Just checking in with a #LitsyCrafters post. These are four of the pairs of earrings that I made this week. I thought you all might like to see them. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!! @Catsandbooks

I thought this was really well written with a ton of helpful information for getting and staying organized while living with ADHD. There were a lot of great ideas, and there was very little in the way of fluff or filler. Highly recommended!

This makes me really happy. I like long readathons, where you can drop in whenever you can & you also don‘t have to keep trying to remember the right names or hashtags, because they‘re the same week after week. Something about the simplicity of that appeals to me. Thanks for hosting, you three!! #rushathon

I liked this one. I really need to read more poetry. When it‘s good poetry, I find it so inspiring. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!! #poetry

This book was tough to read in sections, but I‘m glad I read it. I think it was really well done. It made me want to write my truth as well, even when it‘s painful, especially when it‘s painful. #poetry

#LittleFreeLibrary in the Jacksonville airport. This is not my photo, but I wanted to repost it here, because I thought it was so cool. I think all airports should have little free libraries. What an awesome idea! 📚

My favorite part of this book was Chapter Two, which is the middle third of the book and is a series of emails written back and forth between the two of them. I devoured that section. For me, this was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨! #romantsy 💕

Love this! Read banned books! #librariesrock #ftw #bannedbooks 🤍📚

This book is really tough to review. I think it‘s a Marmite book, in that a reader will either really like it or really not. I‘m in the really like it category. I saw a lot of myself in this book, especially when it came to the main character‘s relationship with her dysfunctional mother and also her (the MC‘s) eating disorder. I know I‘ll remember this book for a long time. Content warnings for eating disorders and explicit sex.

“It didn‘t matter where I lived—Mid-City, Mid-Wilshire, or Miracle Mile.” #FirstLineFridays 💙

I couldn‘t sleep, so I finished this book instead. I loved it! Highly recommended! #romantsy 💕

#LitsyHumor 😂💕📚

Love this! #librarylove #libraries

#upnext #rushathon #readathon

Just finished this one. For me, it was only a soft pick. I think the reason I didn‘t enjoy it more is because it was so abbreviated. I‘d have preferred more detail, but I suppose the plot was pared down to the most important details, which was okay, I guess. Again, not my preference. My first book down for #rushathon ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

So true.

#currentlyreading #rushathon #readathon ✨

🌸 read five books
🌸 one graphic novel
🌸 one poetry
🌸 one I‘ve already started
🌸 one audiobook
🌸 one from #mountTBR

Need a relaxing month long #readathon? Feel free to join in! Everyone is welcome!! 💕

I really enjoyed this one. Christina Lauren is an autobuy author for me. This is the fifth one of her books I‘ve read. #romantsy 💕

I never thought I‘d say this, but I think it‘s entirely possible that romance novels are saving my life right now. I need a place to go where I know things are going to be okay, where problems are mostly solved, where a person doesn‘t go through the hard times alone and where everything is wrapped up with a happy ending that gives me the positive mood boost I so desperately need. I‘m so thankful for the genre. I need it right now. #romantsy 💕

I read this for hours in the middle of the night last night when I couldn‘t sleep. Ah, I loved this book so much. All the stars. #romantsy 💕

Also, I‘m so making the dip. Haha

I loved this one! I just really related to the characters. They were awesome, and I didn‘t want the book to end.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!! #romantsy

Mine would have floor to ceiling bookshelves all around. It would be painted a deep shade like a dark slate grey or a deep forest green. It would have one wall with a wide window seat with cushions to perch in and look out over the rooftops, as it would be an attic room with a slanting roof and exposed wooden beams. There would be plants everywhere. There would be candles. There would be an entire reference section. And an old Moroccan rug.

I was planning on skipping reviewing this book until I saw that it had such a low rating on Litsy. First off, I thought this book was amazing! I loved it! It gets a full five stars from me. One thing to know about this author is that she has a YouTube channel with close to 700 videos on it. I highly recommend checking out her channel if you aren‘t familiar with her. She has a fun and quirky personality, and it comes through strongly in the book.

This book started out strong, but it took a nose dive when it got to the magical part of the book. That section seemed very dated and had a strong Wiccan perspective. As someone who is not Wiccan, I was annoyed with the blanket statements he made where it felt like he was giving the reader a harsh morality lesson. It was so bad that I almost panned the book. If you can get past that sort of thing and not let it get to you, the rest of the book ⬇️

This one is a soft pick for me. The first part is an overview of different fairies, while the second part has a series of chapters divided into themes with a variety of different spells to try. While I don‘t think I‘d ask any faeries for help with a spell, I found that a lot of these spells were really unique and could be adapted for use without faeries. My favorite chapter was the one on personal and professional success. Continued ⬇️

“Two things are necessary for success in life; one is a sense of purpose and the other, a touch of madness. Hurl yourself at the thing you love, and the entire universe will come to your aid.” John Harricharan, excerpt taken from Spirituality In Business

I was planning on purchasing a copy of this, but I ended up being able to check out a copy from my local library first, and I‘m glad I did. This book has a wealth of information in it. However, you‘ll need another book to help you identify the plants, because this book is organized by Latin name rather than by identifying features. This book offers a pic of each plant, but that won‘t help you unless you already know which plant you‘re looking at.

This book attempts to be a sort of catch-all, covering everything in one go. As a result, it‘s surface level and covers nothing adequately. Sometimes the information is actually harmful. There were two instances where the book recommends using undiluted essential oils. In one of those instances, it‘s actually recommended that you apply undiluted essential oils directly to your skin. Ouch! This book is problematic on many levels. #witchy ⭐️⭐️!

