It wasn't on my spreadsheet 😉, but a middle grade mystery inspired by the childhood of Agatha Christie seems a nice way to start off #cloakanddaggerchristmas reading.
Okay, so I'm frequently terrible with the follow through when it comes to reading challenges, but I've chosen some possibilities for #cloakanddaggerchristmas @merelybookish
Thankful for so much today, not least of which is all the good books and good friends I've found via Litsy. Also, that my life is not the least like poor Sophia, in the book I've spent much of today reading. Happy Thanksgiving to those to whom it should apply and happy Thursday to everyone else. 🧡
Couldn't really figure out what new thing I wanted to start, so thought I might revisit this. Turns out, it's exactly what I needed this afternoon.
pickFinished Pickwick tonight and am entirely pleased with it. What a satisfying book and what a good egg was Mr. Pickwick. I so enjoyed sharing in his adventures and am already looking forward to my next Dickens. #whatthedickens
Taking a little time to finish the #nyrbbookclub selection, before running a few errands later this afternoon.
So, not nearly so picturesque - physically speaking - as my other #kindredspiritsbuddyreads have been. But, I've been really feeling the short stories lately, so this fits in very nicely!
A little seasonally appropriate reading tonight 😱
Happy #hauntedhollowswap day! Thank you so much for the awesome package, @Laughterhp - I love everything! The monster socks are just the cutest and I'm so excited to dive into these books! And I promise to pace myself with the candy 😉. Thanks also to @wanderinglynn for making it all happen! #hhs
Have been spending lots of time with Mary this weekend and loving every minute of it.
A very silly but fun book, for which I am very much the target audience.
'tis the month of Comyns for me! A group I'm casually in on GR is reading this right now and I'm speeding through it pretty quickly. And I started the Vet's Daughter for #nyrbbookclub last night. 🙂
Can't believe I've waited so long to actually read Anita Brookner. Happy to have finally gotten to it
Getting a few minutes of reading in - after lunch and before a staff meeting.
Well, I didn't quite manage it in September, as intended, but y'all were so right about this one. Very charming.
pickAh, what can I say about The Slynx?! One of the weirder and, at times, more challenging books that I've read in a while. I'm certain that I missed a lot, but once I managed to immerse myself in the world, it was pretty compelling. Really memorable imagery, with some dark humor. Really looking forward to the #nyrbbookclub discussion tomorrow! @vivastory @youneverarrived
How on the ball are you, Mikala? #hhs is in the house and shall be studiously ignored until opening day! Thank you so much!!! @wanderinglynn @Laughterhp
Thinking of taking an early lunch today, just so I can start the final volume of Emily Byrd Starr! #kindredspiritsbuddyread
I'm not entirely sure that #whatthedickens is still a going concern - and if so I am pretty belated in starting (September had a lot going on!). But! I have matter a tiny dent into Pickwick this weekend. I still can't keep the companions straight, but am finding it very funny.
Currently have both the ebook and print copy of this checked out from the library (although from two very geographically distant systems), so I can conveniently read in any situation. 🤷♀️
Feeding slightly book slumped, so trying to combat it with a little graphic action. Sometimes that works ...
Another delightful and satisfying read with the #furrowedmiddlebrowclub gang. I so enjoyed my time with this sprawling Scottish family and their low-key summer escapades. Loved the setting and scenery, that the girls were occasionally prickly, and that the characters seemed just as annoyed and exasperated as I was by the likes of Trina and Elinore 😅. Also, just the right amount of swoon. 💙🏴
A bit late in starting this volume for #kindredspiritsbuddyread, but that just means I can read in great big gulps 😏
Man, vacation week went by way too fast! And the airport book selections have not been the greatest this trip. Good thing you can always rely on Dolly.
1. Always meaning to, rarely actually get to it I do love them though.
2. They are my favorite and I have the overflowing bins to prove it. Shoe size 6 1/2-7.
3. Blue, in an the shades.
4. Good boots and plaid everything.
5. Bookmarks, bookish mugs
6. When my boy and I dressed up as the White Stripes
7. Pretty ambivalent. I like them, but I lose them. Slouchy is my preference, though.
#hhs
I'm on vacation and mostly unplugging, but here is the #spookyaesthetic collage I made last year and it still applies! I like Midwestern farm gothic, weird regional monsters and legends, small towns with seamy underbellies, haunted mansions and motels, and things that are a bit kitschy and campy. #hauntedhollowswap #hhs
There's not a ton of stuff I missed about the office, whilst working from home. But lunch from the halal cart + reading was certainly one of them 🙂
Waiting for my mom to call. Figured I might as well kick off the seasonal reading early 😉😱👻
It's been challenging for me to get into this month's #nyrbbookclub pick. I know the discussion will be interesting though, so am going to try to block out distractions and read!
And, opting for a bit of vintage kidlit for the ride home. I like it so far, but it's got me wondering if there are any nice orphanages in literature or pop culture? I feel like maybe yes, and I'm forgetting them, but definitely not the case here!
Finished this on the bus this morning, after falling asleep with like ten minutes left. 😅 Not as good as the nun mystery (also by Wright) but will certainly read the sequel.
Have lots to do around the house, but taking a few minutes to spend with this one. Just starting, but it sounds like total reader catnip to me!
Curling up with a little Elizabeth Gaskell to end the weekend.
Today's the day! Have been looking forward to starting new chapter-a-day reading of both of these, for #pemberlittens and #kindredspiritsbuddyread. Although, if history is any indicator, I'll only *start* them as chapter-a-day ...
Spending some time finishing this up today, so I'm ready for the #nyrbbookclub discussion tomorrow. About halfway through and enjoying it immensely. @sprainedbrain @vivastory
I would like to take a wee nap. I would also like to keep reading this, now that I've finally gotten back into it. What a conundrum. 😏
Ask credit to a) @batsy and b) #thatsclassic for compelling me to pick this up again (and add to my Penguin Deluxe collection). About halfway through and adoring it.
The library waiting list for this is pretty long, so I ended up just buying this. But have saved it for tonight, when I'm home alone and have nothing planned, because if it's like Sager's other books, I know I'll want to read it pretty much straight through.
Taking advantage of the slight break in the heat to do a wee bit of outside reading.
Totally picked up this cozy because a) I like the don't and b) the seeing in an island of Cornwall.
Doing some #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub reading on my commute today. I'm afraid I neglected Elsie and company over the weekend, but it's so easy to sink back into it!
Just wanted to take a moment - a few days belatedly - to say thank you to everyone who send birthday wishes to me, either in the mail #listlove !) or on here. You really know how to make a girl (or middle aged lady, more accurately) feel special and I appreciate you all!
Thanks to @youneverarrived for sending this along to me. So far the stories have been pretty short, so it's nice for dipping in and out of them.
Still feeling Dickens, so grabbed this one off the shelf, solely because it was shorter than the other ones there. Am only a few chapters in, but already the names and descriptions of characters are 🤣
All the posts about the new Sager have reminded me that I never got around to this one. And it was a loooong work day, so embracing it.
Have finally started making my way through the adventures of a Provincial Lady! This volume has the entire series in it and I've just started the second book.
Question 6: At the beginning of the book, Lolly (Laura) feels the pressures of familial obligations. These remain even after her move to Great Mop. Once she has made a pact with the devil, has she truly gained independence or is she still under forced obligation but of another kind?
#NYRBBookClub
