Welcome to Litsy!

And with that, I met my Goodreads goal for the year! I initially set a goal of 12 bc that‘s what I read last year (😅), but changed it to 30, & still met it! 🙌🏽

As for the book, it was dated. 2003 in small town MN was riggedy-rough with .. out-dated .. perspectives on “existing as women,”mental disabilities, *and* race. Ooph! It did not age well. But the mystery was fun & I loved the recipes. It‘s like ⭐️⭐️💫 (2.5)

#SeasonalCozies for July!

Finished one cozy (not perfect, but perfectly enjoyable ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫), and onto the next (tagged), my July selection for #SeasonalCozies @julieclair
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And very excited to get my book boxes, esp to get my #RealLifeBookClub selection for this month! 👏🏽👏🏽 #sobuzzy

I really like this series and I‘m glad there are 7,000 books. 🤣

#SeriesLove24 @Andrew65 @TheSpineview

#ShananigansReads24 #SpringbreakReadathon

It‘s funny how this series has lots of features that turn me off yet I always eat them up and I‘ll definitely continue the series.

2 things… I don‘t need intense dieting advice in any book, but DEFINITELY not in a cookie themed cosy. Aren‘t we all here for the desserts? Hannah judges ‘promiscuous‘ women while dating two men who both want to be exclusive but she won‘t. Do what you need my girl but why are we being mean about other women?

These are light, fluffy & fast. They‘re perfect for my 89 year old mom who‘s starting to struggle with memory issues. We‘ve always enjoyed reading together.
#BookSpinBingo #JubilantJuly #SeriesLove2023

I can‘t quite figure out why I keep reading these, especially the early ones in the series, but they are a quick read and sometimes so utterly ridiculous that at least they‘re good for a laugh I guess? Anyway, this was my book that includes a recipe for #Booked2022. Has anybody tried any of the cookie recipes? Are they good??!

3⭐️ A nice fluffy cozy mystery. I keep coming back to series because I just like Hannah and that she‘s not your typical baker and if such a shop existed in my town, I probably would frequent it. #2022 #fiction #mystery #bookreview #bookstagram #contemporary #hannahswenson #litsyatoz #l #litsyatoz2022 #ebook

See what this series has done to me?

Yes! Off the hold list on #libby

What's your favorite Hannah Swenson? @Arvena

This cozy mystery was entertaining. Love Hannah Swensen but this time she had me wondering if this book was going to be a sequel. It is a little slower that the others.

#SuperSeptember TRB

1. Finish Lemon Meringue Pie murder; Pride prejudice and zombies; Einstein's wife
2. Read two other books
3. Three audio books.

@Andrew65

I have decide to take the challenge #SuperSeptember
Readathon. This will be my first Readathon of I hope I get it right.

@andrew63

This is the next installment in the Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke. Collected it and is saving for the weekend.

In my discoveries I found out that the author of this series and the author of the Stephanie Plum series Janet Evanovich are both born in the same year.

I actually usually try to go out for our every Pi day but this year who knows. We are making pizza (pie) right now and maybe I‘ll go out and buy a few pie slices for pickup lol. #piday #magnificentmarch #marchmadness #pieincover #socialdistancing #weekendin

I had my suspicions early on this time, but not all of the details. #stillteammike #nextplease #cantgetenough next up is You, for my Pop Sugar social media prompt

Reading during commercials. #goClemson

3/5 stars. I keep reading these books because I‘m invested in the characters, and i like to see if i can figure out who the killer is before Hannah can, but this book just took forever! She didn‘t figure it out until the last chapter, and there was such a build up that i felt a little let down.

Here's the thing... I enjoy these stories immensely. I cannot stand Hannah Swensen. She's a horrible girlfriend, and a judgemental human being. I keep hoping she'll pull her head out of her ass and be decent, but it hasn't happened yet. She was okay in the first book but 2-4 have shown her to be a two-faced little nitwit. I'm undecided if I'll be reading more of this series.

So inspired to bake while reading Joanne Fluke. This one was set in summer, but I love to read these between more serious, slow books. I must be getting the hang of it though, cause I figured out the murderer about half way in.