Litsy

My May TBR is aggressive & already in progress. Lots of readalongs & challenges including:

#SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #FoodAndLit #Bangladesh
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025
#RiseUpReads #Roll100 (6 books) #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction
#JaneAustenThenAndNow plus some library books & a book for work.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa, Soubhiville, TheBookHippie, Texreader, Librarybelle, Crinoline_Laphroaig, Ruthiella, Catsandbooks, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, julieclair

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 9h

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 9h

Librarybelle Wow! Good luck! 7h

Ruthiella Looks fantastic! 👍 5h

40 likes4 comments

Singout

We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

“Black boys don‘t get to be sad and feel their feelings.”
#RiseupReads

18 likes

DebinHawaii

Aprilly | Jane Abbott

April Recap: A great reading month where I finished 20 books thanks to lots of commuter flights & airport reading.

I read books for: #SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #LiteraryCrew
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025
#RiseUpReads #Roll100 #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction
#JaneAustenThenAndNow #Naturalitsy & 2 from #AuldLangSpine ⬇️

I didn‘t finish Rabbits for LSFBC but hope to finish in May

Riveted_Reader_Melissa, Soubhiville, TheBookHippie, JacqMac, Librarybelle, monalyisha, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, julieclair, AllDebooks

DebinHawaii Favorites were: The Briar Club, The Spellshop, Challenger Where They Last Saw Her & The Land of Little Rain. I read 3 audiobooks, 4 non-fiction & 12 were library books. (edited) 2d

Ruthiella Nice work! 👍 2d

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 1d

See All 11 Comments

Librarybelle You did so well! 1d

TheSpineView Great job! 1d

PuddleJumper Amazing! 🎉🎉 1d

AllDebooks Wow, well done. That's a very broad range of reads x 1d

Crinoline_Laphroaig 👏🏻 1d

CoverToCoverGirl Great month! 📖 16h

julieclair Incredible month! Well done you! 16h

JacqMac Wow! Spectacular reading month. 1h

58 likes11 comments

DebinHawaii

We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

pick

#Read2025

OK, I think this is my last book to review for April. This one was for #RiseUpReads & I loved the lyrical verse it was written in. Using fairytale & folklore room around the world to talk about clinical depression is such a creative way to talk about a difficult subject, especially for young adults. I enjoyed reading it & might listen to the audiobooks as I think that would be a powerful way to experience the prose. 💜💜💜

DieAReader, Catsandbooks

TheBookHippie I loved this read last year and the reread was just as good! 2d

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 1d

53 likes2 comments

IriDas

The God and the Gumiho (Fate's Thread #1) | Sophie Kim

“The mortal realm of Iseung disgusts him, but there is one feature—and, mind you, one feature only—that he finds he does not loathe with the entire expanse of his bitter soul. Coffee.”

Obviously, I *must* love this book. :D

#riseupreads May 2025
#coffee

Catsandbooks

9 likes

LitsyEvents

The God and the Gumiho (Fate's Thread #1) | Sophie Kim

reposted for @Catsandbooks:

#RiseUpReads May 2025

The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

Content warnings: Death, violence, murder, gore, war, sexual content, blood

28 likes

Catsandbooks

The God and the Gumiho (Fate's Thread #1) | Sophie Kim

#RiseUpReads May 2025

The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

Content warnings: Death, violence, murder, gore, war, sexual content, blood

LitsyEvents

Catsandbooks If you read any of the other books let me know what you think!
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao
The Scarlet Alchemist - Kylie Lee Baker
The girl with no reflection - Keshe Chow
The Jasmine Throne - Tasha Suri
7d

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin 7d

Catsandbooks @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether @alldebooks @kspenmoll @librarybelle @mimi28 @ElizaMarie @AbigailJaneBlog @DebinHawaii @Kristy_K
7d

See All 9 Comments

Melismatic Put a hold out for this at my library today 💖 7d

Bookwormjillk Gah. 15 week wait. I‘ll catch up eventually. 7d

Librarybelle I‘m on the waiting list! 7d

IriDas I found it at my library so I‘d like to be tagged. Thanks. 7d

peanutnine I'm planning on listening to the audiobook - it's included with spotify! 7d

ElizaMarie Ugh! I have to skip this month - Way too long of a waitlist for this at the library :( Like MONTHS!!! 6d

40 likes9 comments

Kristy_K

We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

pick

A truly unique look at mental health and depression. I think the way Sorrow was depicted was especially affecting and pictorial.

