Welcome to Litsy!

Somehow I missed posting my July #ISpy! #ispybingo @TheAromaofBooks

When you read three books in a series about anthropomorphic animals, you get lots of clothes not on people! 😂

This is a great 👍 little feature on fable / 2 5star reads for me in July and both joint books of the month Persuasion (of course !) #janeaustenjuly & bury our bones in the midnight soil - biggest disappointment Sylvia‘s lovers & a month in the country but hey ho it‘s all about your mood isn‘t it 📕🥰

I‘m quite happy with my reading in July, my best month of 2025 so far. Hoping to top this in August and keep up with my #100DayProject2025 reading challenge. 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽
(August 2, 2025)

My Storygraph July wrap-up! No idea why I seem to have picked up the pace in the second half of the month but I‘ll take it.

July wasn't MUCH better, but it was better!

The month of Heartstopper!!! And when my new kindle arrived so lots of digital books

#Storygraph

Here‘s how I did on reading in July.

July wasn‘t a great month; granted I lots of family events and am still working through my grandma‘s death (funeral was held this past month because family was in town for my grandpa‘s 100th birthday anyways) and my dad‘s cancer diagnosis and my own recovery from cancer diagnosis about 4 years ago. Read about 2500 pages, which was also the lowest read this month. Hopefully August is better.

#july #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo #itsawrap

#JulyReCap

I can‘t believe I didn‘t post this already! I made up the graphic right away, but I‘ve been a bit frazzled, as we‘re adding a guest bath and my mom arrives later today to utilize it, but the toilet didn‘t go in until yesterday. 😵‍💫 So finally, here they are. Looks like a fun mix! #ReadYourEbooks

Here‘s my July list for #ReadYourEbooks. I‘m happy to report that I‘ve read one of the June picks and am more than halfway through a second one!

Clean calendar page
Holidays, pretty picture
To start a new month

#haikuhive #haikuaday

My July #bookspinbingo TBR is ready to go! Very summer murder mystery heavy 🤣. #bookspin #doublebookspin #summerreading

#july #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo
Posting but I might have to make changes. Currently traveling.

The Birthday Fairies are looking forward to celebrating with these special birthday Littens in July!

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If you‘d like to be added to the list, and receive #birthdaylove and wishes on your special day, simply send your Litsy handle and birthday to litsybirthdays@gmail.com and the Fairies will do the rest.

Don‘t forget, you can only apply for yourself but you can encourage your friends to apply! 😊

Slightly belated July roundup. The top book was The Vulnerables, absolutely brilliant. Unexpected good read was Four Letters of Love.

My #JulyReCap

My July Recap. Although It was a busy work month & I didn‘t get to everything I wanted to read, I feel great about finishing 13 books. I participated in #SundayBuddyRead #CampLitsy2024. #SheSaid #SeasonalCozies #Roll100 #NancyDrewBR #ChildrensClassicRead2024 #BobWhiteBuddies & #PemberLittens #chapteraday #SeriesLove2024 & #AuldLangSpine

3 were audiobooks which is a lot for me. I liked everything I read except All Fours but faves were James, ⬇️

#July2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

I have read 7 books during July 2024 with 1 bingo.

My July #MonthlyWrapUp and #BookspinBingo board
I managed two bingos even though I read a ton of books not on my list 😅 #moodreader But I finished my #doublespin and am halfway through my #bookspin
Loving the new storygraph graphic! I finished 28 books total. So still a great month of reading ☺️
@TheAromaofBooks

JULY TOTALS
Average Rating - 3.87
Total # of Books - 21
Top Genre - Thriller
Hours Listened - 194 or Pages conversion - 6,901
DNF's - 4 (not shown)
Fav Book - Love Letters To A Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell

Here are my July Reads & Stats:
22 Books Read
1 DNF not shown
9 books off physical TBR
2 physical reads
6 Kindle books
14 Audiobooks

5⭐️ Reads: Fool‘s Fate, The Eyes Are the Best Part, Ready or Not, Night Film, & Twice Shy

Several #Roll100 picks done too!

Here‘s my July reading wrap-up. I really like this cute little summary. This is going to save me so much time every month. I just finished Never Lie by Freida McFadden. I decided to add it to my July wrap-up even though it‘s now August 1 and it‘s 2 AM. I didn‘t think I was going to finish this book at 2 AM but I couldn‘t stop reading it once it got really good.

