Got my fall decorations up and now sinking into the sofa with a blanket and my newest book 🥰 Hello, fall! 🍂🍁🎃 My mouth is watering so much with this book 😂

I finished “Iona Iverson‘s Rules for Commuting” and it was a delight 🤩 Iona may be a new favorite fictional character.

Also, this was my first time using this style of audiobook, and it was great! It was such a breeze to use (especially while driving on the highway lol). Would recommend both the book and audio device 👍👍

Visiting my family in Iowa this weekend, and fall has arrived! Overcast and 50‘s today (aaaaaand 70‘s and sun tomorrow and Sunday, gotta love the Midwest 🙄😆). I‘m doing an audio listen and reading a physical copy of this book and I‘m halfway through and it‘s delightful 🥰

Shamelessly showing off my bookish totes along with my latest read, “Killers of a Certain Age” by Deanna Raybourn 😁 This book was so entertaining! I can totally see a series in the future surrounding these kicka$$ women, both in book form and a TV series. A fun romp for sure!!

Wow 🤯 This book was nothing I expected and I kinda loved that. Reading the note at the end from Kristina was beyond interesting, don‘t skip over it 👍

Just had to share this from my Facebook 🙌 A library near me is hosting a hybrid author discussion with Shelby Van Pelt on Thursday, Sept. 29th at 7PM CST 🐙💗 Any Chicagoland Littens can attend in person, and everyone can attend virtually (that‘s the one I‘m doing 😍)

Here‘s the link if anyone is interested: https://buff.ly/3QubMQo

Lazy Sunday mornings, I LOVE ‘EM! Ran all my errands yesterday because they were forecasting rain all day on Sunday. I got up this morning, made my coffee and am not leaving this spot … until the dryer buzzer goes off 😂 #LaundryNeverRests I hope you all have a lovely, restful and restorative Sunday ☺️

Devoured the fourth book in the ‘Sparks & Bainbridge‘ series and these books are just getting better and better! I hate how quickly I finished this one, but according to Goodreads there‘s a fifth one coming out next July 🥳🤩😁

Welp. It happened and now I‘m refreshing my email every few hours to see if I have shipping notifications 😂 Her books just seem like great fall, cozy up with a blanket and a cup of coffee type of reads 🥮🍁🍂☕️ Thank you @wanderinglynn and @Karisa for the recommendation!

A fun read, I liked it more than I thought I would 😊 It had a few plot lines going so it kept my interest and you can‘t help but fall in love with Daisy 💗

I didn‘t take the advice other readers have offered about having a box of Kleenex nearby, and I really should have 🥹😭 Two words to describe this book: beautiful & captivating. The characters are exquisite, messy and wonderful, exactly like your fav family members 💕 It‘s easiest my new, “Must tell everyone I come in contact with to read this book NOW” book. This one is going to stick with me for awhile, and I don‘t mind one bit 🥰🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I‘m only 60ish pages into this, but I think I just found a new favorite author 😍 Nothing better than losing yourself in a immersive book. Hoping I continue to love it 🤞

This was such a quirky book, I really liked it! Definitely got the ‘Knives Out‘ vibes for sure 👍 Would recommend to anyone who loves Anthony Horowitz‘s Hawthorne & Horowitz series 😃

A local library is having a book sale next month and are accepting donations 🙌 I somehow managed to fill 4 boxes (When I packed them I made sure I could still pick them up, hence the smallish boxes 😂). I don‘t know how I feel that my shelves pretty much look the same afterwards 🫠

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 is the only way I can think to summarize my thoughts on this magnificent book. I loved it and didn‘t want it to end, easy 5 stars!

