Welcome to Litsy!

I‘ve been a fan girl of Shannon since reading her debut novel (The Bone Season) and this book has cemented her as one of my favorite authors.

She has a talent for building rich, detailed worlds with characters I can relate to, cheer for, and fall in love with. By the end, I was completely enthralled and trying to savor every page. I‘m not sure how to describe it in 451 characters, but I loved it and it‘s well worth the daunting page count. ❤️🐉🍊

A nasty cold + busy schedules keep getting in the way of bookish things. But, I‘m off work this week and finally feeling better so I‘m taking time to reorganize my bookshelves to make it easier to find what I want. They were overflowing with stacks piled in front of other stacks and nothing in order.

We did Axton‘s room and the other side of this room Monday so this is what I have left. Somehow all these books have to fit on this shelf...🤞🏻😬📚

Day 7! #7days7covers #covercrush

Day 2 of my #covercrush. And as with most things in my life I'm a little behind 😆

And so here I am reading this because somehow I managed to forget that it‘s over 800 pages long 😅

Day 3 #7Days7Covers #covercrush
Of course how can i miss this monstrosity of a book....the dragon's scales are shining and embossed fcs 🤦‍♀️😂❤❤❤

Halfway through this weighty tome. Well, I‘m just guessing it‘s weighty since I‘m reading it on my kindle (which is super light)!

Halfway through my thoughts are: 😍

My brain hurts and my eyes are tired, but I did it. Would definitely recommend if you like all the courtly intrigue and political maneuverings. There's some action too, but it definitely takes a backseat, which I was okay with. Great story overall.

Day 7 #7Covers7Days #CoverCrush

When you have read almost 700 pages and still have quite a few pages to go...
#currentlyreading #ilikebigbooksandicannotlie

🤣🤣🤣 I‘m going to start using these phrases at work 😂😂😂

This book 😳 #7 Days7Covers #CoverCrush #day3

This might be an #unpopularopinion but I DNF‘d The Priory of the Orange Tree. I got 40% of the way through the 900+ page book and still had no idea what the titular organization even was. Plus I really didn‘t have much connection to the main characters. Life is too short to stick with a book I don‘t enjoy, so I bailed.

Thanks for the tag @Trashcanman #7days7covers #covercrush
I tag @petersonks15 but only if she wants to play

Cracking open this TOME this evening. Picked it up on a whim at the library this morning, but it might be the exact book my husband and I have been looking for to buddy read while he is deployed!

Ps: I spy my new Litographs blanket! 😍

This was wonderful! Fascinating world-building, strong female characters, palace intrigue, and DRAGONS. I did feel like the final battle wrapped things up a little too quickly, and I wish the author had been a bit braver in demanding a higher cost from her characters (though I guess a lot of that came earlier on in the book). But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this and want to read more—both from this author as well as in this world she‘s created.

#7days7covers #covercrush day 1
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@BeaG @Ash.on.the.line favorite covers no explanation needed

#7days7covers #covercrush Day2️⃣

#7days7covers #covercrush 😍

Day 1 📚💕📚💕

Thanks for the tag, @DaveGreen7777 😁👍

My TBR for the next month or so- not as many books as usual because of the CHUNKSTERS.

#7days7covers #covercrush

Posting covers I love for 7 days, no explanation needed. Tagging someone to play each day.

@Eyelit would you like to play?

I‘m getting some reading in while my kiddos (husband included) play at the indoor trampoline park. I‘m about a third of the way in with this epic fantasy and it‘s really starting to get good!

Finally on to the second part of The Priory! It's taken me so long to get through to this point, which is no fault of the book or the writing I just haven't had time to read and I also want to give as much attention as I can to it. There are so many characters and so much happening that it is a lot to keep track of but I want to take time with it and enjoy every minute.

Congratulations to @GrilledCheeseSamurai on his milestone! He‘s hosting a giveaway to celebrate, so go to his page and check it out!

The tagged book is maybe my favorite so far this year. Litsy has added so much to my life. Not only does it help encourage me to read more, but it‘s brought some truly wonderful friends into my life. ❤️📚

I‘m tagging a new Litten @hollyhug-hes to spread the word about #SixDigitSamurai giveaway!

Lunchtime reading 📖

Sure am glad I got this one on kindle - I can‘t imagine lugging the hardcopy around everywhere with me! 🤪

1. Tagged, I‘ve just been in a permanent comfort read mode, I will get to it eventually.
2. Penny Reid‘s Knitting in the City series-one of afore mentioned comfort reads
3. Goodreads says 656 😳
4. Shrill by Lindy West
5. @ValkyrieAndHerBooks
@Eggs #wondrouswednesday

I just finished and have all sorts of mixed feelings. I cannot believe I read an 800+ page book and literally felt nothing for any of the characters. Literally not a feel in sight, I used binoculars and found no. one.
The book was an easy read though and I appreciate that it is a stand alone, I wish more authors would do this for those of us who struggle with series.
The world building was impressive too.
Just literally no connection.

