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#ShelfSweeper Day 4- just a bit of time to read this morning. I caught up on The Mill on the Floss chapter a day and almost finished Fixing to Die. It‘s my Dad‘s birthday so we all went to a baseball game which was so much fun.

My daughter and I are making a quick trip to Massachusetts for my Dad‘s birthday party. We finished The Cruelest Month in the car. That‘s a re-read for me but I had it on my April TBR. Then we started The Summer I Turned Pretty which my daughter asked me to listen to last summer. No progress on my kindle or physical books yet, but hoping to get an hour in before bed. #ShelfSweeper

I was in virtual meetings most of the day today. It was like a weird 2020 flashback. I made just a little bit of progress on my books. Long drive tomorrow- I should be able to finish my audiobook and even start a new one. #ShelfSweeper

Day 1 of the #ShelfSweeper Readathon. It was a busy day but I remembered to use the little cracks of time to read instead of scrolling. I made progress on my audio, kindle, and physical books that way. Thanks for hosting @Andrew65 and @Tove_Reads thinking of @eanderson

My #ShelfSweeper shelf #4Elisabeth

Here is my tentative list for the #ShelfSweeper readathon in May. In addition, there will be my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin to read also. It will be a busy reading month. Hopefully there will be some stellar books.

@andrew65 @Tove_Reads
In memory of @eanderson #4Elizabeth

Here are the books I‘ll be starting with for #ShelfSweeper. So many good ones that I can‘t wait! Also a couple of new authors to me 🙂

Join me and @Andrew65 in the #shelfsweeper readathon in May in memory of @eanderson #4Elisabeth. She was a great Kim Stone fan, so if you haven‘t read Angela Marson‘s books, why not now? I have lots of books I‘ve been meaning to read, but never seem to get to these books… now I‘ll plan on hitting the shelves! Please, feel free to join us!

My Dewey's wrap up! I had a great day of reading - completed one book in print, completed one book on audio, and started another on audio. What a lovely, lazy Saturday! @DeweysReadathon

Just might shamelessly use this bingo board as an excuse to get takeout later 🫣

Sharing some Dewey‘s Readathon graphics/challenges

I need a break from work desperately 😫! Very excited to just spend the day reconnecting with my books! 📚 @DeweysReadathon #deweysreadathon #readathon

Hit my goal of 1000 pages with 6 whole minutes to spare. 😆😆😆

#Reading1000Pages

Anyone doing the @DeweysReadathon that starts tomorrow? I have been trying to get a working link to their discord but haven‘t been able to get a response even though they are actively posting on IG. I can‘t tell if I‘m too young or too old to work out discord 🤣 anyways I‘m trying dammit. And hopefully I can finally catch up my Litsy feed this weekend. I‘ve been sucked down the doom scroll brain rot elsewhere lately 😵‍💫

Greetings from the Paradox museum and the upside down room! Is anyone else interested in a reading “books I‘ve planned on reading for years” readathon? Got quite a few myself! @Andrew65

I wanted to get a lot of reading done this weekend at my daughter‘s tournament but it didn‘t work out that way. I did manage to finish two books though: The Clue of the Tapping Heels and Show Don‘t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld. I‘m glad there‘s still one weekend left in the month to hopefully get back on track. Thanks for hosting @ShananigansReads

I did pretty well for #Jumpstart2025
Only missed my gaol page count on two days.

This really helped me get to read every day for #StoryGraph #PageChalleng2025

Thanks for hosting @Lizpixie

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 5 hours. My year-to-date total is at 144.25. I want to finish at least one book today.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 3.5 hours. That brings my YTD total to 139.25
Yesterday I finished two book:
1. Lover Avenged
2. The Ex Talk

Still working on three others and plan to start Red Shirts and The Martian Chronicles.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday was very busy for me. I did manage to squeeze in 2.25 hours of reading time. This brings my yearly total to 135.75.
Still have several books going at once. Hope to finish one today.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 4.75 hours. This brings my YTD hours to 133.50 On track for reaching my goal of 150 books this year.

@AlwaysbeenALoverofBooks #LitsyLove #Sharreadathon

In honor of @Sharread I am planning to finish those books I have started and then tackle the few I need to read for January's challenges and book clubs.
Reading:
Lover Avenged #BDBBuddyRead #BDBBookClub
The Ex Talk #LittensLoveRomance
A Tree A Day #Naturalitsy
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers #ClassicsChallenge
TBR:
Dorothy Sayer Book #AuthorAMonth
Red Shirts #LitsySciFiBC
The Martian Chronicles

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Playing caught up today. I was under the weather for a few days. When to the doctor yesterday and got some medication. Not back to 100% but feeling better.
My YTD total is now 128.75.

Happy Reading everyone!

The #sharreadathon starts today. @sharread was a friend to many of us and a bright light in the world. I‘m not sure yet what I‘ll be reading but I will light a candle and keep my cats close by.

It‘s been almost 3 years since we lost Sharon @sharread. In January we will have a #readathon in her honor on Litsy from January 20-26. The hashtag is #Sharreadathon. Set your own goals and make it as low-key as you want. Share what you're reading in honor of Sharon or a loved one.
Let's come together and celebrate life and our community ❤️

We will select participants randomly for happies!

