With all my catch up posting last night I almost forgot #huggehourreadathon I got the Thanksgiving decorations up, made a pot roast for Sunday family dinner and we tried out a new card game. I was so tired that when all was said and done I maybe read 3 pages in this months book club pick.

October #wrapup #spookoween #31by31 #witchathon

Had so much during Litsy spooky time with all the marathons. I read 4 books, one of them was witchy, 2 comics, 1 children‘s picture book, and 1 middle grade fiction with over 32 hours of reading time for the month. Thank you to all the wonderful Littens for hosting these events @TEArificbooks @TheSpineView @Catsandbooks

October #SeriesLove2024 wrap up.

November #bookspin #childrensclassicread2024

I‘ve been crap at reading my bookspin picks this year but every month I have the best intentions!

November #bookspin

Nothing like waiting until the last minute!

#sadiescarlett

A little late but a belated Happy Halloween from me and my pup. 🎃

#spookoween #31by31

Can‘t believe I waited so long to read this one, I really enjoyed it and was fascinated by all the research the author put into this on the suspect, the fire that consumed Central Library in Los Angeles, libraries and librarians. If you love books and libraries you will love this one. Also, made my goal of reading 31 hours this month!

#31by31 #spookoween #serieslove2024

For me Saga never gets old and I look forward to each and every issue. I don‘t like these later issues as much as the earlier ones but still a good read. Loved the flashback to Alana‘s teen years as Hazel and Squire navigate their teen years.

#spookoweeen #31by31

Inching closer to my 31 hour goal. Enjoyed this spooky read. Loved the illustrations.

#spookoween #31by31 #witchathon

Finally, first witchy book completed. This one took me a long time to get through as I found it to be slow. It was cute, cozy and had fun characters but it took too long for the story to get going.

#middlegrademonday

Not your typical ghost story but such a good book.

#spookoween #NDBuddyread #serieslove2024 #31by31

A little late finishing this one for the buddy read. This installment felt light on danger and suspense but had plenty of car accidents! I‘ve enjoyed my time getting to know Nancy and the gang but this will be my last book in the series. I promised myself to do one year of books and goal completed. Thank you so much for hosting @Librarybelle I‘ve really enjoyed our discussions.

#hyggehourreadathon

Having a hygge kind of day as this evening I hope to watch the Dodgers move on to the World Series. Spending cozy time with my pup, trying out the viral Dubai pistachio chocolate bar, doing paint by sticker (so addictive!) and as always catching up on my books with a cup of coffee.

I‘m finally getting caught up on my reading and readathons! First book of #spookoween completed and nearly 14 hours reading time towards my monthly goal of 31 hours for #31by31

I give this book a soft pick as it was light on plot and sadly a bit dull. It tells the tale of a young girl that binds books in Oxford England during WW1 as she dreams of attending university.

#MiddleGradeMonday.

Loved this book when I read it. Aven Green was born without arms but she likes to tell people an alligator ate them. Great story about perseverance.

September #wrapup

Had another great reading month. Hard to choose a favorite as they were all good, highlights were Margo, Heaven and Earth and God of the Woods.

#childrensclassicread2024

How did I miss this one growing up?! Loved it and I adored the quirky and relatable Anastasia. I will definitely be checking out other books in this series and now I‘m in the mood to hang an orangutan poster in my room…

October #bookspin pick

So happy this is my pick, one of the few Dahl books I haven‘t read.

October #bookspin

Lots of witchy titles this month for all my readathons and spookoweens!

September #SeriesLove2024 wrap up

Two more titles done in my current reading series.

#SeriesLove2024

This book is a selection of short stories that take place in between the numbered books in the series. Daisy and Hazel are my favorite mg detectives and I enjoyed these mini mysteries as well as their tips on how to be a detective.

#MiddleGradeMonday

Love Ramona!

#HyggeHourReadathon

Decorated the house today, made sausage and peppers and started this cozy read. Even though the weather is still warm it was the perfect fall day.

I almost forgot to post this! Last month I finally completed March #bookspin pick. Mckinlay is a favorite cozy mystery author so it was a no brainer to read this one. I enjoyed it but I especially loved that she brought attention to dyslexia and I applaud her having this book printed in a dyslexia friendly font. I learned a lot in this one.

