I enjoyed the stories of the four women highlighted in this book that helped the war efforts on both sides - Union and Confederacy. A slower read but most nonfiction is for me. It was definitely interesting but I think I‘m ready for some fast paced fiction for my next read

@Avanders I just received my book from your giveaway! Thank you so much! You picked well - definitely been on my TBR for a while and not one I own. Look forward to reading it! 🙂

Received my #LitsyLove giveaway package. Thank you again @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @StayCurious

You guys are the best! 🙂

I liked this one. For some reason though it wasn‘t my favorite and I‘m not sure why. I liked the characters. Maybe the story moved a bit slow at times? I feel like I usually devour stuff from this genre rather quickly and this one seemed to take longer. Can‘t put my finger on it exactly but this was just a like, not a love for me

Was this my favorite celeb memoir I‘ve read? No. I did enjoy it though. I never knew much about his addiction and rehab stints - even back when I was watching Friends just because I don‘t keep up with celeb gossip. I think the book could‘ve done with some editing or been laid out better as some parts felt repetitive, particularly with some of the interludes. Still thought it was interesting though

This is how I‘ll be spending my lunch hour on this cold snowy Thursday. Much better than working out…though I‘ll probably force myself to do it after work 😂

ETA: except today is Wednesday. Can you tell I‘m exhausted and brain dead? 😂 Thank god for a nice, easy read that requires zero thinking

Finally finished this one up. I enjoyed it! In some ways I wonder if it would‘ve been better as an audiobook but it did give a very unique perspective on WWII. Not any kind of retelling of events/layout of what happened but rather oral accounts from various women who served in the military for Russia

I enjoyed this one. I liked a lot of the characters and the way things kind of evolved. A cute story!

#thisorthat for New Years

@Catsandbooks

@MaleficentBookDragon Thank you so much for everything! I feel like you spoiled me, and I know I was no help as far as picking out books go leaving it as wide open as I did 😂 Both books sound interesting and maybe not something I would‘ve picked up myself so I love that - I enjoy moving out of my usual genres more. Fallen in love with some surprises that way

Thank you again! Happy Holidays!

#jolabokaflod #jokabokaflodswap

Received my #jolabokaflod package. Can‘t wait to open! 🙂

@MaleficentBookDragon

Spent my lunch finishing up this one with my Chris Evans bookmark and my kitty Sam. I liked it. I‘m not sure I was always in love with Kristen as a character but overall I did enjoy it

Look at the bookmark I made myself to go with my next read. I‘ve only become a fan of Chris Evans in the last year but man what a time for it to happen.

It‘s a larger bookmark than I typically go for, but considering the eye candy involved, I‘ll live 😂

This was so fascinating! A look at how the US worked to get books to those serving in WWII - with a large degree of success. The evolution of it all was so interesting. Highly recommend

I mailed my #jolabokaflod package today but forgot to take a pic of it so here‘s my post office. I love this tradition/swap!

@MaleficentBookDragon

What an incredible story of survival of a man who would be one of the first (and only a handful of) Jews that escaped from Auschwitz. It‘s amazing how resilient he was and utterly heartbreaking what he had to go through - not just during his time there but after his escape as well. Well written and laid out well

#nonfiction #NFnovember

That feeling when your book does not auto-renew and you have a couple days to finish it and you‘re only halfway through 😬

Not that I can‘t do it because I definitely should‘ve had it read by now but I need to make it a priority now or else deal with some fines 😂

So I definitely got spooked a bit with this book, but the way things pieces out and kind of jumped around was a little confusing at times. It was an interesting premise and like I said, did give me chills at time but I think ultimately it was the structure of the story that just made this a so-so for me

It was my #bookspin for September though so that‘s another off the list

@TheAromaofBooks

I listened to this on audio. Overall I enjoyed it. I‘ve always had an interest in cults so the discussion was often engaging. I was particularly interested in some of the MLM stuff as I‘d had exposure to that thanks to my sister trying several of them for a while

#nonfiction #NFNovember

Ok Litsy fam, I‘m reaching out to see if anyone has some great Civil War or WWII recs. I used to be crazy into history in school which has fallen to the wayside for years but a recent Gettysburg trip sparked my interest again. I‘d love to hear your suggestions! Just nothing too dry please!

#nonfiction

Just getting around to posting this after the craziness of last night. Talk about finishing it in the final hour lol

Overall, this was just a so-so for me. It kept my interest but I‘ve read more gripping thrillers with better characters. I do appreciate the detail the author put into the characters though

#scarthlon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

Some of my weekend watches. I‘m still as in love with Coco as I was the first time I watched it. Both of the Hocus Pocus movies were fine - I didn‘t get that much nostalgia out of the first one because I‘m certain I only saw parts of it growing up. Some of the jokes I thought were funnier in the sequel. Fun bit of lighthearted spooky watching though

#scarathlon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

1. Tagged book. I haven‘t read it since high school but I remember reading it late at night and being freaked out by parts of it. And I‘m a wuss with horror movies - just about any of them make me want to sleep with lights on 😂
2. Fantasy isn‘t my go-to genre so the only thing I can really think of is Harry Potter. Maybe How to Train Your Dragon - there‘s some magic/witch elements in that
3. Black or navy

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Watched The Rite. It was pretty good. I‘ve never seen the exorcist but I did enjoy the story with this. It had some tense parts but overall wasn‘t too scary which is good for me lol

#TeamSlaughter #scarathlon

@Clwojick

Watched Sunshine last night (based on the tagged book apparently). It‘s listed as a sci-fi thriller which I‘ll agree with but can I add horror? At least for me 😂 As interested as I am in space, things going wrong in space and people dying out there gives me so much anxiety. And boy do things go wrong 😂

2057 and the sun is dying so a crew is attempting to reignite the sun as earth is freezing over.

