My husband and I started our anniversary weekend by doing some ghost hunting at Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana. It is a beautiful, peaceful place, but I did not get much sleep. 👻

My 8th independent bookstore visit for the #HTXBookCrawl24 was the pictured Baskets, Books & Art. It had a nice selection of poetry and international reads and features an art gallery on the 2nd floor.

My 7th independent bookstore visit for the #HTXBookCrawl24 was CLASS books. Another fun stop where I enjoyed a lovely conversation. This whole experience so far is really helping me explore so many different communities of Houston.

The 6th independent bookstore I visited on the #HTXBookCrawl24 was Gulf Coast Cosmos Comics. It is the only comic store participating in the bookstore crawl and is literally just next door to Kindred Stories. The owner was so friendly. Plus, the store has different rooms to explore that includes the featured entertainment room.

My 5th and final completed book of the 24-hour readathon. I definitely am comfy/cozy right now, so I should get some sleep. It's been a great #readathon. I'm glad to finally read some books that have been on my TBR pile for a long time. #deweysreadathon @DeweysReadathon

Completed my 4th read of the #readathon. This was amazing, and I'm glad I finally picked it up. I think I have to read the 2nd one now too. #deweysreadathon @DeweysReadathon

My 5th independent bookstore visit of #HTXBookCrawl24 was to Kindred Stories. This store was beautiful and had a stunning backyard area as well.

This is my 3rd completed book of the #readathon. I liked it and recommend it. #deweysreadathon @DeweysReadathon

Took some time during the readathon (continued to audiobook even while out and about) to visit more independent bookstores in the Houston Bookstore crawl. LIT Java was my 4th stop on the crawl this month and isn't officially opening until the end of the month but wanted to open the doors for the crawl.
#HTXBookCrawl24

Finished book #2 of the #readathon. I've been making my way through Sue Grafton's series and making good progress. I liked "M" more than this one. #deweysreadathon @DeweysReadathon

Started the #readathon with a light, fun read while I drank some strong coffee.
#deweysreadathon
@DeweysReadathon

Starting the 24-hour readathon. Coffee is brewed and my book pile is ready to go! https://greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com/2024/04/13/deweys-24-hour-readathon...
@DeweysReadathon
#readathon
#deweysreadathon

I think I have quite a few things to be grateful this week:

1. Took a mental health day off of work to take a solo trip out of Houston
2. Explored bluebonnets in Ennis
3. Experienced the total solar eclipse
4. HTX bookstore crawl
5. Preparations for 24 hour readathon

@DebinHawaii #5joysfriday

My 3rd indie bookstore visit of the #HTXBookCrawl24 was a cute place called Buy The Book in the Woodlands. I'm really enjoying checking out the bookstores, but I may be broke by the end of the month.

I didn't even know this bookstore existed until I got the #HTXBookCrawl24 list. This place is amazing! At least 8 different rooms. They havr bargain books and also a 1st edition Frankenstein, which is slightly more 😉. Two bookstores down and quite a few to go.

Started the #HTXBookCrawl24 by visiting Kaboom. Loved the owners and their puppy! Soooo many books. I will have to go back there when I have a lot more time....like 12 hours. Did walk out with "The Messiah of Stockholm". It took a lot of self-control to not buy a lot more, but I have many more stores to go to this month.

Started this book club read today and am enjoying it so far. If anyone is interested in discussing Mexican Gothic, please feel free to join our free virtual book club. RSVP here: https://meetu.ps/e/MW6qT/zxXbQ/i

Finally finished my March #Roll100 read #79. I actually thought this was going to be a romance. It was NOT. The very first scene was a gruesome crime scene. Clearly, I didn't read the description on the back of the book. That was unexpected, but I enjoyed it anyway.
@PuddleJumper

Heidi was my favorite read in March. Looking forward to my April reads. #2024Bracket @CSeydel

I enjoyed this book. I'm a little tempted to move to a Swiss village with the smell of fresh air, surrounded by flowers and goats and no technology. I'll be daydreaming about that while I'm stuck in front of my computer for too many hours tomorrow. #childrensclassicread2024 @TheBookHippie

Took a mental health day on Friday and decided to read this book over my long weekend. This book has been on my kids' lit bookshelf for years, but I never read it. Watched the Shirley Temple movie a million times as a kid though. #ChildrensClassicRead2024
@TheBookHippie

"Doing fewer things is the key to producing good work." How on earth can I get my boss and my boss' boss to read this book? This is clearly not a concept they are familiar with.