August was another great book month for me! I had so many amazing reads that picking just one wasn‘t easy. I went with “Mercury Pictures Presents”, but this spot could‘ve easily gone to “Palisades Park” by Alan Brennert or “The Roosevelt Women” by Betty Boyd Caroli. Marcellus from “Remarkably Bright Creatures” moves ahead 😍🐙🧡 #ReadingBracket2022 @chasjjlee

Sometimes I have zero shelf control 😂 I couldn‘t wait for this “mix of ‘Knives Out‘ and Agatha Christie” book to come out in the states in Janurary, so I ordered it from Waterstones and had it shipped to me. So excited to read this one and hope it lives up to my mile high expectations, or rather, kilometer high expectations 🇦🇺🦘🐨

This title and “Other Birds” got my attention for September‘s #BOTM options 😁 And I‘m finally getting my prize for completing my reading challenge 🥳 It‘s been sitting my cart for a few months now because I skipped a few months 🫠

Pre-season football and a (so far) fantastic book about academia, all that‘s missing in this picture to say “Fall” is a pumpkin 😚 #SundayNightReads

This book… WOW! If you love biographies of historical figures but sometimes get bogged down by the “academic vibe” with all the dates and history (ME 🙋‍♀️) this book is for you! It has all the dates and history but is sooooo extremely readable and down to earth/not fussy.

When everything just syncs up👌 I loved “Palisades Park” so much! It gave me very similar feelings as “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” so if you enjoyed that, you would maybe like this too! I‘ll give you the warning nobody gave me though…. do not read it if you‘re hungry. The French fry descriptions were too much for me and I found myself salivating several times 🤤😜 I‘d go so far as to give it five stars 🤩

Well, this is appalling 😟 Yet another reason to support indie bookstores and your libraries https://bookriot.com/barnes-noble-hardcover-stock-change/

I loved this book! I borrowed a copy from the library, but I‘m going to buy it because this is totally worthy of a re-read. It‘s hard to pick a favorites character because there were quite a few, but that‘s what made me love it 😊 A five star read in my opinion 👍

Today is my last vacation day, so glad ‘Past Amy‘ scheduled it because it‘s been lovely! Grocery shopped this morning, ran some errands for the week ahead and now relaxing outside with my book and the cicadas playing their summer music 🥰

Made it home from our getaway. We found a fabulous antique and used bookstore 🙌 These three sounded so interesting, wish I would‘ve known the one is book 7 of a series 🫠 LOL Oh well, I put a hold at my library for book 1 😊

My reading view this morning 🥰😌 Birds are chirping, slight breeze and no stress

Some of the reading spots in our Airbnb 😁 Already sat out on the balcony this morning, beautiful!! The window seat is a bit toasty in the afternoon, maybe that‘s a morning spot or rainy spot 😆

Home away from home for the next few days 🥰 #hellovacation

#LetterG goes to The Count in “A Gentleman in Moscow”
#LetterH goes to all the wonderful and amazing characters in “The House in the Cerulean Sea”
#LetterI goes to “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue”

#AlphabetGame

#alphabetgame #letterD #letterE #letterF

@alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

My other favorites for #letterD were: Dead Wake by Erik Larson, Dear Miss Kopp by Amy Stewart, Dear Mrs Bird by A.J. Pearce, The Double Life of Katharine Clark by Katharine Gregorio, Drawn by the Current by Jocelyn Green, Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff, and The Dutch House by Ann Pratchett

Letters E and F I didn‘t have any other major contenders lol

I‘m so excited, my copy was ready to pick up!! Stopped at a local coffee shop for lunch and a coffee drink to celebrate 🥳 I feel terrible for not visiting this coffee shop before, it‘s literally a minute walk from my library and it‘s been here for 5 years. A new tradition has been born!

When the book you‘ve been dying to read since you heard of its existence months ago is sooooo close, yet not in your hands yet. I‘m hoping and praying and wishing it arrives at my library tomorrow so I can pick it up 🤞🙏 #booknerdproblems #littensunderstand

If you want a book that will raise your blood pressure & get you to care about the characters, this is it! During my childhood my church had to search for a new pastor to take over when our current pastor was retiring, this book encapsulated the process perfectly! The drama, the personalities, the endless potlucks! It‘s not a book I‘d recommend to everyone, but anyone in the church or dealing with committees will find humor & heart in this read.

