Olivia Lordson
@olivialordson.bsky.social
She/Her. Wife & mom to misandrists. IL Democrat. Stay-at-Homeschooler. Avid home cook/baker. Loves reading & sometime writes. Cat Mom.
fast read. fun characters, cute litte twists.
I'm definitely winding down here at the end of the year. I think I've only got 8 or so left in me. I had planned to read 90 books this year, but have managed over 150. That'll do.
I'm definitely winding down here at the end of the year. I think I've only got 8 or so left in me. I had planned to read 90 books this year, but have managed over 150. That'll do.
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
fast read. fun characters, cute litte twists.
I'm definitely winding down here at the end of the year. I think I've only got 8 or so left in me. I had planned to read 90 books this year, but have managed over 150. That'll do.
I'm definitely winding down here at the end of the year. I think I've only got 8 or so left in me. I had planned to read 90 books this year, but have managed over 150. That'll do.
Such a promising concept. I was looking forward to this book, but it was a real dud. it was a really great short story that was stretched into a repetitive and frustratingly under-imaginative narrative. The characters were melodramatic and annoying.
It's put me off books this week.
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It's put me off books this week.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Such a promising concept. I was looking forward to this book, but it was a real dud. it was a really great short story that was stretched into a repetitive and frustratingly under-imaginative narrative. The characters were melodramatic and annoying.
It's put me off books this week.
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It's put me off books this week.
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I've been surprised by the amount of character development in these last couple of Nascosta books. Very enjoyable in the end.
Red River Road was a book club pick, but it's one of the best books I've read this year. Which is a lot since I've hated so many of the picks this year.
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Red River Road was a book club pick, but it's one of the best books I've read this year. Which is a lot since I've hated so many of the picks this year.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I've been surprised by the amount of character development in these last couple of Nascosta books. Very enjoyable in the end.
Red River Road was a book club pick, but it's one of the best books I've read this year. Which is a lot since I've hated so many of the picks this year.
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Red River Road was a book club pick, but it's one of the best books I've read this year. Which is a lot since I've hated so many of the picks this year.
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this was a fun book! a little bit goofy rom-com, but as we head into the Christmas movie season, I'm super into cheesy romance. would absolutely recommend. I loved the twists and turns and reading a relationship budding between adults. low-no spice. just mature attitudes.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:09 AM
this was a fun book! a little bit goofy rom-com, but as we head into the Christmas movie season, I'm super into cheesy romance. would absolutely recommend. I loved the twists and turns and reading a relationship budding between adults. low-no spice. just mature attitudes.
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Keeping on with the Nacosta series. eh, less weird. although not really.
Had been looking forward to reading the Perry memoir for a long while. Heartbreaking. I smoked for years but quit during IVF. i can't imagine drowning in these kind of depths of addiction. it was hard to listen to.
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Had been looking forward to reading the Perry memoir for a long while. Heartbreaking. I smoked for years but quit during IVF. i can't imagine drowning in these kind of depths of addiction. it was hard to listen to.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Keeping on with the Nacosta series. eh, less weird. although not really.
Had been looking forward to reading the Perry memoir for a long while. Heartbreaking. I smoked for years but quit during IVF. i can't imagine drowning in these kind of depths of addiction. it was hard to listen to.
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Had been looking forward to reading the Perry memoir for a long while. Heartbreaking. I smoked for years but quit during IVF. i can't imagine drowning in these kind of depths of addiction. it was hard to listen to.
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OK. Lo escuché en español. y lo segué con un libro en español. para enseñarme cerebro escuchar en español. no fue fácil para me. pero, era buena practica. y estoy aprendiendo.
i chose a book I KNOW well. so I wouldn't be lost. good practice. & more interesting than kids books TBCH.
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i chose a book I KNOW well. so I wouldn't be lost. good practice. & more interesting than kids books TBCH.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
OK. Lo escuché en español. y lo segué con un libro en español. para enseñarme cerebro escuchar en español. no fue fácil para me. pero, era buena practica. y estoy aprendiendo.
i chose a book I KNOW well. so I wouldn't be lost. good practice. & more interesting than kids books TBCH.
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i chose a book I KNOW well. so I wouldn't be lost. good practice. & more interesting than kids books TBCH.