I didn‘t expect to love this book as much as I did. I thought that I‘d be lucky if I got two or three ideas out of it, but it ended up that I got a lot of useful ideas from it. I‘m going to be trying out recipes for linen powders, hot toddies, tooth powder and bath salts and probably one or two other things I‘ve forgotten. Since I borrowed this from the library, I kept taking picture after picture of recipes I want to remember. The recipes ⬇️

I didn‘t enjoy this book. Now, don‘t get me wrong— it‘s a gorgeous book, and the photos were what kept me flipping through the pages. That said, a lot of the book has stories about the authors‘ lives, and they simply didn‘t interest me. I got the book to read about crystals, not to read about two women‘s experiences with crystals and how their lives were changed by working with them. I‘m glad I didn‘t purchase this. It‘s a solid #borrownotbuy .

No matter where you are on your witchy path, this book will have something for you. I‘m really grateful that I purchased a hard copy of it, since I must‘ve put at least 50 sticky tabs on various sections in it. There are so many excellent exercises and techniques to try, everything from ideas for those new to the craft to other ideas for those who‘ve been practicing for years and whose craft has gotten stale. Highly recommended. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!

I liked this, but I didn‘t love it. Honestly, I didn‘t get much out of it. Most of the ideas didn‘t seem particularly creative to me. There was a lot of information included about genealogical research, most of which I skimmed. If you need info on researching your ancestors, this book may be helpful to you. It has several good books in the recommended books section at the back as well. For me, it‘s only three stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #witchy

I hated this book. There is no way I was the target audience for this book, and I can‘t for the life of me think of who the target audience would be. Don‘t be fooled by the cheery cover. This book is intense, and the brutal negativity just keeps coming. It does not let up. Trigger warnings for cutting, drug addiction, mental health problems, graphic sex, either abortion or miscarriage (not sure which), suicide, etc. I do not recommend. ⭐️ #poetry

This is a Marmite book. You‘re either going to love what the poet did or you‘re gonna feel like you wasted your time. In my case, the latter is true. I‘m also annoyed that I used one of my #hoopla borrows on it. It was 47 pages long. If I remember correctly, there were 6 poems in it that were followed by a 20+ page dream journal. If you want to read 20+ pages of someone else‘s dreams, then this is the book for you. It‘s well written. However, ⬇️

There were several incredibly good poems in this collection. Overall, it‘s a solid book, and I give it extra points for the way it‘s structured in sections. I hadn‘t thought to arrange a book of poems that way. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!

#poetry

#BookishMoodBoard 🍕❤️✨

#romantsy

#BookishMoodBoard 🌶 🌵☀️

This book was really well done. I appreciated the fact that I kept coming across words that I wanted to use in a poem myself. I love when that happens. #poetry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

I loved this book. This is the second of her books that I‘ve read, and I‘ve loved them both. I‘m excited to know that she‘s written other books too, because I have more of her poems to look forward to. #poetry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

I checked this out on #hoopla and read the entire book today. I loved it enough that I‘m going to seek out another of her books. I‘m really pleased, especially since I‘m picky about poetry. This book was just really good. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!! #poetry

I think this would be a fun party book, but I wouldn‘t take it seriously. If you want something lighthearted that can guide you through some fun exercises, you may want to give this a go. It reminds me of that fortune-telling game called MASH that I used to play when I was a kid/teen. Potentially a good time. #borrownotbuy #witchy

As with most of the books I‘ve read that were published by Red Wheel/Weiser, this one is a deep dive into its subject matter. If you‘re interested in reading playing cards, throwing bones, bibliomancy, egg cleanses or candle work and want to learn in-depth about it, this is the book for you. This book does not give out easy answers or quick solutions. You‘ve gotta do the work. It teaches about working with ancestors and saints. ⬇️

I actually started Friday, because I misremembered the dates, but I intend to read a few more books— a mix of poetry, NF and fiction. Whatever I end up reading, I‘ll be thrilled. Thanks for hosting, @Andrew65 !!

#AwesomeApril

I liked it, but I didn‘t love it. I‘m glad I read her latest book first, because if I had read this one first, I don‘t think I‘d have sought out another of her books. #poetry ⭐️⭐️⭐️

OMG yes, please!! I love love loved this book! I don‘t think it would be for everyone, but for me, it was exciting and inspiring, and it‘s one of the few poetry books that I think I‘ll reread. All the love. #poetry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!

I bailed on this one. I got about 50 pages in, & it felt like I was wading through essays about cleaning & clutter clearing rather than reading about how to clear out my clutter. It was really tough to find anything helpful, because there was so much excess. Excess words, excess thoughts, excess paragraphs with no valuable information in them. & if I had to read about getting out my journal to answer questions about clutter one more time… ⬇️

This book was really well done. It was intense in places, raw and honest. The author is an indigenous woman from the Pacific Northwest, and this book is her experience, her life in lines of poetry. I checked this out on #hoopla, and I find these poems have inspired me to write about the brutal things I went through, the things I‘ve been unable to even begin to write/talk about. I think there‘s power in acknowledging trauma. #poetry ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!

I‘m not Wiccan, so there were some sections of this book that weren‘t relevant to me. Also, there were several references to using white sage to “smudge.” Considering this book was published in 2019, I would‘ve thought that wouldn‘t have been included, but maybe it‘s only been more recently since that has been recognized as a closed practice, with cleansing being the acceptable alternative. That said, there‘s lots of interesting information here.

This is a soft pick for me. As I‘m not the target audience for it, it‘s difficult for me to rate. This book would be a good intro book for someone who‘s interested in learning about witchcraft from a non-Wiccan perspective. Honestly, I didn‘t learn much from this, but that doesn‘t mean it isn‘t a good book. It‘s just geared toward beginners. If you‘re looking for an overview book with some spells & a friendly & inclusive tone, check this out. ⬇️