tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34717923927217377292024-03-13T21:38:17.314-06:00Kami's Library ThoughtsKamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.comBlogger1675125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-74950906442542818652023-05-01T07:51:00.008-06:002023-05-01T07:52:30.095-06:00April Stats<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Books Read:</b> 9</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG2k-lOw2qFrHbJD_nJWCKX6Tp5uMvtwxazudiw_vI2K3Nhhhlht6IH8tsKK9nkqZtPsr7d7yRFE4V2b_CuBMzpj8bA9xmT7xMQOLYyCki3Js9goowf3NjDtNu48uhU5e7o-srLkp5NStWeGE-5vBbgGdUioWwsvorkqZAdg0nRR9ufpcG2vbfyUv2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1705" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG2k-lOw2qFrHbJD_nJWCKX6Tp5uMvtwxazudiw_vI2K3Nhhhlht6IH8tsKK9nkqZtPsr7d7yRFE4V2b_CuBMzpj8bA9xmT7xMQOLYyCki3Js9goowf3NjDtNu48uhU5e7o-srLkp5NStWeGE-5vBbgGdUioWwsvorkqZAdg0nRR9ufpcG2vbfyUv2=w133-h200" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhueNW4VYcqI8vMrS23c3t9CCYGGEa1wV8cSDIBBw2tjiiwaWymMCDXh2lKAauTm6bXWrBtAspdFkBtRwqCX9HowGWO8awPk8wOIKkO1etT8Rg9WHJCESw9q4OyIoEl3CEb2Jwhs-Kg4zEnnsCB9cYMAryNFh2VanP29dtL8K060QTxvEhFyG9PnV-" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><b>Pages Read:</b> 2,552<br /></span></div></div><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 Star: 0</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2 Stars: 0</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3 Stars: 5</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4 Stars: 4</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5 Stars: 0</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Favorite Book of the Month:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Flamingo by Guojing</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My reading has slowed down a lot, and so has my blogging. Ugh! I want to blog more, but I struggle to actually sit down and do it. Maybe I need to schedule time once a week or something. I enjoy the blogging community, so I don't want to give it up. I hope it is okay that I only post a couple times a month.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Goals Progress:</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Goodreads Challenge:</b> I am 22 books ahead of schedule. That is 2 less than last month, but I'm still ahead, so it is all good. 63/125</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Newbery Award Winners:</b> I read It's Like This, Cat. It was a fun and quick read. 5/12</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Book Club: </b> We read The Girls I've Been for book club. I read the book, but I missed the meeting, but I heard everyone enjoyed it. 4/10</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Pioneer Book Challenge:</b> Despite my motivation waning, I read 3 books that fulfilled prompts for this challenge. 16/40</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>POPSUGAR Challenge:</b> I only read 1 book that fulfilled a prompt. 21/40</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Color Coded Reading Challenge:</b> I read a book with a read cover, so I only need a brown cover. 8/9</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Read it Again, Sam:</b> I didn't re-read any books. :( 6/12</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You are doing awesome!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Happy reading!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-91220267798648955982023-04-11T12:43:00.001-06:002023-04-11T12:43:08.900-06:00Top Ten Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="768" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K=w400-h160" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><i style="font-family: "times new roman";">Created by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> in June 2010 and moved to <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">The Artsy Reader Girl</a> in Jan 2018</i></div><div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Top <strike>Ten</strike> Eleven Titles with Animals in Them or Covers with Animals on Them</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fun prompt! I decided to go with covers with animals on them, and to help narrow down my list, I didn't count mythical creatures. I could probably do a whole list of covers with just dragons.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0aucAX0ahcv_noP7lFfcAKFZBkSunXKSv37TXvxSgujPB2zWRhQ4VYmNoyyKqwqubTkO8yPdCxdKF1Hy_yFIcYS_pjGnf-BUkadEH9i02g8wyjJ1egQiG5DnHz_WDSmIY-Op6LZbcOl4QBhPgJpEKS3TOYqpUio791YBZ5ufbDJz7RTWnUjW08pmg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="277" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0aucAX0ahcv_noP7lFfcAKFZBkSunXKSv37TXvxSgujPB2zWRhQ4VYmNoyyKqwqubTkO8yPdCxdKF1Hy_yFIcYS_pjGnf-BUkadEH9i02g8wyjJ1egQiG5DnHz_WDSmIY-Op6LZbcOl4QBhPgJpEKS3TOYqpUio791YBZ5ufbDJz7RTWnUjW08pmg=w207-h320" width="207" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsJbhdBIbbfRBV9dKvYZDNeYclXHPGlhdXXLitgMeFhT7Pf0jt_NiT7Jk_A0dY_2oCSwrLMuB6rHNeEEDi4v_gXsILOyOJov-jnFcbAGfAsN8ZrqBPBmNgZuknSbUFm-fIg-3JDxSPpxmtTTxru_98_E9ELmkiAuB86UScWcXtE2Wt5KwcokSTFswz" style="margin-left: 1em; 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clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Pages Read:</b> 4,175<br /></span></div></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 Star: 0</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2 Stars: 2</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3 Stars: 4</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4 Stars: 6</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5 Stars: 2</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Favorite Book of the Month:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I can't believe March is over already! What!? I had planned more books for March, but it is okay. I still read a lot. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Goals Progress:</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Goodreads Challenge:</b> I am 24 books ahead of schedule! That is four more than last month. Yes! 54/125</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Newbery Award Winners:</b> I finished Bronze Bow and Wrinkle in Time. 4/12</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Book Club: </b> I read my book club book. It was Silence of Bones. It was a re-read for me, and I still enjoyed it. 3/10</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Pioneer Book Challenge:</b> I read 3 books that fulfilled prompts for this challenge. 13/40</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>POPSUGAR Challenge:</b> I read 6 books that fit prompts. I'm halfway there! 20/40</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Color Coded Reading Challenge:</b> I crossed off two more books. I just need a red cover and a brown cover. 7/9</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Read it Again, Sam:</b> I re-read 2 books. 6/12</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hope you had a great reading month!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good luck with your goals!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Happy reading!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-30909350753267987312023-03-28T08:27:00.001-06:002023-03-28T08:27:05.903-06:00Top Ten Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="768" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K=w400-h160" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><i style="font-family: "times new roman";">Created by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> in June 2010 and moved to <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">The Artsy Reader Girl</a> in Jan 2018</i></div><div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Top Ten Books for People </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Who Liked Author X</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was stumped with this week's prompt for a while, but I finally thought of an author with comparable books. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKseWVvBN7NgvCVVXH4hmopwruPBV6am3O14qYjMpwerqt-ut5FDB1_1oipGudojetvmunv9u1RXRv0xFGepeI59CTpAizheeviwEsOGtbGa5FDASgaUuP2XLMc_rQTp7RQJP2y0Nmqmq6Oyd1Xrml4_zUFxosURMWCAgZw-ujocNsLt9gJJNTMavr/s2775/62971668.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1838" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKseWVvBN7NgvCVVXH4hmopwruPBV6am3O14qYjMpwerqt-ut5FDB1_1oipGudojetvmunv9u1RXRv0xFGepeI59CTpAizheeviwEsOGtbGa5FDASgaUuP2XLMc_rQTp7RQJP2y0Nmqmq6Oyd1Xrml4_zUFxosURMWCAgZw-ujocNsLt9gJJNTMavr/s320/62971668.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />Title: </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62971668-someone-else-s-shoes" target="_blank">Someone Else's Shoes</a></span></span></span></span></span><div><span><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b>Author:</b></span><span> Jojo Moyes</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Publisher:</span></b> Pamela Dorman Books</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Date Published:</span></b> February 7, 2023</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Genre:</span></b> Fiction, Contemporary</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Rating:</span></b> ⭐</span><span>⭐</span></span></span></span>⭐</span><span>⭐</span></div></span></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My Thoughts:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Nisha is a wealthy socialite from America. She and her husband are visiting England on business, and while Nisha is at the gym, her scum of a husband cuts off all her money and access to the hotel. He won't even speak to her, and she is left on the streets of England with no resources. She doesn't even have her own clothes because someone has taken her bag. