Welcome to Litsy!

I just spotted this from IG so sharing with all of you.
More info and a list of participating bookshops can be found at https://gretchenrubin.com/read25day/

I was looking at my library wishlist and noticed that Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall by Spike Milligan was still there. I listened to it a while back, so I removed it from my wishlist. The library gave me a notification saying “Adolph Hitler has been removed from your wishlist.“

If only it was that easy!

This was my first Briscoe book and it was a solid read.
I found I liked the Mason POV chapters more overall and his character was well rounded and more interesting to me than Karina's.

I liked the overall pacing of the story, but not having read the other books in the series, the subplot of the Moonshine case was a bit meh for me but I'm sure it works in the larger sense .

#25in2025 #fromthetbr

1) Camille, my reading buddy.
2) The penultimate concert of the academic year (Carmina Burana with choir!).
3) Rose Garden walk.
4) Silo getting his claws stuck in my son's shirt and then forgetting how to use his legs.
5) This pipe on our regular walking route that looks like a tiny robot guy from one angle, which I find delightful.
@DebinHawaii #5JoysFriday

2.5⭐️

Oh, my, this book started off way slow for me. I thought about DNFing it, but I plowed along. The last 15% to 20% picked up, thank goodness. It takes place in Ireland and England.

Clara goes off to school in Belfast. Jenny, her mom, surprises her with a visit. Jenny decides to bring her home, but Clara disappears at the train station.

I figured out quite a lot of this book before it actually happened.

#bookspinbingo

Okay, sometimes this lovely meme is exactly what I need to realize remember and reinforce that my life does not suck, yaknow? Firstly, and non pictured here is that I received 4 personal letters today that cheered me beyond explanation. Also, as I prep this? Hub and I are having a terrific conversation and the weather is amazing. 2. Had my annual health check ✔️ 3. Zinnias!!! Cosmos!! 4. Red wine “happy camper” 🏕️ 5 . Upcoming trip to KCMO 💖 🪁

I don't think I've ever participated in this before but... 1) My daughter has finished the semester! (CC) She worked very hard but needed so much support, I feel like I took a class too!

2) I wrote in depth about a book! Doesn't happen that much anymore and it makes me happy.

3) Fresh peas from the garden, so nummy.

4) The pressure-reducing plans I made for this month were pretty successful.

5) Solved a phrazle in one move. 😎

#5JoysFriday

A nice variety this month. Contemporary romance, literary fiction, fantasy romance and audiobook nonfiction.

I‘ve read 20/24 rolled #Roll100 books from Jan-Apr. I have 2 lists— audiobooks & ebooks/physical books.
The #LittensLoveACOTAR group is moving on to the Throne of Glass series so I‘ll read Assassin‘s Blade when we get to it. My goal is to complete the other three books by the end of July.

I read 5/6 rolled #Roll100 books this month. I started Bake It to the Limit but put it aside when several library holds came in at once. I‘m going to pick it up this weekend.

Currant Creek Valley was my favorite of the five I finished.

#haikuhive
#haikuaday

A little birdhouse
my mom painted years ago.
My dearest treasure. 💙💚💙

#bibliophile
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#lostintitle

When I say I've got a little bit of everything on my bookshelves, I do mean EVERYTHING!

ETA: I was able to gently catch this little fledgling and release it outside safely. Didn't seem injured in any way, just a bit freaked out from being trapped inside!

1) The sunshine
2) Reading
3) got 20 podcasts listened to

Honestly though, I am really struggling at the moment. It‘s been a shitty eight months and I am not handling it well (I am also extremely exhausted; I can sleep, just not to clear the cobwebs). And it‘s been worse since my grandma passed two weeks ago. I am trying to find moments where I am able to be happy, but @ the moment they are few & far between).

#5joysfriday

Hi Friends, I‘m so sorry I didn‘t send a message out about #5JoysFriday! I was traveling & my plane got delayed flying back & I fell asleep when I got home last night.🥱😵😴 I‘m having a hard time believing it‘s Friday already!

