Weekly Wrap-Up: WW2 historical fiction, dual timeline gothic, sci-fi (wut) AND book sale & bookstore

In which I share my reads for the week, plus some other fun adventures.
Friends Mentioned
Lindsay / lindsaylou_lemus
Children of the Stars Buddy Readers: ‪@AlmasBookJourney‬ ‪@ReadBrucey‬ ‪@JaneReads‬ ‪@SusanReads‬
‪@The_Cause‬ Check out his video about John Milton's "Of Education": • Why You Need A Classic...
Wonder Books: www.wonderbk.com/
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:11 Library Book Sale & Haul
05:28 Children of the Stars
14:15 Used Bookstore Date Night
25:54 The Vanishing at Castle Moreau
28:20 Recorder
31:49 Life Updates & Closing
Books Mentioned
Virginia Treasures by David Messick
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Second Impressions by Ava Farmer
Poems by Emily Dickinson
The Art of Pencil Drawing
Children of the Stars by Mario Escobar
Dana Carbender's Carb Gram Counter
The Coffin Quilt by Ann Rinaldi
If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong by Roxane Orgill
Tuba Lessons by T C Bartlett
Subira Subira by Tololwa Morrell
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Monarch Notes on Paradise Lost
Aeropagitica and Of Education by John Milton
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright
Recorder by Cathy McCrumb
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[@The_Cause]

Thank you so much for the shoutout and what a wonderful idea for a date night! Also, jealous of that old Paradise Lost book you picked up! Looks like a good book haul. Stay blessed my friend!

[@insearchofwonder]

It was a great haul. Really enjoying Paradise Lost - I haven't watched your videos about it yet because I wanted to read it first, but I'm looking forward to it.

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

The vanishing gals!! So good!! Loved seeing Jaime Jo in this one 💯💯❤️❤️

[@insearchofwonder]

One of my favorite parts for sure!

[@protagonistspub]

Lovely date night and terrific book finds! I am glad you enjoyed Recorder and are looking forward to the remaining two books. 😊

[@insearchofwonder]

Yes, definitely! And any date night that includes a bookstore, coffee, and a milkshake ain't bad at all.

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Date night. Jewellery. Crossing state lines. Sounds like the plot of a novel. Best wishes.

[@insearchofwonder]

Haha you're right! Except crossing state borders is currently as exciting as crossing the street. 😂 Or in our case, a bridge.

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

Ohhhh second impressions sounds fun!

[@insearchofwonder]

Yes! I'm looking forward to it in July.

[@CandlewickLibrary]

Such a fun date night, and you got some great finds. Sorry you got injured!

[@insearchofwonder]

Thankfully, it ended up just being tendonitis not a stress fracture, so it's all better now.

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

Ohhhh library book sale!! 🔥🔥

[@insearchofwonder]

Yesssss! 📚

[@JaneReads]

I had fun buddy reading with you and reading your thoughts.

[@insearchofwonder]

Likewise!

[@MorgansEndlessBookshelf]

Narnia related books! At least, that's my automatic assumption with any mention of a wardrobe. 😂😂😂

[@insearchofwonder]

Yes, good eye! There were a couple Narnia related books that looked interesting.

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

Oh no! A stress fracture! Praying healing and quick recovery over you 🙏🏼❤️

[@insearchofwonder]

Thankfully my doctor downgraded the diagnosis to tendonitis and it's much better now!

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

@@insearchofwonder ohhhh good! Praise the Lord!

[@BookLoverAmanda]

Love that you and Lindsay buddy read Jaime Jo's book. It's one of my favs by her because of the ending.

[@insearchofwonder]

Yes! I loved the ending, too. My favorite part!

[@greta.anderson]

Sorry to hear about your injury!

[@insearchofwonder]

Thankfully, it's not as bad as originally thought. Doctor said tendonitis. 👍

[@kristiacole]

Wonder books looks like a lot of fun!

[@insearchofwonder]

It is a fun bookstore!

[@protagonistspub]

Stress fractures are no fun and enjoy vacation! 🙂

[@insearchofwonder]

Thanks! And thankfully, the diagnosis was downgraded to tendonitis and the pain is considerably less than it was.

[@MorgansEndlessBookshelf]

I don't know if I just missed you explaining this, but I really hope Children of the Stars explained why the parents would allow themselves to be separated from their children DURING A WAR and had a good reason for it.

[@insearchofwonder]

That was a bit of our frustration with the book and why none of us rated it very high. The only explanation given was that they were trying to get a safe place settled for the whole family and they seemed to think their kids would be fine with their elderly aunt....

[@CourtneyReads]

Out of the Easy is a great one!

[@insearchofwonder]

Good to know!

[@MorgansEndlessBookshelf]

Recorder! I still need to get that one...

[@insearchofwonder]

I got it through the library in Hoopla. Maybe your library has it?

[@FacelessBookReviews]

I was hoping you got the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde book at the book store. That store looked a mazing.

[@insearchofwonder]

I seriously considered it but in the end I didn't. I only have so much shelf space, alas!

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

I'm not a sci-fi gal either but I really liked recorder!

[@insearchofwonder]

I'm playing it for my husband now on audio. He seems to be enjoying it, too, although he's not into sci-fi either.

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

@@insearchofwonder ohhhh love that!

[@madelineh8064]

Great bookstore, I do not feel inclined to read fantasy either😅, I know how weird😂

[@insearchofwonder]

Non-fantasy readers unite! 😂

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

❤

[@miriamelizabethreads]

Love the haul! Wonder books looks fun!! Recorder sounds really interesting! Ooof sorry about the fracture. How are you feeling now?

[@insearchofwonder]

Thankfully, the doctor downgraded the diagnosis to tendonitis and it's feeling pretty good now. 👍

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

Date night! 🥰🥰

[@insearchofwonder]

We love to see it to quote our friend Amanda. 😁

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

@@insearchofwonder yassss girl!

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

Your brain went to Florida on vacation 😂😂😂 mine does that too

[@insearchofwonder]

Lol I like that. Except my brain is not allowed to go without bringing me! 😂😂

[@lindsaylou_lemus]

@insearchofwonder girlllll I tell my brain that too but she's got a mind of her own 🤣🤣

[@insearchofwonder]

@@lindsaylou_lemus 😂

[@MorgansEndlessBookshelf]

Sorry to hear about your injury!

[@insearchofwonder]

Thankfully it's doing MUCH better! The doctor downgraded his diagnosis to tendonitis.