Started the month with a slump but ended up reading a good amount

I‘m a week late with my July TBR. It‘s ambitious but I‘m reading books for #SundayBuddyRead #ChildrensClassicRead2024 #SeasonalCozies #CampLitsy24 #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #FoodandLit #Turkey #Naturalitsy (finishing up June & hopefully starting July if my hold comes in) #Roll100 July, an ARC & #Roll100 May/June catch ups.

The ? Is for the multiple Libby e-books on hold that say “~ 2 Weeks” that will probably all come in at once!

Can‘t wait to find out what I should be reading next!! #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

I can‘t believe it is July 1st… summer is flying by! This photo challenge looks super fun… can‘t wait to take part! #coverlove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#bookspin #bookspinbingo #july

How is it time for July #bookspin ~ here‘s my list to kick off the back half of 2024! 😬

*cries in overwhelm* 😭 😭 😭 #bookspin #july

Also now that‘s it nearly September, here‘s my July reading! I really like the Bookmory has these downloadable calendars.

Wow, I haven't been on Litsy in a couple weeks and August is somehow almost halfway through? I've been busy and stressed with work and life but still reading! Here's my very late July wrap-up with 23 books read, 1 DNF
I'm super behind on reviews so gonna try to catch up on those this week!
#MonthInReview

July wrap up.

Five books this month! Not pictured is the copy of Heartstopper I was reading at work.

My July Recap: It was a good month for reading as I finished 16 books + one prequel story for #ChloeGongreadalong Books were completed for #CampLitsy23 #SundayBuddyRead #hashtagbrigade #PemberLittens #TitlesAndTunes #DiverseCozy #BookedInTime #SeriesLove2023 + my virtual foodie book club & I finished 3 leadership books for work. I also squeezed in 4 library holds that came in & a follow up from #AuldLangSpine

I enjoyed almost everything ⬇️

Thanks for introducing me to #Bookmory @BookwormM ! I especially love this calendar feature!

#JulyStats

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The night country

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The birthday party
Pieces for the left hand
Katalin street
Western lane
Brother & sister enter the wood
Romantic comedy

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The trees grew because I bled there
Hijab butch blues
Woman running in the mountains

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The gifted school
Long bright river
Lone women

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I am homeless if this is not my home

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The Finkler question

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The worst kind of want

24 books finished in July! August here we come! My favorite from last month was In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune.

Here‘s what I read and watched in July as well as my thoughts on what I watched.

Firefly Lane - My mom and I watched this on Netflix. My mom liked it. I didn‘t. Maybe I‘ll like the book better.

Elemental - My birthday was on July 9. I went to see this with my mom. I really liked this. It was cute.

Oppenheimer - I went to see this with my stepmom, my brother and my sister in law. They liked it. I didn‘t.

A solid TBR for the month!

My July TBR. I won‘t get to all of these but I will for challenges like #SundayBuddyReads #CampLitsy2023 #TitlesAndTunes #hashtagbrigade for #Pemberlittens #BookedInTime #DiverseCozy #SeriesLove2023 + my virtual foodie book club & leadership books for work I will. The others are “hope to get to” although I am in the midst of two of them & you never know what will just pop up & grab my attention.
💯 #moodreader

These two shelves are my #bookspin choices in order (1-20) for July. Lots of carry over from last month, but I‘m trying to read down the books on my shelves. I have to move next spring again so I don‘t want a ton of books to move.

Looking ahead to my July TBR. Here‘s my #bookspin list. Lots of #AuthorAMonth, some #CampLitsy23 and #Roll100, and a few new additions to my shelves. Can‘t wait to see what‘s picked!

Happy 4th! 🎆🇺🇸

July I will be focusing in on my #cybils award reading - mostly elementary and middle grade speculative fiction with some random graphic novels thrown in. I don‘t have a ton of plans besides physical therapy and some family low key plans so hoping to have a fun July full of good books and fun.

@TheAromaofBooks #bookspin

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My July #Bookspin

Here is my #JulyTBR that I think is set. This includes continuing or finishing up series, some horror for #summerween, my #roll100 picks, my RL book club pick-Demon Copperhead and just things I feel like reading. I am going camping at the end of July and have a light activity month, so I anticipate lots of reading. I will, as always, be participating in #bookspin #doublespin & #bookspin

Still two books behind but starting adding my books back that have more than 200 pages.

#bookspin