Escaped to the beach to try and finish this monster book.

These characters are so refreshing! I love that the main characters are in the same age group as me and marriage/relationships isn‘t the thing everyone is talking about. I love it. I love how they are single, whole people not searching for romance. It makes me so utterly happy. I feel seen, y‘all. I feel seen 🙌🏼

There are quite a few things I love about using this kindle paperwhite: font size adjustments, lighting adjustments, but I think the coolest thing is this dictionary feature! All I have to do is highlight the word and it will bring up both dictionary and Wikipedia to help me understand it!

♥️

hey mom, whatcha readin‘?

I haven‘t been feeling very well today, but this little guy & Priory of the Orange Tree have been good company ♥️

#charliethefox #dogsoflitsy #summersendreadathon @Clwojick

#priorities 🐉 #summersendreadathon

Is it too late for me to jump in on the #summersendreadathon ? I‘m about 12% into The Priory of the Orange Tree on my kindle. I know this book is a tome, and I‘m wondering if I‘ll feel the same sense of accomplishment reading it on an e-reader as I would the physical book?

Anyone have any insights?

So far, I‘m really enjoying this one! Incredible world building.

This is what the rest of my evening looks like. New book, calming candle, and a lovely cup of chamomile lavender tea while I wait for the loaf of bread in the oven to finish rising so I can bake it.

I‘m 35 pages in and I can already tell I‘m going to get lost in this novel. Shannon is so great at world building!

I wasn‘t going to buy more books for myself but after seeing B&N #bookhaul posts yesterday I went online to see which books are on sale. As soon as I saw the tagged book I HAD to go get it... and then I came home with five books + the tote + a couple more not shown because they are for my #cozyswap recipient. Oops... 😬🤷‍♀️

The top two are for my son. He‘s reading CatStrounats right now and I‘m going to start the tagged book! 🐉✨

Oof sick burn 😂😂😂

I went to the library today to pick up my prize from the summer reading program—🥳📚🎉—and I couldn‘t leave without checking out this doorstopper. Never mind how many books I already have piled up for the rest of August and into September... 😬 Normally I wouldn‘t consider one book a #bookhaul, but this chunkster is definitely a haul all by itself!

This is an amazing book. So rich a tapestry. Woven words and worlds to create a novel that transports you straight into Inys. I do hope, that maybe there might be a sequel one day. This is truly a book that deserves one.

Sunday hammock reading!

Today's daily deal at Audible.

Finally going to be spending some quality time with my stack!

The tagged book is my current Kindle read, the hidden book in the book sleeve is for #readersgonnaread, and the one that‘s actually visible is for #LMPBC.

New book purchases and nosy cat 😂

#theprioryoftheorangetree #redwhiteandroyalblue #smallspaces #godsofjadeandshadow #catsoflitsy

Overall, I did enjoy this book. It has some great characters (for the most part, some were just whiny) but when I finished I was sort of unsatisfied. I read 800+ pages which could have been condensed in some areas. It‘s a lot of religion and politics. I was disappointed that the dragons were not the forerunner of this book, given the huge dragon on the cover.

#Dragons #EpicFantasy #PictureByPinterest

Curious if there‘s an #unpopularopinion hashtag yet. [ETA: there is.]
Also want to acknowledge that I would most likely love this book unequivocally if I were reading it rather than listening to it. #audiobook

Press Your Luck, domestic goddess edition: can I set these very thickly sauced ribs to broil, complete a laundry hat trick (dry load bagged and upstairs; washed load into the dryer; dirty load into the washer) and get back to the kitchen before either the ribs are blackened or the smoke detector goes off??
Yes, yes I can.
(Ignore the detritus in the pan, this has been a multi-step rib cooking and not all is meant to be eaten 😬) #audiocooking

Can‘t wait to start this monster of a book!!! Soooo excited!!

I hope this lives up to the hype!

I wish I could pick this, but it fell short for me. There were so many characters it took 200+ pages for the story to get interesting for me. The story ideas are excellent, but it didn‘t flow well. In places things changed so abruptly I had to go back and reread a page to figure out what was going on.

I really wanted to love this. Maybe it was just not the right moment for me to read it.

The love story though- perfect. I felt that.

Won this gorgeous signed copy (from QBD bookstore on Instagram)on my birthday and received it in the mail yesterday! This yellow book with orange in the title🍊is perfect for #ColorMePretty #YellowAndOrange & it‘s so GORGEOUS! 😍
Its a chunkster & 😅 Hopefully my wrist can survive reading it. Can‘t Wait to dive into this fantasy world!🤗

#Fantasy #dragon #booknerd #bibliophile #bookmail #newbook #signedbook #loveBigBook

I love when weekend mornings can start like this! Happy Caturday! ❤️ Froedrick.

#PetsOfLitsy #StrangerThings #CatsOfLitsy #Caturday