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sam is struggling in multiple areas of her life. Her husband is depressed and can't move from the couch each day. He refuses to get help, and Sam is left taking care of him, their daughter, and their house. Her boss is a total jerk and constantly demeans her. When Sam accidently grabs the wrong bag from the gym she is visiting for the first time, she discovers some incredible clothes inside. The shoes give her a boost of confidence that she desperately needs. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I really enjoyed this book. I loved the characters, and I didn't think I would like Nisha, but she really grows on me. Sam tugged at my heart, and I loved cheering for both of these women. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- The first half of the book progressively made me angrier. I wanted the people in Nisha and Sam's life to get their comeuppance, and I wanted it to be evil and awesome! The ending wasn't what I wanted or expected, but it was still satisfying. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- My favorite part of the book was women helping other women. I loved how Nisha found people to help her, and I loved Sam's friend. I loved how a group of women helped he each other out for the sake of sisterhood. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I loved Nisha and Sam's character arc. I loved how Nisha had to come to grips with the reality of her life. It was a hard pill to swallow, and she goes through a lot of emotions. I also loved Sam's growth. She was always amazing, but she didn't realize it. She deserved so much more than what she was getting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I can't stop thinking about this book. It was so good! This was my second Jojo Moyes book, and I am excited to read more of her stuff. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>My Thoughts in a GIF:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMMJXiHHPnSRFlk6IttY0_mc0WL571mxMeNMfUFpgbs7sn5u3ddmbF0L4nrqbElXbhJxKmqngNjtoPBbcKCqgOxUU_0hG5THk1Nj0C4cDrDlfXmQdf5SpVdgdGYTdNXXOba_WD1zEJ5y6mPWmmmMbJWSRZ7XSTTJbeuWMNkAYPIbt9G2CmfmxnHgJ/s260/CraftyObeseIcterinewarbler-max-1mb.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="260" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMMJXiHHPnSRFlk6IttY0_mc0WL571mxMeNMfUFpgbs7sn5u3ddmbF0L4nrqbElXbhJxKmqngNjtoPBbcKCqgOxUU_0hG5THk1Nj0C4cDrDlfXmQdf5SpVdgdGYTdNXXOba_WD1zEJ5y6mPWmmmMbJWSRZ7XSTTJbeuWMNkAYPIbt9G2CmfmxnHgJ/w320-h240/CraftyObeseIcterinewarbler-max-1mb.gif" width="320" /></a></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-12292891610468127652023-03-16T08:26:00.002-06:002023-03-16T08:26:13.552-06:00Book Club Picks<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgg8V4mRiar7Jj-y0GbztoGJeGqN6LGUmhdKWcQHPcOWhfGw40l9uwvdBw17NUmWHMTflrnrhn59_PI91W1sCQr0uqYg1QRy_1IkyuUzN9aVSL3U8TjvmOz2VaoN9WXRlzJwNQBEDWHQjovEqFUbCMUhqY_wqw0oZlVVjjurNqsXysLOpxspWsheTme" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="574" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgg8V4mRiar7Jj-y0GbztoGJeGqN6LGUmhdKWcQHPcOWhfGw40l9uwvdBw17NUmWHMTflrnrhn59_PI91W1sCQr0uqYg1QRy_1IkyuUzN9aVSL3U8TjvmOz2VaoN9WXRlzJwNQBEDWHQjovEqFUbCMUhqY_wqw0oZlVVjjurNqsXysLOpxspWsheTme=w400-h278" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My book club has picked our books for the next year! How do we pick books? Everyone says what books they would like to read, <a href="http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Suey</a> compiles all the suggestions into a list for us to vote on, and we all vote. 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In July, everyone is going to read a memoir of their choice. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, this is the order in which we are reading them. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our book club starts the new book list in June. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What do you think of our picks?</div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-54329659401771795072023-03-14T08:55:00.001-06:002023-03-14T08:55:04.888-06:00Top Ten Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="768" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K=w400-h160" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><i style="font-family: "times new roman";">Created by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> in June 2010 and moved to <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">The Artsy Reader Girl</a> in Jan 2018</i></div><div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Top <strike>Ten</strike> Eleven Books on </b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>My Spring 2023 To-Read List</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I love TBR lists, but since I'm a mood reader, my list and what I actually read aren't always the same. I usually read at least half of the books though.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpxvw5CenuvYZwpxvJdSAxboEJavUQyXiXY_NWSqwk7of5WvyhN-cms8L3W7hMl9xq1geg4sKAj0YPVc3ihhe5AQWghM-vedQWgVj0I5RTrfViFWqXctttWh15xPqEVYjtRmF7Q8EZ_Qwg02gXapfTrE_dfRX1-rsSlvwUJeZ25a1nPDnNKtMReOAT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="302" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpxvw5CenuvYZwpxvJdSAxboEJavUQyXiXY_NWSqwk7of5WvyhN-cms8L3W7hMl9xq1geg4sKAj0YPVc3ihhe5AQWghM-vedQWgVj0I5RTrfViFWqXctttWh15xPqEVYjtRmF7Q8EZ_Qwg02gXapfTrE_dfRX1-rsSlvwUJeZ25a1nPDnNKtMReOAT=w204-h320" width="204" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyegXphwmLqfsmNEkM4dNRx7yU7Hp2iErwbXeBNVLNTrNcLgAmpQjSC3QEyi4NAZ3AFcuAjsGNJijXogaHAA1bCTwvQG8cQUh_V-IxhSG7WQZ-xE033RzSM-1xYIMKUqgLpVALG8D1NxqKgR9_PJ5VqZFoEFotfIef7SCxBDSVqH9OGFu1nfTZAvcO" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">You make the world a better place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy reading!<br /></div></div></span></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-62252547610527275562023-03-10T08:02:00.001-07:002023-03-10T08:02:11.021-07:00The Bookworm Tag<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSUma-moXvWm95m4KpXYkxUNe-CcWSGWiByDQeXZOlKmQsRbkLMdmX5YFfqGPNImJ5LoLlWi67NSzueAARaxNG-yJdGAmvbYMeQP0IMtaJKvwBgFfG_dwwJRNFYa3qY3q-VI0kcPa3ilx06s5NiB7MXRdJosPYlAdJw7MuNk6O3gvi3e45MxH-zafA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="320" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSUma-moXvWm95m4KpXYkxUNe-CcWSGWiByDQeXZOlKmQsRbkLMdmX5YFfqGPNImJ5LoLlWi67NSzueAARaxNG-yJdGAmvbYMeQP0IMtaJKvwBgFfG_dwwJRNFYa3qY3q-VI0kcPa3ilx06s5NiB7MXRdJosPYlAdJw7MuNk6O3gvi3e45MxH-zafA=w400-h323" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Rules:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Answer the questions</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Make new questions</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tag people</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was tagged by Cindy from <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cindy's Book Corner</a>. Thanks Cindy!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>1. How many books do you have on your physical shelves? (It can be best guesstimate!)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have never counted my books. It is something I've thought about doing, and I want to keep a log of all my books as well, but I just haven't done it. Ummm . . . if we aren't counting children's books, probably 300ish? Maybe?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>2. What is your favorite book about books?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There are so many! I'm going to go with Book Love. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>3. What is your favorite format to read in (paperback, hardback, e-reader...)?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am a big lover of hardcover!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>4. What is your favorite genre to read?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am a very eclectic reader. It really depends on my mood. The majority of the books I own are probably fantasy, so I'll go with that. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>5. How do you find new-to-you authors?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My book friends. The books we read for book club help me find new genres and authors to love, and we share a lot about the books we are reading. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>6. What is a series (or book) you would/have reread over and over again?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My most re-read series is The Chronicles of Prydain. My brother introduced me to Taran and gang when I was in middle school, and I used to read them every single year. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>7. Do you have a book (or author) you are constantly recommending people to read? If so, what is it?