Happy New Year!

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Wishing you all of the happiness that 2023 can bring! 

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First Line Friday

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Stopping by to share...

"Sometimes I forget that I have aged."

-The StoryTeller

 

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Waiting on Wednesday: Planning Perfect

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Stopping by to let you know about a book that I am waiting on. 

Author: Haley Neil
 
Summary from Goodreads:
In this charming, heartfelt YA romcom about being on the asexual spectrum, a girl tries to craft the perfect wedding for her mother but discovers that sometimes the best parts of life can't be planned.

​Felicity Becker loves watching an event come together. Whether it's prom, graduation, or just the annual Arbor Day school dance, there's something magical about crafting an experience that people will remember. So when her mom gets engaged, Felicity sees the wedding as the perfect opportunity to show off her skills.

​After Felicity's long-distance friend Nancy offers up her family's apple orchard as a venue, wedding planning gets even better. But the more time Felicity and Nancy spend together dress shopping and hunting for just-right mismatched china, the more it starts to seem like there might be something besides friendship between them. Felicity isn't sure how she feels. As someone on the asexuality spectrum, what would dating even look like for her? And would Nancy be open to dating when Felicity doesn't even know what she wants from a relationship?

​Suddenly the summer is a lot more complicated. Especially when Felicity finds out that one of the wedding guests is an event planner with a prestigious internship available. Can Felicity wrangle her irresponsible mom, juggle her judgmental grandmother, figure out her feelings for Nancy, and plan the perfect wedding? Or will all of her plans come crashing down around her?

 

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Book Date: The Story Teller

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Happy Book Date Monday. Stopping by to share with you the book I am currently reading: The Storyteller by Dave Grohl.

It has been a really interesting read so far! 

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Happy Holidays!

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Happy Holidays!! I am very grateful for all of you and all you have shared with me in 2022. 

Thank you for being here. 
 

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Waiting on Wednesday: Love, Theoretically

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Here is a new one for us to add to our wish lists for Waiting on Wednesday.

Author: Ali Hazelwood
 
Summary from Goodreads:
Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain.

The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she’s an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure. By other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offering her services as a fake girlfriend, tapping into her expertly honed people pleasing skills to embody whichever version of herself the client needs.

Honestly, it’s a pretty sweet gig—until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and broody older brother of her favorite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor’s career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And that same Jack who now sits on the hiring committee at MIT, right between Elsie and her dream job.

Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but…those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she’s with him? Will falling into an experimentalist’s orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?

 

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Book Date: The Wishing Game

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Stopping by to share with you a book that I am currently reading! (Thank you for the early access!)

“Meg Shaffer’s beautiful novel is part Willy Wonka, part magical realism, and wholly moving.”—JODI PICOULT

Make a wish. . . .

Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it's like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher’s aide, she is able to share her love of reading with bright, young students, especially seven-year-old Christopher Lamb, left orphaned after the tragic death of his parents. Lucy would give anything to adopt Christopher, but even the idea of becoming a family seems like an impossible dream without proper funds and stability. 

But be careful what you wish for. . . .

Just when Lucy is about to give up, Jack Masterson announces he’s finally written a new book. Even better, he’s holding a contest on his private island where four hand-picked readers will compete to win the only copy. At age thirteen, Lucy fled her unhappy home and showed up on Jack Masterson’s doorstep, hoping to live with her favorite author. Thirteen years later, a sky-blue envelope arrives with Lucy's name on it, postmarked "Clock Island."

For Lucy, a chance to read the first Clock Island book in years is a prize worth fighting for, but the possibility of winning, selling the manuscript, and securing a better future for her and Christopher means everything.

But first, Lucy must contend with ruthless book collectors, wily opponents, and the distractingly handsome (and grumpy) Hugo Reese, illustrator of the Clock Island books and Jack’s only friend. Meanwhile, Jack “the Mastermind” Masterson is plotting the ultimate twist ending that could change all their lives forever.

. . . You might just get it.
 

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Holiday Book Tag

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It has been a minute since I have done a book tag and I found this holiday one! :) 

1. “All I Want for Christmas Is You”: Favorite bookish couple.

That is a good question...anyone have any suggestions?

2. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”: Name your favorite “little” book (children’s book, short story, novella, etc.).

Definitely Chicken Soup with Rice! 

3. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town“: What book(s) do you hope Santa brings you this year?

I'm hoping for Cat Cafe Christmas 

4. “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”: Your favorite book/kind of book to read during the holidays.

I love a cozy read that has a holiday theme! 

5. “White Christmas”: An upcoming release you’re dreaming about.

The new Emery Lord book coming out in 2023!

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Cat Meme Thursday

:) Happy Thursday! 
 

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TTT: Books on My Winter 2022-2023 To-Read List

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Stopping by to share with you a few books on 2022-2023 reading list! 

 

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December Book Bingo

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Stopping by to share with you the December Bookish Bingo card! 

 

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Waiting on Wednesday: Self-Love for Small Town Girls

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Stopping by to share with you a book that I am Waiting On.

Author: Lang Leav
 
Summary from Goodreads:
Self-Love for Small Town Girls is an exciting offering from beloved bestselling author Lang Leav. A collection of stunning poetry and prose that seeks to define the loaded question of what it means to be a woman in the modern world.

As women, we create lives with our bodies but often do not have autonomy over our own. We create worlds with our words yet struggle to be heard. Collectively, we yearn for the right to be treated with compassion and equity in our public and private spaces.
 
The path to self-love is seldom a smooth one, especially for those who have further to travel. Self-Love for Small Town Girls is a book for anyone seeking the best and brightest version of themselves. Spanning decades of growth through self-analysis and introspection, Self-Love for Small Town Girls is Lang’s most personal and stunning collection to date.

 

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Book Date: Prodigal Summer

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Happy Book Date Monday. Stopping by to let you know about a book that I am reading.

 

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2022 Romance Book Reading Challenge

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Just stopping by to share with you a 2022 romance book challenge that will be coming back in 2023. I just found out, and I don't know if I can get through 12 romances in 2022 with only one month left, but I sure want to try! 

Here are a few on my list:

Library
The Love Hypothesis
By Any Other Name
Love and Other Disasters
Never Been Kissed

TBR:
Love on The Brain
Endless Summers
Part of Your World
The Holiday Swap

Have you read any of these?

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Cat Meme Thursday

Happy Cat Meme Thursday :) 
 

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