I‘ve spent the past year reading baby books, baby name books, baby “how to‘s” and some board books to said baby-

Now I‘m finally reading a book for me. I‘m sure I might have read one or two over the past year but I can‘t remember. What I do know is I‘ve been waiting for Robin and Strike to solve another case and escape into the world of my favorite modern British PIs. 1000 pages - I‘ll be done sometime next year 🫠

Some light reading. Any name nerds out there?!

Typical romance storyline with an October witchy theme/twist. Definitely a quick easy read (took me 5 hrs) but cute and something light in a normally horror filled month. Great pallet cleanser, if a sequel is written I‘d read it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Never mix vodka and witchcraft.”

… Finally starting my October BOTM…

I‘ve tried to pick this book up for years, YEARS! But for some reason I‘d read a page and walk away. Downloaded the audiobook and only hit pause to eat food. Great story, sad and cold at parts but kept me engaged and wanting more.

Yep. Perfect audible for an October road trip.

Picked this up the other day and couldn‘t put it down. Even though it‘s 450 pages it was a quick read and wasn‘t super scary horror, but unsettling none the less. The story is broken up with two timelines hundreds of years apart, but the way they are intertwined... superb!

“In fact , I‘d say calling me a troublemaker is probably the only accurate thing Tepper has said since I got here.”

I know this feeling. 2 chapters in and I‘m hooked. It‘s a love/hate relationship when I can read at work. But right now- I‘m loving it!!

86 chapters of mystery and mutiny. Sammy Pipps and Arent Hayes are on their way back to Amsterdam, one in cuffs and the other desperately trying to free his friend. As they board the ship, a leper appears on the docks and warns the passengers that a devil has set a curse upon the Saardam. As the devil slowly takes the ship- your mind starts to twist and guess who he might be. Cleverly written, an amazingly great story. 5🌟

One of my goals for 2021 is acquiring the entire Nancy Drew series (the original 56) because it was my favorite series as a kid. I remember reading the yellow and blue hardcovers and begging for the next set every time I saw it at Costco. According to wiki there are 174+ books, but I‘ll start with the OG set of 56 this year. 2nd part of my goal is to thrift most of the books otherwise it‘s bye bye money 💸 Anyone else obsessed with Ms. Nancy Drew?

Comes out Tuesday! This will be my first book of ‘21 and my first YA or mythological book in over a year. I‘m trying to expand my genre reads this year and would LOVE recommendations on fantasy/sci-fi. Are any of the books you read in 2020 super amazing and everyone must read it? Drop it below ⬇️ #suggestmebooks

*audible review* perfectly voiced characters, great reading speed. 10/10
*book review* This was a book Ive wanted to read forever and played it during a solo road trip. Not remembering the story line I found it oddly satisfying that it spoke about things i‘m very familiar with. The parts seem to overlap and have two different vantage points, well written and I still can‘t believe it took this long to read/listen. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🚨 alert 🚨 did anyone else know Rebecca was turned into a Netflix movie!!? Saw it on the queue today and can‘t wait to have my favorite book *probably* ruined. Anyone watch it yet?

This was the perfect little ghost story I needed right now. I had originally had planned to read this in July when it was released and I am SO glad I waited. Sager uses the devastating stories of the past to intertwine Maggie‘s fears in the present. I couldn‘t put this down. 5⭐️

Great book to read while I‘m dreaming of fall weather and winter snow storms. Quick short chapters, filled with just enough cryptic information to weave the pieces together. When a small group returns to their private ski chalet they realize they‘re missing one; already isolated an avalanche quickly cuts them off from everyone else.

I can‘t quite get the words right for this one. Teenager brutally murdered at the playground. Billy is covered in blood. Paul is with the police. But Charlie is missing. 25 yrs later, Paul heads home to Gritten but in Featherbank, two teenagers are covered in blood, a classmate murdered, and Charlie is still missing. Definitely wasn‘t the story line I was expecting but good none the less. North leaves room for surprises even at the end.

Quick little mystery with some good twists and turns, lies and a bit of death and deceit. Olivia has a secret in her past she doesn‘t want anyone to know. 20 yrs later it could all fall apart. Solid 4⭐️

I don‘t know what‘s wrong with me but I can‘t find a single fault in this series, yet. This addition has a great unsolvable mystery and a huge yearlong process (927 pgs!) of friendship, loss, love, and jealousy. 4.75⭐️ Spoilers in comments.

