Humbug Day

Created by Tom and Ruth Roy of wellcat.com, this day imbibes the essence of Ebenezer Scrooge, who was the grouchy character in Charles Dickens’ famous novel A Christmas Carol, published in 1843. As a miser with a cold heart, Scrooge is particularly cantankerous about those who want to enjoy the spirit of celebrating Christmas. And one of his favorite ways to express this is through the phrase, “Bah, Humbug!”.

Sometimes, even those who love the holiday season and enjoy everything about it can get a little grumpy and grouchy about it. It can be a season of shopping and baking and wrapping and preparing, which can get a little bit stressful for even the most delightful and patient of human beings. Humbug Day is the perfect opportunity to let a little bit of that Scrooginess go out a few days before the Christmas holiday actually happens.

 

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Throwback Thursday

Hi All,

I have been reading this book and it reminds me of grandma. Perfect throwback for today. 

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Book Date: Merry Ever After

Hi All,

Stopping by to share my current read. What are you reading?

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First Line Friday

"When the SUV passenger in the left lane rolled down his window and waved to get her attention, Nina pushed the button to open hers too."
 

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Waiting on Wednesday: Elphie

 
Summary from Amazon:

What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after the publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West—setting the stage for the blockbuster international phenomenon that is Wicked: The Musical.

Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, will grow to have a feisty and somewhat uncompromising character in adult life. But she is always a one-off, from her infancy; Elphie is the riveting coming-of-age story of a very peculiar and relatable young girl.

Young Elphie is shaped and molded by the behaviors of her promiscuous mother, Melena, and her pious father, Frex. She suffers ordinary childhood jealousies when her sister, saintly Nessarose, and brother, junior felon Shell, arrive. She first encounters the mistreatment of the Animal populations of Oz, which live adjacent to but not intertwined with human settlements, haunted by a Monkey and receiving aid from Dwarf Bears. She thrashes through her first bruising attempts at friendship, a possible lifeline from her tricky family life. And she gleans the benefits of an education, haphazard though it must be—until she arrives at the doors of Shiz University, about to meet the radiant creature that is Galinda.

Elphie is destined to be a witch; she bears the markings from childhood—most evidently in her green skin but more obscurely and profoundly in her cunning and perhaps amoral behaviors, as she seeks to make do, to slip by, to sneak out, to endure, and to aspire.

 

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Book Date

Hi All,

Stopping by to share my current read. What have you been reading?

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December Challenge

Hi all, 

Stopping by to let you know about a December Challenge.

Challenge Prompts

1. Under the Mistletoe (3 added)

Read a winter holiday romance! 

2. Magic of the Season (4 added)

 A fantasy or magical realism book that fits the holiday spirit and/or is set in a wintery setting.

3. Short Days, Short Reads (4 added)

 Pick a short story or novella to read on the shortest day of the year (December 21). Great way to catch up on your reading goals at the end of the year!

4. Celebrating Lights (2 added)

 Choose a book that highlights holidays beyond Christmas, like Hanukkah & Kwanzaa.

5. Bookish Resolutions (2 added)

A book you’ve been meaning to read all year but haven’t yet picked up.

 

 

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Cat Meme Thursday

Happy Holiday Season Everyone! 

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Book Date Monday

Hi All,

Stopping by to share my current read. What have you been reading?

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Autumnathon

Happy End of Autumnathon! 

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Happy Thanksgiving!

It's the most magical day of the year...enjoy! 

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Grateful

With Thanksgiving this week, I am reminded to be grateful. Much to reflect on. 

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Currently Book Tag

Hi All,

It's been a minute since we have done a book tag, so here you go! 

Currently Reading: I have enjoyed Ali Hazelwood’s Two Can Play on Audio Book.  

Currently Watching: As many Christmas Movies as I can.

Currently enjoying all things fall, including crunchy leaves and pumpkin spice.

Currently, I am listening to:  Jelly Roll’s Beautifully Broken. 

What have you been up to?

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First Line Friday

First Line Friday...

'Outside the picture window of the cafe, snow drifted to the sidewalk in big fluffy flakes.'

 

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TTT: Oldest (aka Earliest Published) Books On My TBR

Hi All,

Today's TTT is  Oldest (aka Earliest Published) Books On My TBR. Here are a few of mine. Have you read any of these?  

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Stacking the Shelves

Hi All,

Stopping by to share a few books that I got access to recently. Thanks to the publishers! 
 

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November Bookish Bingo

 

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Happy Veterans Day

Thank you for your Service. 

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Stacking the Shelves

Hi all,

Stopping by to share a book that I was recently granted access to. Thank you for the opportunity! 

