My day started off on the wrong foot and I ended up buying about $90 worth of books. #badday
I purchased The Saints of Swallow Hill, The Wedding People and The River is Waiting.
1) Read
2) Listen to podcasts
3) play Zen Color on phone
4) go onto Finch and dress Bookworm or play around with her treehouse (DDTCMLJQHE, if you‘re interested)
5) swim in a lake
6) watch an episode of Downton Abbey or something on YouTube like TrekTrendy, where I can think about maybe possibly going on a business or first class flight and have champagne and caviar
#mentalhealthmondays
pick4.5⭐️ I really liked this book. Felt it was a bit too slow in places. I would recommend this book to people who like historical fiction and want to read more books that take place pre and post #WWII. Also for fans who like #lgbtqai+ themes. #2025 #historicalfiction #fiction #literaryfiction
Anyone what is going on with #two4tuesday and if there are any regular Tuesday memes?
Saw this at the checkout line this evening; love that there are comic strips at the bottom of the word searches
A photo that brings me joy is this photo from my grandma‘s birthday last year. I miss her so much, probably more than I will ever admit. I know that she was probably in a lot of pain that day. I wished she had made it to my grandpa‘s 100th birthday. She extended her love of reading and books and stories to me. #mentalhealthmonday
so-so3.5 ⭐️ I thought it was ok; feel it would have been better if he had cut out 50-75 pages, as there was a lot of information that could have been synthesized down and wasn‘t really necessary. I understand that he wanted some red herrings, but there were probably a few too many. That being said, I really did like the twist at the end. #2025 #fiction #mystery #bookclub
pan2/5⭐️ Really didn‘t like this book; really wished that my library book club hadn‘t picked this one. Felt that the topic, while timely, felt a bit esoteric at times and it didn‘t help that the storyline that jumped around a lot; not a fan of Ms. Evan‘s writing style. #bookclub #contemporary #2025 #fiction #scifi
Stressful #mentalhealthmonday
pick4 ⭐️ Enjoyed most of the book, but it could have been a bit shorter #2025 #bookclub #retelling #fiction #oprahsbookclub
so-so3⭐️ Thought it was ok; need to read it with a reader‘s guide to understand it better #2025 #nonfiction #indigenous #bookclub
I wasn‘t able to decide which one I liked better so I decided to put both of them as my #weeklyfavorites
Finished two books this past week and am off to spending a good chunk of my day in Vancouver (depending on the weather, I will probably seek out some sun and a beach), as I have a book club meeting at a friends place in Vancouver. #chatterday #chatterday2025
I am coping a lot better; took a little break to see family over the weekend and I feel a lot better. I have a couple of days coming up where I will be out of the house before my mom‘s family comes to visit. I am planning on getting out of my routine and going out more often during the summer and am planning on seeing a grief counselor this coming week #mentalhealthmonday
#chatterday2025 On a bit of a mini break at my uncle and aunt‘s house. Feeling a lot less stress. Managed to finally finish Demon Copperhead this past week; could have been a 100 pages shorter, imo.
I had a very busy week and am just really exhausted. Am hoping that the coming week is a little bit calmer.
#chatterday
so-so2.5⭐️ While the book was written very well, I just didn‘t connect very well with the characters. Partly it had to do with the fact that I was unable to put a time period to the story. #bookclub #canadian #fiction #historicalfiction
Not too good. My grandma passed away about a month ago, my grandpa has pneumonia and in hospital and my dad has cancer. I am under a lot of stress. I have had a number of outbursts as a result.
#mentalhealthmonday
The picks that ended up being my #bookspin and #doublespin selections. Am already working on my #doublespin, as it is a #bookclub selection.
pick4⭐️ Really liked how this dual-timeline novel was executed. A very chunky book, but definitely worth the read. #2025 #genremashup #historicalfiction #contemporaryfiction #literary #romance
pick3.5⭐️ Read for an online #bookclub; very different from what I usually would read. Thought it was quite good, but the #audiobook was a bit creepy at times (I listened to the audio while I read it). Liked the perspective that it gave. #2025 #genremashup #literary #sciencefiction
1) The sunshine
2) Reading
3) got 20 podcasts listened to
Honestly though, I am really struggling at the moment. It‘s been a shitty eight months and I am not handling it well (I am also extremely exhausted; I can sleep, just not to clear the cobwebs). And it‘s been worse since my grandma passed two weeks ago. I am trying to find moments where I am able to be happy, but @ the moment they are few & far between).
#5joysfriday
pick4.5⭐️ Really enjoyed the book despite it being about a topic that is difficult to talk about. #2025 #bookreview #bookclub #fiction #contemporary
My sister and I (I‘m in the pink jacket) being read to by my grandma from a book a poems by Emily Dickinson. My grandma passed away yesterday evening.
1) Carley Fortune. Looking forward to reading her latest one this summer. This was the most read for me.
2) Tagged.
bailed
pick4.5⭐️ I really liked the book, but I didn‘t really enjoy the Molly sections as much as the Vivian sections simply because I felt that Molly was a little too fiesty for my taste. #2025 #bookreview #historicalfiction #reread #fiction
pick4.5⭐️ I really liked this book and it was an excellent read. #2025 #socialjustice #nonfiction #memoir
pick4⭐️ Really liked the premise of the book and will be reading future books in the series; as a fan of the Maggie Hope series, it was very much in my wheelhouse. #2025 #wwii #mystery #historicalfiction
so-so3.75⭐️ Set up for the story felt like it took too long; excellent story though #2025 #fiction #magicalrealism #fantasy #historicalfiction
pick4⭐️ Really enjoyed the book, but felt that it was a little too slow at times. #2025 #bookreview #nonfiction #biography
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