@debthmpsn Thank you so so much for my #sockswap package. I‘ve been out of town and had to rip into the presents the second I got home. I‘m so excited to read The Invisible Library and my boyfriend has already tried to steal my Woodstock journal. (Don‘t worry, I fought him off. That journal is MINE!) And the kitty astronaut socks? They are my new favorites! Thank you again! What a great way to start my first day home!! ❤️

I‘ve been MIA lately, thanks to school and job hunting, and I have a million book reviews to add (and hopefully good news to report) soon. But I‘m the meantime, @Eggs your #sockswap package headed out on Tuesday and should be at your doorstep in a day or two. In my hurry to get it to you, I forgot to take a picture of the package but it has definitely been sent. 😊

I finished this book a couple weeks ago but wasn‘t quite sure how I felt about it. I have very mixed emotions, even now. The writing was stellar, truly beautiful, but I often felt that it wasn‘t the voice of a 17 year old even though it was supposed to be. Additionally, there were moments in the book that I felt were unnecessary to the story line and turned me off. But the desperation and obsessive behavior of an infatuated teen were captured ⬇️

So I‘m trying to read, and I‘m really into my book, but I have a little visitor. I got my hair colored and she loves the smell of it so she keeps rubbing her face in my hair. #distracting #catsoflitsy

Thank you @CareBear for hosting a #happytaxdaygiveaway! I hope your tax day (and your husband‘s) is happier than it sounds. 😓 No matter how bad my day is or how frustrated I might be, these two always make me smile. Every day with them is special. ❤️

#catsoflitsy

Congratulations @BarbaraTheBibliophage on such a cool Litsy milestone...Thanks for hosting the #2468giveaway! 😍

Head on over to Barbara‘s page to learn how to enter!!

A little late but better late than never, right? 😊 #friyayintro
1. Oldest
2. I always wanted a sister.
3. Just one brother.
4. Probably Jem and Scout Finch.
5. @TheDaysGoBy

I‘m using the re-read of my favorite book as an opportunity to share a photo of my new bed. It‘s so pretty! Reading Ethan Frome is like curling up in bed, cozy and familiar. I love the descriptive nature of Wharton‘s writing and the simple beauty of this novel. It says so much but seems effortless.

I have a friend who is new to Litsy! Please help me welcome @ReadingRebecca to our awesome community and show her some Litten love! ❤️

#MeetTheLittens

1. I grew up in North Platte, NE (the home of Buffalo Bill Cody!).
2. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
3. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
4. Heathers, Despicable Me, Little Miss Sunshine
5. Of all time, Gilmore Girls. Right now, The Good Place. I also love The Walking Dead.
6. The Cure
7. Turquoise/teal
8. Sci-fi although I love all genres
9. I‘m finishing my MSE at KU
10. 2 cats, Daisy (age 12) and Finch (age 5)

I was in Kansas City today for a doctor‘s appointment and while driving around, I stumbled upon both an Urban Library (a little free library in an old newspaper machine) and an awesome used bookstore with creaky wood floors crowded with shelves to the ceiling and a spiral staircase leading the a basement floor with more books. I can home with a nice little stack and a book-buying buzz. 😊📚

I‘m looking for help from my fellow Littens. I‘ve taken an unusual route to teaching and am finishing my MSE without teaching certification. Meaning I am teaching high school English this fall on a restricted alternative license. So while I study for the Praxis and finish my final semester, I‘m thinking I should reread some classics in preparation for August. I could really use your recommendations for books currently being taught in HS English.

I love seeing new Little Free Libraries pop up around town. ❤️

#littlefreelibrary

1. Phantom of the Opera. Such an amazing novel and Andrew Lloyd Weber (who I love) does not do it justice.
2. The Cure. Robert Smith is my idol and I believe that, in the event of an apocalypse, he will save us all. ❤️😍❤️
3. There‘s been so many but, I would have to say Linkin Park.
4. There is a lot of these too but one that stands out in my mi d this morning is The Middle by Jimmy Eat World. Just a really great sing. 😊
#ManicMonday

Congrats, @BookaholicNatty on 25k! What an awesome milestone!! And thank you for hosting such a generous giveaway!

The top 3 books on my TBR are Educated, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and Memoirs of a Polar Bear.

