I learned yesterday that my sweet blogging friend and reading buddy, Melody Lee, passed away suddenly last month from a brain aneurysm. She was such a kindhearted, funny, and caring person. We started commenting on each other's blogs back in 2016, then did our first buddy read a year later. Over the last seven years we read 34 books together. And we had our next buddy read scheduled for next month. She was a dear friend, and I will miss her so much. Please keep her family in your hearts and prayers.
I am so sorry Lark. You and Melody made a great team with your buddy reads and I will be visiting Melody's blog so I can read the insightful reviews she wrote. I will say a prayer for you and Melody's family and the good memories in time will be a comfort.
ReplyDeleteIt was a shock to me, but my heart goes out to her family. Her death must be so devastating for them.
DeleteSending blessings to bothfamilies
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteOh, Lark, I am so sorry. What tragic news for you to lose so close a reading friend. My thoughts and prayers are yours and for her family. xxx
ReplyDeleteYou well know how devastating such a sudden and unexpected death like that can be. I just hope her family is doing okay.
DeleteThis is very sad news. I didn't know Melody personally, but I had followed her blog for many years and will miss that. What a sudden loss.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to miss her words and her friendship so much.
DeleteI'm so sorry to hear this. It's so hard to lose a dear friend, and the suddenness is so painful. Wishing you peace and comfort.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. It's her family that my heart breaks for.
DeleteMy condolences to you, Lark.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that.
DeleteLark, I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm keeping you and her family in my thoughts and prayers. xx
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine the heartbreak her family must be going through right now.
DeleteOh no! I'm so sorry for you loss, Lark! I'll be praying for you and her family.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ashley.
DeleteOh, no! Lark, I have followed Melody's blog and yours for years and years. Love both of you. Always enjoyed your very creative 'buddy reads' and your questions and comments to each other. I am so, so sad and will pray for both Melody's family and you too. We will all miss her. I know that her reading tastes and mine had some overlaps and I was always happy to talk books with her. Sigh. Thank you so much for telling us and I will miss her very much. Big hugs to you and virtual hugs to her family.
ReplyDeleteI loved talking books with her, too. She and I read a lot alike, but she also expanded my reading world by introducing me to books I never otherwise would have tried. Our buddy reads were so much fun. I'm really going to miss them and her!
DeleteI'm so sorry, Lark. I didn't know Melody but it's always sad to lose a friend. I'm thinking of you and her family.
ReplyDeleteMy heart breaks for her husband and two daughters. I just feel so bad for them.
DeleteOh my goodness, such sad news indeed! Losing friends and family is such a difficult thing!! Reading 34 books together is amazing. Keeping Melody's family and friends in my thoughts and prayers at this time.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realized we'd read so many together until I started counting them up. It's hard to believe she's gone.
DeleteI'm so sorry to hear about your loss <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
DeleteNoooooooo!!!! I'm so so sorry to hear this
ReplyDeleteAll my prayers to her family
It was such a shock! I'm still reeling.
DeleteThat is shocking and sad news, Lark! I know you've done many buddy reads with her. I'm so sorry and I'm so sad for her family! :(
ReplyDeleteIt breaks my heart thinking about her family!
DeleteI'm really sorry to hear this, Lark. It's not easy to lose a close friend, especially one you seem to have had so much in common with. It amazes me how a love of reading can create such deep bonds between people who would have probably never have otherwise grown to be so close.
ReplyDeleteWe met because of books. And reading did really bring us closer together. I'll really miss her.
DeleteSo sad to read about you losing a friend. I also just lost my very best friend of 34 years, so I know how you are feeling.
ReplyDeleteMy heartfelt condolences go to you and her family.
Best friends are irreplaceable...especially ones that have known us for so long. I'm so sorry that you lost yours!
DeleteLark, I am so sorry to hear this! I had a blogger friend that suddenly went silent last year and I never did hear what happened with her, although I think she might have passed. I'm praying for you and her family.
ReplyDeleteAre you talking about Wendy at Bashful Bookworm? I agree that I think she probably passed, but wish I knew for sure.
DeleteI loved Wendy's blog. When she stopped posting so suddenly I wondered if something happened either to her or in her family. It's hard not knowing. That's why I wanted to post about Melody and let everyone know about her death.
DeleteSuch sad news, Lark. I'm so sorry to hear this. I will pray for you and her family. It is always so sad to lose someone you know and care about.
ReplyDeleteThe suddenness of her death made it even harder!
DeleteCondolences to you and everyone whose life has been touched by Melody Lee. I've lost a few blogging friends myself over the years, and it makes me appreciate the "regulars" in my life/blog even more.
ReplyDeleteOur community of book bloggers seems to be shrinking a little bit everyday. So many just aren't blogging any more. And I miss them all.
DeleteOh no. I'm so sorry & sad to hear this. My sympathies to you and her family. This is very sad news.
ReplyDeleteMy heart still feels so sad.
DeleteOh, no! Melody and I corresponded through snail mail for several years, as well as sharing books through blog posts. I've only recently gotten back to blogging and had no idea.
ReplyDeleteI remember some of your buddy book posts. So very sorry to hear.
I knew you had exchanged cards and letters for many years. It's so sad to think of her as not being there any more. I will miss her a lot.
DeleteOh no! I'm so sorry to hear this. I will keep Melody and her family and friends in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteIt just broke my heart when her husband told me the news.
DeleteI'm so sorry to hear that.
ReplyDeleteIt was a sad day, that's for sure.
DeleteSo sorry to hear this! Sending you hugs. <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
DeleteThat is so sad to hear and I know it is very hard for her family. I had a blogging friend that passed away and I still miss him, even though we never met. He was so kind and generous and shared some of his books with me.
ReplyDeleteSharing books together can lead to deep friendships. I'm sorry you lost your blogging friend.
DeleteSuch sad news. My condolences to you.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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