Hopping on this fun game before I get too behind! Thanks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks


#alphabetgame #letterA #letterB #letterC

Not a single book from #botm interested me this month 🤷🏼‍♀️ Hope September brings more variety

Picking my favorite book for July was HARD! I read both “Remarkably Bright Creatures” AND “Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow”, and picking between them was no easy task. RBC edged out though because Marcellus is just the BEST 🐙🧡 #ReadingBracket2022 @chasjjlee

Sometimes a quote from a book just gut punches you so much that re-reading it no fewer than 10 times is required. Wow. 🤯🤩💟
“An artist was driven to create art even in the worst of times. Perhaps especially then.” - Edouard Moss from “The Postmistress of Paris” by Meg Waite Clayton

3.5/5 rating: This was meticulously researched, no doubt about it, but way more telling than showing. I got bogged down in the details 🫠😵‍💫 I found myself skimming a lot. It also made it difficult for me to keep up and remember what was going on with the 3 main characters. I found myself within 5 pages of a new chapter saying, “Wait, who is this?” I‘d suggest #BorrowNotBuy on this one, I don‘t think it‘s a re-read worthy book

Giving some love to this series today because Book 4 (tagged here) published today and this is just a fantastic series! I highly recommend for any cozy crime fans that enjoy witty banter between women and post-WWII London. I‘m saving this book for my vacation in 2 weeks, but I wanted to give it some love now because for whatever reason, this series seems to be overlooked 🥰

This story was just a delight, I loved it from Page 1! I‘m so glad I caved and bought a copy instead of waiting on my library‘s understandably long waitlist (thanks, @CBee 😇) I was shocked to learn this was the author‘s debut work! The characters felt so real, even the curmudgeon Giant Pacific octopus, Marcellus 😍 and the story‘s pace was just riiiiiight; never felt rushed or too slow. A five star read, don‘t miss the chance to read it!

Nothing starts a week out better than starting it with #bookmail 😍🥳🙌 I‘ve heard nothing but great things!
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I was on my library‘s waitlist (number 60 and number 15, the latter is for the large print. Don‘t judge me, if the book is hyped up, I don‘t mind the extra heft if I have a shorter wait time 🙃😆). Anywho, removed myself from both lists and will be starting this tonight! Thanks for your support in this decision, @CBee 😁

Oh man 🥹🥲 Who‘s chopping onions??? This was just a fantastic ride from beginning to end. A top read of 2022 for me, no question.

#wineandbooks continues albeit unplanned 😂 I opened the bottle (The Wonderful Wine Co. 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon) on Monday, but started the book on Thursday. The wine is good, maybe not one I‘d buy again, but c‘mon, that label?! (It states: “Tastes like magic hour, being right, and beating the high score”). And the book? AMAZING!! The characters are messy and real and the plot is unexpected and riveting 😁 Happy Friday, everyone!!

This was a GREAT read for history fans who love fashion. The author does such an amazing job of giving Ann Lowe a voice and telling her incredible story. Now that I‘ve finished the book I am ready to fall down the rabbit hole of learning more about Ann and seeing pictures of her incredible dresses. At times, it was not the easiest read but wow, what a life this woman lived!!

I‘m giving this one a “Soft Pick”. There was so much happening with Sara‘s story that Bailey‘s seemed to take a backseat. Not my favorite Fiona Davis book, but it could‘ve been worse 🤷🏼‍♀️

This was where I was. This is where I wish I still was. Ughhhh, back home and back to reality 🙄 Had a great trip to Michigan filled with fun, family and beach time reading 😎

Just started a new book last night and don‘t think I‘ll have it finished by tomorrow….. but, maybe? 🤔 LOL, no I know myself and that won‘t happen lol Anyways, the tagged book is my June pick for the #ReadingBracket2022 @chasjjlee 🙌 Choosing between my May and June pick was a struggle, I loved them both so much! But, I love Kate Quinn, she could rewrite the phone book and I‘d probably preorder it 😂

Today I set my out of office message at work that I‘ll return on Wed. 7/6. It. Is. VACATION TIME!!! 🎉🙌🥳 Heading to Michigan tomorrow to visit with my husband‘s family to celebrate his grandpa‘s 90th birthday 🎂🍾🥂

Recharging for the week ahead 🥰😎😌

When your vacation reads arrive and you really wanna read them and you have to tell yourself, “No! You bought these specially for vacation next week. Step away from the books!” 😬😔😆