I finished 'Mirrrored Heavens' by Rebecca Roanhorse yesterday. I left the trilogy feeling disappointed at the unsatisfying ending, where it's over in 20 pages and partly happens off-screen. Great writing, though. ⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #reading #fantasy Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

My cat is an engineer. #cats #catsofbluesky #franklin

Franklin snuggles in like this almost every morning. #catsofbluesky #cats #franklin

Wrapping Specialist Ruby is overseeing the wrapping of presents. #catsofbluesky #caturday #ruby

I finished 'Old Man's War' by John Scalzi this morning for a book club. Fun, but surface level. Interesting ideas brought up, but not really expanded on. Middle felt episodic, didn't feel relevant to the overall story. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #reading #scifi Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I finished an ARC for 'The Astral Library' by Kate Quinn. Not my cup of tea, maybe something here for Kate Quinn fans? I read it because library, but all the over-the-top humor and extras thrown in made it feel disjointed to me. ⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I finished an ARC for 'The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos' by Kendra Langford Shaw. I don't normally like generational dramas, but this one captured my attention. Unique premise, I wanted the Spahrs to succeed. Good stuff. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I finished an ARC for 'Neptune's Fortune' by Julian Sancton. Walked away with lots of neat treasure hunter knowledge. Dooley was an interesting character. Just as good as his other book about the Belgica. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Ruby, fallen. An art piece.

I finished 'Sunset, Water City' by Chris McKinney, capping off this sci-fi trilogy. Didn't like it as much as the others, with a change in tone and POV, but a solid end to an interesting sci-fi mystery series. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

My current reads: Sunset, Water City by Chris McKinney The Fifth Season by @nkjemisin.bsky.social Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire by Julian Sancton The Desert of Souls by Howard Andrew Jones #reading #BookSky

My current cross stitch work in progress, various old school Kamen Rider figures. 2 and half figures done out of 10. #crafting #crossstitch #wip #kamenrider

Whoops, there I go, vanishing again. I got approved for an ARC of Julian Sancton's "Neptune's Fortune: Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire". Kind of excited to start this, I read his other Antarctic one and loved it. #BookSky #reading #arc

Organizing my library's storage situation. Pens: ✅️ Pencils: ✅️ Brains: ✅️ #library #libraries #librarylife #somanybrains

I finished the audiobook for 'Playground' by Richard Powers. A friend group drama, an AI, and an island in the Pacific. How do these mix so well? The twist brings it all together. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Started a new cross stitch project last night/this morning. I picked up a pattern off Etsy of Kamen Rider characters, a Japanese show. Also upgraded my hoops because I wasn't a huge fan of the wooden ones. #crossstitch #kamenrider #crafting

Just finished my first decent sized cross stitch project. I'll remove it from the hoop layer and iron/de-cat hair it. I'm going to mount it on foam board and hang it (and other future projects) on my wall like art prints. #crossstitch #crafting #cats

I finished an ARC for 'Among the Burning Flowers' by Samantha Shannon. If you've read her other two doorstops, absolutely pick this novella up. This one is set two years before Priory. Marosa is everything. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Franklin is tangled. #cats #catsofbluesky #franklin

Just finished 'Blood over Bright Haven' by M.L. Wang. The author tried to cram in entirely too many social issues into one fantasy book, leaving the whole thing feeling a bit muddled. Interesting magic, but complex. ⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Finished a little knockoff Lego thing I picked up at my local comic book shop. Photos of the front and back. #lego (kinda) #hobbies

I finished 'The Moonlight Healers' by Elizabeth Becker a few days ago. Little emphasis on healing, more of a family drama with some magical realism aspects. Unnecessary dual POVs, they never really came together. ⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Three-quarters done! The black thread on the black fabric is my least favorite part of this project. It's hard to see, and convinces me I'm blind. I've made errors in my counting in places, but I'm happy I've stuck with it so long. #crossstitch #crafting #cats

Ruby working on her reps in the prison yard. #cats #catsofbluesky #caturday #ruby

I finished 'The Cemetery of Untold Stories' by Julia Alvarez. Great prose/writing, less great of an actual story. Many POVs, it was hard for me to keep track of who was who, particularly with how much it hops around. ⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

There is no cat here. #cats #catsofbluesky #ruby

I returned from a Western Caribbean cruise. Beautiful weather all week, I read 3 books, drank my weight in free milkshakes, and a monkey stole my hat on Roatan. 10/10, I hope that monkey enjoys his hat.