I love this book, to the point it took me weeks to read since I never wanted this story to end... characters are well developed, twists and turns and magical mystery aplenty. Great read- especially for anyone struggling with wunderlust.

927 pages delivered 12 days before my birthday (9/27) - makes my left brain tingle.

4th of July plans just arrived!!!

This is the most exciting thing to wake up to today!!!! I‘m so excited for the third book to release this summer and this news!!! Ahhhh yayayayayayyyyy!!!!! Thank you to @Liberty for being such a badass and informing me with @bookriot and thank you Chakraborty for creating/inviting me into an amazing world! I cannot wait to see it all unfold on screen. This is the magic I‘ve been hoping to hear about!

1. About 50 pages left in tagged book. I keep putting it down because I love Dolan‘s storytelling and I don‘t want this book to end.

2. Ebooks. But somehow I got stuck in an audible membership and use those credits for summer road trips.

3. Three way tie — Troubled Blood by “Robert Galbraith”, Empire Of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty, and Home Before Dark by Riley Sager.

1. What do you read for pure escape? Usually YA, super quick- tagged books is one of my faves.

2. Comfort food right now? Breakfast casseroles. (Sausage, green chilis, potatoes, pepper jack cheese, and a milk/bisquick/egg blend. Best if let to sit covered over night for a day or two!)

3. Share a shelfie! Picture above is of my TBR bookcase in my bedroom.

A little behind on tags this week- catching up now! Thanks @Eggs #wonderouswednesday

Living in the desert means I have blooms like these in my yard! #bloominglitsy 🌵

1. There‘s Something About Sweetie, The Good Killer, Things in Jars ...
2. Tagged book
3. Onward - Disney+ (totally made me cry- stupid lockdown 😝)

#weekendreads

1. Tagged Book
2. Obsessed with Daevabad series atm
3. @Powells is always fun
4. Fortune‘s Rocks - Anita Shreve
5.Really enjoying Little Fires on Hulu
6. 35 other books I‘m not currently reading 😩
7. Too difficult to pick just one
8. The Whisper Man - Alex North
9. More books than last year (so at least 6 🤦🏼‍♀️)
10. Stretched out on a couch, or in the sun
11. HP - I was 8 when the series started
12.

1. Not my favorite book- but first that came to mind.
2. Jelly Beans
3. Sunflowers
4. Ha, Sunflowers 🌻 (husband surprised me with a bunch after yesterdays grocery run)

@4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

First #friyayintro in a LONG time! Glad to be back in the reading & Litsy gang!!

OMG. 5 stars.

That was GOOD. Enough adventure and mystery to escape quarantine and plenty of twists to keep me guessing...

My little sprig of anise is losing all its leaves... time to go back to South Africa for more! #naturebookmarks #leavesandtwigs #fall

Ps- this book is AMAZING, on chapter 44 (about half way through the book) and I have NO CLUE whose done it!

Costco for the win!!!

Anyone looking to read any of the #GMR books, Costco has the majority of them in paperback for $9! #bookbuyingban

#ARC is finally in! Can‘t wait to dig into this on the plane and then wake up in London! Ekkk! I‘m finally able to get back to reading after the longest 3 month hiatus evvvver! #vacationreads

Reading on my lunch break and my kindle decides to update?! 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

On book 4 of the series! Mercy‘s team finds a family of skulls with their heads and teeth bashed in. It‘s her job to figure out if they put the wrong man away 20 years ago, or if there‘s another killer on the loose. #readmykindle #mountTBR #kindleTBR #summerkindlereadathon

My June wrap up! Pretty good list since I was SO busy with work- but I guess reading for an hour every night while in bed really helped this along.

Lots of #YA this month. One #truecrime and lots of #readingchallenge books crossed off!

#DNF BEAUTIFUL RUINS, but not because I don‘t enjoy it- my mother in law wanted to read it while she‘s in town so she “stole” it for the next week.

I started Book 3 today. Another quick read in the Kilpatrick series. Loving it‘s plot line and character base... can‘t wait to see where this one takes me!

#kindlereading #mounttbr #cleartheshelf #kindlesummerreading

Great little read!

Alvie is a magician from the United States circa 1904, and is chosen to be an apprentice to a highly skilled plastic magician. While this isn‘t a continuation of Mg Thane‘s story- the couple does make an appearance!

This book had all the qualities of an amazing series- adventure, mischief, misdirection, friendships, courage and love. I can‘t wait to see what Alvie does next!

