The Stick: Tea and Books

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She/Her An analyst who reads books of all kinds, plays D&D, loves puns, and enjoys a good cup of tea. 🫖🍵☕️ 📚💙 🧙‍♂️ 🎧📚 🪐📚 🌶📚 🩸📚 🐈 It is not necessary to boo, not clapping is enough.

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The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 10

Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Here is my #LastFourWatched. I understand why Letterboxd might want to sale for scale, or profit, or whatever, but it feels like everything is owned by the same few companies and that is uncomfortable. 📺🎬🎞️📽️🎥🎦🍍 Let's be friends while we can letterboxd.com/michelethest...

Screen shot of the last four films watched.

Wrecking Crew, 3 stars. It is an action film filled with as many holes as gun shots.

Minions & Monsters, 3 and a half stars. More of the same from your favorite mumbling yellow guys in suspenders.

Voicemails for Isabelle, 4 and a half stars. An updated retelling of Shop Around the Corner/You've Got Mail. It handles way to much grief for a romantic comedy.

Psych 3: This is Gus, 5 stars. Puns, Don't Be's and Pineapples, this one has it all. I wish there was a Psych 4 but alas I remain waiting.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 10

Today's blend is Winter Night, a rose black tea and I've added Honey. I have returned to I'll Sleep When You're Dead. One of the things about a reread is you know when the turn is, the shift, and sometimes you need a few days to go back, knowing what's coming. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 🫖 ☕️ 🍵

A mug of tea and a book on an end table near a window.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 9

Today's blend is Magical Library Butterbrew by Chapters Tea. I steeped it strong and added cream. Delicious! I am listening to Eastbound and Town, the 8th book in The Good Guys series. It's quickly becoming my summer comfort read. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 🪐📚 📚🎧 🍵 ☕️ 🫖

An audiobook playing on a mobile device on a desk next to a mug of tea.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 8

Today's blend is Assam, Ginger, Cinnamon and Fennel. I'm listening to The Bare Hunt by Eric Ugland. It's part seven of The Good Guys series. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🪐 📚🎧

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 7

Today's blend is chamomile, ginger, cinnamon and honey. I am reading The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden. I am enjoying it more than The Bear and The Nightingale as it is plot forward. It took me a minute to get into it, but I am fully engaged now. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🪐 🫖☕️🍵 #tisane

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 7

I don't know if you understand how long it took me to evolve this Pokemon. He has been my buddy for 1,929 days. It takes 400 candy to evolve him, and you have to walk 20 km for each candy. I do not walk that much. Evolving him was almost as sad as triumphant. #pokemon #pokemongo #meltan #melmetal

A photo taken within the Pokemon Go game of Melmetal, a mythical Steel Pokémon which evolves from Meltan. He is partially off screen and you can not see arms.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 6

Today's tea is Reggies Blend. I'm almost finished with Home, Siege Home, the sixth book in the Good Guys series. Fortunately, there is also a seventh. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 🫖 ☕️ 🍵 🪐📚

A mobile device playing an Audiobook next to a dinosaur mug filled with creamy tea on a desk.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 4

I met this little biscuit maker on the 4th of July in 2025. It wasn't until Aug 9th that he finally came to stay with us, but we were introduced at an Independence Day Pool Party. So happy to have him in our family. #Faramirthecat #catsofbluesky #Caturday 🐈

A photo of Faramir, an orange cat, taken during a biscuit making session on his favorite fluffy yellow blanket. His eyes are closed and his legs outstretched, his white paws are extended.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 4

Today's blend is Ginger, Peppermint, Slippery Elm Bark, Chammmile, and Fennel. It is a comforting tisane for my tummy. I'm reading I'll Sleep When You're Dead by @eaaymar.bsky.social. I need to reread a favorite for the OUABC. The dialogue is as funny as I remember. #booksky #teasky 🍵☕️🫖 📚💙 #ouabc

A white mug with the words "Wonder Woman" on them covered with a rubber black umbrella to hold the steam in while it sleeps on a table. The umbrella is designed to keep the steam from escaping, as most of the benefits of the chamomile are in the steam.

Next to it is a pair of reading glasses, necessary for my old eyes, and a book.

The book has a Grey cover and written in black the title "I'll Sleep When You're Dead".