#TeamSlaughter #scarathlon @Clwojick

1. Both! Vanilla is my go-to scent year round for everything (lotion, body wash, etc) but I love cinnamon too. Hell I put cinnamon *on* my vanilla latte
2. Bread
3. Smores

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Week 1 points: 377 for #TeamSlaughter

#scarathlon

@Clwojick

Few more movies I watched this week. One horror/scary and two that fell into more thriller and/or mystery. All of them were enjoyable…well Scream was a bit of a trip because I‘m kind of a wuss 😂 but I made it through and gave my sister a good laugh at my reactions

#scarathlon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

Watched Fresh from Hulu for the first time. I‘m usually a wuss when it comes to horror/scary movies but I do love Sebastian Stan and wanted to give it a try. I will say it was pretty tame - still disturbing but no jump scares or anything. Even when the movie turned and you understood where it was going, I got nervous I wouldn‘t be able to handle it but nothing was gruesome

@Clwojick #scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

This was just a so-so for me. The premise was interesting - a woman gets pulled over with her kids in the car on a trumped up charge. What happens after to her and her kids is something to unravel. Wasn‘t bad, just wasn‘t my favorite either. But this did get my June #bookspin off the list

@TheAromaofBooks

My watchlist for #scarathlon - it‘ll be my first time watching Scream (and The Rite). My sis will be joining me for Scream - horror movies were always more her thing so I think she‘s excited to watch with me

@Clwojick #TeamSlaughter

My TBR for the month of October and #scarathlon

Looking forward to some spooky reads! This‘ll be fun!

@Clwojick #TeamSlaughter

Still time to sign up if you‘re interested in some spooky fun for October!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrAKF_4P5QR-kJDU9lrhzW7PQata8xPbqkHpE7...

@StayCurious @Clwojick

#scarathon

Finally finished my May #bookspin and I really enjoyed it! My reading has really taken a hit this year; I need to get back into a rhythm with it again which is why this chunkster took me even longer than normal.

That said it was creative and it had some interesting twists. I loved a lot of the characters and all the nods to the Pittsburgh area was fun being that‘s my hometown

@TheAromaofBooks

I‘ve been MIA on here but I have still been reading. Got out on my lunch hour today reading the tagged book, and it was extra peaceful because literally no one was in the pool. Made it extra hard to come inside and go back to work 😂

#poolreading #WFHdays

A nice, quick read that I finished poolside on my lunch hour today. The story was interesting. A couple things I saw coming but a few twists - particularly at the end - I didn‘t. The idea of two women swapping tickets in an airport was definitely interesting

This was an interesting read. Some of it rang true and I did get some insights in reading this. It‘s not meant to be a true guide but makes some suggestions on typical behavior/personality traits depending on birth order. Definitely could relate some of it to me/my family

I listened to this one on audio (as I usually do in the case of celeb memoirs/biographies because I find it much more entertaining hearing them read it). I always loved Will Smith and he told a lot of stories I had never heard before. It was interesting getting a read on his philosophy on life. The audio was a highly entertaining experience and I recommend going that route

My reading has really been slow going this year so far so I‘ve only just finished my #bookspin from January. I did enjoy this one a fair bit - wasn‘t my favorite but it was interesting for sure. The characters felt fresh and unique

@TheAromaofBooks

A friend bought this for me years ago when I first started writing (like literally 20 years ago now) and while I‘d used a handful of prompts before, this was the first time I went all the way through. I‘ve been stuck trying to figure out what my next writing project should be. Some prompts/advice were helpful, others not as much. But it got me thinking which is always good

I‘ve literally been the worst about reading since the new year started. Some of it is just general life getting in the way but honestly a lot of it is tv 😬 😂

My goal is to finish at least one of the two books I have in progress. Completely doable. And hopefully move further along in the other

@Andrew65 #marvellousmarch #readathon

Sorry for the non-bookish post but where are my NSYNC/JC fans at? A group of fans got a hold of an early release of JC‘s second solo album from 2006, The Story of Kate. They put it up on YouTube to share with everyone - JC‘s team is aware this is happening and doesn‘t seem upset about it. So this is how I‘ve been spending my evening - coloring while I listen to this amazing album

https://youtu.be/uHIB-7ymzjI

My goals for the month:

- Read 2 books (not counting the one I just finished)
- Workout 2x a week
- Hit daily step count of 8,000 (see if I can get consistent with that and then work my way up to 10,000. So hard to get even close to any of that working from home)

@wanderinglynn #BFC2022

So it‘s after midnight here and I‘m turning my points in before I forget like I did last week 😂

As always this was loads of fun! I love sharing holiday fun with everyone on Litsy - you all are the best!

@Clwojick #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

I‘m not usually huge on romance novels but I really enjoyed this! The characters were great and I could relate a lot to Mae. Particularly the bit where she recognized how doing things for tradition sake isn‘t always the best - that it‘s great to have some spontaneity sometimes too. Such a fun, quick read

@Clwojick #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

Watched a couple Holiday things last night. Love Actually and it just so happened the next episode of Walker on my dvr was a Christmas one

@Clwojick #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

Finally finished this one. It‘d been on my TBR for a while and I did enjoy it. I probably would have stronger feelings about it if life hadn‘t kept getting in the way creating long pauses between reading sessions. But the story was intriguing and I enjoyed unraveling the mystery. It was very involved

@Clwojick #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

#selfiescavengerhunt #readingbytheglowofxmaslights

@Clwojick #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021