratchettposse #amreading
pickOh Nanny Ogg, you continue to be my favorite 🥰🤩🥰🤩. Or one of them, anyway. This was a fun and different entry in the #discworld series. And look at those illustrations! Love it.
#ookbookclub #pratchettposse
pickFun romance set in Key West. A woman is stood up by her boyfriend so she enlists the help of a hot stranger to step in as said boyfriend, all to avoid stressing out her family. Side characters were a bit flat, but I'm guessing that's kinda because this is the first in a new series. Deals with some heavy stuff, like eating disorders and trauma. So fun to read about a "tropical" location right now!
pickThis was so good! Historical romance about a strong woman forced to marry the man who has just financially ruined her family (or so she thinks). The hero is an alpha male who actually THINKS about the consequences of his actions, and figures out that love shouldn't be a weapon used to trap someone.
I got this as part of a care package I purchased through The Ripped Bodice. Such a great choice! Highly recommended.
pickWow, this is a gorgeous adaptation! Loved it.
Anyone else doing the mini #owlcrateathon this weekend? Here's my #ocsummertbr. WICKED SAINTS was from early 2019, so I'm a bit behind on my books 😣. We'll see how much I actually finish in the next 48 hours...
#amreading
pickSo so good. What a beautiful writer Audre Lorde was. And how depressing it is to read about her struggles with racism, sexism, and homophobia 35 years ago and recognize all of it in today's world.
Highly recommended.
pickFinished this sweet, fast read earlier this week. Tore through it in two sittings. Conrad and Alden are two young men stuck in a cross country trip together to compete at a table top game convention in Las Vegas. The issue: they despise each other. Except they don't really know each other. I ADORE the enemies to lovers trope, so I enjoyed this love story, minus a few quibbles. Thanks to #sourcebookscasa for the free #arc.
Recommended!
pickThat was pretty good. I kind of thought the husband was a big ol' jerk and I'm usually not interested in reading about married couples struggling with their relationship, but this was oddly compelling for me. I loved the descriptions of the places where they traveled, and of the actual sailing experience. Not a hugely uplifting book, though.
Thank you to #knopf for the free #arc.
#theunreadshelfproject2020
pickSo much love for this amazing writer. Perfect read for these weird days.
#stayhome24in48 #theunreadshelfproject2020
pickThis was fascinating. A snapshot of Churchill's first year as Prime Minister during the beginning of World War II. I found this strangely comforting, and encouraging. If London and the rest of the UK survived the Blitz I feel like this too shall pass.
Roughly 4.5 hours of reading in so far today. Separated by a couple hours of having to deal with a sewer backup 😣. Sigh.
Onward!
#stayhome24in48 #botm #amreading
so-soSolid meh. The ending redeemed a lot of it. I enjoyed the relationships between the girls, but would've liked more world building. Or maybe better world building? I never got a good sense of the place or of the technology, honestly. Not my favorite.
#stayhome24in48 #owlcrateathon
First two titles up for the #stayhome24in48 readathon! Still working on the #owlcrateathon as well.
My choices for the #owlcrateathon that starts today through the 27th. I'll get to knock some of for #theunreadshelfproject2020 as well!
pick😲 😍 😓 I'm not sure what else to say about this short collection (is it really short? 84 pages of poetry seems like an awful lot to me). I don't know enough about poetry to have the right vocabulary to describe this book, but damn. It is a powerful book. Loved it. Might need to buy it in order to do it more justice. Fantastic piece of writing. Highly recommended.
#poetry #librarybook
Started this before my work trip and subsequent horrible cold and thought #internationalwomensday would be a good day to jump back in. Loving it so far!
#amreading #librarybook
pickI picked this up at #pla2020 last week in Nashville and tore right through it. Alvarez is ana amazing writer, and my only complaint is that the book is too short. Antonia is a recently retired professor, whose beloved husband has also recently passed away. Two other life-changing events occur in the course of the book, making Antonia question her own humanity. I particularly love the descriptions of The Sisterhood. Great, quick read!
Oh, the Librarian 🤣🤣🤣 I think he is probably my favorite character. I think I've said that before 🤔🙄😏
I'm a little behind on the #OokBOokClub reading, but I'll catch up at some point.
#pratchettposse
This is another reason I love Terry Pratchett. He GETS me 🤣🤣🤣. I have a huge hangup with italics in books, so I feel seen with these sentences.
#OokBOokClub #pratchettposse
Thank you for the lovely Christmas card, @LibrarianRyan ! I especially love the bookmark. I forgot how much the app crops pictures, otherwise I would've included it 🤣🤣🤦♂️
#bbrc
Only 17 pages into this book and I'm already taking pictures of the text 🤣🤣
A reading major is EXACTLY what I wanted, but settled for an English undergraduate degree and LIS master's degree. I guess being a librarian is the next best thing to reading all day 🤣🤣
#amreading #thestarlesssea #erinmorgenstern
pickOmg, this book 😳😮😍💗💓💕💞. I'm not sure I can say enough to give this book its due. This is Rushdie at his best. Magical realism at its finest. Storytelling at its peak. This. THIS is the type of literary fiction that I adore. A modern retelling of Don Quixote told by a master.
Highly HIGHLY recommended. Possibly my favorite read of the year.
Thank you to #randomhouse for the #arc.
I live for #terrypratchett puns 🤣🤣
I'm a little behind on this one for the #OokBOokClub but I'm gonna wrap it up soon!
#pratchettposse
so-soWell, that was...a thing 😂 Read this one out of sheer nostalgia. And it pretty much lived up to my expectations. I just wonder how much children actually enjoy this series.
This was my #readerschoice for the #BBRC #birthandbeyondreadingchallenge.
pickI *mostly* liked this. Once I got over my immediate and very long term annoyance with Juliet (does she ever describe her brother as anything other than chubby? That really bothered me), I enjoyed the book. I didn't think the storytelling aspect of it was particularly strong, but I appreciate what the author is doing. I loved the characters (except possibly Juliet).
Overall, I'd recommend this to teens and anyone wanting to read more #ownvoices.
Day 7 of #7covers7days #covercrush
This was so much fun! I loved seeing everyone's choices :-) I hope something like this comes around again.
panFinished the #easyreader (early reader) section of the #BBRC as well! Starting from the top left and going clockwise: Popular TV character; reader's choice; nonfiction; published before 2000 [Frog and Toad are Friends]; published w/i the last 5 years.
Side note - the tagged book is terrible 😂 The photos/illustrations were OUT OF FOCUS. It literally hurt my head to read the book. 😖
@librarianryan
pickMy last #picturebook for the #BBRC ! This was pretty cute. A little girl and a penguin are good friends until they realize they don't like the same things. Then they are sad because they think they can't be friends because they don't always match. In the end they realize it doesn't matter if you and your friend have different tastes, you're still friends! Nice message, with adorable illustrations.
@librarianryan
pickEven though this may have taken almost two years to read, this book was fantastic. So well-researched. And doesn't shy away from some of the problematic aspects of Victoria's personality and reign. Y'know, like her disdain for suffragettes 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️. Ultimately a fascinating, complicated woman.
#theunreadshelfproject2019
Okay, I'm joining in on the #7covers7days #covercrush thing.
7 book covers I love, no explanation needed. Feel free to tag yourself and join in 😁😁
Thanks for the tag, @LauraJ !
pickTwo more done for the #picturebook section of the #bbrc!
Both of these were pretty cute. Believe it or not I've never actually read that Bill Martin / Eric Carle before. Both picks but neither was mind blowing.
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