Went through my FairyLoot editions to find the description most appealing to me in the moment to pick what I'm reading next. This Monster of Mine won my attention.
Time for a Christmas read. I have the Owlcrate edition of Good Spirits.
This weekend I'm reading The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman. It's my December Allurial pick.
I finished up the Goodreads Fall Challenge. That was fun. I wonder if Goodreads will do this again in 2026?
I started Our Vicious Oaths tonight, reading 90 pages. And that 90 pages got me past my goal of reading 32,000 pages this year.🎉
I worked today so my weekend starts now. My weekend read is Thrown for a Loop by Sarina Bowen.
My December Book of the Month box is here. I ❤️ the beanie.
I read 10 books in November.
Favorites:
Red City
The Summer War
Real Americans
It's a snowy day here - a perfect day to stay cozy inside and start a fantasy.
I'm devastated today. I had to say goodbye to Periwinkle last night. She ended up with bone cancer in her back leg. She brought much joy to my life the last 13 years. She was the best, sweet girl.
pickI read the Summer War last night. It's short and lovely and I read it in one sitting. It's very much a fairy tale told by the youngest of three siblings. All three children are very much involved in this story. I enjoyed it very much.
Also this book finished my goodreads reading challenge.😁
My quarterly Owlcrate Science Fiction book is here. This time it is the new Ken Liu.
I keep eyeing this book on one of my TBR carts, so I decided I should just read it. It will be my weekend read.
Allurial and Book of the Month were both delivered today.😍
I have today off for working Saturday. I'm starting this romcom.
I didn't ready any horror in October, but my first book of November is.🙃 I started it last night.
October was a fun month. It was a romance and fantasy month for me.
I started this YA fantasy last night. It looks like it includes the point of view of 6 characters, so let's see if I can keep them straight.
I haven't been requesting or reading many ARCs this year, but I decided I needed to read this one. J.R. Ward is venturing into romantasy with her book coming out in February. It definitely has the stereotypical romantasy title.
#currentlyreading
Spending my last few hours of the weekend starting this book. While I really really enjoyed reading my last four books, all romances, I need to switch up genres. This looks cute.
My October is not a spooky reading month apparently. So far I've only read romances. And I'm starting another one. I'm reading Ali Hazelwood's newest, Mate. The Aardvark Book Club edition has a green ombre hardcover. So pretty!
Finally the third and final book in the Lyonesse series is out. It's my long weekend read.
Sad news for libraries. One of our major book wholesalers is going under. This company had been around forever. This closing is going to majorly affect libraries. You may notice a disruption in your local library getting new books. My library had already moved over to ordering from other wholesalers because of backorder issues with them.
My BOTM arrived! And I'm starting it immediately. I'm in the mood for another romance. I also received a book sleeve for finishing their book challenge.😍
Neal Shusterman. He says he mostly writes on the go, when creativity hits him. He also doesn't believe in writer's block. He gets stuck, but it is an expected part of the writing process.
I might have skipped a session and camped out with my co-worker in the ballroom so we could get good seats for Abby Jimenez' keynote. We lucked out, she's taking pictures and doing autographs beforehand.
R.L. Stine was our morning keynote. He said his ideas for books come in reverse. He comes up with titles first and then a story grows from that title.
Well it took almost two hours, but I was finally able to get into the Aardvark app and pick my October books. I really wanted Mate. The new KJ Charles looks good too.
Up next because 1. I can't believe I haven't read this Abby Jimenez yet and 2. I get to see Abby Jimenez speak at a library conference this week. Keynote speakers also include children's authors Laura Numeroff🍪🐁 and R.L. Stine🫣, YA author Neil Shusterman, and cookbook author Molly Yeh. I think it's going to be a great conference.
The Raven Scholar is one of my favorite reads this year. I've been eyeing this pretty Illumicrate edition and finally decided to get it.😍
"It was an unfortunate truth that in the Venn diagram of 'qualified to teach magic' and 'still alive,' the overlap consisted almost entirely of people who had always been much too sensible to accidentally get eaten by a demon." - pg 1
My Owlcrate Romance was delivered yesterday. I'm in the mood for a romance, so I'm starting it now. It's a very pretty edition!😍
pickThis was fun! It's an urban fantasy centered around urban myths in Los Angeles. Holland is working on her thesis centered around one of those myths. And then one day she is thrust further into that world when she discovers how to contact the Watch Man, who can tell you the date and time of your death. She's sent on a hurried chase to find the only thing that will save her. I really like the way Garber writes. And I liked Holland a lot.
Anybody else doing the Goodreads' Challenges? So far I have collected them all. I had planned on reading Everything is Tuberculosis for the Lightning Round challenge, but I discovered The Hounding counted towards two categories once I finished it. It's really satisfying seeing the bookmarks change from blank to illustrated with the achievements.
Currently reading. This book will collect the final achievement for the Goodreads' Summer Challenge - Poolside Puzzlers.
Stopped at the library to take care of something and my Aardvark books had been delivered. The naked hardcover for Lucky Day is so cool.
