Here's a better picture of my TBR for today's Dewey's 24-Hour #Readathon . . .

Upper left: my reading buddy - slightly sleepy as it's the middle of the night - with the two print books I hope to read.

Upper right: two audiobooks I plan to listen to, including Miniatures by John Scalzi, which I will actually start with...in 84 minutes! It will make a great "read" while doing opening questions.

Bottom: All library books I have to choose from. :-)

Here are all of the library books I have to choose from for the April 2017 Dewey's 24-Hour #Readathon

I think I will try to read Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs first, though my actual first book will be an audiobook. I want to re-listen to The Chimes by Charles Dickens. This will be my fourth attempt at it, but I recently read the Kindle edition so I am hopeful of understanding it this time. :-)

This was a pretty good story somewhat ruined by a highly unsatisfactory - for me, at least - ending.

I listened to the audiobook version of The Husband's Secret on March 29-30. I gave the story 3.5 "good" stars in my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1956731676

⭐⭐⭐⭐ for the narrator/reader ?

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For me, this book was not as fantastic as Because I'm Watching (book #3 in the series; this was book #1). Too many POV changes in the first couple hundred pages, and from too many people, gave it a soap opera-like vibe and kept me from really engaging with the story.

But it was a good story. I enjoyed it. I'll give it four stars and will write my full review tomorrow (or sometime this coming week, more likely).

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I read this book on March 10, 2017. It was pretty great. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am happy that I bought it for my nieces, who are four (they're twins).

The takeaway from this story? "The only true failure can come if you quit."

?❤

⭐⭐⭐⭐ My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1913876589

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I meant to start this book today (I got it in today's mail), but it's now so close to midnight - tomorrow - that I think I'm going to go to bed instead. So, no books read today.

I have been reading... I'm just being bad with reviewing. So I haven't been around Litsy much lately. I'll try to do better...tomorrow.

#dogsoflitsy #ReadingWithDogs . . . eventually.

Between the mailman and the UPS guy, I had a very good day in books today.

I forgot that I was expecting a book from a Swap-Bot.com friend. It arrived today, too! (She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb.)

And You Are Here by Jenny Lawson arrived. I think I bought it on Monday.

All I was expecting to get today were the five books I bought from BN.com. And I did get them today!

😁😆😍❤

After seeing the phrase "absolutely, positively" on page 36 in Bitter Spirits, I am thinking that my next book needs to be a reread of one of my favorite books: Absolutely, Positively by Jayne Ann Krentz. It has been too long since I last got together with Molly and Harry. (I last read it in January of 2015. ?)

I'll have to see how I feel after finishing this book, though. My mind can be fickle. ?

"Her mind made great, panicked leaps between the mundane--He smells pleasantly of soap and witch hazel--and the practical: How could another human being weigh so much? Is he filled with rocks?" ?

This delightful quote is on page 13. I laughed out loud on page 11, too. I am really going to enjoy this story. ?

Oh! This quote was prompted by Winter Magnusson's collapse onto Aida Palmer. The poor man is under some sort of a hex.

After a bit of deliberation (🤔😕), I think I‘m going to read this book (😄).

I did not have any books checked out from my library that are due soon with no hope of renewal (😮). So this book, which might be the next due (after I next renew it, I'll be at the max for renewals), called out to me when I looked over my list of books checked out. 😊

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I took the Epic Reads Girl Scout Cookie Quiz and was told to read The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness. I immediately put it on hold at my library because of this line in the blurb:

"Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions..."

?!?!

??❤

http://www.epicreads.com/blog/girl-scout-cookie-book-quiz/

This retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale was pretty great, really loved it, but was slightly disappointed by the ending.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1899553233

Max gave this book kisses. 😊❤

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I forgot to share that I finished Siddhartha yesterday (Mar.6). It was good, but I think a lot of it went over my head.

This was my pick for the @bookriot #ReadHarder task to read a book wherein a character of color undergoes a spiritual journey.

⭐⭐⭐½ My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1933784445

Max didn't want his photo taken. Can you tell? *hehe* His eyes are already on the view out the window. 😉

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"He looked around him as if seeing the world for the first time. The world was beautiful, strange and mysterious."

I have done this. Especially when I lived in Seattle, and read while I walked. Every once in awhile, I'd stop and look up. I always marveled at the beauty around me. ?

Here in Tucson, I mostly look up to see my dog. He's on my knee. ?

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I may or may not have just purchased five books from Barnes and Noble. I had TWO coupons and was planning on purchasing TWO books, but somehow three more from their "buy 2, get 1 free" sale wound up in my cart. ??

Intended purchases:
And One Last Thing by Molly Harper
Mean Streets by Simon R. Green (!!!), et.al.

Hijackers:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Uprooted by Naomi Novik

#BookHaul ??