It also includes the authors name E.A. Aymar and "Book One in the Dead Trilogy,"

This is a lie. There are only two books in the series.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 4

Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched 🌋 Pretty good variety this week!.

A screenshot of the last four movies entered on Letterboxd.

Wrecking Crew. Three stars.
Minions & Monsters. Three and a half stars.
Voicemails for Isabelle. Four and a half stars.
Psych, This is Gus. Five Stars.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 3

Look what came in the mail today!! Its unbelievably cool. So many fun artifacts!!! #sixofcrows #grishaverse #booksky 📚🪐 #adarkershore #lettersfromketterdam

A photo of the book Six of Crows: A Darker Shore. Letters from Ketterdam by Leigh Bardugo. It's fan service, yes, but the best kind. It contains Letters and Artifacts including recipes, drawings, and maps. All the information gathered by two detectives trying to find out what led to a massacre at sea.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 3

Today's blend is served in my favorite teacup that I bought at my first high tea. My Friends took me to cheer me up after my ex husband and I decided to split. I'm drinking Lacewater and Pearl by @dryadtea.bsky.social. I am listening to Dukes and Ladders by Eric Ugland. #teasky #booksky 📚💙 📚🎧 🪐📚 🫖🍵☕️

A mobile device playing an audiobook on a table next to a white porcelain teacup and saucer with blue bell bulbs and stems.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 2

Faramir would like it to be cooler outside, he has been on a tear lately as he is not comfortable in his spot in the "Arizona Room". #cat #catsofbluesky 🐈 #Faramirthecat

A picture of an orange cat, he is looking up, his eyes are glazed. He looks both melancholy and on the verge of destruction simultaneously.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 2

Today's blend is Pumpkin Pie by Moments in Tea. It's my birthday month and I've decided to be a little extra and make a whole pot. I am still listening to Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep. It is reminding me of Scalzi's Locked In, but way more F'd up. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 🪐📚 ☕️ 🍵 🫖

A mobile device playing an audiobook, a cup of tea and matching saucer, a small clay cat on a clay mat, a blue and white calamity ware tea pot that matches the cup and a small glass of orange juice on a table.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 1

Today's blend is Black Tea, Tumeric, Peppermint, and Cinnamon. I added cream but I might go back and add some pepper. I am reading the ARC of Off The Reservation by @stephengrahamjones.com. As per usual I am enamored with and afraid for the characters. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 ☕️🫖🍵

A mobile device showing the cover of the book Off The Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones and a large mug of creamy tea. The beige mug has the words "Mug of Tea" written in black lettering on it.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jul 1

June Reading Wrap up! Quite a bit of variety last month, a little horror, a little Sci Fi, a little Thriller and as usual Fantasy. A lot of great Stories! Let's be friends on Storygraph app.thestorygraph.com/profile/mich... #storygraph #Junereadingwrapup 📚💙 📚🎧 📚🌶️ 📚🪐 #booksky #readingwrapup

An image of graphs showing details about books read in June from Storygraph. It shows 11 books total, which include 194 pages read, 125.7 hours listened, and an average rating of 4.19.

It shows images of the covers of the three books that were rated the highest by me. The books shown are:

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, rated 4.75.
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, rated 4.25.
and Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson, rated 4.25.

The average book length was 324 pages. The average time to finish was 3 days.

The top rated categories were Fantasy with 4 books, Thriller with 3 books, Science Fiction with 3 books, and Contemporary with 3 books. It also shows Horror with 2 books.

All completed books were audio. A graph is also visible showing how many minutes and books were read on each day of the month. There are big swings with some days having more minutes than others. Pages read are only visible in the last few days of the month.

This is because I started reading the ARC of Off The Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones at the end of the month and have not finished it. But it is pretty amazing so far!

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 30

Today's blend is French Cookie by @fridaytea.com. One of my favorite blends by them. I'm listening to Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sherp by @paultremblay.bsky.social. It came out today and I have been looking forward to it. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 🪐📚 ☕️ 🫖 🍵

Milky tea in a wobly ceramic cup with a dinosaur on it and a mobile device playing an audiobook on a desk.

