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Hello everyone! It was a crazy muddled up week but a good one! Wyatt and I even had a “book date” at Barnes and Noble, where we got books and treats from the cafe and hung out. He loved it, my little book boy.
Read Last Week:
It was a sad reading week for me. I had a hard time settling down with a book after Cat’s People, and I floundered around while also waiting for my library holds to come in. I ended up reading an old middle grade from the 90s by Betty Ren Wright. Still good, still scary, after all these years.
Reading This Week:
I had one book finally come in from the library, and I am waiting on one more that I am going to buddy read with Lisa at Boondock Ramblings.
I am starting Isabella Nagg today, and hopefully The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder comes in within the next few days. I am sure it will. Lisa and I are reading that one together.
Posted Last Week:
Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Occupations in the Title
Watching:
We have been sort of floundering around in tv land. I need to find some shows. We started Joe Pickett, and then halfway through the first season decided we weren’t all that interested in it. Now we are watching Renegade Nell, and Billy likes it but I sort of don’t. But it is only one season so I can handle watching a few episodes to make him happy. Lol.
We also watched Lisa Frankenstein last night and it was such a weird, fun movie! I loved the 80s vibes, which were immaculate. It had all the tropes of 80s movies, and the costumes and music were fantastic. It was silly and the horror/gore level was probably reminiscent of The Santa Clarita Diet or my Best Friend’s Exorcism, if you watched either of those. And there are fun little Easter Eggs throughout, from the name Frances Owen (Practical Magic) on a headstone in the opening, to Lisa exclaiming “Damn it, Janet” (Rocky Horror) to the end which is a nod to Notting Hill and also to director Zelda Williams’ father, Robin Williams.
And that is it from me today! I hope that whatever you do today, you do something that makes you smile!
Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs.. 
I read Darkshire’s “Once Upon a Tome” which was more of a memoir. I’m curious about this one. And the Antique Hunter… sounds fun!
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It is really interesting so far!
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I’m looking forward to fall reading sitting ooutside. C’mon cooler temps! I hope you will post some photos of the fall seasonal change in your area of Michigan. I miss seeing that.
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I will! We have some leaves just now starting to change. 🙂
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It’s so hard for me to get into another book after I’ve finished a fantastic read.
Lisa Frankenstein sounds like great fun.
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Yes! I always have to have a little down period after I read a book I really loved.
It was so silly but also just fun.
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Glad you guys had a nice book date! I love that you do that! Sounds like a good few days. I need to give Lisa Frankenstein another try. I think I tried it, but was a little unsure at the beginning if it was going to be for me. Not sure why, so I should definitely try again. Hope you have a good week!
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It is very silly. And it does have one scene that is sort of .. crass. But it was also funny and easy to watch.
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Hope you have a better week for reading this week! Sometimes it’s so difficult to settle down to anything. Sometimes rereading is my best way out of it, and sounds like you had a good time that way too, though! 😀
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Thanks Nicky!
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Yay for a book date with Wyatt! Those are always fun. I hope this week is a better reading week for you. Have a great week!
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We had such a good time. I think we will have to do that more often!
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Probably a great idea 😉
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Now I have to check out Lisa Frankenstein – cant pass up on a good 80s vibe!
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It is so silly but good and I loved it. Lol.
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Some books leave us just needed a long exhale before we can pick up the next one 🙂 I’m sure you’ll fall right back in and find your groove again!
Lisa Frankenstein sounds like fun! I’ll have to see if I can find it on one of our streaming services. Thanks for the rec!
Hope you had a great book date and have a great week ahead!
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That is so true. Cat’s People was just such a lovely, gentle happy book and I wasn’t ready to move on.
Lisa Frankenstein was ridiculous but also good. Lol. We had a few laughs from it!
And thank you!
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I’m reading a book you may have suggested…it’s short stories set in Cozy Vale? Anyway, I’m finding collections of short stories work better for me right now. I can finish a story and feel like I’ve accomplished something. We are watching “The Gilded Age.” We also watched a movie, but I cannot, for the life of me, remember what it was!
https://marshainthemiddle.com/
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Sometimes that is the way it goes! I like to read them as well. You can finish one off quickly!
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Some days I flounder with reading even though I have some good books going. The Antique Hunters Guide to Murder is certainly an intriguing title. I’m going to check it out.
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Ha! The book is already on my TBR list. 😄
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I am looking forward to it!!
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I can relate to the feeling of floundering after finishing a book. Sometimes it can be hard to start a new story. I started The Handmaid’s Tale book yesterday, after finishing watching the series.
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I read The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder January 2024. I have to say that even reading my little prompt, I don’t remember a thing about it. I hope it makes a good buddy read. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Lol thanks Kathy!!
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Oh, Lisa Frankenstein looks perfect for a movie night! I’m all about 80s vibes!
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It is so fun! I feel like I liked it more than I expected. Or more than I should have. Lol.
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The visit to Barnes and Noble sounds absolutely wonderful. Great you both enjoyed it.
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Thank you Kathryn!
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I am excited for the buddy read! I am glad you suggested it!
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Me too! I usually only ever have them with Billy so this will be fun! It is in at the library so I am going to pick it up tomorrow.
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I can’t do buddy reads with Warren. He reads too fast. lol
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A Ghost in the House does sound spooky! Glad to hear it held up well! I like the sound of Lisa Frankenstein. Hadn’t heard of it but I’ll look it up. Have a wonderful week, Erin!
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I love that you had a book date with your son! Reminds me of when I used to go to the Buy/Sell/Trade paperback bookstore with my mom and dad every Saturday. Except there was no treats in those days. Just books. LOL
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Aww I love that!!! I think Wyatt and I are going to do that at least once a month. It was so nice.
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