The wonderful @Sarah83 gave me this book for Christmas because she just knows me well and remembered how much I loved ‘Animant Crumbs Staubchronik‘. 😍 So this will be my next read - that‘s my evening sorted, I guess. 😊

Don‘t you love that weird time between Christmas and New Year‘s? In Germany, we call this week “between the years” and I think that phrase perfectly captures the typical limbo feeling most of us experience during these days. It‘s usually the time of year I‘m most relaxed: everybody is home and we spend the days watching films, playing board games, going for walks, and reading. Days seem to blend into each other and you kind of lose track of time.

I was tagged in the #whitestackchallenge over on Instagram and thought I‘d post it here as well. Feel free to join in by posting a white/wintry stack of your own. 😊

Pretty cover meets an interesting mix of classic stories and poems. 😍

Getting started on our December Gladstonerds read. 😊

I have no s(h)elf control - when @Oryx read this book at the #readingretreat I was immediately fascinated by the synopsis (even though I still don‘t like the cover) so I ordered it as soon as we got home. 🙈😊

I miss Gladstones Library and the lovely Littens I spent the last weekend with. And I miss a fire at night and somebody bringing me tea. 😁 #retreathangover

Cold and windy winter nights call for the appropriate literary accompaniment. ❤️ #gladstonerds #readingretreat

Reading Littens in their natural habitat. #gladstonerds #gladstoneslibrary #readingretreat

What better book to read in a library than one called The Library Book. 😂 Thoroughly enjoying my reading retreat weekend with these wonderful Littens. #gladstonerds #readingretreat

Anne always speaks the truth. 😁❤️

My copy of Burden Falls arrived today! I loved Harrow Lake by the same author so I have high hopes for this one. 😍

Started this last night and enjoying it a lot so far. @TrishB @squirrelbrain @rockpools @Oryx @julesG @Caroline2 @jenniferw88 @Susanita @jhod @Leniverse

Young bookshop love. 😊 #raisingreaders

If you can read this, bring me my book! 😂 A friend gave me these socks yesterday and together with my new hammock, they make quite a pair (or trio?). 😁 Happy Sunday, Littens! 🌸

Thoroughly enjoyed this one. There is a longer review on my blog (www.theconstantreader.net) if anyone is interested. :) Looking forward to our bookclub discussion next week! @julesG @Oryx @squirrelbrain @TrishB @jenniferw88 @Mitch @Caroline2 @Susanita @rockpools @Leniverse

This is my second Kristin Hannah book and I‘m loving it so far. 😊

I‘m enjoying this book so so very much. 😍

When your local bookshop doesn‘t only provide you with a steady supply of books but also the prettiest handbags to put them in, that‘s when your credit card is getting into trouble. 😅😅

What‘s the weirdest not-a-book item you‘ve ever bought in a bookshop?? For me, it may have been a face mask but then that at least had books printed on it. 😂

Oh wow, that was a disappointment! The synopsis sounded so great but the execution was just bad. I found myself drifting off all the time and when I picked the book back up I could hardly remember what I had read before. What a pity as it really had a lot of potential.

What a ride! Absolutely loved it but constantly thought ‘What the heck am I reading?‘ 😂 Looking forward to our discussion, @Oryx @julesG @squirrelbrain @TrishB @Caroline2 @rockpools

Looking forward to my Piranesi #buddyread with some other Littens. I‘m currently reading The Lost and Found Bookshop but will start Piranesi immediately afterwards. 😊 The rest of this pile will have to wait till later this month. @Oryx @squirrelbrain @julesG @Caroline2 @Leniverse @rockpools Did I miss anyone?

I totally forgot to post my Christmas books. My family spoiled me rotten. 😍

Merry Christmas, Litsy fam!! 🎄

@squirrelbrain @julesG @Oryx @Caroline2 This sounds like Gladstones‘ Library. 😁😁😁

I first read ‘The Starless Sea‘ in November of 2019 and was blown away by the genius of it. The story has stuck with me for the past year, so when a few Litsy friends suggested a #readalong I figured it was time for a reread. So here I am with my cuppa and this amazing novel. 😍 @squirrelbrain @Oryx @julesG @Caroline2

So this happened. Wohee! 😁 🎉

Tonight‘s entertainment shall include a cosy Xmas read. 😍

Have you already read ‘The Miracle on Ebenezer Street‘? I‘ve heard so many good things so I recently caved in and ordered it. It‘s said to be a magically new take on ‘A Christmas Carol‘ so I‘m intrigued.

Do you revisit A Christmas Carol in whatever form during the holidays? Do you prefer the classic tale in book form, the Patrick Stewart film, or the Muppets movie version? Or any other adaptation?

This was a real treat of a book: whimsical and full of magic. ❤️

This book is ❤️. You should all read it, like now. 😁

My new pillows and autumn themed book are giving me all the cosy fall vibes. 😍

I love autumn and I love books with autumn themes. 😍

My mum and I went to a socially distanced open air book night, organised by our local indie bookshop. Cold drinks, good food, a beautiful setting, a fabulous sunset and lots of amazing books have made this little bookworm very very happy. 🤓❤️ #booknight #weworeamask

That‘s my evening sorted. 😊❤️

I‘m totally in love with this book. Have 95 pages left over and don‘t want it to end. 😍

I just finished the first part of my #buddyread with @julesG @Maike and @DuckOfDoom - what the heck am I reading here? This book is so darn weird! 😂

Bought new books this week. I‘m currently reading Crater Lake and will start The Sunken Land Begins To Rise Again tonight as a buddy read with @julesG @DuckOfDoom and @Maike 😊❤️

Today is my 4year Litsyversary. Yay!!! 💕

The little human picked up a new read at the bookshop. We are about to explore the world of the ‘Air Pirates‘. This has had great reviews so I‘m looking forward to reading it together. 😍 #raisingreaders

Absolutely adored this book. It will be out with Canongate Books later this year. You can find a full review on my blog (link in bio).

The Clockwork Crow is a whimsical treat of a children‘s story. Gothic mansions, family secrets and magical toys - this book has it all. What I loved particularly about this novel were the beautiful descriptions throughout. Fisher leads us through a fictional landscape that seems both familiar and unfamiliar with nods to classics such as The Secret Garden and a lot of somewhat uncanny but never terrifying things that happen to Seren.

It‘s finally here. And so far I‘m loving it. 😁

Thank you so much for this amazing package of bookish goodness, @Sarah83 😍😍 You spoilt me rotten!!! I‘ll be snuggling up with the blanket, sweets and books tonight. 😁🥳

Reading The Secret Garden with our son - it‘s such a treat to introduce him to my favourite stories. 😍 And I caved in and bought this beautiful edition as we didn‘t have a German one (and the kid doesn‘t speak much English yet). It was freakin‘ pricey but hey, it‘s my birthday next week so I‘ll consider it a gift to myself. 🤪

What a lovely surprise on Monday morning. 😍 Thank you so much @squirrelbrain for this beautiful package! You shouldn‘t have (why am I always hearing this sentence in Britney Spears‘ voice? 😂). I absolutely love everything and the book looks super interesting. ❤️

I‘m so glad we have a house with a garden so that I can sit outside during lockdown.

Please support your local bookshops in these crazy times. A lot of them deliver to your home and they need us right now!! ❤️

@julesG and @squirrelbrain - Your packages are on their way. ☺️ Julia, I didn‘t get a hold of any wrapping paper (are people hoarding this now?) so please only open the package on your birthday. 😘

This is a super interesting story but I have trouble really getting into it with all the names, places, social hierarchies etc. Please tell me it gets better. 🤔