Thanks to those of you who posted already! 🤗 If you want to join in, just post the 5 things big or small that brought you joy this week, tag it with #5JoysFriday & tag me & anyone else you‘d like to share the joy! 💛

#MayWrapUp #MayReads 2025

Total books read: 6
physical book(s): 2
e-book(s): 1
audiobook(s): 3
female author(s): 6/6
new author(s): Ann Liang and Lauren Roberts
Non-Fic/Memoirs: 0/0
MG/YA: 0/5

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Just starting this one today.

1. A rainbow at the end of an outdoor food truck/music/vendor event that my two sons organize every Thursday through Saturday.
2. Two grandkids exploring Oregon and reporting back on the joy they‘ve experienced.
3. Two year old Charley on the first sunny warm day in ages.
4. My garden.
5. Watching tennis with a book in hand.

#5JoysFriday
@DebinHawaii

Photo zoom after a gentle morning rain in March.

#haikuaday 5-30-25
#haikuhive 💛🐝🖤

@TheBookHippie @TheSpineView @Kristy_K @lil1inblue @JenlovesJT47
@DebinHawaii @bellabella @julieclair
@BooksandCoffee4Me @AnnCrystal @Reggie @Eggs @vivastory @jdiehr @CBee @dabbe @Mimi28

Had to share this today ❤️
#positivethinking

#PoetryMatters @TheSpineView
#Wheel

Wow this week flew.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1) mushrooms on a hike
2) hydrangeas starting to bloom
3) baseball with the fam
4) love the new color in my sunroom. It‘s called Cape Cod so of course I do.
5) 17 candles for my baby boy

Happy Friday everyone!

#Bibliophile
Day 23. All the romance
#AllTheRomance

Hey #QueerBC peeps, May is almost over so here are some discussion questions for our author Neon Yang! (Formerly known as JY Yang.) Answer any or all if you're so inclined!

Join us poetry lovers in June‘s poetry challenge!

#PoetryMatters

@TheSpineView

#ThreeListThursday @dabbe #TLT

I did almost the same as last week. I believe I had a score of 14 last week, and this week it is 13. More than half the books I read on the list was required reading in school.

My favorite was The Hobbit.

I'm so late today so if you want to play consider yourself tagged.

Here‘s my June list for #readyourebooks #readyourkobo @CBee

#haikuaday
#haikuhive

At the doctor's office today. 🩶🖤🩶

Old woman struggles.
Young teenager opens door.
Chivalry still lives.

#bibliophile
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#heist
#redfordandnewman #hubbahubba

Here is my list for the #ReadYourEbooks lottery, randomishly pulled from the craptonne of unread books I've acquired for Kindle and/or Kobo.

Thanks for hosting @CBee !

I won‘t be reading any other books on this list between now and the 31st. 9 ebooks finished from my #readyourebooks May list.

I've got more #LitsyLove going out today! Yahooooo! So far, I am staying caught up. Imagine that! 🤣🤣🤣

💜🖊💜📫💜

A lovely morning in the forest 🌳 The dogs have been bathed and now fast asleep on the sofa, leaving me in peace to finish my book.
#dogsoflitsy

#WeeklyFavorites

Here‘s the June #WeeklyFavorites template. All are welcome to join. Fill it out weekly, at the end of the month, skip weeks, etc. Whatever works for you.
Thank you for playing along with me.
Let me know if you‘d like to be added/removed from the tag list.

@Deblovestoread @kelli7990 @LeeRHarry @Crazeedi @dabbe @AmyG @kspenmoll @BarbaraBB @willaful @CoverToCoverGirl @sblbooks @ImperfectCJ @melissajayne @TheEllieMo

#Wheat

#PoetryMatters

@TheSpineView

I‘ve been thinking about the Umlauf sculpture garden in Austin - the figures are evocative of life, love and all the emotions. And all are surrounded by native trees and ferns. A magical experience ✨

@dabbe 5-29-25 #haikuhive 🖤🐝💛

@TheBookHippie @TheSpineView @Kristy_K @lillinblue @JenlovesJT47
@DebinHawaii @bellabella @julieclair
@BooksandCoffee4Me @AnnCrystal @Reggie @dabbe @vivastory @jdiehr @CBee @dabbe @Mimi28

#HaikuaDay @dabbe #Day29

@CBee @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @TheBookHippie @Eggs @Kristy_K @JenlovesJT47 @bellabella @DebinHawaii @lil1inblue @AnnCrystal @jdiehr @vivastory @Reggie @Mimi28

That‘s #BookChain2025 completed. Thanks for hosting, @TheAromaofBooks !!

