While we still have a full day of reading ahead of us, we have come to the last day of Thankfully Reading Weekend! I’ve created this post to link your final post! No Instagram or blog? Just share how you did in the comments!
We’re heading home to VA from WV today. I’m hoping for a few hours of quality reading time on the drive!
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It’s Day Four of Thankfully Reading Weekend! Can you believe how quickly the time has flown by?
Today, I encourage you to take a small break from reading to participate in Small Business Saturday. Have a local independent bookstore? Pay them a visit and let them know how much you appreciate them! As the owner of my own small business, I do appreciate the importance of shopping local!
Since we’re traveling, I’ll be shopping our favorite independent bookstore, One More Page Books virtually today! I have my eye on the new Louise Penny/Hillary Rodham Clinton book!
Today’s challenge is easy! Did you visit your local indie today? Share a pic of your purchases! Include the post with pic or list of books you picked up in the link up below!
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Happy Day After Thankgiving! How did everyone do yesterday? Full stomachs, plenty of reading time…sounds like bliss to me! I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to a day of reading at home, avoiding the retail madness! Yesterday was a crazy chaotic day, so I’m looking forward to a relaxing day today!
For today’s challenge, I invite you to write about the book you are most thankful for this year. Is it a book written by one of your favorite authors or one you just happened to come upon? Tell us about it! Include a link to your post below (or if you don’t have a blog, tell us about the book in the comments.
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Tis the season for reuniting with family; we’re in WV at my parents’ house and we’re expecting 14 people in total! Not a lot of time for reading today, but I’ll be sure to sneak in a little!
For today’s challenge, let’s talk about a “reading menu.” What makes a good menu to you? What are your favorite genres, favorite books? Any tactics authors use that drives you crazy (like cliffhangers!?).
Feel free to answer in the comments or below! I’ve also added a Mr. Linky for those updating on their blogs!
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It’s time!!
This is the official kick off post for Thankfully Reading! Instead of braving the crowds and shopping this weekend, we’re spending our time curled up with a book!
Feel free to link up your kick-off post below, as well as any update posts you have. Don’t have a blog? Don’t worry! You can keep us updated on your progress in the comments below, on Instagram, Twitter (use #thankfullyreading or make sure you tag me so I can see it!) or Facebook! Haven’t signed up yet to participate? Not to worry! There is still plenty of time!
If you don’t know what to post, here are some ideas. But remember there are no rules; feel free to post as little/as much as you like!
Throughout the weekend, feel free to post about your progress or even get some reviews up. Be sure to come back and link up your posts. Then take a break and check out everyone else’s posts. We’re looking forward to seeing how everyone else is celebrating Thankfully Reading Weekend.
Oh and don’t forget that some of your fellow readers will be on Twitter. You can search for Thankfully Reading Weekend tweets and hook up with others by using the hashtag #thankfullyreading.
On Sunday afternoon, we’ll post another link-up for your wrap-up post. Tell us how your Thankfully Reading Weekend went. You could give mini-reviews of your books, tell us how many books and which books you read, number of pages, number of hours, and so on. This is a rule-free, contest-free event, so you can wrap up the weekend however you’d like.
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2021, like the year before, has been a bit of a shit-show. Slightly better than last year, but not nearly what I would have hoped it would be. That said, I’m all about traditions and sticking to them, to the best of our ability. What won’t the pandemic prevent us from doing? Reading!
I’m pleased to announce that I will once again be hosting Thankfully Reading Weekend, November 24-28 (Wednesday through Sunday)! I added on an extra day since it seemed many of us were ready to read early!
I’m hoping everyone will be staying home this holiday and avoiding the stores for the kick-off of holiday shopping. What better way to spend that time than reading?
New to Thankfully Reading Weekend? Here are the details:
There are no rules to the weekend, we’re simply hoping to devote a good amount of time to reading, and perhaps meeting some of our reading challenges and goals for the year. We thought it’d be fun if we cheered each other on a bit. If you think you can join in, grab the logo and add your sign up post to the link-up below. If you don’t have a blog, you can sign up the comments or sign up using a link to your Twitter account or Facebook page, or Instagram account!
Want to host a challenge? Email me directly at jennsbookshelf@gmail.com.
We’ll also be checking in on Twitter and Instagram using hashtag #thankfullyreading. Join in for the weekend or for only a single day. No rules, no pressure!
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I’ve been absent from this space for the last few weeks. I missed the last few weeks of Murders, Monsters & Mayhem.
It wasn’t due to lack of interest, or laziness, but rather loss.
We lost my sister, Jessica, to melanoma on Friday. It’s been a roller coaster of a few weeks; we only learned the cancer had returned a little over a month ago. Just last week she was able to get her first immunotherapy treatment (melanoma doesn’t respond to chemotherapy or radiation treatment). It was as though time slowed to a crawl, but also simultaneously sped by out of control.
I’m here. I’m healing. I’m reading. Hopefully one day soon I’ll be able to write about it all.
It’s here! Read-a-thon day!
I’ll be using Instagram to update my progress! You can follow me and/or check back for updates to the gallery below!
Yay! My favorite fall activity, second only to Halloween itself, is upon us! Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon!
The October read-a-thon is always my favorite. It’s likely because I tend to focus on reading horror and all things spooky! The weather here is cool, perfect “leggings/layers/books” weather!
Here’s my readathon pile so far. Mostly library books; I have a bad habit of requesting and checking out books but never get around to reading them.
My menu, the second most important thing, has also been planned:
Are you joining in on the readathon fun? What books (and menu items!) are on your list!?
To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames Moon Basin has been haunted since 16 miners were killed. Residents of the town were forced to move away, the fires from the mines burning below made Moon Basin uninhabitable. Their new town, New Basin, likes to refute the reputation of a haunted town, yet it can't survive without the tourists that swarm to investigate it.
Clem & Nina have been best friends since they met at Clem's father's funeral. Nothing has torn them apart, even when Clem admitted she liked girls. Their close friendship may soon be tested, however. Nina is talking about going away to college, while Clem doesn't even consider it as an option.
Their close-knit circle of friends includes Lisey, who has an uncanny ability to communicate with crows, and Piper, the new girl in town. Piper's father is an engineer who has been called in to inspect the mine for safety. He's fascinated with the mine and permits them to join him on one of his treks.
The town officials remain ignorant when residents begin to experience nightmares and voices that no one else can hear. The girls soon realize they are the only ones who can and will help, even if it means descending into the mines alone.
The spook factor is high with this one! Abandoned town, deadly mines, mysterious happenings. All of these have my spooky senses tingling!
Ames has crafted a truly terrifying setting. Haunted mines that have defied the investigations of numerous paranormal investigators. Oh, and speaking of paranormal investigators…the found footage will send chills down your spine. The imagery used to describe the mines and what lies beneath is enough to keep you awake at night.
This is more than just another horror story, however. It’s a heart-warming exploration of friendship, of sacrifice, and of self-discovery. Undoubtable one of my favorite reads of the year.