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It depends on the person. I like to ask a couple questions before I recommend a book to someone. I recommend Ranger's Apprentice and The Lunar Chronicles a lot. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>8. What is a genre you would never read?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Like I said, I am an eclectic reader. I don't believe in bad genres. I think there is a book in every genre that someone could love. That being said, I try to stay away from erotic books. I'm just not into that kind of thing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>9. Do you prefer long books or short books?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Depends on the book. Does it feel long? I enjoy both.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>10. Who inspired your love of reading?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My family. My dad used to read to me a lot as a child. My brothers introduced me to a lot of the books I love today. One of my brothers read The Hobbit to me when I was 5, and I loved it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>My new questions:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. What was the last book your read?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. Did you like it?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. Who is your favorite Author?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. What book do you wish had a sequel?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5. What is your favorite movie adaptation?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6. What is your favorite place to read?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">7. What book do you wish was required reading in school?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">8. What is your quirkiest reading habit?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">9. What do you use as a bookmark?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">10. Besides reading, what other hobby/hobbies do you have?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>I would like to tag: </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Suey</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://jennielyse.com/" target="_blank">Jenni</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://larkwrites.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lark</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://thebashfulbookworm.com/">Wendy</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If you want to participate, please consider yourself tagged.</span></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-65751783310114146392023-03-08T08:24:00.002-07:002023-03-08T08:25:51.927-07:00Chewy's Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I normally don't post personal posts, but today is my dog's 15th birthday, and I wanted to give him a little shout out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We adopted Chewy in May 2014. He has been my constant companion and reading buddy ever since. He is the perfect dog. He has the sweetest personality, and our family would not be complete without him. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Despite being 15 today, he still gets excited and he is healthy. He has arthritis in his hips and legs, and he is on a special diet, but overall he is healthy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Like most dog owners, I have a plethora of pictures of him, so I decided to pick out some of my favorite pictures from the first year he became part of the family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEsF9HLw-NGShD-njFGt3nZiwtCt29q47g-dc4-B8HrJbVPboQeWq6-wDuyEdQPOCECKb47eAMqJZMXrpwHfDCs9eQvlGqXAXiHNWHNWW3YyN_LwH-ii-RgjSOOzmzIJhEzJOoc2qsyKK5eyw_J66ZbVyXN8npzbdu9ZLNiC7KSGXr2AD3ZJG1oi6/s2560/June%203,%202014%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEsF9HLw-NGShD-njFGt3nZiwtCt29q47g-dc4-B8HrJbVPboQeWq6-wDuyEdQPOCECKb47eAMqJZMXrpwHfDCs9eQvlGqXAXiHNWHNWW3YyN_LwH-ii-RgjSOOzmzIJhEzJOoc2qsyKK5eyw_J66ZbVyXN8npzbdu9ZLNiC7KSGXr2AD3ZJG1oi6/w400-h300/June%203,%202014%20(9).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x3WGoJKorlYD3EH1xljaJYloMKJBrbAUwceDFAqEa5S1vVpnN3sw_vE0cgL9HJlWQ9zSvGgGTfpm1s0HkkSrNJxWC3U28crbqDTXZxyJ9v-x3itEyuoNFWRC57OVO3y52L1mqjl7XEuAC1_hNFdQ5wJ3XKyk1ZZvzVA5gzY9Vte8sokq6DRy-DY7/s2560/December%2029,%202014%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x3WGoJKorlYD3EH1xljaJYloMKJBrbAUwceDFAqEa5S1vVpnN3sw_vE0cgL9HJlWQ9zSvGgGTfpm1s0HkkSrNJxWC3U28crbqDTXZxyJ9v-x3itEyuoNFWRC57OVO3y52L1mqjl7XEuAC1_hNFdQ5wJ3XKyk1ZZvzVA5gzY9Vte8sokq6DRy-DY7/w300-h400/December%2029,%202014%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">p.s. He is a yorkie/poodle mix. Most people call him a yorkie-poo. I like to call him a porkie.</span></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-34661573643428460012023-03-07T08:15:00.003-07:002023-03-07T08:15:58.580-07:00Top Ten Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="768" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K=w400-h160" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><i style="font-family: "times new roman";">Created by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> in June 2010 and moved to <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">The Artsy Reader Girl</a> in Jan 2018</i></div><div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Top Ten Bookish People I'd Like to Meet</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm going to go with authors I'd like to meet. I am incredibly blessed to live in a place where authors abound, and I've met quite a few, but I still have a list of authors I'd love to meet and get some books signed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">John Flanagan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWJLGC4KRo52CNYDHQTGhR6zIqF5KvoOuT3HeOl6nnjE4jGcWXroKLC6FXY8EVckqnnr5xKaC4KZhRJIUtV2EjVXmRteGqqLvKWLhD04dQtavAU2N7k_17GVtrl0EbM2CR0ot_nU-PeQsSsTgSvFs_tlECNfLokciwKlxBeD2_lAQaWCE3LOwrfdfW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWJLGC4KRo52CNYDHQTGhR6zIqF5KvoOuT3HeOl6nnjE4jGcWXroKLC6FXY8EVckqnnr5xKaC4KZhRJIUtV2EjVXmRteGqqLvKWLhD04dQtavAU2N7k_17GVtrl0EbM2CR0ot_nU-PeQsSsTgSvFs_tlECNfLokciwKlxBeD2_lAQaWCE3LOwrfdfW=w320-h240" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fredrik Backman</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPKsyPCqmu0u3xpYx9AKKBbzpav7Wdzl0tCcxbQ6rpon3GPGYKphhRnexYwAvRQypgP8D-LUfFuOER6L-4Lx8bdp0DE1b9b3jhitSNzkAxQwIeV-rJzsRgNvrxuv_cbLRr086uTrKSBg8wThn4tYPlXQemdaR85kEKBNOrC-dZQt-i3O8Xfw7VlbLD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="181" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPKsyPCqmu0u3xpYx9AKKBbzpav7Wdzl0tCcxbQ6rpon3GPGYKphhRnexYwAvRQypgP8D-LUfFuOER6L-4Lx8bdp0DE1b9b3jhitSNzkAxQwIeV-rJzsRgNvrxuv_cbLRr086uTrKSBg8wThn4tYPlXQemdaR85kEKBNOrC-dZQt-i3O8Xfw7VlbLD=w217-h320" width="217" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Liane Moriarty</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg21jiGHafaSbu6UDG1pRX_nLAJVYAnq_LW-3wg50H8-9_twnACbbcGpEJIKys7p-SbZf5m071Doo52e6x2uAkLISki4HtDaPvH0rNaaX7Q1CnevgUYONkyL24ZjEHiPPpgjfjYAftH2ilqhHuRnCkeHLBSKQ_50JtbXP5jwdbJUVegRkPtIkZVBpuz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="177" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg21jiGHafaSbu6UDG1pRX_nLAJVYAnq_LW-3wg50H8-9_twnACbbcGpEJIKys7p-SbZf5m071Doo52e6x2uAkLISki4HtDaPvH0rNaaX7Q1CnevgUYONkyL24ZjEHiPPpgjfjYAftH2ilqhHuRnCkeHLBSKQ_50JtbXP5jwdbJUVegRkPtIkZVBpuz=w213-h320" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neal Shusterman</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilDT4bUZTIE6AB_x--902qdyN4WqAeanzgWLjjT-HF_Z8d3YYYF3ld9oCJcB1kO4uXr7kwPewRjihrtHJELP5JxF_FP32MzZGM7ouVnF6cL0Iu_Jbo2al9lvqKLQZZzTktU23gzjRXj5jShKDwqdzV4fcJcYn2vFpdGbRjIb-8vPGFssBL3AKVg622" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="290" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilDT4bUZTIE6AB_x--902qdyN4WqAeanzgWLjjT-HF_Z8d3YYYF3ld9oCJcB1kO4uXr7kwPewRjihrtHJELP5JxF_FP32MzZGM7ouVnF6cL0Iu_Jbo2al9lvqKLQZZzTktU23gzjRXj5jShKDwqdzV4fcJcYn2vFpdGbRjIb-8vPGFssBL3AKVg622=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">June Hur</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRR659efZHiDdF2wooPLQ24-jgQJ6PQ3MWnifFF2Vl_3ekGdZypKRRHni9S6DdkgVKlKO0xFiz5CJGHjBYu3jsMRqROTkze9KcPzV02c_ZJjSjHeDN84eL0r8qmWswYKD5Vlo78n_ZXk5ygFNAN-NUSY-ViOtkMgbkPy145x6467JVTJWv66zGi-zz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="700" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRR659efZHiDdF2wooPLQ24-jgQJ6PQ3MWnifFF2Vl_3ekGdZypKRRHni9S6DdkgVKlKO0xFiz5CJGHjBYu3jsMRqROTkze9KcPzV02c_ZJjSjHeDN84eL0r8qmWswYKD5Vlo78n_ZXk5ygFNAN-NUSY-ViOtkMgbkPy145x6467JVTJWv66zGi-zz" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amy E. Reichert</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWlkGO9phfpgLRUJKf-XefOIiIRwm47qKz1Xo70_oycWqrOSruVLg-EWTtq4Ps5K5PCUoePHp974YSGPwaJFV2AMzPh_zA_ApH4X8xpqQ1V_xgl8L9JE9xXlcwDe5XBdpmTM3CbJbKx_ylfeLiC2s1BBtbXL5mYv9fbNp-5F3OwWxn46Uzvs_WG81P" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="700" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWlkGO9phfpgLRUJKf-XefOIiIRwm47qKz1Xo70_oycWqrOSruVLg-EWTtq4Ps5K5PCUoePHp974YSGPwaJFV2AMzPh_zA_ApH4X8xpqQ1V_xgl8L9JE9xXlcwDe5XBdpmTM3CbJbKx_ylfeLiC2s1BBtbXL5mYv9fbNp-5F3OwWxn46Uzvs_WG81P" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lemony