September #bookspin

Yay a pick I actually completed! Go me. At first I was hesitant to read this, I didn‘t think I would like it enough to stay engaged. I was wrong. From the first few pages I was hooked by the story telling and character development. Yes, a little editing here and there would have been nice but overall I really liked this multilayered story of community, identity, and compassion. Well worth a read.

#NDbuddyread #SeriesLove2024

Lots of noggin knock outs, a rock star, some kidnapping and acrobatic record pirating crooks make up the plot for this Nancy Drew mystery. I always enjoy our discussions makes reading these all the more entertaining.

#WondrousWednesday

1. A reread but so good

2. I always prefer paper but I will dabble on ebooks and audio

3. According to my goodreads shelves I read a lot of middle grade fiction and fiction

#Witchathon tbr

My tbr of witchy books. I know I won‘t even make a dent in this pile but if I can knock one off my stack I‘ll be thrilled.

#middlegrademonday

Fun graphic novel!

#Halloweentime

I love this time of year on Litsy, so many fun activities to get involved in. Here are just a couple of readathons I plan on joining.

#middlegrademonday

This was an excellent read. So many great mg books out there covering the history of 9/11

#ForTheLoveofBooks readathon was a success! I accomplished my goals and finished Summer Reading and made progress in both Heaven and Earth and Broken Locket. Thanks for hosting @TheSpineView

August #wrapup

Had a good reading month! My favorite was Nine Stories but that was a reread. I enjoyed The Family and the first half of Morisaki Bookshop but I didn‘t care much for the 2nd half of the book. Also read a couple of cute dog stories.

Spent most my day reading this title for #hyggehourreadathon and #fortheloveofbooks readathon. It really helped me to get a great head start on this months #bookspin pick. This is also September‘s pick for both of my book clubs. Love it when one book checks off many boxes!

August #Serieslove2024 wrap up.

I don‘t have much going on this holiday weekend so decided to join #fortheloveofbooks readathon. Hoping to finish Summer reading, get a good start on Heaven and Earth since it‘s my book club pick and start Nancy for #NancyDrewBR

September #bookspin

Hard to believe we‘ve come to summers end!

Book two completed in my Salinger reread and once again I liked this better now than when I first read it. I understand the nuances of his stories better. As with all short story collections, some stories are better than others. My favorites are Teddy, A Perfect Day for Bananafish and Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut.

#middlegrademonday

I really enjoyed this graphic novel series.

#hyggehourreadathon

Last family beach day of the summer. Enjoying my book while my sister is in the background searching for shells. Beautiful day of sun and fun and of course we had pizza after.

#serieslove2024

Book two in the One and Only series. This was a fun read but not quite as charming as Ivan. This book features Bob the dog, his back story and how he became friends with Ivan. It‘s a pick for me because I‘m an absolute sucker for a dog story.

#hyggehourreadthon

Celebrated my sisters birthday last night with a family dinner but before hand I went to Baskin Robbins to pick up an ice cream cake. Of course I had to get a scoop of my favorite summer time flavor, baseball nut, and I took a few cool minutes to enjoy #hyggehourreadathon

#MiddleGradeMonday

I love this series set at an English boarding school named Deepdean.

I recently read a bibliomemoir where the author wrote an essay on Franny Glass which inspired me to reread all of Salinger‘s work for the first time since I read them as a young adult. Book one done. At first I was afraid because I didn‘t want my initial opinion to change but if possible, I love his work even more. The first half, Franny, is the better half but I still enjoyed Zooey even though he‘s a bit of a brat.

It‘s been a minute since I‘ve participated in #hyggehourreadathon so after a busy morning of cooking and hosting a family brunch I decided to take the afternoon off to indulge in a summer time treat, iced coffee, and lose myself in the books that I‘m currently reading.

What I love about #ChildrensClassicRead2024 is being introduced to new books and new authors. Prior to this months pick I had never heard of this title. A wonderful little story about so many ideas but ultimately about being true to yourself.

#ChildrensClassicRead2024

First time reading this childhood favorite as an adult. I enjoyed it just as much now as I did then. Brought back so many memories and Clearly does an amazing job at taking me right back to that time of life and all the feelings that went with being 15. Now I need to reread Jean and Johnny and The Luckiest Girl. I didn‘t care much for Sister of the Bride so I‘ll probably skip that one.

August #bookspin pick. I‘ve never read Willa Cather before so this should be interesting.