Char - The Literary Word
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Avid book reader, nature lover, furbaby momma, proud wife of RCAF Veteran, writer, gamer, movies and music addict. Particularly fond of small presses. 🇨🇦
Loved this so much. Five star read for me. Devoured it in less than 24h. Currently on sale for $1.99 CAD on Amazon CA. #BookSky #AlwaysReading #BookAddict
It’s definitely a different read. I am used to books from the Bizarro genre and the surprises that typically erupt in the storytelling. This one delivers on the WTF and squick factors. 1/2 #BookSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReadibg
I’ve been just resting and rolling with the punches as storms took out our power. Migraines didn’t help. I’m back to being able to read though and made my way through these in the last few days. Fight Club is a reread. Love Chuck Palahniuk. #BookSky #AlwaysReading #BookAddict
No power and it’s incredibly hot but I have a good book, nature sounds outside my window, and a few more hours of daylight. Also the summer challenge is here! #BookSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReading #SilverLinings
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read this over 4 decades. Firm favourite and it had been a few years since my last reread. Spring challenge completed. Looking forward to checking out the summer challenge. #BookSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReading
Still a week or so away but wanted to reshare my thoughts on this book I read back in March. Release date is July 07. #BlueSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReading #ARC #Reviewer
I wasn’t sure I’d get the spring challenge done. I’m at 11/12 achievements though and I should get the 12th in the next 24 hours. During this challenge I had a hospitalization and have been slowly recovering. Looking forward to the summer challenge. #BookSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReading
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I greatly enjoyed this novel. It’s well paced and the balance between revealing the story, and building the characters is admirable. I just finished it and I’m going to miss the characters. I’ll be looking up other Jennifer Murphy titles soon. #BookSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReading
Really enjoying Night Circus but paused for a while. Then because I couldn’t sleep I dipped into Algospeak and I *know* I shouldn’t have started a book on etymology and pop culture at 3:30am but 🤷🏻♀️ #BookSky #AlwaysReading #BookAddict
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is a favourite of mine now. It’s honestly made me rethink previous five stars because it’s reset the bar. It’s set during the Covid pandemic and deals with serial race-motivated killings, hungry ghosts, and much more. It is just fantastically written. #booksky #alwaysreading
I wonder where my copy of The Stand is? Intuition: move those 4 books… Behold, the 1150 page wonder that is the Complete and Uncut Edition.. Soon my pretty (still dealing with medication caused blurred vision so reading kids titles including picture books) #booksky #bookaddict #alwaysreading
When you really want to read but your severe infection has you in the hospital for weeks and you can’t find the energy. I miss home. Miss my family (human and furbabies alike) #BookAddict #BookwormDown
Didn’t take a book out with me today but that’s okay. I swung by my fav Indie used & new bookstore to grab this they had under the counter for me. I loved Project Hail Mary and thought I’d read this one too. #BookSky #AlwaysReading #IndieBookshops
My current reads. Really getting caught up in Monsters in the Archives but also really finding Mitford’s delve into the death business fascinating too and it’s really confirmed what I was leaning towards when that day comes. #BookSky #AlwaysReading #BookAddict
This quirky, fun, original read was one I couldn’t put down. It entertained and squicked on so many levels but raises interesting questions on the subjects of weight, prejudice, and just how far we would go to feel ‘normal’. Recommended. #BookSky #AlwaysReading #BookAddict #FiveStarFav
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It gets 4 stars as it was easy to read and follow, in spite of multiple pain-filled days that would mean giving up on some books. It kept my interest on difficult days and I’d read another by this author. I’m not a mystery convert yet. Recommendations? #bookaddict #alwaysreading #BookSky
The writing invites emotion and longing. It piques curiosity and in the later pages, I fell in love with her garden. I wish winter would leave so that I may tend to our yard. Reading Han Kang’s accounts has inspired me. A beautiful mix of writings. #BookSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReading
First 2026 reading challenge complete. That was fun. It helped me to shake up my TBR a bit. #BookSky #Goodreads #AlwaysReading #BookAddict #ReadingChallenge
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I am sad to have reached the end of this title. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience though the subject isn’t light. It was fascinating, informative, engaging, and I’ll be thinking about it for a long time to come. #BookSky #AlwaysReading #NonFiction #Favourite
Why I’ll never give up Indie bookshops. I got this beauty in 2024 or 2025. It’s the 100th Anniversary edition of Montcalm & Wolfe. I’m going to learn a lot. #BookSky #AlwaysReading #History ❤️
Oof. I’m gonna have a book hangover. This is releasing in April and the cover in no way prepared me for the ride! Easily a top read for 2026. #bookaddict #alwaysreading #booksky #netgalley #AtriaBooks
My current reads. I’m finding Mixed Marriage Project a bit dry, Tyranny of False Choices is great but current pain levels impede my appreciation, and I just jumped into Scream With Me which I’m practically inhaling. #BookSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReading #CurrentlyReading
I *know* that I’m late to this party. Life has been challenging for a few years and I just got around to reading this fast favourite. I look forward to reading the rest of the series. Addictive & riveting. #BookSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReading
5/5⭐️ exquisite, powerful, thought-provoking, original, challenging, beautiful even when brutal. I had to pause and savour the writing. I appreciated the provocative and unsettling writing. I’ll definitely reread this take on a world without white people. #BookSky #BookAddict #AlwaysReading
This one was unexpected. I predicted some results but enough was twisty and unexpected that I didn’t feel cheated. I actually audibly gasped and that is not typically me. I enjoyed the sneak peek into the sequel which is due in May. I can’t wait. 4/5⭐️ #BookSky #AlwaysReading #BookAddict
I’ve been buried in books again. Lots of good reads. I have finished Project Hail Mary and it is easily one of my top favourites in decades of reading. I know I’ll be revisiting it a lot over my lifetime. #BookSky #AddictedtoReading #BookAddict #AlwaysReading #FiveStarFav
Cute reads. I Love You Little Cub is already out and is great for a bedtime read. 4 stars. Where’s Big Dog is out later this month and really touches the heart. I especially enjoyed the illustrations in the latter title and gave it 5 stars. #BookSky #alwaysreading #kidsbooks #bookaddict
This was a great read. It’s written in a poetry-theatre hybrid style and shares the immigrant experience via 5 Nigerian (-American) characters. Powerful, deep, and creative. It was a 5 star read for me. It’s due to be released on the 15th of this month. #bookaddict #alwaysreading #booksky #review
Finished No Country For Old Men and it was a good read though it took me a little time to adjust to the writing style. Also had to refer to google quite a bit for some terms used. I think I need to read more Cormac McCarthy. Do you have a favourite? #alwaysreading #bookaddict #BookSky