I do enjoy Jane Harper's Australian outback thrillers. They never end the way I think they will. #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

Started reading this book this morning. I really want to keep reading instead of getting to work, as it has been pretty awful lately, but alas, I have a bunch of meetings that are starting soon. Not enough coffee in the world for the day I'm about to have.
#AuthorAMonth
@Soubhiville

Can't believe it is March already! I read 9 books in February, and the tagged book was my favorite read of the month. However, the scientific nonfiction "Outlive" comes in a close 2nd.
#2024Bracket
@CSeydel

I'm taking a long weekend, with Monday off, for self care reasons and planning to finish the tagged book for #Roll100 #76. I've never read it and have been intrigued lately when I saw some FB friends complaining about this being inappropriate for their kids to read in school. I'm 1/3 into it, and it seems fine for school reading to me. What am I missing?
@LitsyLove
@PuddleJumper

I am actually surprised that Britney's memoir was my favorite read of January, but it was definitely better than I had anticipated by a lot. #2024Bracket
@CSeydel

Unfortunately, I didn't have time to read Mansfield Park like I had planned, but at least I can read Sanditon for #AuthorAMonth
@Soubhiville

Having some coffee/reading time this morning and hoping to finish this book - #83 for #Roll100. This one has been on my shelf for more than 10 years.
@PuddleJumper

Got all my books added in StoryGraph for this next year's #Roll100. Can't wait to see what numbers come up for January. I hope to have a strong start.
@PuddleJumper

Merry Christmas, All!!! 🎄 A big thank you to all the @LitsyLove people for all the holiday warm wishes. ❤️❤️❤️

If anyone wants to join the book club discussion of All the Pretty Horses next week (IJTP's final book club discussion of 2023), please RSVP at (so you get the Zoom link): https://meetu.ps/e/Mnp65/zxXbQ/i

I am very happy I finally read Dracula, as it was the only book I read in October that I loved that I hadn't read already. We shall see what happens in November and December. #2023ReadingBracket

I don't know that my points are that great compared to what I have been seeing out there (my points totaled 37,301), but this month I read twice as many books as I normally do - finishing up 21 books, which is absolutely crazy, since I didn't take one day off of work this month. Plus, I completed some Octobery things to do. This has been such a nice month!
#scarathlon #spookyghostclub
@Clwojick

Happy Halloween! Ready and waiting for some trick or treaters. #OctoberBucketList
#scarathlon #spookyghostclub @Clwojick

I'm so happy that I finally read this book. It was wonderful and the perfect read for #scarathlon! Plus, I got to check off a October bucket list item by reading out by my pool this weekend while it was simply beautiful out. Now it is just cold and gloomy.
#rereadtheclassics @AllDebooks

Finished this #Roll100 book while snacking on some candy corn (#OctoberBucketList) yesterday, which was a much better way to spend my day than watching my football team lose again.
#Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub #rushathon #20in4 #finalstretchathon #31by31 #falling4books #spookoween #scarathlonatoz @Clwojick @Andrew65 @PuddleJumper @catsandbooks @Read4life @TheSpineView @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Texreader @LiseWorks @StayCurious

I am so happy you picked Simone St. James for #authorofthemonth @Soubhiville ! I really enjoy ready her books. The tagged book was short and sweet!

#Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub #rushathon #20in4 #finalstretchathon #31by31 #falling4books #spookoween #scarathlonatoz @Clwojick @Andrew65 @StayCurious @LiseWorks @catsandbooks @Read4life @TheSpineView @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Texreader

I say that this is a "pick", but this book was really hard to stomach in many ways between the sexual abuse and pregnancy horror. It is not at all my favorite kind of scary story, but it was intense.
#Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub #rushathon #littenlisten #31by31 #falling4books #spookoween #scarathlonatoz @Clwojick @Andrew65 @aperfectmjk @catsandbooks @Read4life @TheSpineView @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Texreader

I should be doing productive things like cleaning my house, etc., but I'm gonna start this #scarathlonsprint right now instead.
@dabbe @Clwojick #scarathlon #spookyghostclub

Managed to finish the tagged book during the #scarathlonsprint. Glad I finally read this classic.
#Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub #rushathon #31by31 #falling4books #spookoween #fangtasticreadathon #scarathlonatoz @Clwojick @Andrew65 @catsandbooks @Read4life @TheSpineView @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Texreader

Moral of this story: puppets are creepy and deadly. 😜
#Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub #rushathon #littenlisten #31by31 #falling4books #spookoween #scarathlonatoz @Clwojick @Andrew65 @aperfectmjk @catsandbooks @Read4life @TheSpineView @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Texreader

I listened to the tagged book while I was listening to Pet Sematary. I needed to have a lighter, cozier read. This book did the trick and helped me complete my #OutstandingOctober goals over the weekend.
#Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub #rushathon #littenlisten #31by31 #falling4books #spookoween #scarathlonatoz @Clwojick @Andrew65 @aperfectmjk @catsandbooks @Read4life @TheSpineView @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Texreader

Having people over means that I finally trimmed the trees a bit and brushed up the leaves, so people could enjoy the pool without being attacked by foliage. It doesn't look like I did much, but I was out there for an hour and a half and filled my entire garbage bin. #octoberbucketlist #scarathlon #spookyghostclub @Clwojick

Managed to finish some reads yesterday including this one, which I'm glad I finally read but it wasn't nearly as good as I thought it would be.
#Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub #rushathon #deweysreadathon #popupweekend #birthdaybashweekend #31by31 #falling4books #spookoween #scarathlonatoz #OutstandingOctober @Clwojick @Andrew65 @DeweysReadathon @AmandaBlaze @TheAromaofBooks @catsandbooks @Read4life @TheSpineView @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Texreader

Though I am not going to do the full 24 hour readathon like I normally do, as I have out-of-town family visiting for the weekend, I am going to do what I can to read for some of it. I'm starting Hour 1 with the tagged book that I hope to finish today.
#deweysreadthon #deweysoctober2023 @DeweysReadathon

This is probably my least favorite King novel to date. I finished it & did enjoy Michael C Hall's narration, but this book was morbid & too graphic/gory for me.
#Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub #rushathon #littenlisten #31by31 #falling4books #spookoween #scarathlonatoz #OutstandingOctober #onemorechapter #birthdaybashweekend @Clwojick @Andrew65 @aperfectmjk @catsandbooks @Read4life @TheSpineView @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Texreader @TheAromaofBooks

Round 3: hayride(s), evil(s), scream(s), screaming, creature(s), ruin(s), superstition(s), superstitious, boo, eerie, creepy, spook(y), night(mare), beast(s), casket, chill(s), chilling, crypt, coffin(s), curse(s), dusk, dark(ness), exorcism, tomb(s), tombstone, occult, apparition(s), howl(s), howling, October, magic, shadow(s), shadowy, brew(s), dred, soul(s), mist, fog, foggy, creak(ing), silent, silence
#scarathlon #spookyghostclub @Clwojick

I have out-of-town family coming in today through the weekend. I don't know if they would understand my absence, but I'm gonna come up with something. 😊 I really want to finish the following 4 books I am in the middle of reading.
📚Pet Sematary
📚It Takes A Witch
📚The Turn of the Screw
📚Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
#scarathlon #spookyghostclub #onemorechapter #popupweekend #deweysreadathon
@Clwojick @AmandaBlaze @DeweysReadathon

Round #2: cornfield, cornmaze, scarecrow, crow(s), raven(s), whisper, ghoul(s), goblin(s), demon(s), devil, hell, stab(bed), paranormal, fortunes, broomstick(s), moon, dead death, blood(y), orange, candle(s), pumpkin(s), jack-o-lantern, leaves, costume(s), cobweb(s), spiderweb(s), monster(s), beast(s), haunted, haunting, possessed, supernatural, chanting, fire, bonfire, mirror(s), clown(s), doll(s), draft
#scarathlon #spookyghostclub @Clwojick