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Anonymous Bookaholics tag

Posted on by Shawshank

Here’s another fun little bookish thing. 5 questions, and the first couple don’t count for me, but I’ll answer them as if they did count.

I know, I know I should be tagging back to the original poster, and then tagging people I want to hear from. I’m just answering these for fun.

1. What’s your favourite bookshop?

My favourite books shop would have to be the Barnes and Noble in Warwick, RI. I just wish that they’d concentrate more on books, and not toys and junk like that.

2. Do you preorder books?

I don’t. Well, that’s a fib. I’ve preordered once. I preordered Written in My Own Hearts Blood. It was ok, it was delivered to my kindle on release morning.

3. Do you have a monthly buying limit?

Lol I buy exclusively at second hand stores, where the books are .50c-$1 each. The selection sucks most of the time, but sometimes I get lucky and find some pretty awesome books.

4. Is your book wishlist big?

I don’t know how to answer that. Size is relative. I have about 25 books in my wishlist. I’m sure others out there have 100s in the lists. So, 25 would be small.

5. What 3 books from your wishlist do you wish you had now?

Wow, now that you put me in the spot, this is a really hard question to answer. There’s so many good books on my list that I want to read this is actually giving me some anxiety. I mean what if I choose wrong? What if y’all think I’m just choosing books to look cool, and I’ll never read them? What if my choices are stupid?

  1. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab
  2. The Troop by Nick Cutter
  3. The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero

I’m gonna have to hit post, because I’m second guessing all my choices. Would it be easier if it were 5 books? Probably. It’d give me some padding at least!

Felt it in my hips – so I dipped back to my bag of tricks

Posted on by Shawshank

Yesterday was good. The boss was getting her hair did, so we cleaned the shop, front and back. It shines in there now. I’ll be getting extra hours today, because we’re having another design night. So hopefully my first check will look pretty good.

So I get home last night and turn the TV to do my Duolingo German lesson, and Murder, She Write comes on. And I had a quick thought:

Do you think that Jessica Fletcher was a serial killer?

I’ll let you think about that for a while.

He never hit the brakes when he was shifting gears

Posted on by Shawshank

It’s dark out there. Like pitch black. And I’m awake. Coffee is brewing, and I’m just waiting for it. I slept pretty good until 6:14, when I think I was nervous about not hearing my alarm. So I was tossy turny. I did notice when I got up one of my blankets was on the ground. No wonder why I was chilly this morning.

Quick question; will weighted blankets help tossing and turning?

This is my first full week of work. I’m still very nervous, but excited. I really hope I can do everything. I need to save the money for when Crystal gets here.

Speaking of books, this isn’t a book haul or anything like that. Talking with Crystal last night. I said I found THE book. I don’t have to buy anymore books. That’s it, I’m done. I present to you

Boom. Mike drop.

Book Review: Sharp Objects

Posted on by Shawshank

So I watched the HBO miniseries long before I read the book. I loved the series, so I really wanted to see how the book was.

I loved the book as much as the miniseries.

Newspaper journalist Camille Preaker, is broken. Mentally broken. Fresh out of a recent hospitalization for self-harm for carving words on to her body. Camille is sent back to her hometown to investigate 2 brutal murders, as well as navigating and interacting around her family, including her 13 year old half sister.

I really liked the grittiness of the book, and the descriptions of her family and what it was like growing up in a small town. Since she’s a reporter, no one what’s to talk to her on the record, but she persists, and ends up figuring it all out.

Did I mention the twist ending?

I think I just did, but you have to read it for yourself. But when I first saw the twist on the show, I was shocked, repulsed, disgusted all at the same time. It was great. The book lead up to it as a slow burn.

I just wish I could read it again for the first time. Go out and get it!

What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze

Posted on by Shawshank

Good morning, happy Monday y’all! We made it! Another glorious work week is now in front of us!

It’ll be a somewhat slow morning. I do have an appointment to set up a bank account here at the local credit union, so I can get paid at work, because they only do direct deposit.

Then after lunch it’ll be time to go to SlightlyBiggerTown to do some grocery shopping. I should be able to stop by the second hand store to see if they have any good books.

But for now, it’s the local (TotallyBiggerCity – 2 hours away) networks morning show.

Again friends, happy Monday. May your week move quick, and your inventory quicker. I luff ewe.