panWas disappointed with this one. The pace was slow, and honestly, I was kinda bored. And I didn‘t care for the ending, which was ambiguous. I like my endings tidy!
#bookspinbingo
#read2025
#fanofthepan
Trump needs to fuck all the way off.
I resist in my own ways, one of them by talking to my daughters, 22 and 16 years old, who I‘m scared for on a daily basis, about what a shit show the US is. Telling them that they need to NOT be quiet! And telling them that no matter what, they have a safe space with me.
Making these kinds of cross stitches also makes me happy! This one is for my oldest, so 2 more to go!
#showandtelltuesday #litsycrafters
pickSisters Zoe and Cassie form a band and get famous, and their stardom only lasts for one year, when a tragedy breaks up the band. Zoe has since become a wife and mom, while Cassie has isolated herself in Alaska, and the two haven‘t spoken since the night the band broke up. When Zoe‘s daughter enters a reality show singing competition, she upends all their lives. Really good story, but Zoe was the literal worst, and Cassie was a 👇🏻
pickSo cute! Loved the Key West setting and the dynamic between the MCs - both were great characters. Center has done it again!
#fictionaltraveler - someplace hot
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pickI really dig Riley Sager and wasn‘t disappointed…I devoured this one in one sitting!
#bookspinbingo - free space
#read2025
pickAn entertaining start to the series…I‘d read more of them for sure! Rachel, a police officer, is dumped by her fiancé, so her bestie Sarah, a crew member on a luxury cruise ship, suggests that Rachel join her onboard. Rachel befriends a wealthy elderly passenger traveling solo, and quickly learns someone is trying to kill the old woman.
#thematiccozies - travel
#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month!
pickDid I listen to a kids book just to satisfy an #ispybingo square? Yes. Yes, I did! 🤣🤣🤣
#baldhead
It was really cute, though!
He‘s all finished! This handsome guy took longer than I thought but I think it was worth it!
#litsycrafters #showandtelltuesday
pickI am loving this series! It‘s so fun. Already put a hold on Libby for the next book!
#bookspinbingo - free space
I can‘t believe it‘s been 9 years since I joined Litsy! It‘s been full of books, friendship, fun, and games. Very grateful for this awesome community! 😁📚
Got a blackout on this month‘s #bookspinbingo card!! 🥳
I‘ve loved every book by this author that I‘ve read, so I had to make it my choice for August‘s #fictionaltraveler! It‘s set in Key West ☀️
This sounds fun and is set on a Mediterranean cruise so I‘m making it my choice for #thematiccozies for August!
This is my choice for August for #readordonate! I‘ve liked other books by this author so extra incentive to read this one is good!
pickA really great story about found family! I would‘ve liked a bit more festiveness, but I enjoyed it.
#bookspinbingo
#christmasinjuly
This weekend, me, my daughters, and a friend of my oldest are taking a girls trip to see The Weeknd in concert! Me and my youngest have been making friendship bracelets to give out to other fans at the show. I made these today.
My cardinal from last week isn‘t quite finished yet…hopefully I can show it off next week!
#showandtelltuesday #litsycrafters
pickI didn‘t enjoy this one as much as the first book, The Christmas Bookshop, but it was cute. IMO, it needed way more Christmas-y feels. A soft pick.
#bookspinbingo
pickEnjoyed this one! And after that ending, I definitely need to read book 2 in the series!
#bookspinbingo - got another bingo!
#read2025
pickCouldn‘t find this one in the database. But Glen Powell is the main narrator, which I think is enough said! 😂
It was a full cast production and a cute story!
#bookspinbingo - used a free space and got another bingo!
pickLoved it! I love a good enemies-to-lovers romance (it‘s my favorite trope) and there was lots of Christmas festiveness. And from now on, when I see a candy cane, I will think of this book! 🤣🤪
#bookspinbingo - got another bingo!
#christmasinjuly
pickLoved this one as much as the first book! Already put a hold on Libby for the third book. 😝
#bookspinbingo - used a free space and got another bingo
pickA Christmas story with spies? Yes, please! This was really cute with witty banter, festiveness, and MCs to root for!
#bookspinbingo
#christmasinjuly
Currently, I have 2 WIPs, and this one is closer to being done. I hope by next week‘s post it‘ll be finished! I love birds, especially cardinals, and it is our state bird (NC), so I had to cross stitch one. 😃
#showandtelltuesday
#litsycrafters
pickReally enjoyed this! I‘m a big fan of Ed‘s movies and this was very similar. It‘s fiction but based on his Irish American upbringing on Long Island in the 70s.
#bookspinbingo - free space
#read2025
pickThis was a pretty cute holiday romance…nothing groundbreaking but I liked the MCs and there was plenty of festiveness in this short listen!
#bookspinbingo
#christmasinjuly
pickAs a kid in the late 70s and 80s, I envied Brooke‘s beauty, but I also was a fan. I still am! She‘s only 6 years older than me, so I was really interested to hear her take on aging and menopause, and of course, learning tidbits about her life. Brooke does acknowledge her privilege, but there‘s still some great advice/views/ideas that resonated with me. Though I don‘t have to age in the spotlight, I‘m glad I read this, and 👇🏻
pickI adore Backman‘s writing and this had me laughing out loud! Lucas, an introvert, is dragged into interacting with his neighbors and a very meddling apartment board (Head 3, aka Linda, was particularly funny) when a frying pan is not properly disposed of. Things quickly spiral out of control and it‘s up to Lucas to get things in the building back to normal.
#bookspinbingo - got a bingo!
pickThis was like a trashy soap opera in book form and I was here for it! Just some fun escapism.
#bookspinbingo
#read2025
pickDidn‘t see this one in the database. Kept me guessing the whole time! A short listen with plenty of twists.
#bookspinbingo
#christmasinjuly
pickI really enjoyed this one so much! Great book about friendship, mother-daughter relationships, and second chances at love.
#fictionaltraveler - water (lakeside setting)
#bookspinbingo
pickSanta has a puppy named Peppermint Bark…how freaking cute is that? Chris & Holly (8 and 11 y/o respectively) find a puppy wedged in their chimney and soon realize that he‘s Santa‘s puppy, thanks to the fact that PB can talk but is only understood by those who have Christmas spirit. Chris, Holly, and her friend Ivy, work together to get PB back home to the North Pole. An adorable kids‘ book!
#bookspinbingo
#christmasinjuly
pickI really enjoyed this! Annie puts together a mystery-themed book festival to help save the struggling bookstore she works at and loves, but the weekend‘s festivities take a turn when a body is found in the bookstore‘s secret room. To make things worse, the victim is an acquaintance of Annie‘s.
#thematiccozies
#bookspinbingo
pickI‘ve enjoyed all the author‘s previous books and this was no exception. Plenty of twists and an MC I rooted for the whole time!
#bookspinbingo
#read2025
pickSo cute! I thought there was enough holiday vibes here, plus there was depth and spice. And I do love the grumpy/sunshine trope, and in this case, the MMC was the sunshine!
#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month!
#read2025
pickA YA retelling of Sense and Sensibility - the youngest Dashwood, Margaret, is embarking on a 6-week cruise with her sensible sister Elinor. As they‘re boarding, the romantically-challenged Marianne shows up, hot off a breakup with suitcase in hand and announces she‘s coming along too. Now Margaret has to deal with Marianne‘s chaos, disrupting the nice quiet summer she was looking forward to.
#bookspinbingo - my #doublespin for this month!