#Nattys25kGiveaway

Congrats @Chasing_Pages on your 10k milestone and thank you for hosting this awesome giveaway! 😊💕

1. I write and have published poetry, I trained to sing opera but gave up performing, and I was an extra in a Wild West PBS movie as a teenager.
2. My spring is devoted to working on my thesis and finishing my last class so I can graduate.
3. My top 3 are Educated, Memoirs of a Polar Bear, and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.
#Ks10kGiveaway

1. Turquoise/teal and violet
2. Literary fiction
3. Cats and goats
4. Bookmarks, Momiji resin dolls, and gnomes
5. Anything lemon. Also all cookies.
6. Popcorn
7. I like all three but usually prefer tea. But no caffeine allowed.
#myfavoritethings

1. Cleaning the cat box.
2. My BF has zero cooking skills. But if he had a signature dish, it would be salad. He makes a mean salad.
3. Same
4. I‘ve read some short novels in a couple of hours over the years but the shortest book is probably The Polar Express with my nephew.
5.
6. 100+
7. I‘ve tried romance again recently; there‘s some I‘ve really enjoyed.
8. A “Short King book” is an oxymoron. Ha! My fave story is tagged.
#saturdaynightspecial

Congrats @vivastory on your amazing milestone, and thank you for hosting such an incredible giveaway. My favorite local bookstore is a used books store called The Dusty Shelf. There I can find so many treasure as well as spend with THE Dinah, who much prefers perusing books with us to waiting by the rabbit hole for Alice.

#vivabookstore #catsoflitsy

Such a great paragraph. ❤️

“I was a partner to the quiet and I felt at home... I roamed the shelves alone, the only friend to all the books. Finally, I had thoughts to fill my head other than my own.”

#booklove #introvertlife #libraries #travelbybooks

If it‘s on, you will only see what the Litsy app wants to show you.

I just signed up for this awesome swap hosted by @JPeterson ! Check out her sign up post at #sockswap to join!!

Plus, it‘s international too!!

“It has wings. It‘s the Batmobile.”

The beauty of a child‘s logic. #batmobile #bestquoteever #childlogic

@Cinfhen is offering an amazing giveaway, and is a great litten to follow (also, my autocorrect keeps changing “great litten” to “grey kitten” 😆). #LitsyApocalypseGiveaway

As I stated in my review of volume one. I just wasn‘t feeling this comic despite some good qualities. I think I‘ll leave this series for someone else to enjoy.

I read the first two volumes of this comic. There is a lot to like about it. It has a strong, smart girl who becomes a sort of hero and gives girls the opportunity to see that they can be strong and smart too. The artwork is cute and who doesn‘t love a dinosaur that says “mroo?” That being said, I just couldn‘t get into this comic. Moon girl is often whining about things liked her intelligence and I just had no patience for that.

I finished this just over a week ago and really liked it. It had a brisk pace and the characters had good dimension. It had some technical jargon that I didn‘t know but was able to get with context; I blame that on this being written by someone who is a CIA agent first and an author second. The main characters were flawed but likable and the good vs evil was very blurred at times. I‘ve never read a spy novel before and have been wondering how ⬇️⬇️

Anyone else hear the song Walking on Broken Glass by Annie Lennox playing in their head whenever they see or think about the book Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas?

No? Just me, huh? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Please read and share!! 😊

#humpdaypost
1. These are my book club Momiji dolls (and a couple of their bookish friends).
2. I‘ve had this on my shelf for at least 5 years and just keep passing it over for other books. Thanks to this post, I now realize I have several that have been waiting a long time.
3. Probably pizza.
4. #catsoflitsy and #mounttbr
5. Jaws

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g3656/most-popular-book-year...

#litsyisthebestUS

@callielafleur Congrats on your milestone!! And thanks for this fantastic giveaway! You are awesome!!! ❤️💕❤️

I don‘t know if I should be flattered or terrified. 😳

https://www.buzzfeed.com/connorrdunlap/everyone-has-a-harry-potter-wand-that-per...