The cup the first I ever hand built, features an uneven handle and a Dinosaur cut out plastered on the front. The Dino is unglazed except for a few circular dots. It is ridiculously heavy. I adore it.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 29

Today's blend is Winter Knight. It's basically back tea and roses and tastes almost as good as it smells. I have started House of Idyll by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social. Just finished Songs of the Dead and figured I might as well continue with stories about musicians. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 🍵☕️🫖

A black mug of tea and a mobile device playing an audiobook on a desk.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 26

Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Here is my #LastFourWatched Supergirl was fun, could have used more Krypto. boxd.it/cCJ6t

A screenshot of the last four films watched from Letterboxd.

Supergirl. Four stars.
Toy Story 5. Five stars.
Disclosure Day. Three and a half stars.
Stop That Train! Three and a half stars.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 26

Today's blend is Bard's Banter by @fridaytea.com with Sweet Creme almond creamer. it is delicious. I am reading the ARC of Off The Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones and I am LOVING the sequel to Only Good Indians. I am beyond excited to get back to Nate Yellow Tail. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 ☕ 🫖 🍵

A mobile device displaying the cover of Off the Reservation and a mug of tea on a desk.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 24

Today's blend is the last of The Road So Far by Tea&Absinthe. My Psych rewatch is making me crave Blueberry. I'm listening to Songs of the Dead by @brandonsanderson.com and Peter Orullian. It's pretty Metal so far. #booksky #teasky 🫖☕️🍵 📚💙 📚🎧 📚🪐

A mug of tea and a mobile device playing an audiobook on a desk.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 23

Today's tea is Reggie's Blend. Black tea, vanilla and grenadine. The packaging was sub par as the sealing bit in the middle fell off, but the tea is great. I got it with my copy of Damsels and Dinosaurs by Wren Jones. Cozy Dino meets Pride and Prejudice. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 🍵☕️🫖 🦖🐲🦕 #bookmail

A book, a mug of tea, and a package on an end table.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 22

Today's blend is Hazelnut Cookie Black Tea by The Spice and Tea Exchange. It's a sweet morning treat. I've started listening to Seven Days in June by @tiawilliams.bsky.social #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 🫖☕️🍵

A mug of tea on a desk next to a mobile device playing an audiobook.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 21

Today's blend is ginger, turmeric, peppermint, and cinnamon. A soothing tisane. I am still listening to Not Quite Dead Yet. #booksky #teasky 📚🎧 📚💙 🫖☕️🍵

A mug of tea on a stool next to a mobile device playing an audiobook.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 20

Today's blend is Black Mango Ice Tea with Light Sugar from QT. I'm headed up to Elijay and nothing beats QT Mango Tea on a road trip. #teasky #iced tea 🥭 🍵☕️🫖.

A hand holding a large plastic QT cup in a drink dispenser, tea is poring into the cup.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 19

Happy #letterboxdFriday. Here is my #lastfourwatched I enjoyed Toy Story 5 more than I thought I would. boxd.it/cCJ6t

A screenshot of last four watched on Letterboxd.

Toy Story 5. 5 stars.
Disclosure Day. 3 and a half stars.
Stop That Train. 3 and a half stars.
Players. 4 and a half stars.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 19

Today's blend is from an unmarked cannister of something I blended in the past. It tasted like black tea, cinnamon, cocoa nibbs, and vanilla. Delicious, good job past me. I am still listening to Not Quite Dead Yet. #booksky #teasky ☕️🍵🫖 📚💙 📚🎧

A mobile device playing an audiobook on a desk next to a mug of tea.

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 18

Today's blend is Morgan Le Fay's Mabon Tea by Tea Rabbits Tea. A delicious caramel black tea. I'm listening to Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson. A thriller where the MC solves her own murder. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 ☕️ 🍵 🫖

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 17

Today's blend is The Road So Far by Tea&Absinthe. It is one of my favorites. I'm listening to Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social. Cozy Sci Fi ? Yes please. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 📚🪐 🫖 ☕️ 🍵

The Stick: Tea and Books@poetsofsweetpea· Jun 15

Today's blend is Hatter Tea by @dryadtea.bsky.social. Surprisingly I do not taste the clove at all, but the strawberry and the rose. I am still listening to Worlds of Exile and Illusion but I am on the third story City of Illusions. It is an interesting world. #booksky #teasky 📚💙 📚🎧 📚🪐 🍵 ☕ 🫖