I finished 'Navola' by @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social on my trip. Like if Guy Gavriel Kay wrote Game of Thrones, with an emphasis on characters rather than action. Very Italian-forward. Loved it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Don't be this guy.

From 'Hear the Wind Sing' by Haruki Murakami. What kind of monster eats pancakes like that? #reading #BookSky #grossfood

I kind of love when you find random drawings in a book. This is from 'Wind/Pinball' (a duology) by Haruki Murakami. Terrible takes on women, but my favorite Japanese author in spite of that.

I also finished 'The Library of Lost Dollhouses' by Elise Hooper. An interesting premise brought down by way too much going on across both viewpoints. All I cared about was the library by the end. ⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I finished 'Kill the Dead', the second book in @richardkadrey.bsky.social 's Sandman Slim series. I don't normally do urban fantasy, but this hits all the right notes with me. Dark humor is my jam. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #reading Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

For National Cartoonist Day: The archive of Herbert Block, one of the most influential American editorial cartoonists in history, resides at the Library. This 1961 Block cartoon was printed the same month Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel to space. 🧵

I finished 'Rogues' by @praddenkeefe.bsky.social . A great true crime (adjacent?) book that ended up being super interesting. Favorite chapter was on Trump/Mark Burnett, which is really relevant this year. An easy 2025 favorite. #BookSky #bookreview Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I have a particular fondness for pirates. When I saw Solomon Kane by @patrickzircher.bsky.social at my local comic book store, I sort of had to grab it. Has that pulp-y, old comic book feel with some pretty great art. #comics #SolomonKane

I finished 'In An Instant' by Suzanne Redfearn. An excellent book with a teenage protagonist that I absolutely loved. Focused on closure after tragedy, rather than the accident itself. Unique POV. Made me feel things. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview 📚💙 Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

After patting myself on the back for how awesome the Tetris shelf looked, I took the idea and ran with it and made two more games for our Summer Reading Program. Frogger is next I think, once I have time. #library #libraries #librarylife #summer #gaming

Prepping for our Summer Reading Program beginning June 1st. The theme is 'Level Up At Your Library', and I'm working on Tetris pieces with magnets to affix to a shelf in the kids room as a Tetris game they can 'play'. #library #libraries #librarylife #summer

I don't normally like stories told through non-connected vignettes, but I'll freely state I'm reading this one solely because of this amazing cover. #BookSky #reading #bookcover 📚💙

I finished 'The Arctic Fury' by Greer Macallister. Supposedly a ladies-only voyage to find the lost Franklin expedition, but ended up being more a tepid courtroom drama than anything else. Not very historical at all. ⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview 📚💙 Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I finished 'Dissolution' by Nicholas Binge this morning. Time travel like Blake Crouch's 'Recursion', but more thoughtful. I enjoyed the sentiment of two people's memories of a life together being enough in the end. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview 📚🪐💙 Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I'm making an effort to read off my physical tbr shelf at home this year. I don't even know where this book came from or why I have it. Guess I'm playing Mystery Book Roulette today. #BookSky #reading

Why is it okay for humans to call their pets “fur babies”, but when we call humans “skin puppets” and “walky meats”, we’re Tariffed and disappeared by Icehole agents and Frost Narcs?

I finished 'People We Meet on Vacation' by Emily Henry, as part of my library's book club. If two friends had an adult conversation 8 years ago, they might have gotten to the point faster. ⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

If you're #teaching ppl to analyze things they encounter online, here's an FYI to share: We've reached a milestone - 1/2 of all online traffic is officially not from humans. www.imperva.com/resources/re... #MediaLiteracy #InformationLiteracy #DigitalLiteracy #EdTech #TLSky 🍎📚 #AcademicSky

I also finished 'Ocean's Godori' by Elaine U. Cho today. A strange combination of great writing, unique setting, and a non-ending makes it hard for me to recommend as-is. I loved it until I didn't. ⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky 📚🪐💙 #bookreview #scifi Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I just finished 'A Fall of Moondust' by Arthur C. Clarke. Good, not great, have to be in the mood for classic sci-fi for it to work. Captain Pat drooling after stewardess Sue was kinda ehhh. Plausible science galore. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #BookSky #bookreview #scifi Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I just discovered there's a whole group out there dedicated to finishing craft projects left undone due to illness or death. I love the idea of providing closure to families. #crafting #crossstitch looseends.org

By the way, if anyone gets as interested in the history if mundane objects as I do, a friend of mine shared this podcast with me. I'm halfway through, and it's been fascinating. Biding my time to work in green wallpaper and arsenic factoids at my next party. open.spotify.com/show/1i9LiSh...