Snicket</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeGY68deyUEMWbqRsDib9VzzDTIdVRi5hKnPSZNAO74ECG2i5f71jVsMnQ2Xjx3NvD3aoH8LWMiP5QV28VqryB4pbmD-4aWcK1ndEX8VHjzQ_kOHiker5qXDJ0ZV4xU1KuA8PE_yrqSZ-eDo8WddGdS9TjrrRbpewpqp3Z-clR49oqUp4xgbQu-gqx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="184" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeGY68deyUEMWbqRsDib9VzzDTIdVRi5hKnPSZNAO74ECG2i5f71jVsMnQ2Xjx3NvD3aoH8LWMiP5QV28VqryB4pbmD-4aWcK1ndEX8VHjzQ_kOHiker5qXDJ0ZV4xU1KuA8PE_yrqSZ-eDo8WddGdS9TjrrRbpewpqp3Z-clR49oqUp4xgbQu-gqx=w221-h320" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gene Luen Yang</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr7uQIa4xP8onP-eDkL16F8tgnWFVu-En2kC72bL486ulUSAD5DTZJZQS91xqtov5hETD1WcsYSr_vNBG0jd0o0i8PL6CEXIM3mly3D-VpgD9yx9zCA_9DSPj_DnWlrJ1EEGQnL2KHrk27ghNpmzd7CNWJbRSbVhStpkMw1iHNJghdV-VlvLbkwDxo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="133" data-original-width="200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr7uQIa4xP8onP-eDkL16F8tgnWFVu-En2kC72bL486ulUSAD5DTZJZQS91xqtov5hETD1WcsYSr_vNBG0jd0o0i8PL6CEXIM3mly3D-VpgD9yx9zCA_9DSPj_DnWlrJ1EEGQnL2KHrk27ghNpmzd7CNWJbRSbVhStpkMw1iHNJghdV-VlvLbkwDxo=w320-h213" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Katherine Applegate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_ocKQD4KMbl8Afx-LsJ26qVwy25p3KZRkjKLvZmxUiZJwVSb3MUsDkLtyqsjUvOa6asrL5g2BR7vxJxyG9nlqe9vR4-QFxoYUFdW0GjIYM-h4GhupPczGggtyvmtUNelvg8nRsfi7vvcilf7PHNTWkYyKy0Epf76P57JD0UJcRdUWisx10fpwDATx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_ocKQD4KMbl8Afx-LsJ26qVwy25p3KZRkjKLvZmxUiZJwVSb3MUsDkLtyqsjUvOa6asrL5g2BR7vxJxyG9nlqe9vR4-QFxoYUFdW0GjIYM-h4GhupPczGggtyvmtUNelvg8nRsfi7vvcilf7PHNTWkYyKy0Epf76P57JD0UJcRdUWisx10fpwDATx=w268-h320" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rainbow Rowell</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7ry_drHXT7bCXaiaTvFxR2stIS_xn7ZYBh2zaVYk3woVixwje-NPg3WBOAcZVVZr09bu2pkWBfEgtwIX7S1GowS0iYnsIpN31oPyh87w86I1H_x5fyF6znvGKwW1gCRl7OUllJ3be6nekhsRwY4RgNbAaD1HP7Pu50F0A1VhcMmhfZo4xBrAO_pnv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="199" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7ry_drHXT7bCXaiaTvFxR2stIS_xn7ZYBh2zaVYk3woVixwje-NPg3WBOAcZVVZr09bu2pkWBfEgtwIX7S1GowS0iYnsIpN31oPyh87w86I1H_x5fyF6znvGKwW1gCRl7OUllJ3be6nekhsRwY4RgNbAaD1HP7Pu50F0A1VhcMmhfZo4xBrAO_pnv=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are amazing! Have a beautiful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy reading!</div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-57328290241333395182023-03-01T08:57:00.000-07:002023-03-01T08:57:33.574-07:00February Stats<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Books Read:</b> 22</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4iwi12PDoJm3RUcolH3lYABriAwsxGJD6D_l-amXxZLlzFPwzlseiHrcawCXT_-HPOUea_YaR_0qwNLr9ddj70vF6qxhMxzQLDeAevt60JeCqqjGly_JTRZzjhYKGeTFC7y-iXGZSSMfM-z7P_R0wbtzut8Y9zHHd3otol79KmZ7BoJP36WqKmWiF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="396" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4iwi12PDoJm3RUcolH3lYABriAwsxGJD6D_l-amXxZLlzFPwzlseiHrcawCXT_-HPOUea_YaR_0qwNLr9ddj70vF6qxhMxzQLDeAevt60JeCqqjGly_JTRZzjhYKGeTFC7y-iXGZSSMfM-z7P_R0wbtzut8Y9zHHd3otol79KmZ7BoJP36WqKmWiF=w132-h200" width="132" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT4lgskF6qOEAiQ3ainl3w1k48bWPTPMJYfZ1oBu0wP5Quzv_nhmqYrE28-aNA_8ByLevSEOUua6J5Z7uS3Aw0p6xWsl5d0VwgAvu5wFQqOGCYZf6WhXTbvguJtKEJFN3sYJYXxNlOVFFXhZB6HFP7AH9ZRnT8o2HM8_V1gcsV7vsB-MlalfT50bQv" style="margin-left: 1em; 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clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 Star: 0</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2 Stars: 0</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3 Stars: 13</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4 Stars: 6</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5 Stars: 3</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Favorite Book of the Month:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I had a great reading month, and I was able to make some good progress on my goals. I hope I can keep up the momentum. I want to finish the Pioneer Book Challenge as soon as I can.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My numbers are up this month because I read a manga series, and I can read one of those in a half hour. I'm still proud of my reading though. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Goals Progress:</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Goodreads Challenge:</b> I am 20 books ahead of schedule! WOO! 40/125</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Newbery Award Winners:</b> I read Island of the Blue Dolphins. It was good, and a bit sad. 2/12</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Book Club: </b> I read my book club book this month. It was The Last Anniversary. 2/10</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Pioneer Book Challenge:</b> I read 5 books that fulfilled prompts for this challenge. I have a lot more planned for next month. 10/40</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>POPSUGAR Challenge:</b> I read 7 books that fit prompts. 14/40</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Color Coded Reading Challenge:</b> I fulfilled the yellow and black covers for this challenge. 5/9</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Read it Again, Sam:</b> I re-read 3 books! 4/12</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hope you had a great reading month!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good luck with your goals!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Happy reading!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-51691060998335499002023-02-28T08:10:00.003-07:002023-02-28T08:10:31.996-07:00Top Ten Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="768" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K=w400-h160" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><i style="font-family: "times new roman";">Created by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> in June 2010 and moved to <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">The Artsy Reader Girl</a> in Jan 2018</i></div><div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Top Ten Graphic Novels</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today is a genre freebie, and I know a lot of people who shy away from graphic novels. 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font-size: medium;"><div><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b>Author:</b></span><span> Fredrik Backman</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Publisher:</span></b> Atria Books</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Date Published:</span></b> June 15, 2015</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Genre:</span></b> Fiction, Contemporary</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Rating:</span></b> ⭐</span><span>⭐</span></span></span></span>⭐</span><span>⭐</span>⭐</div></span></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My Thoughts:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Elsa is a very observant and wise child. Mentally, she is beyond her years. Elsa and her grandma are best friends, and grandma is full of moxie. They live in an apartment complex with a cast of unique and quirky characters. Grandma loves to tell Elsa stories about the Land of Almost Awake. Grandma sends Elsa on a quest, where she must deliver notes to different people in the building, but Elsa has to find the notes in a sort of treasure hunt. <br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I adored this book! The characters are so well written and thought out. At first they don't seem important, or they are portrayed a certain way, but as the story unfolds, each character becomes endearing and relatable. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- It was interesting to read an adult fiction book from a child's perspective. There were some heavy subjects, and I enjoyed seeing them through Elsa's eyes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Backman is a master storyteller. The way his stories unfold and connect is genius. I have loved every book of his that I've read. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- The emotions this story elicits were deep and heartfelt. I laughed out loud, I grieved, I was sad, angry, torn, melancholy, etc. In the end, I felt a hopeful joy. This was pretty much a perfect book for me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I read this for book club last month, and we had a very engaging discussion about various things. It was a lot of fun. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>My Thoughts in a GIF:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctYVQ7M15GmmQYD3NuH6KQHE3qHtmaTpitVT2gbkpVTzDfcM1Rw77BpxieVsG_kKhXdyalxdMHxzpFDSHod_u4nO-daosX8HBAOqOjHm2cIUS9ZPlZBKAsX3F1xEXKtvn03rcLScZ8SqQ6w9iZNMeEa7t6Cmga2jLJU3T0mK44s2OijNk8Kx44Z8U/s200/200w.