@tonyahoswalt This is Finch!! 😊 My reading buddy and Simon‘s long lost “litter” brother. #catsoflitsy

This book really spoke to me. As someone who has struggled with anxiety and depression since grade school, I felt the protagonist‘s pain in many of the situations. I also found writing to be a form of catharsis for me and have remained an avid poet since I was 14. This book also opened my eyes about OCD. The author put a great deal of research into the diagnosis and gave a very vivid picture of the pain caused by this disorder. My father has OCD⬇️

I love to bake, not a fan of cooking but sadly I‘m the only cook in the house. I am lucky that my BF does all the clean up afterwards.

#thisorthat
@RealLifeReading

I‘m not a fan of Twizzlers, Red Vines, or any kind of licorice. 🤢

#thisorthat
@readherwriteher

This is one of the most thought-provoking, amazing books that I've ever read. I happened to see it while wandering around a book store and thought it sounded interesting. I had no idea. It's been a couple of years since I read it but I find myself still telling people about it and urging them to read it. It's too hard for me to give a good synopsis about the book without giving away the whole thing so I'll suffice it to say that this book is ⬇️

While I have many favorites, these three books left me speechless and...and...I can‘t even put it into words. They were amazing and I‘ve read them again and again. They definitely have #alltherightstuff. ❤️

Thanks @robinb for hosting the #alltherightstuffgiveaway. It was fun thinking back on some of my best reads over the years!

So my back is still a mess and I‘m COMPLETELY overwhelmed with school and my Master‘s project (how can I possibly finish this project in 8 weeks?). Luckily, the tagged book is giving me a small reprieve each evening, and tonight I have the additional comfort of my “F*ck off I‘m reading” socks and Finch‘s company. #catsoflitsy

3. My favorite Jane Austen relationship is Emma and Mr. Knightley. They are friends for many years and familiar with each other. They each had their quirks and appreciated those quirks in each other.

#JaneAustenGiveaway

2. Deciding on a favorite JA character was hard. I think I have to go with Mr. Knightley. His kindness, sharp wit, and down-to-earth nature make him a great character. And he could somehow see the goodness deep within Emma despite her silly, spoiled exterior.

#JaneAustenGiveaway

1. Emma is my favorite Jane Austen novel. I‘ve always loved the hilarity of Emma‘s matchmaking skills, or lack thereof, and the constant switching of mismatched couples when one doesn‘t work out.

#JaneAustenGiveaway

1. YA contemporary (like Sarah Dessen or John Green)
2. First full-time, adult job was legal secretary
3. It was Patient Advocate until I was terminated in December so right now I guess it‘s full-time grad student.
4. SPED Transition Specialist for students with cognitive disabilities.
5. Both, but usually I end up getting coffee. I don‘t drink caffeine so my coffee is just for show. Lol.
#manicmonday

Finch is not a fan of homework. He thinks it‘s unnecessary. He‘d rather we lay in bed reading today. If only my professor agreed. #catsoflitsy

1. This one‘s hard. I read most of the Harlequin books that were out when I was in grade school (thanks, Grandma). Does that count?
2. Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, and House of Night
3. Shelve it if I love it, trade it for bookstore credit if I don‘t, and if I really want someone to read it I buy them their own copy. I‘ve been burned too many times loaning my books.
4. I don‘t but wish I did. I haven‘t found any around here.
#weekendchat

Congrats @Jess7 for such a cool milestone, and for hosting this awesome giveaway. Head over to her page to learn more. #77777giveaway

This sounds about right. What did you get?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishabassi/i-just-wanna-be-at-home-reading?utm_term=.sio...

Congrats on your 50k milestone, @TheLibrarian ! And thank you for hosting #50kgiveaway2. These are my reading (and everything else) buddies, Daisy (orange) and Finch (grey). ❤️

1. Motherless Daughters by Hope Edelman
2. Stolen: A Letter To My Captor by Lucy Christopher
3. I had this really goofy book called The Thingamajig Book Of Manners. It had gross-ish, funny, troll-like characters that showed what you shouldn‘t do....like fart at the dinner table. I was obsessed with that book (I still have it) and I‘m guessing my first lessons came from it.
4. @Babiesandbooks @ReadingOver50

Thanks @GarthRanzz
#TrivialThursday

Thank you @Liatrek for such a fun and generous giveaway! I love all of these books so much but I would have to say that Jane Eyre is my favorite. #ClassicGiveaway