I put a Target gift card to good use.

The neighborhood pool is quiet so far this morning.
It‘s not too hot yet, I‘m in the shade, I have my knitting, a dunkalatte,and a book.
Perfect morning.

I considered skipping #BOTM again, but I liked the add-on, so I figured why not since I did skip #aardvarkbookclub this month.
I think I‘m just annoyed that I‘m going to have to spend full price for the Sager and Ware books because the library holds are going to take months to come in. 😣

My July #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin
I'm excited about the tagged book. I want to read it before the movie comes out.
And my #doublespin just sounds like good summer by the pool fun.
Thanks @thearomaofbooks

Here's my halfway-to-the-new-year #bookoftheyearbracket2025
I've moved the placement of my wildcards to make it a little more interesting.

Summer Thriller July #Bookspiun options for poolside reading.

#bookoutlet #bookhaul

I was in a bit of a reading slump and couldn‘t decide on my next book. I‘ve tried 4 in the past 3 days.
Then this came in the mail today and I just started reading. I‘ve wanted to get my hands on this book for months so I‘m excited to have it. #arc

My #aardvarkbookclub books came today. This one is so pretty.

Reading and crochet update. Here are my books and granny squares from January to May.
They need to be blocked, and then I'll start joining them all together.
#readingblanket #bookblanket2025 #grannysquares

My June #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin are
12 - You Are Fatally Invited (#NetGalley)
10 - Jane and Dan at the End of the World (#BOTM)

I'm looking forward to both of these. They are from #BOTM and #NetGalley, both of which I need to start reading more of.

Thanks @thearomaofbooks

I look forward to every S.A. Barnes book. It‘s how I discovered sci-fi space horror and I‘m all in.
They are just so much fun. I should have tried them sooner as I‘m a big space monster movie fan.
This was a lot of fun; quite the ride. Perfect? No. But FUN. If anyone has any recs on books like this, please let me know below.
For those who have read this, I have a question in the comments.
#readingblanket2025 #bookblanket #crochet
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I picked up 4 new Christies with 1970s covers (my favorites) through #pango.

We won't be getting to any of these anytime soon for #AgathaChristieClubR3 #ChristiesCapers.
@librarybelle

June #Bookspin list
@thearomaofbooks

Well…I discovered #pango.
It‘s going to be dangerous because there are a ton of vintage 1970s #agathachristie covers on there, which the #christiescapers group knows I 😍. I have 3 coming.
Bright side is I‘ve starting selling books there too.

I did (another) reread of this before I watch the show. I hope it‘s not disappointing. 🤖 🤞 #bookblanket2025 #readingblanket

This was a super cute, quick and fun read.
My only complaint is the overuse of eye rolling 🙄 mentioned every other paragraph for a bit. It was noticeable enough it actually took me out of the story.
I wish more of the old gang were in it, but it would have gotten too crowded; and the new characters were great.
I recommend this, especially if you liked the first one. #bookcover #grannysquare #readingblanket2025 #bookblanket

Trying to decide what to make for dinner Sunday as I try bourbon number 2. (It‘s better than yesterday‘s; less burn-y)

@Ruthiella @dabbe
I don‘t know if I like bourbon yet. ?
I did get an array of minis at the store the other night.
So I have more to try.
I‘m usually more of a margarita, Piña Colada, daiquiri, sweet dessert drinks, or prosecco person. ? ?
You know, a light weight. ?

Vera Wong Zhuzhu should be having the time of her life.
#FirstLineFridays

Last night I tried this bourbon to see if I like bourbon 🥃. 🤷
I‘m liking this second book a lot but if I took a shot every time someone rolled their eyes I‘d be passed out in less than an hour.
It‘s noticeable enough that it took me out of the story. ☹️

Finished the #bookcover #grannysquare for my #bookblanket
#readingblanket2025 #litsycrafters

$1 for this new looking hardback. I couldn‘t resist. 🐈‍⬛
#shelfie

I like Sutton and I appreciated her story a lot; it was very heartfelt. However, I thought there would have been a bit more crafting in the book, and I wish there were photos of her career AND her crafts. There was some timeline shuffling in the chapters so I got a little confused a few times. Low pick for me.
I kept switching from hardcover to #audiocrafting. Now I‘m getting ready to crochet a #bookcover #grannysquare for my #readingblanket