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="200" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctYVQ7M15GmmQYD3NuH6KQHE3qHtmaTpitVT2gbkpVTzDfcM1Rw77BpxieVsG_kKhXdyalxdMHxzpFDSHod_u4nO-daosX8HBAOqOjHm2cIUS9ZPlZBKAsX3F1xEXKtvn03rcLScZ8SqQ6w9iZNMeEa7t6Cmga2jLJU3T0mK44s2OijNk8Kx44Z8U/w320-h301/200w.gif" width="320" /></a></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-28769435598408447802023-02-01T07:00:00.001-07:002023-02-01T07:00:00.194-07:00January Stats<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; 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margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPq8ZB4-3qrpT0TIlEoiyrmAd9hQDwyAydn4yWeHetx2hT_hOy-GyfMK1PmBLvIbT8g8XKa8iSgsjL_sXV92cCScsJo97zN1qNxGTEidHOQVl__Trx62xz9_kvg0ksP3kt7faJK1f610VGc5PVqB_zp2nAn5vrCLKiEWIOAbh6s6i7bJsteLeX0pA_=w133-h200" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Pages Read:</b> 4,229</span><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 Star: 0</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2 Stars: 0</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3 Stars: 4</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4 Stars: 7</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5 Stars: 6</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Favorite Book of the Month:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It was hard to choose a favorite. I read a lot of amazing books in January. I am very proud of my reading for the month. I made good progress on a lot of my challenges, and I was able to read more then I wanted. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Goals Progress:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Goodreads Challenge:</b> I am 7 books ahead of schedule, so I'm feeling great about this one. 17/125</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Newbery Award Winners:</b> My goals is to read one a month, and I was able to finish Onion John. 1/12</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Book Club: </b> Yes, I read my book club book. It was the Fredrik Backman book. 1/10</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Pioneer Book Challenge:</b> This has been a fun challenge to do with my friends, and because we talk about it, I've been more motivated. I was able to read 5 books for the prompts. 5/40</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>POPSUGAR Challenge:</b> My friends and I are also doing this challenge together. 7/40</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Color Coded Reading Challenge:</b> I read a white cover, blue cover, and purple cover. I could probably count more, but I'm trying to find covers that are predominately that color. 3/9</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Read it Again, Sam:</b> I only managed to re-read one book, but I am still on track. 1/12</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hope you had a great reading month!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Good luck with your goals, don't give up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Happy reading!</span></div></div></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-29887348261955739972023-01-31T07:57:00.001-07:002023-01-31T07:57:41.760-07:00Top Ten Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="768" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K=w400-h160" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><i style="font-family: "times new roman";">Created by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> in June 2010 and moved to <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">The Artsy Reader Girl</a> in Jan 2018</i></div><div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Top Ten Books I Plan to Read for My Reading Challenges</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today is a freebie, and I usually don't participate in freebies because I usually can't think of anything. I need prompts! But this week I wanted to share some of the books I have planned for my reading challenges. I'll mostly be focusing on the Pioneer Book Challenge and the POPSUGAR Challenge. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnlJ2TsyysAcXJxJYJIK-RaZj4j-nv8fXHCgYmCeZzSTmOy5yTAc0Ffonzfwgj58AYzKw6Nc65MV-1Z4j6Mi_nZlHBPqY4oEzA-MeTbvLjjsi4FxZ0Ia1Gk91UrAQwCeMx7Btz62-ZpAC42poPyRaifPYSnbJMFuaSo22lmyDglmbNclrZpRG2bFBK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="396" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnlJ2TsyysAcXJxJYJIK-RaZj4j-nv8fXHCgYmCeZzSTmOy5yTAc0Ffonzfwgj58AYzKw6Nc65MV-1Z4j6Mi_nZlHBPqY4oEzA-MeTbvLjjsi4FxZ0Ia1Gk91UrAQwCeMx7Btz62-ZpAC42poPyRaifPYSnbJMFuaSo22lmyDglmbNclrZpRG2bFBK=w211-h320" width="211" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEcwvp8RnAXLXej_YjedQiDCgT2IZIP1uKj8CNpZ8Yq4jpJfEqr5mezvFJ_IHIbFqLWOiyP_iy5IvVCZHrAS0xJ5ZtzXjm-aeF28FkqTFM4LWgi9K3jexb7tcJU9aXywUEgEOsX6CmH9OpCk65aKdRAiW1QfGOHwsoESbynKhMhN3VyCpAfo4dnKag" style="margin-left: 1em; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="1859" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IB6yJ4i9OZ4mqoz1QRpiWbG07b5TvIVvVJZtHYpAaylo8fQREl_z7bipL1X4bp0U7OZgFbtXoJrsBUn5Bi6jmtP9NlaDAcbA2chhKnu5g09xha_Nt0W7WKrxZEhUQzfRhaPyO4c8iUXi2PdgdZkBUuzf3zYwvINMll1Btav2frxhAQa2wE5KxDLw/w256-h320/37492517.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"><span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Title:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b style="font-weight: bold;"> </b><span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37492517-the-gospel-at-30-000-feet" target="_blank">The Gospel at 30,000 Feet</a></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span><div><span><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b>Author:</b></span><span> Dieter F. Uchtdorf</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Publisher:</span></b> Deseret Book</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Date Published:</span></b> January 1, 2017</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Genre:</span></b> Religion, Non-Fiction, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Christian</span></div><div><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Rating:</span></b> ⭐</span><span>⭐</span></span></span></span>⭐</span><span>⭐</span></div></span></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My Thoughts:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Dieter F. Uchtdorf is a general authority in <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist" target="_blank">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>. He has a deep passion for flying and served as a pilot for most of his life. He flew with the German military and a German airline. This book focuses on the parallels between principles of flying and principles of the gospel. </span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Elder Uchtdorf is one of my favorite speakers during general conference. I have always loved his stories about flight and airplanes, and I love the way he ties them to life experiences. This was a delightful book that combined many of his stories in one place. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- The book was uplifting and helped me visualize things in a new way. I couldn't relate to everything he was saying, but I enjoyed it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- The book is full of Elder Uchtdorf's charm, wit, and wisdom. It was a joy to read, and I loved the pictures from his piloting days.</span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>My Thoughts in a GIF:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PKA7vCJspAheT_gXpkxdnKdmwc83Oap8iAjBTZluXbU3OPd8tCTUZI4MJJvjOksI3DeewDtKoxGi6xkADl5f6kaiWlpd2sbGzin6ocjjkT-4mP2qitXQF3JD6rrZrJoFRfhtLhJbun2dRXfI83qmcRUJQ6kzHGcJVfA9z4t4y2wnA7H7mW_18Rwh/s480/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PKA7vCJspAheT_gXpkxdnKdmwc83Oap8iAjBTZluXbU3OPd8tCTUZI4MJJvjOksI3DeewDtKoxGi6xkADl5f6kaiWlpd2sbGzin6ocjjkT-4mP2qitXQF3JD6rrZrJoFRfhtLhJbun2dRXfI83qmcRUJQ6kzHGcJVfA9z4t4y2wnA7H7mW_18Rwh/w320-h320/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-79430981550906001372023-01-27T08:27:00.002-07:002023-01-27T08:27:05.730-07:00In or Out Tag<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="396" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJD89u9ptrNSV9aUdjJI51RNPatX-ljJoOziPsSG9mLpDhKGnd_wXuylETZPU7qh_lBIKQ_xUBwvd9H32HwyfLv-HiV3UQDWiaq2wTXJAB7DYPBqk5rSdXiPuiM-u0qqdRBAZgBf65fMVlVfT8O6sagKapd8iRL2J-J5gnBuHrobQTMH74zrnzoJKH=w400-h283" width="400" /></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My friend, <a href="http://sueysbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Suey</a> did this tag on her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbD_SSNdU_w" target="_blank">YouTube</a> channel, and I thought it looked like fun, so here we go!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>1. Reading the Last Page First</b> - OUT! Don't do it!!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>2. Enemies to Lovers</b> - In</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>3. Dream Sequences</b> - In, if they are done right</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>4. Love Triangles</b> - Depends</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>5. Cracked Spines</b> - OUT! Why would you do this!?</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>6. Back to My Small Town</b> - In</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>7. Monsters Are Regular People</b> - I'm not sure what this means, but sure, in.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>8. No Paragraph Breaks</b> - Out, I like them.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>9. Multi-Generational Sagas</b> - I'm torn on this. I usually don't like these books, but maybe I haven't found the right one for me. I don't know.