#YA #LRC #17of60 #mountTBR #cleartheshelf

#bookish news!

Found this collection at Target today for $20! Adding it to our camper‘s movie collection.

#thisorthat #genre

Literary Fiction
Mystery
Memoir/AB
Humor
Either (honestly I thought they were the same 🤷🏼‍♀️)
Self Help
YA but I read a lot of MG with my nieces
Don‘t usually pick up either
Essay Collections
Current Affairs (but Im pretty oblivious right now)
Lately Poetry
Both!

#friyayintro #daylate

1. I‘m currently obsessed with the Will Trent series. I haven‘t finished all the books yet (first book is tagged but there‘s like 10)
2. Friends or Big Bang.
3. Yes- I work two spring training facilities so I like to stay in the baseball loop.
4. Strizzi‘s Italian food (one of my few “in the economy” meals next week)
5. Not to my knowledge - didn‘t know him very well.

1. Eleven times. Woah.
2. 500ish miles
3. Four 27 gal plastic tubs should do it...
4. Well, we tech are in our forever home but I do plan on moving into the cabin full time at some point.
5. Yay if your busy and going really far. Nay if you are moving close by, have friends with trucks, are super strong, and peeps who are willing to help!

1. Westerns / Mystery
2. Olives / pickles
3. No discrepancies
4. Yellow / Black
5. Print > Kindle ..... never audio‘d
6. (Faves) Harry Dolan and Karin Slaughter
7. N/A
8. A month. Couldn‘t get into it.
9. Usually a few days to a week, unless work is super busy.
10. Out of all your fictional killers, who is your favorite? Who inspired that character?

#leastmost

#YAWednesday

I haven‘t had a chance to read this yet- and I‘m not 100% sure it‘s YA (might be middle grade 🤔) but I‘ve heard amazing things. I own a copy just haven‘t had time to pick it up. I‘ll try and read it before school starts and give you feedback!

#YAWednesday

A teen and her mother have always been followed by a dark evil force that reeks havoc on their lives, causing them to move frequently. When Alice thinks they are finally safe, suddenly her eccentric grandmother dies and her mother goes missing. Is it the dark evil force, or just bad luck?

#darkfairytale #ya #mystery #thriller

1. The dying actress arrived in his village the only way one could come directly- in a boat that motored into the cove, lurched past the rock jetty, and bumped against the end of the pier.
2. 335 pgs
3. Immaculately
4. Pasquale, Dee
5. Blue
6. Fiction / romance
7. No, well-preserved
8. Blue
9. JW
10. No
11. 2012
12. Melody Datz
13. No
14. ?
15. First book!

Can I please get a huge #listywelcomewagon HELLO to my dear friends daughter @that_space_squid !!!! She is a fellow bibliophile and wants to read new authors and different genres! Please give her an ADD and let‘s show her why it‘s so amazing to be a #litten! 📚

* anyone who has a teenage daughter on here that might not see this PLEASE pass on her handle*

THANKS GUYS! You all rock! 💕💕

Short stories. Brief moments in time that leave you wondering what if... about characters you met just pages before. I enjoyed all the stories, some sucked me in more than others, but in each one I felt the excitement and joy, loss and love.

Great to read all at once or as a pallet cleanser. I was introduced to authors I‘ve never read and want to read more of. 4.5 ⭐️

🌈 #LGBT #YA #romance #shortstories #blameitonlitsy #LRC

💔💔💔💔💔

Today‘s news was especially hard because Bourdain changed the way I (& many others) travel the world. We taste everything local, experiment, and immerse ourselves in the cultures. This was his first book, extended form of an article for NYT, & really helped make him a household name. His humor shines throughout & I encourage anyone who hasn‘t read it yet to do so. His heart was pure gold & is the original chef rockstar.

R.i.P. Chef

#friyayintro

1. Pinks, teals, purples, blues...
2. 6 feet under 🖤
3. Most recently at least.
4. Mustard, pickles, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and cheese 🍔
5. Working, #HPB , and maybe head into the city for a bit

#thisorthat

1. Both - soft serve is the best 🍦👑 #duchessofswirl
2. Lemon! 🍋
3. Either as long as they‘re “Vegas style” and grilled
4. Both. I usually don‘t eat sandwiches unless it‘s summer 🤷🏼‍♀️
5. Neither - not a big 🍿🍿 fan
6. Both! Don‘t mind books that have been loved before. Brand new bathing suits only though!

@RealLifeReading thanks for posting!!