#riseupreads

54 likes

Catsandbooks

We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

Mental health matters

“The only way out is through…”

My dad committed suicide when I was 10. I've had depression and anxiety my whole life. I take antidepressants. I've done therapy multiple times in my life. I believe it's important to discuss mental health and reduce the stigma around mental illnesses. If anyone is ever struggling I am always here to talk. Please reach out!

Resources below

#riseupreads

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin 1w

Catsandbooks @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether @alldebooks @kspenmoll @librarybelle @mimi28 @ElizaMarie @AbigailJaneBlog @DebinHawaii @Kristy_K
1w

Catsandbooks Call or text 988 in the US for immediate help. 988lifeline.org 1w

See All 14 Comments

Catsandbooks https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/mental-health-resources/ 1w

Catsandbooks https://afsp.org/get-help/ I've walked with this organization 💙 1w

AmyG You are so kind to post this. 1w

AllDebooks That's such a harsh start in life for you. Thank you for sharing your story, positive messages and support links. X 1w

Susanita Thank you for sharing your story. My mother dealt with bipolar disorder all her life, and we had limited discussions if any as a family. 1w

Melismatic Echoing what‘s being said here - so many mental health struggles in my family as well. It‘s so much more common than some people wish to believe. So important to walk this road of life with empathy. You never know what someone is going through. 1w

JenReadsAlot Thank you for sharing. My best friends mom did at the same age so I have seen her struggles. I'm also a therapist ❤️ 1w

ElizaMarie Thank you for feeling comfortable enough to share this story. I find it very empowering that you can so. By being raw, honest, and candid, you have provided help/hope to those around you. It helps normalize mental health struggles and allows others to feel confident in telling their own stories. I believe stories (like yours, and this book) help in so many ways. 1w

lil1inblue Thank you for sharing! It can be so helpful and empowering for people to hear that they are not alone in their mental health struggles. One of the worst things about depression is how isolating it can be. ❤ I, too, have had anxiety and depression for most of my life, and I experienced trauma during my childhood. It really helped my healing once I knew I wasn't alone in my experiences. 1w

peanutnine ❤️❤️❤️ I hope that the stigma surrounding mental health continues to be fought against. I think it's better to be open about things so others don't feel alone 7d

Catsandbooks @AmyG @alldebooks @susanita @melismatic @JenReadsAlot @ElizaMarie @lil1inblue @peanutnine Thank you all for the support and sharing your own experiences ❤️ 16h

45 likes14 comments

Catsandbooks

We Are All So Good at Smiling | Amber McBride

Folklore and fairytale references
Sorrow‘s garden
Whimsy and Faerry‘s journey through the forest

#riseupreads

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin 1w

Catsandbooks @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether @alldebooks @kspenmoll @librarybelle @mimi28 @ElizaMarie @AbigailJaneBlog @DebinHawaii @Kristy_K
1w

AllDebooks I LOVED this book so very much. 1w

See All 6 Comments

ElizaMarie Fairytales and folklore were ways to teach important lessons in life. I love how this author used these references in that way as well. It made for such beautiful storytelling. 1w

lil1inblue I really liked how she used fairytales and folklore from different cultures. I feel like it made the book more universal and relatable, despite your background. 1w

peanutnine Loved the fairytale aspect!! Definitely made it relatable and I liked how it felt like the characters were on a quest, with different riddles to solve and problems to overcome 7d

43 likes1 stack add6 comments

Welcome to Litsy!

Trending Hashtags

Trending Books