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>10. Re-Reading</b> - IN! Yes! I love revisiting old friends.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>11. Artificial Intelligence</b> - Sure, in</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>12. Drop Caps</b> - What? I don't know. Maybe?</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>13. Happy Endings</b> - Duh! In! </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>14. Plot Points That Only Converge At the End</b> - In</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>15. Detailed Magic Systems</b> - In, but not TOO detailed</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>16. Classic Fantasy Races</b> - IN!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>17. Unreliable Narrators</b> - IN!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>18. Evil Protagonists</b> - I'm with Suey on this one, I need someone to cheer for. I enjoy sympathetic antagonists, but I'm not sure if I want an evil protagonist, so out.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>19. The Chosen One</b> - Sure, why not?</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>20. When the Protagonist Dies</b> - In</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>21. Really Long Chapters</b> - How long? Are there paragraph breaks? Maybe</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>22. French Flaps</b> - I honestly don't care</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>23. Deckled Edges</b> - Out! I hate these</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>24. Signed Copies by the Author</b> - IN! I love meeting authors and getting my books signed.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>25. Dog-Earing Pages</b> - OUT!! If you want to do it to your own books, fine! But don't do it to other people's books!!!!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">
<b>26. Chapter Titles Instead of Numbers</b> - I like when there is both. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me know which ones you agree and/or disagree with me on. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you want to play along, consider yourself tagged. </span></span></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-88805281331136886562023-01-25T08:39:00.001-07:002023-01-25T08:39:17.195-07:00Raven and Beast Boy<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHKAHXkXNVPRWfcgZJwjMgLK74sVOfMOTnKfp29Z6FHXABTC9vLV89Q4r6mJh6TJrQ-C2fznr28Ldhl9PLNDOqqdEIkZhovMuCautHJTtbQ-aphzKiaKzMO9XtPDs9gTw47Wer7O2GuIGGZtAC_z-187ojudUCa7vsyxz4t4y-GhPx4JC9_oiqYr1n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHKAHXkXNVPRWfcgZJwjMgLK74sVOfMOTnKfp29Z6FHXABTC9vLV89Q4r6mJh6TJrQ-C2fznr28Ldhl9PLNDOqqdEIkZhovMuCautHJTtbQ-aphzKiaKzMO9XtPDs9gTw47Wer7O2GuIGGZtAC_z-187ojudUCa7vsyxz4t4y-GhPx4JC9_oiqYr1n=w216-h320" width="216" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9tswh8BQClhFYmCl6Zw_m46QSLFVKw1AN2-nBFMkUBx143WNAlomvJEdW7V7gU0rov92DBiBWq3yxIxKhVjHPUZ9fcktn56YM8Z7AeGhvhsCrIxr-HMs5-q4SCVzPYShHYZVJ-tlGHYhRS1osqPc69VtTrl1AyY2V7zZpMi8sRYUzPEeE68m3s65V" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="1107" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9tswh8BQClhFYmCl6Zw_m46QSLFVKw1AN2-nBFMkUBx143WNAlomvJEdW7V7gU0rov92DBiBWq3yxIxKhVjHPUZ9fcktn56YM8Z7AeGhvhsCrIxr-HMs5-q4SCVzPYShHYZVJ-tlGHYhRS1osqPc69VtTrl1AyY2V7zZpMi8sRYUzPEeE68m3s65V=w213-h320" width="213" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Title:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b style="color: #073763;"> </b><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38452813-teen-titans" target="_blank">Teen Titans: Raven</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46127757-teen-titans" target="_blank">Teen Titans: Beast Boy</a></span></span></span></span><div><span><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b>Author:</b></span><span> Kami Garcia</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Illustrator: </span></b> Gabriel Picolo</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Series:</span></b> Teen Titans</span></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Publisher:</span></b> DC Ink</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Date Published:</span></b> July 2, 2019 and September 1, 2020</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Genre:</span></b> Graphic Novel, Young Adult, DC Comics</span></div><div><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Rating:</span></b> ⭐</span><span>⭐</span></span></span></span>⭐</span><span>⭐</span></div></span></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My Thoughts:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I love the early 2000s Teen Titans show. I used to watch it with my sister, and later my daughter got really into it. We own all the seasons and watch them, so I was really excited when I saw these graphic novels.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- The author and illustrator are re-imagining the Teen Titan characters and giving them new origin stories. Raven's was really interesting because she doesn't know who she is or what her powers are. It was a shock when she finds out who her dad is. Beast Boy slowly discovers his powers, but he isn't fully in control. I like how both characters are just trying to live normal teenage lives. Their stories reminded me of the Ms. Marvel show.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I enjoyed these enough to continue the series. I don't know how many there will be, but the fourth one is coming out this year, and it is about Robin. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- The illustrations were great. I felt like I was reading a comic book. I think the character designs were spot on. I wonder if Beast Boy will turn green eventually.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Even though, this is different from what I'm used to. I'm enjoying the new take on some old friends. I feel like there is enough nostalgia, but it is still unique and interesting.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>My Thoughts in a GIF:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64vohBKmqarrJmN0HtBdefp_Goofx33kZuT48cBLHQ3Z5jx2f-JFu4rxWcljk9Mw1EUfv808Ac9FNjDGR16FSe8l_s8NccaK-oxs5rG0lw89M-Tgj2PBd-9NHG_KzRVup7aZ_j2WlEpGosIQmNpYyw4yVFSFeXvUkAYrDX2D3fwkndIxXnjEFsPpH/s500/CloseUnpleasantIbis-size_restricted.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64vohBKmqarrJmN0HtBdefp_Goofx33kZuT48cBLHQ3Z5jx2f-JFu4rxWcljk9Mw1EUfv808Ac9FNjDGR16FSe8l_s8NccaK-oxs5rG0lw89M-Tgj2PBd-9NHG_KzRVup7aZ_j2WlEpGosIQmNpYyw4yVFSFeXvUkAYrDX2D3fwkndIxXnjEFsPpH/s320/CloseUnpleasantIbis-size_restricted.gif" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-11129566850145670202023-01-24T07:51:00.001-07:002023-01-24T07:51:22.917-07:00Top Ten Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="768" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K=w400-h160" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><i style="font-family: "times new roman";">Created by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> in June 2010 and moved to <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">The Artsy Reader Girl</a> in Jan 2018</i></div><div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Top <strike>Ten</strike> Twelve New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2022</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I love discovering new authors! Great prompt! I tried to pick authors that I would definitely read again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibYs7s8PNhSOdsSrbNse1W6eMMvJ2xQjzJsvWzZTQNpJ_JtsVfLDh5znk9WX0DFB9Z87tA1RYQNgiyjjD1PZn1d0Lzw0k2f-56Q_cErMFmc58vTkFKXrlzDlv84pf8vTkKvnol7GIF7ouECT9JB9cpK5mJ1l8H4tcXfmQxiz5EUiN8uAnLNftKrW-M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibYs7s8PNhSOdsSrbNse1W6eMMvJ2xQjzJsvWzZTQNpJ_JtsVfLDh5znk9WX0DFB9Z87tA1RYQNgiyjjD1PZn1d0Lzw0k2f-56Q_cErMFmc58vTkFKXrlzDlv84pf8vTkKvnol7GIF7ouECT9JB9cpK5mJ1l8H4tcXfmQxiz5EUiN8uAnLNftKrW-M=w215-h320" width="215" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdPZKhDoVsdQ4wNe4ByoYoiKGlHdqRGIxvOtw8WAoGmMR2d8pSOmytfutwe6brT7183eolQgHJ8B5TXS1-Tak_cdYOw03owTdApPngTDv9zXTQrjX5sdS1-zJ_l6D8kW731gnOnIHnEGYhC-3FaDVgM0o0QOj2cE5d81W8L2hvLtfjhLmtdvVGvnhr" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She was able to point me in the direction of a re-read challenge. The host, <a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2022/11/2023-color-coded-read-it-again-sam.html" target="_blank">My Reader's Block</a>, is also doing a Color Coded challenge, and it sounded fun, so I signed up for both. I'm crazy like that.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2022/11/2023-color-coded-read-it-again-sam.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="858" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjObu80HsTzRaTEMHf2PEvLDLoMwrC6AmDWnLNwDS2cK1ybv6OYruxDoxtEhU-rkrg8E75Kqwe0WRpPNdf21lVq63LwWkp-kKtl3xHyxGnr18rFihs4N7tCxMfsa1me2_Roby1iEVPm3snepTIkw0ZxDYnsjYZVXPvLwD9yCgvud_-Tmq2MXge-zq1C=w400-h188" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Color Coded Reading Challenge:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strike>1.<span> A book with a "Blue" or any shade of Blue in the title/on the cover.</span></strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1507" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-2x0VLGSh-60nEwM33PuwDDs4z55peooCZIb8l43x40QOLyz_hcT6mwXtZjn0ABaDJlNVK4im6MAKy5L5IRKRgu0z5Udw7xvpGqWAwhA_lTQdYVTSN79BS06m9DnBB_CEwTRXEbGXl6uHYRsJyMEhsed0U9TU0k5CpGSePF5u_fxkS0IjmxD7oaC2=w133-h200" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strike>3.