My Kindle Oasis was getting slow and the battery draining fast even in airplane mode. I kept waiting for Amazon to put out a new Oasis, but no luck. Finally ordered the newer paperwhite with wireless charging. I miss Oasis' buttons, but liking the new eReader otherwise.
I also can't resist putting stickers on things.
My weekend read. I'm almost 1/2 way through. The scares are piling on.😱
June #BookSpin list put together. Now I can put my board together.
#2023ReadingBracket
I had three 5 star reads in May - Chain-gang All-stars, The Shadow Cabinet, and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. Of those three my absolute favorite was Chain-gang All-stars.
Fairyloot was on top of their game this month and I actually received the May book in May. It did come with an illustrated cover that I'm not loving. I am loving it without the cover, though, and the ombre sprayed edges.
Starting this ARC today. This one is about a serial murderer who was a nurse, but is now hiding out as Margo, a pleasant library clerk. I'm intrigued.
Currently reading an ARC of Rachel Lynn Solomon's July release. It starts off with what our main character considers a terrible one night stand. Excited to see where it goes from there.
pickThis book is brutal. Set in a near future dystopia, where prisoners compete in gladiator type games for the teensiest chance to leave prison. It's streamed and extremely popular. The main character is Thurwar, who is two weeks away from freedom. She's a complicated hero. A favorite part for me are the reference notes, some fake and some true info and stats that make you realize how our present could reach that future. 5⭐️
pickHappy National Rescue Dog Day. I took Peri on a gorgeous walk at the Nature Park. I finished this audiobook book on our walk. The book focuses on Timothy McVeigh, his life leading up to the Oklahoma City Bombing, the bombing, and then the trial. It's a fascinating account and it's scary to think what these right wing extremists are willing to do. And how his legacy continues today.
Starting this one tonight.😁
April‘s FairyLoot was delivered today. It's very different from the original green cover. More subdued but very pretty.
pickThis was fun. You get many character viewpoints, and the book is very plot heavy. The plot is absurd in a believable way. There are good people and bad people and people in between. An easy, funny read.
I thought this was going to be my 1st Dave Barry, but discovered on Goodreads that I read the 1st book in his Peter and the Starcatchers series. This will be my 1st adult book by him.
pickI loved everything about this book. Amina is a retired pirate who is pretty much coerced into going on one more adventure. Wonderful characters, humor, adventure, and a fantastic fantasy setting with magical creatures and objects. Can't wait for the next book.
I treated myself and ordered the FairyLoot editions of The House of Earth and Blood and The House of Sky and Breath. They were delivered today and are so pretty.
I have today and tomorrow left of my long weekend. I'm going to see how much of this book I can get read.
pickFinished this one last night. My complaint about the 2nd book with the main male character feeling too similar to Adam in the 1st book did not happen here. Yes Jack is big and Elsie is small and it seems like he doesn't like her in the beginning. But I loved their banter and he just felt different. And I like Elsie a lot. Overall I had a lot of fun reading this one.
pick2nd book in Her Majesty's Royal Coven series. Too much description spoils the 1st book, so I will just say our witches are now dealing with the revelations from the battle at the end of that book. We get to be in the head of a new witch and it was really hard deciding how I feel about her. The story is gripping and I love how not black and white the characters are. Can't wait for book 3.
My weekend plans of visiting my brother and his family didn't happen because two of my niblings have fevers and stomach problems. Hopefully nobody else in the family catches it. So I'm doing a nice 4-day weekend at home. Here's what I'm reading!
I should be asleep, but I remembered I hadn't made my #BookSpinBingo card yet for May. So I'm up and here she is.
Also I'm about 1/3 of the way through The Shadow Cabinet and highly enjoying it.
#bookmail
Pre-ordered this fantasy. The sprayed edges look good, but the book doesn't smell great. Hopefully that chemical smell lessens over time.
Resonance Surge was my favorite book of April. But it doesn't win against The Secret Service of Tea and Treason. And Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries wins against that one. #2023ReadingBracket
May's #botm and #aardvark dropped within minutes of each other. I ended up picking 5 books in total.
Currently reading an ARC of the next Psy-Changeling book by Nalini Singh.
Also here's a picture I took of the Northern Lights from last weekend. I couldn't see them with my eyes, but my phone camera caught them.
Since I worked yesterday, I have today and Monday off. I'm hoping to finish this ARC of Cat Sebastian's June release.
I'm at work on this cloudy, cold day. Here are the books I plan on getting added to our catalog.
I was in the very last group to get shipped the 1st book in Sanderson's Kickstarter. But it's finally here today. The book come with a beautiful bookmark, sticker, and an enamel pin of the character Vin. The book is absolutely gorgeous.
I'm assuming all of us would pick books for one of our three picks. What would your other two be?
Mine are dogs and music.
#currentlyreading
Started an ARC of Julie Anne Long's next book last night. I absolutely love her banter.
And I'm over half way done listening to my current audiobook. The author is narrating and he's very engaging.
I also started a new audiobook today. A non-fiction about Africa.
Bonus picture of Peri.
Before I put together my April #BookSpinBingo card, I should probably post my #BookSpin list.😁
Bingo! And I did read my March #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin. #BookSpinBingo
My absolute favorite book of March was The Secret Service of Tea and Treason. #2023ReadingBracket
I read 11 books in March.
Favorites were:
Vanished in Vermillion
The Secret Service of Tea and Treason
Happy Place
But none were a dud. It was a great reading month for me.