After finally finishing this book, I'm feeling kind of *meh*

It felt like the author had to reform her bad guys to make them fit their assigned roles. 😕

⭐⭐⭐ My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1636416749

Max wasn't feeling this book, either, so here's a picture of him looking outside instead.

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This story was heartbreaking. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed it. 😊

I gave it four stars and, if you are interested, you can find my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1870472767

And that‘s my Max telling me that it's very late, you finished this book hours ago (afternoon of Feb.28), and it's time to come to bed. 😆

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(Heartless by Marissa Meyer is in the background. Read it in Dec'16; no review yet)

I just started A Monster Calls and that first line. . . Wow!

"The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do."

I'm glad my Max is near me!

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After six days, I finally finished this book. The final 25% was mostly excellent. The first 75% was mostly . . . *meh*

⭐⭐⭐½ My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1900623893

Thankfully, my Max helped to break the monotony when things got to feeling tiresome.

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After finishing Grave Mercy last night, I was ruined for starting a new book (but I placed a hold on book two!), so today (Feb.20) I read a graphic novel featuring some of my favorite characters!

Wires and Nerve continues the stories of Cinder & Kai, Scarlet & Wolf, Cress & Captain Carswell Thorne, and Winter & Jacin. And Iko! I really enjoyed it. 😄

⭐⭐⭐⭐ My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1854108570

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I LOVED this book! The story was most excellent and the characters were just fabulous. I really enjoyed this book and, though it was pretty long (549 pages), I am very pleased that it never once felt TOO long. 😄

I read this story on February 18-19 and, if you are interested, you can find my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/627697346

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!!! 😆😍

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This was a really good story. I read it in one sitting! The artwork was great, too. I really enjoyed this book. :-)

My review is pretty short and doesn't say much more than I shared here, but, if you're interested, you can find it here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1906216785

⭐⭐⭐⭐ And I said I read it in one sitting? My Max was sleeping on me for almost all of it. 😁

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This story took me far too long to read. And after slogging my way through it, it was to be let down by the ending! 😔

⭐⭐ My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1883553925

I read this book September 12-13, 2015. It was a pretty great story, but. . .

I had a few problems with it, which I discuss in my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1288354927

I gave it 3.5 "good" stars. Since I don't have any pictures of this book, the above pic is just a screenshot of the cover from my library's online catalog.

When I see posts about books I read before joining Litsy, I have decided that I will share my thoughts. 😆

First up, Kushiel's Dart, read October 1-6, 2016 (library book). ⭐⭐⭐

Had this book been split into two (or three) parts, I might have given the first 1/2 to 2/3 3.5 stars and the last 1/3 to 1/2 5 stars. (It took me 5 days [FIVE!] to read 1st half; only 13 hours to read 2nd half.)

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1773388988

Here, in no particular order (though sorted by series), is my 21 (!!!) book #BookHaul from yesterday thanks to a "10% off everything" coupon from Barnes & Noble.

Happy Valentine's Day to me!

Eight Black Dagger Brotherhood books;
Four InCryptid books;
Two Whisper Hollow books;
Two Fly by Night books;
Latest books in The Others, The Edge, and The Midnight Texas series;
A collection of shorts from the Otherworld series;
And Otherwise Engaged. ?

This book was sooo good! I both laughed and cried during the reading of it. :-)

I gave it 4.5 "great!" stars, and if you are interested, you can read more of my thoughts in my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/693063267

(I finished this book on Feb.8, with my Max lying on top of me.)

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I started Blood Wyne earlier (Feb.7), but distractions have ruled my life today, so I'm only on page 78 of 302. But this story is pretty fun so far!

(Though my Max is pretty heavy. I'm going to have to shift him soon: my right knee is beginning to ache from his weight.)

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I finished this book last night (Feb.6). It was sooo wonderful to see Delilah's romantic relationships with Chase and Zachary come to an end. She has a new man in her life, and I love him!

⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you are interested, you can read more of my thoughts in my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/693063227

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I'm so excited! I'm finally reading an Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series book that I HAVE NOT READ BEFORE!

Harvest Hunting. . .
Chapter 1. . .
[Thank you for the kisses, Max!]

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It took me far too long to read this book. But I really love it. Camille's point-of-view stories are my favorite. They're so steamy! 😆

And so much happened in this story. It was really great.

I gave it four-and-a-half stars and, if you are interested, you can find my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/693063169

Max wouldn't look at me, so the picture just has him on my lap. 😊

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I was going to start Bone Magic, the next/seventh book in the Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series by Yasmine Galenorn, tonight, but after checking in on a few games and other notifications, I'm now thinking to join my puppy-son in sleep instead.

It's after 11p here and my eyes, they are a'burnin'. 😉

#dogsoflitsy Zzzzzzzzz 😴😪🛌💤

This graphic novel was just an okay read for me. The story was sort of disjointed and the artwork left a bit to be desired.