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I get the criticisms that this novel is baldly derivative... but the author makes some decisions that set it apart from it's models. not great decisions, though I think he works to build or resolve them in interesting ways. may read more of the series.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I get the criticisms that this novel is baldly derivative... but the author makes some decisions that set it apart from it's models. not great decisions, though I think he works to build or resolve them in interesting ways. may read more of the series.
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okay. i *said* "monster fucker" smut wasn't for me, but apparently I'm reading this whole series! LOL.
I will say this feels a bit less gratuitous. I like how the author is working on building a world in this one. They all seem to have a HEA, which is ... whatever.
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I will say this feels a bit less gratuitous. I like how the author is working on building a world in this one. They all seem to have a HEA, which is ... whatever.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
okay. i *said* "monster fucker" smut wasn't for me, but apparently I'm reading this whole series! LOL.
I will say this feels a bit less gratuitous. I like how the author is working on building a world in this one. They all seem to have a HEA, which is ... whatever.
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I will say this feels a bit less gratuitous. I like how the author is working on building a world in this one. They all seem to have a HEA, which is ... whatever.
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An old favorite, I've read Frankenstien many times I'm never disappointed in the whole people are both awful & wretchedwhile also being worthy of love & need caring for. No notes, Mary. 👨🍳
Pageboy was kind of a lot, but I adore the vulnerability.
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Pageboy was kind of a lot, but I adore the vulnerability.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
An old favorite, I've read Frankenstien many times I'm never disappointed in the whole people are both awful & wretchedwhile also being worthy of love & need caring for. No notes, Mary. 👨🍳
Pageboy was kind of a lot, but I adore the vulnerability.
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Pageboy was kind of a lot, but I adore the vulnerability.
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Continuing with Steinbeck.
Have read Mice/Men b4, I didn't remember the timeframe being so short. It feels even more tragic when taking that into account.
Pretty much hated TF. nearly DNF, the characters are awful people & we've got too much of that IRL.
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Have read Mice/Men b4, I didn't remember the timeframe being so short. It feels even more tragic when taking that into account.
Pretty much hated TF. nearly DNF, the characters are awful people & we've got too much of that IRL.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Continuing with Steinbeck.
Have read Mice/Men b4, I didn't remember the timeframe being so short. It feels even more tragic when taking that into account.
Pretty much hated TF. nearly DNF, the characters are awful people & we've got too much of that IRL.
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Have read Mice/Men b4, I didn't remember the timeframe being so short. It feels even more tragic when taking that into account.
Pretty much hated TF. nearly DNF, the characters are awful people & we've got too much of that IRL.
#booksky
Haven't read a lot of "romance" until this year. a book club friend challenged me to try "smut" too. Neither are my faves, but I am super not into "monster f*cker" fiction.
I will say there was enough story in both of these to be interesting.
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I will say there was enough story in both of these to be interesting.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Haven't read a lot of "romance" until this year. a book club friend challenged me to try "smut" too. Neither are my faves, but I am super not into "monster f*cker" fiction.
I will say there was enough story in both of these to be interesting.
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I will say there was enough story in both of these to be interesting.
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worked super hard this week. kind of lucked out and got a free three days of super. Now I can just do lessons and not fight to get up to the top ever again! LOL
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
worked super hard this week. kind of lucked out and got a free three days of super. Now I can just do lessons and not fight to get up to the top ever again! LOL
Been struggling with mental health lately... it's about all I can do to keep reading. This was a nice, light-hearted mystery, so that's nice.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Been struggling with mental health lately... it's about all I can do to keep reading. This was a nice, light-hearted mystery, so that's nice.
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seiers of essays essentially. interesting stuff, but it was due before I could finish it, so i dipped with 2 chapters left. so this is technically a DNF, but I'm counting it since I finished more than 80% of it.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
seiers of essays essentially. interesting stuff, but it was due before I could finish it, so i dipped with 2 chapters left. so this is technically a DNF, but I'm counting it since I finished more than 80% of it.
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This was a kind of infuriating read. And I feel sorry for the way these artists were treated.... but I shouldn't be surprised. The industry is awful enough, but for women. yuck.
good read though.
