Hello Littens. I would like to introduce you to the newest member of my little family, Fox Winter Gillies 🥰 He‘s a month old today and I‘m sure you‘ll understand why I haven‘t got much reading done this month but I have been catching up with my book podcasts and adding to mount TBR 🤦🏻‍♀️😄

Whilst grandad keeps little wild things occupied in the garden I‘m continuing to read this very useful book. Well useful if you are a counsellor specialising in childhood neurodiversity who also has a little boy who has just been diagnosed with ASD, ADHD, ODD and PDA. If you have children in the mix I can highly recommend this one

This wasn‘t the greatest ever mystery but it was good enough for me to get the next one lined up on my Kindle. It‘s a twist on the detective novel with the genealogist at the heart of a mystery that he will have to solve in order to save lives. 3 and a half stars ⭐️ from me

I started reading this book because it‘s all about my Kindle at the moment. I‘m having a baby in less than two weeks and sleep has officially ended (thanks huge bump/summer nights) so it‘s good to be able to read without disturbing hubby with my lamp. Picked this up from Prime Library because it‘s a genealogical mystery- something I haven‘t tried before. And so far I‘m enjoying it.

Of all the 10 little ... books which my boys love this one is the only one I would give a so-so because the rhyme doesn‘t flow as well as the others but my kids still love it.

My little boy is really struggling at the moment. And a friend saw the tagged book in Waterstones and it really reminded her of him. He loved it 😊 but he‘s in bed now so instead you get a picture of me and Sky #dogsoflitsy

I agree with some other reviews that this was quite dry in places but I still found it fascinating! Here‘s Teddy with one of his Ty Beanie Boos 😊

I‘m too tired to get out of bed today. Children please make your own way to school and leave me here to listen to audio books and browse litsy 💤

This was a book with a really good idea but maybe not executed quite as well. It was a quick read and there are 3 more in the series but I don‘t feel drawn to read them. My main issue was that when the narrator changed from one character to another half way through they sounded exactly the same. It meant I kept forgetting who was talking and didn‘t feel very attached to either character.

A couple of weeks ago my little boy found this “sammy” beanie baby at a car boot sale and fell in love. The lady kindly gave it to him for free and he promptly tore the Ty heart label off and gave it a big cuddle. Even now my instinct was to say “no don‘t tear off the tag!!!” 😄 I‘m enjoying listening to the tagged book and hearing just how much craziness there was around Sammy and his friends! And what went into his design!

On Friday afternoons I go into my little boys school to help with reading. I still get that familiar feeling of excitement looking at the endless possibilities these shelves hold. The library was my favourite place in school 😊

I‘ve got 30 mins between finishing work and picking up the little littens from school so me and the bump (which is having a growth spurt and exhausting me) are chilling with a new book. It hasn‘t got any reviews has anyone read this one?? (Tagged above)

It‘s a very sad state of affairs... I‘ve sat down in Waitrose to have breakfast before doing my shopping and I haven‘t got my book 😩😩😩😩 Terrible planning!!

This was an easy read for a week on holiday. I pretty much guessed the plot but I cared enough about the characters that it kept me reading to the end to see what happened to them. I think with murder mysteries that‘s the key for me these days. Pic is me and bump in Agadir this week where I read 90% of the book in the moments I wasn‘t building sandcastles with my 2 little beach boys❤️

So after 6 months of unexpected pregnancy, sickness, migraines and neurology appointments I am finally feeling well enough to read again! I‘ve been in Morocco this week and managed to finish my first book this year 🤩 AND discovered this baby bump is excellent for hands free airplane kindle reading! 😄I‘ve missed you Littens it‘s good to be back!

I‘m on a bit of an Anthony Horowitz spree. I find his books easy to listen to whilst my morning (all day) sickness is too bad to pick up a real book. This photo is of my two little boys yesterday in the field behind our house. Everything looks so pretty in the snow but it caused the inevitable chaos because England does not cope with more than two snowflakes! ❄️❄️❄️

So I finally finished my first book of #booked2019 -set in 🇮🇪. I think it was a mistake to listen to it on audio because I can honestly say it was the worst narrator I have ever heard. The book itself kept me intrigued even though I found the main characters somewhat unlikable. But the ending... the ending drove me nuts! It was a non ending that left a lot of lose ends. I will still read the next book though as I hear they get better.

It‘s my little big boys 6th birthday today and I‘m very excited to read the books we got him with him later. He‘s actually poorly today so plenty of time for reading!

And so the challenge begins! #booked2019 - For book set in Ireland 🇮🇪 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

On a dark dark street there was a dark dark house... Isn‘t it great when you get to relive books you loved as a child with children.

When you are trying to read but someone has other ideas! #dogsoflitsy #skybluestaffy

After much deliberating I have decided that the book challenge I will try to complete this year is #booked2019 and if I happen to complete #litsyatoz as well then that would be awesome. In the past I‘ve tried to take on too many and then got overwhelmed and failed so I‘m keeping it simple this year. And I‘ve already seen so many good recommendations for the winter books (thanks littens!) @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

I‘m on a London crime binge this weekend. Listening to this (my second in the series this week) and watching Luther (you gotta love a bit of Idris) I haven‘t watched it before so I have sooo much of it to binge on. I‘m not sure if my US buddies have it on Tv over there? Worth a watch if so.

Well I‘m not sure about this one. I didn‘t bail and I was interested to know what would happen but when I got to the end I felt very meh about the whole thing. There were moments that really hit on the ways in which “hurt people hurt people” which I really appreciated so not a pan but not a pick either - first book of 2019 finished!