I gave it two stars and, if you are interested, you can find my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1899867970

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This was a good story. It had a great beginning and ending, but the middle was sort of tiresome to get through.

It was a fairly fast read. I read this 363-page book from start to finish today, February 1st.

I gave it 3.5 "good" stars. If you are interested, you can find my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1898949028

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I enjoyed my reread of Storm Born. Sadly, though, I found Eugenie to grow more annoying as the story wore on instead of less. But this just means she has room to grow in the later series books. ;-)

I read this book on my phone, so I don't have a book picture. Instead, here is a picture of my reading buddy. :-)

⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you are interested, you can find my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/747707270

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This story was beautiful. I really enjoyed it and I finished it crying! Seeing Alana grow and develop acceptance for her love for Tev, and Tev's love for Slip, and Slip's love for Ovie was just great. :-)

I didn't understand everything, though, so I think four stars is the right rating from me.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1270155690

And now to go to sleep, as my puppy-son wishes. :-)

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"Grief makes its home in silence and idleness."

So very true. I'm grateful for my service dog. Things are rarely silent or idle with him in my life, and when he is "silent," it's a healthy quiet.

(This quote is on page 133 of Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi.)

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I have Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi checked out from my library as an Interlibrary Loan, so I have to take a break from the Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series by Yasmine Galenorn to read it.

But happily, I've read one-third of the 18 books in the OW/SotM series. Books One through Six are really fun, really great, and I'm glad I was able to read them back-to-back. :-)

But for now...Ascension, here I come!

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I really enjoyed this book. It was delightfully creepy! :-)

The creepiness was due to the demon we met in this story. A Karsetii demon, it resembled a giant squid, inky black. And the human bad guys were disgustingly creepy, too. So. . .fun! :-)

⭐⭐⭐⭐ My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/693063129

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I really enjoyed this story. For the first time in this series, I both laughed and cried at lines (on pages 128 and 286, respectively.)

I gave this story 4.5 "great!" stars. My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/693063078

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I was planning on starting the next book in the Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series tonight, but my puppy-son is asleep on my feet and lower right leg. And the book is in the next room. 🙁

So I guess I'll just follow through on ALL of the various distractions open to me until Max wakes up and tells me that it's time to go to bed. 😉

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This story was full of one thing after another going wrong for Camille and the side of good. It was great!

I gave it 4.5 "great!" stars and, if you are interested, you can find my full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/693063056

(Also, that is my left leg under the blanket. I love my Max, but he is heavy!)

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Last night I was so relieved and happy to have made it to 24 hours of reading that I paused my reading and my stopwatch and went to sleep. :-)

Though I didn't read all that I hoped to in this edition of the #24in48 Readathon, I am happy that I was at least able to start my fourth book. I made it to page 54 and the start of Chapter 7 before my 24 hours were up. :-)

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I finished my third book for the #24in48 Readathon!

I really enjoyed this book. Menolly can be kind of abrasive and abrupt, but I liked her turn at narration slightly better than I liked Delilah's in the last book.

I gave this story 4.5 - great! - stars and, if you are interested, you can read my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/693062801

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I really enjoyed this story, despite the fact that most of the bad guys were werespiders. *shudder*

I gave this book four - I really liked it! - stars and, if you are interested in reading my full thoughts, you can find my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1661089292

Incidentally, this is my second book completed for the #24in48 Readathon. :-)

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I'm now - finally! - starting my second book for the #24in48 Readathon.

Distractions. *sigh* Oh, how I despise them.

But my Max is asleep on me, and I am finally free to start reading again, so I'm happy. :-)

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I really love this book. It is a great introduction to the Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series, by Yasmine Galenorn, and the setting (Seattle! ❤), world, characters. . . It's just a wonderful read.

I gave it 4.5 "great!" stars and, if you are interested, you can find my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/552370401

Also, this is my first completed book for the #24in48 Readathon! ?

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I read this on my Kindle, so my picture is just of my puppy-son, Max, asleep next to me. :-)

I really enjoyed this second Kitty Norville book. It was a MUCH better book than book one was for me. I am now feeling excited to continue this series!

I finished Kitty Goes to Washington on 01/20/2016. I gave it 4.5 - great! - stars. My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/642652200

:-)

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Today (January 17, 2017) I finished The First Days by Rhiannon Frater. It was good, but I will not be reading any more of this series. I just did not fall in love with either of the protagonists. :-(

I gave this book 3.5-good stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/673252674

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Today (January 16, 2017), I read Baba Yaga's Assistant by Marika McCoola.

I really enjoyed this comic collection. It was a delightful story about one of my favorite subjects, Baba Yaga!

⭐⭐⭐⭐ My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1870009567

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