As usual all my holds came in at once from the library so that blows up my planned #TBR
Bonus pic of sleepy Prue after she knocked some pillows off the daybed in my home office. 🦮😹

I really enjoyed this book. The picture puzzles were intriguing & the twists compelling. I sped through this book. I would have finished it in one go if I didn‘t have to work. 😁 I hate to use the word “fun” because there are some really bleak moments in this book, but it WAS fun to read.
Didn‘t have the perfect green, and it was a lighter weight so I added an additional round, but I still like this #grannysquare for my #bookblanket #doublespin

#BOTM is here! I cracked and got The Man Made of Smoke so I could get the add-ons I really wanted and I had massive FOMO about not picking up Wild Dark Shore before.
Piper thinks we need to take our lunch break so we can read.

My #bookspin is also the #LSFBC pick this month. I love it when a plan comes together. 😹
My #doublespin was recommended by a knitting/book YouTuber I follow and it just came off hold at the library.
#LitsySciFiBookclub

I cracked and got the North as my #BOTM because I REALLY wanted the add-ons.
Plus I had a lot of FOMO that I didn‘t grab Wild Dark Shore earlier. And everyone I‘ve talked to about it loved it. With my #aardvarkbookclub picks that‘s 6 books bought today. I need to slow down. 📚

This was much better than I thought it was going to be. I actually laughed out loud (the Barbara clinic scene) in front of the #manpanion, my sister & her husband (they were watching the football draft so I was reading). I liked the crocheting in it & here‘s another square for my #readingblanket
As another said, it got repetitive & I did skim a little at times.
I have no desire to read the first 2 books, but this one was a pleasant surprise.

Has anyone else seen this before when they went to skip #BOTM?
I went skip for the 3rd (4th?) month in a row. The main picks just aren‘t hitting for me. BUT, there are FOUR add-ons I want but can‘t get. So frustrating. 😠

Well @AardvarkBookClub you have done it again! I couldn‘t hit Add to Box fast enough this morning and I had to stop myself at 2 books this month. Well done!
#aardvarkbookclub

I'm not doing so well in my #GoodReads #DustyBookshelfChallenge this year.
May's books are The Hitchcock Hotel and The Bachelorette Party, both are #netgalley books I've been sitting on for a little while.
I'm always hoping for some crossover with my #bookspin picks.

I‘m very behind in my reading this month. So, in addition to my physical book, I did a little #audioknitting tonight. This is from a mystery gnome knit along #MKAL with Imagined Landscapes. Perfect for one of the Queen of Mystery‘s books.
My Professor is pretty cute.
I‘m enjoying this Christie so far.
#ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3
#knittersoflitsy #craftersoflitsy

My May #bookspin potentials list. (so far)
A lot of these are #netgalley titles. I am WAYYYY behind on reviews for them so I really need to get to reading from my backlist.
@thearomaofbooks

While this was not as good as the first one it still was delightful fun. I wish we could get books from the other women‘s perspectives, especially Nat; to me Billie is not as interesting as some of the others.

#bookblanket #crochet #hookersoflitsy

My #aardvarkbookclub books are finally here!

Free books at #silentbookclub tonight!

$0.50 each at the library last night.

I MAY have gone a little crazy this week with $2.99 and under ebooks.

While this was not as good as the first one, I still really enjoyed reading this sequel.
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This square still needs to be blocked but I think the colors are pretty good for this cover.
#book blanket #litsycrafters #crochet

April‘s #bookspin is a mood read and my #doublespin may require a box of tissues.

I needle felted my own little Marcellus this weekend. #craftersoflitsy

After much debate I skipped #BOTM (again) and managed to stop myself at 2 (though I wanted 6!)for #aardvarkbookclub
What did you all get this month?

#coverstories #waves

April #Bookspin and #Doublespin possibilities.
@thearomaofbooks

I knew I could count on a cozy for a #barn. These are two #coverstories from my kindle.

When looking on my kindle for tomorrow‘s prompt I found that I DO have one book with an #umbrella on it. #coverstories

#coverstories #jewelry

#coverstories #pastel