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Cat Thursday

This one made me smile. Happy Cat Thursday!

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Book Date: Dinner for Vampires

Hi all,

Stopping by to share with you my current read. What have you been reading?

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Happy Weekend!

Hope you all have a great one! 

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Waiting on Wednesday: Great Big Beautiful Life

Hi All,

Stopping by to tell you about a book I am waiting on.

Author: Emily Henry
 
Summary from Goodreads:
Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry.
 
Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: To write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years—or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the 20th Century. 
 
When Margaret invites them both for a one-month trial period, after which she’ll choose the person who’ll tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice’s head in the game. 
 
One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice—and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over. 
 
Two: She’s ready for this job and the chance to impress her perennially unimpressed family with a Serious Publication. 
 
Three: Hayden Anderson, who should have no reason to be concerned about losing this book, is glowering at her in a shaken-to-the core way that suggests he sees her as competition.
 
But the problem is, Margaret is only giving each of them pieces of her story. Pieces they can’t swap to put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they’re in the same room.
 
And it’s becoming abundantly clear that their story—just like the tale Margaret’s spinning—could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad…depending on who’s telling it.

 

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Book Date Monday

Hi Everyone,

Stopping by to share my current read with you. 

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Dewey's

Hope you all get the chance to cozy up with a good book this weekend for the readathon! 

 

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Book of Purrs

Good news all, we no longer have to wait on this one! It came out yesterday :)

 
Summary from Goodreads:
The internet’s favorite googly-eyed feline—@purr. in. ink—wrote a book to send you a little bit of love and a whole lot of joy.

As every cat-lover knows, purring is the way a cat shows affection and happiness, and The Book of Purrs is just that! From cover to cover, Portuguese illustrator Luis Coelho's delightful collection of comics—an extension of his popular Instagram @purr. in. ink—is filled with affirmations and encouraging reminders to find joy in making mistakes, chasing lost dreams, and refilling empty food bowls…they are still cats, after all.

The Book of Purrs: Everyday Thoughts from Your Feline Friends is the purr-fect gift for the cat lover in your life, and anyone in need of a daily dose of paws-itivity!

 

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Book Date: Counting Miracles

Hi All, 

Happy Monday, I am stopping by to share my current read. What have you all been reading lately?

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Stacking the Shelves

Hi All,

I am stopping by to share a couple of books I recently got access to. Thank you publishers for the opportunity to read these! 

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Cat Thursday

 

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Book Date: When We Flew Away

Happy Monday! 

Stopping by to share my current read. 

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October Bookish Bingo

 

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Waiting on Wednesday: Say You'll Remember Me

Hi All,

Stopping by to share a book that I am waiting on. 

Author: Abby Jimenez
 
Summary from Goodreads:
“Abby Jimenez has proven time and time again to be one of our must-read writers.”―Cosmopolitan

 
There might be no such a thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes—all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediately yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there’s nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong…

. . . unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake. But after one incredible and seemingly endless date—possibly the best in living history—Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be.

Only no amount of distance or time is nearly enough to forget that something between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life—and even a love—worth remembering.

 

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Book Date: The Third Gilmore Girl

Hi All,

Hope your week is off to a good start. I am so excited to be reading this book. I hope that you get a chance to enjoy it soon too! 
 

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Stacking the Shelves

Hi All,

Hope you are having a nice weekend. I have been so fortunate lately to be granted access to some amazing books lately. Here are a few of them! Thank you publishers for the opportunity! 

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Waiting on Wednesday

Hi All,

Stopping by to let you know about a book I am waiting on. 
 
Summary from Goodreads:
Three days to fall in love. Six years to try to forget.
What if her heart can’t let go?

Ellie didn’t expect to fall in love while travelling in Europe. She also didn’t expect to meet a guy like Ash.

Three blistering days in Lisbon is all it takes to form an unforgettable connection – deep enough for them to plan to meet again in Madrid. But Ellie arrives late, and Ash is nowhere to be found.

Six years later, the memory of Ash and their time together still burns deeply in Ellie’s heart. She hopes that her new job as a gardener on a grand estate in Wales will bring the fresh start she needs.

But what if the universe has other plans?

Happy Reading!

Book Date: But How Are You Really?

Hi all,

Stopping by to share with you my current read. 

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First Line Friday

'Hazel Kelly loved a good story.'

 

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TTT: Books on My Fall 2024 To-Read List

 

Hi All,

Stopping by to share a few of the priority reads for this Fall. A couple of these are recent releases, a couple will be coming out soon.

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