Happy new year from me and my snuggle buddy! She‘s not usually allowed on the bed but it is New Year‘s Day!! I hope the first day of 2019 is spent doing exactly what you want to (unless like me you have small kids and it‘s just business as usual 😄) xxxx

I picked this one up after hearing about it in the Crime Writers On podcast hosts recommendations. And I really enjoyed it. It was quick and the ending was pretty satisfying. I‘ll definitely pick up the next one in the series. If you like meta, detective, mysteries books this one is for you!

Christmas has been wonderful this year but I am so ready for the madness to end so I can get on with reading all my new books (two of them below). As always My New Years resolution is to read lots, complete my reading challenges (#litsyatoz and #readharder2019) and stay more connected to my litsy family all of the time not just in spates when life lets me. I hope you are all having a fantastic festive season ❤️🎄

I have just finished this book and I can‘t recommend it enough. It was absolutely fascinating, heart warming, heart breaking in equal measures.

Here is sky checking out her portrait @DoonTheGoon she thinks it‘s a great likeness!

@DoonTheGoon I am lost for words. This is the most beautiful gift. You are incredibly talented and even more thoughtful! This picture will be absolutely treasured and I‘m going to frame it and put it on the wall. Thank you so much. It was such a wonderful surprise and it filled my heart with joy ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for my parcel @Julie548 ! That‘s a lot of sweeties to work through 😊 @LitsySwaps @DoonTheGoon #readthemovies

Oh Man Littens life is crazy at the moment! I miss you all and I will be back on here as soon as I get a chance to take a breath! But I just wanted to let @Joy0201 that you have 2 #readthemovies parcels on there way to you- one from me in the UK and 1 from amazon.com. I had my heart set on sending you a certain film and could not get the region 1 version here for love nor money!! So when a random amazon parcel arrives it‘s from me! ❤️

Thank you so much @AsYouWish for my wonderful #hocuspocusswap gifts which arrived today!! I hope this means that your parcel has also arrived as we sent them the same day. I absolutely love my scarf and decorations. And the pumpkin definitely sums up how I‘m feeling- thankful for your kindness and excellent gifting skills! The boys will be so excited for there treats (if I don‘t eat them first 😄) and I‘m so excited to read this book! Thank you🎃

Something I don‘t usually do as I‘m always rushing back for babysitters after author talks and also I am not kind to my books they come with be in my bag, in the bath and to the beach. But I treated myself tonight 😊

Tonight I was lucky enough to spend the evening with Liane Moriarty. What a charming and interesting lady. I‘m looking forward to reading this one! And it was fascinating to hear what‘s going on behind the scenes now that Nicole Kidman is involved.

Henley literary festival is back which means I‘ve been listening to writers talking about murder and mystery again including the above author

Feeling sad tonight after a long day and in incident involving my son, some rocks and another school mums car... give me strength. Does anyone else struggle because they are a goody two shoes always trying to keep everyone happy but there kid is dragging their reputation into the mud? Anyway I can‘t sleep so I‘m treating myself to something which isn‘t a college book.

Homework in bed. I love the journey to becoming a counsellor. But I cannot wait to pick up novel without the pang of guilt that I should be reading something developmental. Hopefully I will be qualified next summer!

The post is a little late because I‘m battling a house of illness- me included. Everything has gone out the window for the last couple of weeks! But my #hocuspocusswap is currently winging its way to America 😊. Can‘t wait for you to get it @AsYouWish

1. In England we always call it autumn!
2. Hot spiced apple
3. I love an amazing maize maze!
4. Yes - but only in gardens
5. Yes please!!

1. The pictures are from my weekend in Spain with my hubby celebrating our friends wedding and enjoying time on the beach without the kids!
2. I think the last one was Ash or Busta Rhymes.
3. Biting my nails
4. I‘ve just finished season 2 of Glow and I‘m currently watch the great British bake off 🍰
5. I‘m just starting “The Elephant in the Room” by Ron Jonson (I don‘t know how to tag it)
Happy hump day everyone!!!

So, this is the first audiobook to ever keep me up at night because I can‘t stop listening. Usually listening to books helps me fall asleep. I very much enjoyed the journey this book took me on. It truly kept me guessing all the way to the end. Definitely worth a read in my humble opinion 📚

We have popped to Spain for a long weekend and friends wedding and it feels almost ironic that I chose to grab “Sunburn” from my TBR pile. It is looking very stormy here and set to thunder for the rest of the trip so I‘m making the most of the beach this morning.

I zoomed through this as an audiobook. I always know it‘s a good one when the dog gets extra walks 😄 It kept me guessing and didn‘t drag. I highly recommend if you are looking for something about murder that isn‘t too heavy!

Next up- a book leant to me by a friend from college before the summer break. I‘m hoping to be able to give it back to her at the beginning of term! Best get stuck in!

I started this audiobook today and so far it has me hooked. Which is good because I was starting to wonder if my brain was broken. I haven‘t been able to concentrate on an audiobook I‘ve started for ages.

12 hours into the school term this bub started projectile voming down his mummy‘s back (2am hair and duvet washing ensued) so instead of rushing around doing my huge list of jobs whilst he is at preschool today we will be cuddling on the sofa and I might even get some reading done whilst he dozes. Sometimes life sends you what you need. Feeling grateful it has happened now that big bro is back at school (and hoping he isn‘t next!)

My kids are back at school 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 time to do some reading!!!!

I came across this new section in our libraries kids area today. As a dyslexic who adores reading but really really struggled To actually read as a child It makes me so happy to see things becoming more accessible.

The sun has set on the last day of the summer holidays 💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺and we finished it off with a trip to the library to stock up on new stories. Whilst we were there I got in the line of fire between two ninjas (otherwise knows as Beau and Teddy) and had a toe nail completely RIPPED OFF 😫🤢 The boys are lucky that the library is a place of peace!