#bookchain

#WondrousWednesday

1. I like my name but I would combine my first & middle names. For my mom. She wanted to name me Lynnanne but my grandparents convinced her it was better as a first & middle name. She listened but has called me Lynnanne my whole life.

2. Sherlock, Jett, Maya, Mickey (after Mantle not Mouse)

3. Rhys, Azriel, Cassian (all from ACOTAR) & Dean (Winchester from Supernatural)

Thanks for the tag @Eggs
1 - I actually like my name, though I went through a period of disliking it (more specifically being OVER Annie) and trying to go by AC around sixth grade. But now I‘m good with Anne. Maybe I should have tried Cordelia…😜
2 - Danny; Boris and Natasha; Laddy Buck (not sure I named that one); Paula (who was in fact Apollo and never forgave me)
3 - Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman; Jordan from Real Genius

Tag if you wanna!

Thanks for the tag @Eggs !

1. Honestly, I‘m pretty fond of my name, but if I had to choose a new one, I‘d pick a plant one. Nigella or Belladonna or Amaryllis.
2. Beta fish named Grover, dog named Riley, cat named Lucy.
3. I love a lot of the names in Tamora Pierce‘s Emelan books: Sandrilene, Trisana, Rosethorn.

#WondrousWednesday

True story 😂

#Haikuhive #haikuaday #haiku
@dabbe @bellabella @TheBookHippie @TheSpineView @Kristy_K @JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue @DebinHawaii @bellabella @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @AnnCrystal @Reggie @Eggs @vivastory @jdiehr @CBee @Mimi28

? I love my name, Madeline. I‘ve never liked my nickname Maddie, although my dad named me Madeline so I could go by Maddie ? Madeline feels pretty and elegant. Maybe I‘d change the spelling to Madeleine. I do love the name Josephine too as an homage to a great grandmother and my dad.

? Theodora Roosevelt aka Teddy Bear, Charlotte Ann aka Charlie, Pepper, and Ghost

? Emeline, Casiopea, Pangur Bán, Pilu, Vassa, Rose, Lily, and Ayesha

Hey guys, I'm back! Sorry if you suddenly see a like and comment on a days old post you've already forgotten about. 😂😂 That's me.

@Mimi28, @BooksandCoffee4Me, @Kristy_K, @DebinHawaii, @TheBookHippie, @JenlovesJT47, @Reggie, @vivastory, @Eggs, @jdiehr, @TheSpineView, @CBee, @lil1inblue, @julieclair, @AnnCrystal, @dabbe

#haikuaday
#haikuhive

Two peach-faced lovebirds
merrily munching on seeds ...
backyard oasis.

#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords
@CBee

#allusions

This one is quite prevalent today with our current out-of-touch government. #oy

#bibliophile
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#bigsecret
#movieswithbigsecretreveals

Can you name the movies? 🤩

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs @JenlovesJT47

Thanks for the tag!
1- I‘m not sure that I would switch from Torie, but my go-to fake names have always been Veronica and Tiffany! 🤣
2- Taqwa, Tasha, Midnight, Squeaks, Brody & Owen
3- Talia, Alix, Anne, Jessica, Elizabeth, Lila, Brody, Quint, Hooper, Gurgi, Nicci, Bad, Bruce, Parker, the Collector, Blythe, Samantha, Felicity and JB Fletcher

Want to play, @HeyT ?

Dickinson of course !

#Wharf

#PoetryMatters

@TheSpineView

#HaikuaDay @dabbe #Day27

@CBee @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @TheBookHippie @Eggs @Kristy_K @JenlovesJT47 @bellabella @DebinHawaii @lil1inblue @AnnCrystal @jdiehr @vivastory @Reggie @Mimi28