#LitsyLove

Shared for @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 6.5 hours bring my YTD total to 102.75.
Slowing working my way to my yearly goals.

#Read2025 @DieaReader

Yesterday I read for 6.25 hours brings my YTD total to 96.25.
I finished Perfect Puking Match and started Darling Venom.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 5.0 hours bringing my YTD total hours to 94.75. I started a new book yesterday, Perfect Pucking Match.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

I read for 4.25 hours yesterday. This brings my YTD total to 89.75.
Currently working on Lover Avenged and The Ex Talk.
I have several others ns progress but have set them aside to work on books for book clubs, challenges and buddy reads. Too many books and not enough time!

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 5.5 hours bringing my YTD total to 85.5.
I finished The Game Plan and started The Best Friend Zone and The Ex Talk. The latter for #LittenLoveRomance hosted by @StayCurious

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 4.5 hours bringing my year-to-date total to 80.0.
Still working on several books. hope to have one finished today.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

With the snow and ice we got Friday, I was stuck in the house with nothing to do yesterday but read. Awww.... poor me. 😂 I clocked in 11.5 hours even with an afternoon nap. I finished Pucking Wild and started The Game Plan. Still working on several others also.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 8.25 hours bringing my total to 64.0 hours.
I finished on Things We Never Got Over and started Pucking Wild.

#Readaway2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 5.75 hours bringing my YTD total to 55.75 hours.
I worked on Things We Never Got Over, Lover Avenged and The Naughty List.

I also bought three new books just couldn't resist. #NoShelfControl

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 8.5 hours bringing my total hours for the year to 44.0. I finished Say You Swear ad will probably start another book today. Also working on Lover Avenged for #BDBBuddyRead

#ReadAway2025 @DieAReader

On day five I read for for 6.5 hours. That brings my YTD total to 28.0.
I finished another book yesterday, The Pucking Wrong Number. I started Say You Swear by Meghan Brandy. I hope to finish Going Postal today.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday I read for 6.0 hours bringing my YTD total to 21.5 hours.

I DNFs Bridesmaid for Hire and started The Pucking Wrong Number.
I also worked on Lover Avenged and Going Postal.

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Yesterday, I finished my first book of 2025, Royal Mate by Grace Goodwin.
I read for 4.25 hours making my YTD total 10.0.

Here‘s my total for #wintergames 📚 #christmaschapterchasers @StayCurious

Last year I read 42 books that were part of a series and discontinued a handful where my interest had waned with the passage of time. I also started three new-to-me series because I couldn‘t help myself.

I‘m going to start #serieslove2025 with a smaller focus and not try to read everything everywhere all at once. I‘ve already started reading a few of these, so then I can fill in some others!

#DecemberWrapUp #DecemberReportCard

In December I read 30 books and a total of 9,711 pages. Over half of the books were holiday themed.

in 2025 I plan to track other stats such as genre, format, etc.

I joined in the year-long #ReadAway2024 last year but fell by the wayside when work got unusually busy. Hopefully I can stick with this one for the whole year. I want to read 60 books/18,000 pages/360 hours.

So far, I‘m on I‘m on:
1 (very short book)
101 pages
105 minutes

#Read2025
@DieAReader

#OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #YearEnd #20in4
Well I accidentally deleted my lap counter but I had just glanced at it before.😄 I basically got about 10 hours in over this #Readathon . Finished a book before years end , made progress on others , so it‘s all good 👍 thanks for hosting @Andrew65

Here we are in a new year and starting a new year long reading challenge. As I did last year, I plan on posting daily updates to keep me motivated. I plan on reading at least 150 books; therefore, I need that motivation.

Day 1 = 5.75
YTD = 5.75

Happy Reading! Have a fabulous day!

#Read2025 @DieAReader

Reposting for @Read4Life @Alwaysbeenaloverof books @TieDyeDude

The annual #Sharreadathon in honor of Sharon, a lovely Litten and #LitsyLove member, who passed away three years ago. Consider joining us as we celebrate and honor her life. The readathon will start on January 20th and run through the 26th.

Final check-in for the #ReadAway2024 challenge/readathon hosted by @DieAReader and @Andrew65

I finished one more yesterday to bring my grand total for 2024 to 303 books.
Grand total reading time for 2024 is 2,552.25.

Thanks to our lovely hosts. I appreciate that you put up with my daily progress reports. It was a big help in getting to my best reading year ever. It made me accountable. Thank You!

Here is my completed December #BookSpinBingo board. I did manage 5 bingos during the month. Not too bad. I read enough books to have a black outed board... just not the right ones. 😕
I already have my board started for January.

#ReadAway2024 @DieAReader @Andrew65

Yesterday, I read for 7.25 hours which brings my YTD total to 2,545.75.
I finished So This Is War which makes my YTD total books read 302. I might finish one more book today.

I have decided to do the #LitsyAtoZ2025 challenge hosted by @texreader

I plan to do two versions:

1. By book Title
2. By author Last Name

It will be interesting to see how long it takes me to complete this challenge.

#ReadAway2024 @DieaReader @Andrew65

Yesterday I finished Lick and The Christmas Book Hunt yesterday and read for 10.5 hours. My YTD total hours is 2,538.5 and my YTD books read 301/300.

Wahoo!! I meet my goal of 300 books and 2,500.0 hours! I feel like I am ready to get on with 2025.