Book club meets 1 week from Tuesday so I should probably actually start the book. This week is going to be packed with wedding stuff (my best friend is getting married & I am in the wedding) so it could be interesting to see if I actually finish it on time πŸ€”πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

Just a little "light" reading over my lunch break.

Reading over my lunch break. Can't really decide how I feel about this one yet. I am hesitant to DNF though because I am one of those people who NEEDS to read the book before watching the tv show/movie. πŸ€”

February wrap up.

Favorites:The Seve Year Slip, The Bone Shard Daughter

Least Favorite: A Court of Frost & Starlight, Trailed.

35 books (as of now) and we are just staring March. Let's hope I can keep this momentum up for the rest of the year!! πŸ’ͺπŸ“š

I have put it off FAR to long but the time has finally come to see how it ends.

*Side note--I thought this was the perfect book to test out my new bookmark**

I have been meaning to pick this book up for awhile now so when it won the February poll for my fantasy book club I was beyond excited. I couldn't put this book down & I so badly want to start book 2 but I don't want that to influence the discussion when book club meets next week. Also, I think I have a new favorite character. If anything happens to Mephi I will riot!! 😜

**art found on Google**

Banished to the basement to cover new library books again this time I made sure to bring my headphones. I am thinking Stephen King isn't something I want to blare through my phone with the Children's section right outside to office πŸ€”πŸ˜¬

With the announcement that there will be more Holly later this year I figured now was the perfect time to finally pick this series up. Plus, I can't read 2 fantasy books at the same time or I start to get them confused. Since I book club book is strictly fantasy I needed something slightly different to go with it.

Using my day off from both jobs to catch up on my reading β„πŸ“šβ˜•πŸ€“

I don't really care about the Superbowl but I almost always watch the halftime show. This means I have the tv muted in the background & read my book while I wait πŸ˜œπŸ˜¬πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

Do I really have to go to work today?! I just want to stay under my blanket & read all day πŸ˜¬πŸ˜œπŸ“š

Taking a break from my planned Romance reads (it is February after all) to dive into this thriller.

January wrap up. I read some chunksters so I am pretty impressed that I read that many books. The 3 that are circled are on here even though I haven't finished them yet because I read 40-70% of them (depending on the book) in January as well so it counts right.

Favorites: Happy Place, ACOMAF, Furysong
Least favorite: My Friend Anna, Persephone

Housework done and driveway/sidewalk shoveled. Now it is time to just kick back with my book & enjoy what is left of my weekend.

While I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as Ninth House I still couldn't put it down. I need more!

So, excited to finally be picking this one up!!! Probably one of my most anticipated books of 2023.

My fantasy book club meets in 10ish days so I figured I should actually start the book πŸ€”πŸ˜¬πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ˜‚

A friend made me the awesome new cup & my Stephen King loving heart couldn't be happier. I think Jack Torrence approves as well!! 😬😜

Overall a pretty successful year. I can't wait to see what 2023 will bring. So many books...so little time.

Attempting to read my book only to discover it is completely missing a page. It wasn't ripped out, it apparently wasn't there at all. I would see if I could exchange it but since I got this book when it 1st came out (and it has been sitting on my shelf since) I don't think that is even possible 😩

My 1st 2023 TBR. Of course this doesn't include any ebooks or audiobooks I also plan on reading but it is my goal this year to really knock out more of physical books on my TBR shelf. Everytime I take a book from this pile I will be adding a new one from my TBR bookshelf to take its place. Fingers crossed I can finally start to clear some space because that shelf is currently overflowing πŸ€žπŸ˜¬πŸ“š

Winter break is officially here & we have blizzard like conditions. Seem like the perfect occasion to start on this collection holiday themed romances I had been compiling.πŸ€”πŸ“šπŸŽ„πŸ˜˜

Thanks to my amazing coworker I have a new addition to my Stephen King shelf. I was having so much fun placing the hands at various places until I found one I liked.

Finally, finished all the library books I had checked out so it is time to see how many holiday books I can knock out before Christmas πŸ˜¬πŸ˜œπŸŽ„πŸ“š

Reading by the glow of the Christmas lights...my favorite thing to do this time of year. πŸ€“πŸ“š

I may have met my original goal months ago (I purposely set it low=no stress) but now I am eager to see if I can make it to 200 before the year ends. πŸ€”πŸ€“πŸ“šπŸ’ͺ

November wrap up

Favorites: Bloodmarked, Lost in the Moment & Found

Least Favorite: Layla

Now that is my kind of dedication πŸ˜πŸ€“

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Between a flu epidemic running rampant through the school and bridesmaid dress shopping has been a crazy week so far. Today I am looking forward to just kicking back with some good food, good company, and a good book.

And we have now reached the Harry Potter years πŸ˜πŸ€“βš‘

Apparently I will be reading about some wizards now πŸ€”πŸ˜‚

So excited to finally be spending time with John, Dave, & Amy again πŸ€“πŸ˜Ž

Overall I would say a pretty successful spooky month full of magic, demons, & murder.

Favorite: Spells for Forgetting
Least Favorite: My Best Friend's Exorcism

Well that was a fun little email Amazon. It's not anywhere close to the amount of audiobooks I have actually listened to so far this year (just the ones I actually paid for vs library app) but it is obvious what I mostly use it for (*cough* true crime book club *cough).

My reading buddy looks so comfy. I think I should just snuggle up with her all day & finish my book instead of go to work πŸ€”πŸ˜œπŸ€“πŸ“š

We have really been struggling trying to get Teens interested in our library lately so we have decided to take a new approach. We have created a library tiktok. I am slowly learning how to create/navigate it. It definitely takes some patience. Now, I should probably start the book club book in hopes that someone might actually show up.

I remember reading a book about him. It really gave me the heebie jeebies knowing at one point he was very close to where I live.

I will pick up any excuse to revisit these characters. Ransom Riggs keeps putting out there & I will gladly keep reading it!

I have heard such great things about this book I knew I had to pick it up sooner rather than later. It seems like the perfect thing to dive into on my day off.

Let the spooky season reads begin!

September Wrap Up

Apparently September I was in the mood for graphic novels. πŸ€”

Favorite: Cinderella is Dead
Least favorite: Pixles of You

Did I need more copies of the Hobbit or LOTR...no!!

Did I buy more at the book sale anyways...yes!! They are my favorite books (especially the Hobbit) after all.

Kind of bummed that the matching edition of The Fellowship was missing it's cover so I didn't end up with a full set but that's a used book sale for you.

I was really hoping to find a few few more Stephen King books to add to my collection when I browsed the library book sale. Sadly I did not but I did find these wonderful gems instead.

You all are welcome here!

I felt like Hobbit Day was the perfect time to pull this out. πŸ§πŸΎβ€β™‚οΈπŸ€“πŸ₯°πŸ“š

It is Stephen King's birthday today so it is kind of fitting that I am in the midst of reading his latest. Work has been so stressful lately I haven't really been reading much but here's to hoping I can knock this one out soon. πŸ€žπŸ€“πŸ“š

It's here!!! πŸ˜±πŸ“šπŸ€“

August wrap up

Favorites: Carrie Soto, the Very Secret Society for Irregular Witches

Least Favorites: Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer, Confident Women, the Doll's House.

When you pull an ooops and request 12 graphic novels at once. They all sounded so good though! πŸ˜³πŸ˜¬πŸ“šπŸ€“

A very fitting quote for me today.

2+ hrs stuck in the very backseat in a car full of acquaintances...think anyone will notice πŸ€”