<span> </span>A book with a "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow in the title/on the cover.</strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSPhuNd7-fo_4dbrlnh2svejojINu6D_ITT69Itvq69X-r_XS6c4lzGqJEaOnBSVTpzu0ucbaj0fAKJRkG3aJ6219UldOWIDAlrQHi3JQi7rQh5KrK4URaYFazERri6uROFcHJHrw08d9wBgDN31HNjsmKMDn5fScWYwfH0I5Yk6WtPUzyLo36FBuu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="1292" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSPhuNd7-fo_4dbrlnh2svejojINu6D_ITT69Itvq69X-r_XS6c4lzGqJEaOnBSVTpzu0ucbaj0fAKJRkG3aJ6219UldOWIDAlrQHi3JQi7rQh5KrK4URaYFazERri6uROFcHJHrw08d9wBgDN31HNjsmKMDn5fScWYwfH0I5Yk6WtPUzyLo36FBuu=w129-h200" width="129" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strike>4.<span> </span>A book with a "Green" or any shade of Green in the title/on the cover.</strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhd7ePzFAT4kKEEgZw5XOh8VoTxqJsIHGSJDWJx0FnqGENpbSKtGSHiz33IerHkDNadyYeZUhMxoldgE6tuVNRAFpBsoI_T8Cd381nUfzl7VIjtZGylM_gNZpvUxnoeWu3TeN_AQfGZC5BP71NJhES2-gOb-LKDT3E2com5AXjnZpssTbVxzd2pJnjG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="381" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhd7ePzFAT4kKEEgZw5XOh8VoTxqJsIHGSJDWJx0FnqGENpbSKtGSHiz33IerHkDNadyYeZUhMxoldgE6tuVNRAFpBsoI_T8Cd381nUfzl7VIjtZGylM_gNZpvUxnoeWu3TeN_AQfGZC5BP71NJhES2-gOb-LKDT3E2com5AXjnZpssTbVxzd2pJnjG=w133-h200" width="133" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5.<span> </span>A book with a "Brown" or any shade of Brown in the title/on the cover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strike>6.<span> </span>A book with a "Black" or any shade of Black in the title/on the cover.</strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNdr1VkFwrunSlwGzB_66pd2oBLLIPxTmrXznn2xStmPs7j7tQcTZtAjAFiGFyB5qtNNGFn7ogy7XwO90MdkIuNlU9xrt6XT8svKWW2IO7EykApZsWBW7AJhzYV2CrqvFl0ce3Sh8-8AA57O7KYlPXrVDQ9ymGfDhL-aS0k2KrVZrblvs-s-JraA_B" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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text-align: left;"><strike>9.<span> A Book with a word/image that implies color in the title/on the cover (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Shadow, Paint, Ink, etc.)</span></strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCIJQs3lq1NoOQkIHAXPtME2Cmvbd_FN7Tk_q8KD-YafijgWi0N1AMQyG1STWlhI9ezanG_awuVV-7pGgrFVNqgQZDdCD0pypGbAhSMs7EEfdgaHQpKD07Ld-O2ix_94q0fMKo1L8eFgq3mHLS9Vw5lD2humLDnilcWIal-ihLjKm86YgfaT1b8e4B" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCIJQs3lq1NoOQkIHAXPtME2Cmvbd_FN7Tk_q8KD-YafijgWi0N1AMQyG1STWlhI9ezanG_awuVV-7pGgrFVNqgQZDdCD0pypGbAhSMs7EEfdgaHQpKD07Ld-O2ix_94q0fMKo1L8eFgq3mHLS9Vw5lD2humLDnilcWIal-ihLjKm86YgfaT1b8e4B=w133-h200" width="133" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Read it Again, Sam:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>I signed up for the A Trip Down Memory Lane tier, so I need to re-read 12 books this year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith</li><li>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling</li><li>Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell</li><li>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling</li><li>A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle</li><li>The Silence of Bones by June Hur</li><li><br /></li></ol></div></span></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-48972080373986035222023-01-17T07:48:00.001-07:002023-01-17T07:48:02.364-07:00Top Ten Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="768" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXAGE_64SRsWxPMvUfSVzqPs2JSotvzoR80t1cjnoQjDJLjeNwnl0K4G_WkumWCs18wDm1RtI2md7AMH0hFl4KvCHwxjwLppmEOwK1AM0wG7NiDrYfsC0XQgKjWv-tXeSiQr8K8FJ2nxxZPdP4fmqbtW1sFRGxQeRbl69bd4OAbTMj6OIXR3TZu04K=w400-h160" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><i style="font-family: "times new roman";">Created by <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and The Bookish</a> in June 2010 and moved to <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/">The Artsy Reader Girl</a> in Jan 2018</i></div><div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin: 0px;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b><strike>Top Ten</strike> Six Bookish Goals for 2023</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I already made a 2023 goals post, but I guess it doesn't hurt to list them all again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Goodreads Challenge:</b> I want to read 125 books.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Newbery Books:</b> My overall goal is read them all. This year my goal is to read one a month, so 12 for the year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Book Club:</b> I want to read 10 out of the 12 books for book club this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Pioneer Book Challenge: </b> My local used bookstore hosts this challenge every year, and my friends and I have joined this year. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:</b> Yes, I'm participating. I have never completed this challenge, but this is my year!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Re-read Challenge:</b> I have looked everywhere for a re-read challenge. I'm thinking of hosting my own. If you know of one, please let me know! </span></div></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-27081733899299998072023-01-16T09:06:00.004-07:002023-01-16T09:06:58.832-07:00Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years<div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOSSm04dsh64aKokkEokf7XhVsQtTZoO7Hpd9iyIkEs7hCzVLZEbyongHqs-DqsAoocUaMN6c7BFDG2QViYMm_1dMi0mNC-BSXVFG2AoZghDlKyxE38l8KMY2cDZYC38Sk4oJL35D-61UEjE7yWDUxmyzeDnW0KoMG2hUEzKZxOkCONxweDlJfoJn/s475/23846048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOSSm04dsh64aKokkEokf7XhVsQtTZoO7Hpd9iyIkEs7hCzVLZEbyongHqs-DqsAoocUaMN6c7BFDG2QViYMm_1dMi0mNC-BSXVFG2AoZghDlKyxE38l8KMY2cDZYC38Sk4oJL35D-61UEjE7yWDUxmyzeDnW0KoMG2hUEzKZxOkCONxweDlJfoJn/s320/23846048.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICstt0Rm87UCYaX_0dfNlka3qd3pFSKfvaTj7jAexJMYiURqqjUKVsoOUSWGRA9YvNoeMzUxT0sxGuSVgY_Z-UWQLgBvyDpMX1GXZq4qAJsZ6yDBz_JtcGt50-fJvcKxOruIKe1vval5lxbfsvGEPfeBAK0C0hT8VnUWPM0sBGsgtJXIlAmkzumdP/s475/29420481._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICstt0Rm87UCYaX_0dfNlka3qd3pFSKfvaTj7jAexJMYiURqqjUKVsoOUSWGRA9YvNoeMzUxT0sxGuSVgY_Z-UWQLgBvyDpMX1GXZq4qAJsZ6yDBz_JtcGt50-fJvcKxOruIKe1vval5lxbfsvGEPfeBAK0C0hT8VnUWPM0sBGsgtJXIlAmkzumdP/s320/29420481._SY475_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Title:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b style="color: #073763;"> </b><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23846048-the-tournament-at-gorlan" target="_blank">The Tournament at Gorlan</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29420481-the-battle-of-hackham-heath" target="_blank">The Battle of Hackham Heath</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b>Author:</b></span><span> John Flanagan</span></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Publisher:</span></b> Philomel Books</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Date Published:</span></b> October 6, 2015 and November 29, 2016</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Genre:</span></b> Fantasy, Adventure</span></div><div><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Rating:</span></b> ⭐</span><span>⭐</span></span></span></span>⭐</span><span>⭐</span><span>⭐</span></div></span></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My Thoughts:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I love the Ranger's Apprentice and Brotherband books. They are some of my favorite stories and characters in all of literature. I was really excited when the author wrote some books about Halt and Crowley in the their younger years. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Morgarath has been plotting to take over the kingdom. He has already convinced the king to banish his son, Prince Duncan. He has removed almost all of the Rangers and replaced them with his own people, and he is trying to win over the majority of the barons. Halt and Crowley decide to team up and recruit some of the disbanded Rangers to take down Morgarath. They are also trying to find Prince Duncan, so they can prove his innocence and frame Morgarath for treason. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I loved these books. I loved getting to know Crowley more, and I was excited to read more about Halt. I may or may not have a thing for him. I loved meeting old friends and gaining new ones. It was fun to see Crowley step into his role as leader of the Rangers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I am sad the author has only written two books for this series. I think there were plans to do more, but he is currently writing the Royal Ranger series. I need to read those.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Flanagan's humor is the best! I love the bantering between characters and the way they tease each other. I caught some serious giggles when Halt first met Lady Pauline. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- If you love adventure, stealth, tournaments, battles, clever bantering, highly skilled archers, and/or Australian authors, this is the book the for you! I highly recommend anything by John Flanagan, but I would start with Ranger's Apprentice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>My Thoughts in a GIF:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdPYNytppxWF1S_hT2x4xZGTuB6Kb6YT0o_njKq06zk1qsuiR5mIFuhLuvY6QXV5Rid_n42tpFP067K06h1PeyT-eNcCQMjmx4wWfE_1BibH6zZY9VG6-hZk_52zuCmwsjm0Q8TDtWpebfR4Ey1gEbYbMsJcEsC-L4i7O_aXNdHt_ChN46YYvsxAe/s220/viggo-viggo-mortensen.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="220" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdPYNytppxWF1S_hT2x4xZGTuB6Kb6YT0o_njKq06zk1qsuiR5mIFuhLuvY6QXV5Rid_n42tpFP067K06h1PeyT-eNcCQMjmx4wWfE_1BibH6zZY9VG6-hZk_52zuCmwsjm0Q8TDtWpebfR4Ey1gEbYbMsJcEsC-L4i7O_aXNdHt_ChN46YYvsxAe/w320-h256/viggo-viggo-mortensen.gif" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-31462087423249500232023-01-13T09:08:00.002-07:002023-01-13T09:08:25.809-07:00Book Love<div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWC2JCPWcOx-Ha0J-3XQ8vgfU8yRHl3usINneIE8Z75714hi0hdm8BioHhIdTgVUtQFKTq0XfJzEPxyVcv0BuDuTRMebblESF_DRlXzaCTS_rgkooYFOrLnBMRPHxHMwaOEBjdodjPEnmDuDlvurcMgTsIXmOKRJcly83zcV1Tq9m7w1oL0ShESYG/s440/39296114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWC2JCPWcOx-Ha0J-3XQ8vgfU8yRHl3usINneIE8Z75714hi0hdm8BioHhIdTgVUtQFKTq0XfJzEPxyVcv0BuDuTRMebblESF_DRlXzaCTS_rgkooYFOrLnBMRPHxHMwaOEBjdodjPEnmDuDlvurcMgTsIXmOKRJcly83zcV1Tq9m7w1oL0ShESYG/w231-h320/39296114.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br />Title:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39296114-book-love" target="_blank">Book Love</a></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b>Author:</b></span><b style="color: #073763;"> </b>Debbie Tung</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Publisher:</span></b> Andrews McMeel Publishing</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Date Published:</span></b> January 1, 2019</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Genre:</span></b> Graphic Novel, Humor</span></div><div><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Rating:</span></b> ⭐</span><span>⭐</span></span></span></span>⭐</span><span style="font-size: large;">⭐</span><span style="font-size: large;">⭐</span></div></span></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My Thoughts:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I have wanted to read a Debbie Tung book for SO long, but I have had a hard time finding a physical copy. I finally decided to just get this book on Libby and read it off my phone. I'm so glad I did!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Book Love is a series of comics strips dedicated to readers and all things books. I laughed so hard at a lot of the pages, and some of them really spoke to my soul. This is a must read for bookish people. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- This book made me feel so seen. It is good to know I have something in common with so many people.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I wanted to share one of my favorites:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkNhldqY1v5otfWR5xYrdfUX50XeZEraEfmPJl0WKlRcfS-K48zAWsc-A3PjfU81QG7GASUoLwKAMXXJDXjVCHRa0rhna5ofasg6TSsXnPECHSj46o7AmTQ4V50p-nHZn7Y1d7vDdK5cefHRmpuqFpWEjY_n9nxKBNPcIgOAwRlBs8UPdzyvC1j-e/s904/Screenshot_20230106-135742_Libby%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="619" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkNhldqY1v5otfWR5xYrdfUX50XeZEraEfmPJl0WKlRcfS-K48zAWsc-A3PjfU81QG7GASUoLwKAMXXJDXjVCHRa0rhna5ofasg6TSsXnPECHSj46o7AmTQ4V50p-nHZn7Y1d7vDdK5cefHRmpuqFpWEjY_n9nxKBNPcIgOAwRlBs8UPdzyvC1j-e/w438-h640/Screenshot_20230106-135742_Libby%5B1%5D.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>My Thoughts in a GIF:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJcQAf5nftajFl7WB-yXYBeG48U-uSyfvvbBAQDCNSvJ1PnMPKW5iZdWWWzrxXmjcnXLuKuXrc2k_kUu1-FGRhDTqnznIFMBnPzo3b6CTa_2rkEKEfB084MWYqwwNd4wotSnts_1t62y_5zh72kosaXtAGvID48jxyVB8DsJfmc4GoPcuIwG6-Wfr/s498/loving-books-book-love.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="498" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJcQAf5nftajFl7WB-yXYBeG48U-uSyfvvbBAQDCNSvJ1PnMPKW5iZdWWWzrxXmjcnXLuKuXrc2k_kUu1-FGRhDTqnznIFMBnPzo3b6CTa_2rkEKEfB084MWYqwwNd4wotSnts_1t62y_5zh72kosaXtAGvID48jxyVB8DsJfmc4GoPcuIwG6-Wfr/w400-h223/loving-books-book-love.gif" width="400" /></a></div></div></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-24013245391912360702023-01-10T08:37:00.004-07:002023-01-10T08:37:44.886-07:00In the Hall with the Knife<span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO82HJ38FnCQwT1eGVsvCFDYlgHqbF9vxwdjucTjydzn6ViV3PpecaanMwPONHOVB4HN8rZUKUV-7pI8NFTjiUBa55ZNMsLUeC1Q1auINu_KbSIFJnHAwoOLwLnaFohRrCd42cuimykDPX2K3Gv2yeVHKgEHDQbLdx1pOh41xr0kEcquzhSlK4aN-k/s470/43908878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO82HJ38FnCQwT1eGVsvCFDYlgHqbF9vxwdjucTjydzn6ViV3PpecaanMwPONHOVB4HN8rZUKUV-7pI8NFTjiUBa55ZNMsLUeC1Q1auINu_KbSIFJnHAwoOLwLnaFohRrCd42cuimykDPX2K3Gv2yeVHKgEHDQbLdx1pOh41xr0kEcquzhSlK4aN-k/w217-h320/43908878.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Title:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="color: #073763;"> </b></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43908878-in-the-hall-with-the-knife" target="_blank">In the Hall with the Knife</a></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><b>Author:</b></span><b style="color: #073763;"> </b>Diana Peterfreund</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Series:</span></b> Clue Mystery #1</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Publisher:</span></b> Harry N. Abrams</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Date Published:</span></b> October 8, 2019</span></div><div><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Genre:</span></b> Young Adult, Mystery</span></div><div><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #073763;">Rating:</span></b> ⭐</span><span>⭐</span></span></span></span>⭐</span></div></span></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My Thoughts:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I love the Clue game and movie, so when I saw there were books based on the classic board game, I knew I had to read them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- The story takes place in an elite school called Blackbrook Academy. The students include a bunch of names you'll recognize, but the characters do not resemble their board game counterparts. The book includes some of the newer characters a.k.a. Orchid and Rusty. There are a couple of other people thrown in for fun.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> A terrible storm hits the campus, and most of the student body has gone, but the remaining students must take shelter on higher ground in the old Tudor mansion that is being used as a girl's dorm. Dun dun duuuuun! I think you know what happens next. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- I liked the liberties the author took with the characters. They were new yet familiar. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- The setting was perfect! I love the old Tudor Mansion from Clue, and when you add a thunderstorm, it is magical.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Sadly, the title gives away the what and where, so the reader has to figure out who. I was able to figure it out, but it was still fun to find out why and how. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- The book is a little slow, and there isn't a lot that happens. You mostly spend time getting to know the characters. I wish there had been more action and deaths.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Overall, it was an okay read. It isn't super memorable, but I'm glad I read the book. There are two more in the series, and I want to at least give #2 a try. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>My Thoughts in a GIF:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQ7nynaB_1G4zskJ00-ITX8gCUqHhVnWORhTY_RMTNzuyvBCkx9oKKMfHlxmKyRVeVQ2zOHceWtVztkMmy8G9oZhBiFSoC999Qr2y9Z5agmbOW_8L-k0o9-1_GouCi0L5DbIbntO_kuLoKGRr70wm1h5XBT1EIB63ayo_ITW3cjvHt_Wug8oVa1RJ/s220/clue-clue-movie.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="220" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQ7nynaB_1G4zskJ00-ITX8gCUqHhVnWORhTY_RMTNzuyvBCkx9oKKMfHlxmKyRVeVQ2zOHceWtVztkMmy8G9oZhBiFSoC999Qr2y9Z5agmbOW_8L-k0o9-1_GouCi0L5DbIbntO_kuLoKGRr70wm1h5XBT1EIB63ayo_ITW3cjvHt_Wug8oVa1RJ/w320-h250/clue-clue-movie.gif" width="320" /></a></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471792392721737729.post-23298617278143092702023-01-09T09:17:00.011-07:002023-05-01T07:55:13.868-06:00Pioneer Book Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskLNuBSNgGLpDVx8ruQoCT0yDEGT504RR_Lz4xTM-Bkibr04vM0g3iBBEKak22duFQcNAgW4ft3sx0WMRQv8mHiDFeg4YPr05VS0ZunGnE3BNWr7nM2Q6RAa5ldpH6eR8JB5y71qL_ecMv2A7wffJyqly8-IwUvukCSFKrBS4sliswt2BQWXec6ii/s1650/Pioneer%20Book%20Challenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="843" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskLNuBSNgGLpDVx8ruQoCT0yDEGT504RR_Lz4xTM-Bkibr04vM0g3iBBEKak22duFQcNAgW4ft3sx0WMRQv8mHiDFeg4YPr05VS0ZunGnE3BNWr7nM2Q6RAa5ldpH6eR8JB5y71qL_ecMv2A7wffJyqly8-IwUvukCSFKrBS4sliswt2BQWXec6ii/w651-h843/Pioneer%20Book%20Challenge.jpg" width="651" /></a></div></div>Kamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.com5