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good read though.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This was a kind of infuriating read. And I feel sorry for the way these artists were treated.... but I shouldn't be surprised. The industry is awful enough, but for women. yuck.
good read though.
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good read though.
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I have always admired Fox's positivity and optimism, so this ... essay, read by the author, was very heart-warming and reinvigorating. Honestly, just the kind of reminders about being human that we need to be hearing right now.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I have always admired Fox's positivity and optimism, so this ... essay, read by the author, was very heart-warming and reinvigorating. Honestly, just the kind of reminders about being human that we need to be hearing right now.
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Such an inspiring read. if anyone deserves healing, I believe she does. And I think Amanda's drive toward reconciliation and grace could really be helpful in the moment we find ourselves in lately.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Such an inspiring read. if anyone deserves healing, I believe she does. And I think Amanda's drive toward reconciliation and grace could really be helpful in the moment we find ourselves in lately.
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Not a fan of the style, but the narrator is unreliable enough to keep me guessing and intrigued, so it works. Just started the second in this series.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Not a fan of the style, but the narrator is unreliable enough to keep me guessing and intrigued, so it works. Just started the second in this series.
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I 💚 weekends. Good for finishing books that have languished on the pile 1/2 the week.
Loved that The Pearl was short, but it's a brutal story... beautifully told by a master of concision.
The Quinn finishes a series, and was probably the easiest read of the three.
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Loved that The Pearl was short, but it's a brutal story... beautifully told by a master of concision.
The Quinn finishes a series, and was probably the easiest read of the three.
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September 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I 💚 weekends. Good for finishing books that have languished on the pile 1/2 the week.
Loved that The Pearl was short, but it's a brutal story... beautifully told by a master of concision.
The Quinn finishes a series, and was probably the easiest read of the three.
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Loved that The Pearl was short, but it's a brutal story... beautifully told by a master of concision.
The Quinn finishes a series, and was probably the easiest read of the three.
#booksky
Back to reading books I enjoy!
Continuing in a series I like, b/c it doesn't feel like the stereotypical cozy mystery. 💚
More spanish practice. I've been on duolingo for 225ish days. I can read kids books OK. Might challenge myself w/ something, like a middle fiction chapter book?
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Continuing in a series I like, b/c it doesn't feel like the stereotypical cozy mystery. 💚
More spanish practice. I've been on duolingo for 225ish days. I can read kids books OK. Might challenge myself w/ something, like a middle fiction chapter book?
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September 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Back to reading books I enjoy!
Continuing in a series I like, b/c it doesn't feel like the stereotypical cozy mystery. 💚
More spanish practice. I've been on duolingo for 225ish days. I can read kids books OK. Might challenge myself w/ something, like a middle fiction chapter book?
#booksky
Continuing in a series I like, b/c it doesn't feel like the stereotypical cozy mystery. 💚
More spanish practice. I've been on duolingo for 225ish days. I can read kids books OK. Might challenge myself w/ something, like a middle fiction chapter book?
#booksky
DNF. got through 2/3 and hated it, confusing style/storyling/plot, easily hateable & non-redeeming characters. I understand it's not his usual style or story. I love that he tried something new. He needs more practice at lit fic though. It was putting me off other books so I quit.
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September 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
DNF. got through 2/3 and hated it, confusing style/storyling/plot, easily hateable & non-redeeming characters. I understand it's not his usual style or story. I love that he tried something new. He needs more practice at lit fic though. It was putting me off other books so I quit.
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just keeping up with Spanish practice. I read one aloud to my husband... he was not paying attention I found at the end when I asked him how well he'd followed. 🙄🤷♀️ There were a few new vocabulary words, so that was nice!
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September 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
just keeping up with Spanish practice. I read one aloud to my husband... he was not paying attention I found at the end when I asked him how well he'd followed. 🙄🤷♀️ There were a few new vocabulary words, so that was nice!
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this was a super quick read. I'm glad I committed to reading some of Steinbeck's shorter fiction or I'd never had read this. It should be read in, like every HS Lit class right now.
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September 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
this was a super quick read. I'm glad I committed to reading some of Steinbeck's shorter fiction or I'd never had read this. It should be read in, like every HS Lit class right now.
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