Litsy

Top Five | Judith Natelli McLaughlin

With apologies to the tagged book because I just want to use a top five #hashtag, I present my 2025 top five books read: it's the time of year to start looking at my book stats for 2025!

[OF COURSE, note: my top reads of favorites always are in flux!!] #Dec2025

Ruthiella Woodworking is also 100% in my top five for the year. 👍 5d

BarbaraBB Two of these wil be in my #Top26Of26 (edited) 5d

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - interestingly enough when I just checked my five star reads, I had a count of 26! Out of 112 so far. 5d

See All 8 Comments

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - aw! 🥰🤗😁 5d

BarbaraBB @BkClubCare You‘ve had a good year! I can‘t wait to see them. Though I should have said #Top25of25 of course 🤦🏻‍♀️ 4d

Pedrocamacho Glorious Exploits was so good!!!! 4d

BkClubCare @BarbaraBB - we're all just ready for a new year. 😁 4d

BkClubCare @Pedrocamacho - Yes! More people should read it. 🌟 4d

41 likes8 comments

Deblovestoread

Les Miserables | Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

#5JoysFridays

1) Chapter a day reading: Tagged, Villette and #Hashtag brigade
2) Sunny days. Temps are cold but if I stand in the sun I can almost feel Spring and the sunsets have been spectacular
3) Heated throw and Pippin snuggles
4) Traitors: I normally don‘t watch “reality” tv but Kelly and I are enjoying the mindless hour and dissecting it all
5) Long conversation with my dad: books, state of the world, all the things

@DebinHawaii

LiseWorks I watch traitors canada and loved it 11mo

dabbe 🩶🩷🩶 11mo

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 11mo

Lesliereadsalot I miss long conversations with my dad. Lucky you! 🩷 11mo

DogMomIrene Snuggles are seeing me through too! 11mo

64 likes5 comments

Librariana

Reading Challenge | Lesley Yates

In previous iterations, I believe #offtheshelf was a very low-key #readingchallenge that encouraged folks to read their own books and track which titles came "off the shelf".

I realize this is very similar to other "prioritize your own collection" challenges, but I'll be using the hashtag #offtheshelf2025 in the coming year to help track how many of my own books I read...

(Cont'd ⬇️)

Librariana (1 of 3) and how my collection changes, either through donation or a plan to reread in the future. 12mo

Librariana (2 of 3) I'm not entirely certain who hosted this in the past here on Litsy (Mr. @Andrew65 ?), but since I do not wish to assign any unwanted hosting duties or prompt responsibilities to anyone, I humbly offer this image I collaged and invite anyone who's interested in participating to do so. 12mo

Librariana (3 of 3) Feel free to tag me if you'd like to share which books you've read, what you thought of them, and what your plans are for the title OR feel free to keep your tracking completely confidential. Happy reading! 12mo

See All 33 Comments

TheBookHippie There‘s a #readordonate one in it‘s second year that‘s similar run by @julieclair 12mo

Andrew65 Wasn‘t me in this case. Thanks for this image - always love the ones you produce. This is a good challenge and I definitely need to get more off my shelves. 12mo

Librariana Ooohh! Thank you for letting me know about this one, @TheBookHippie! Wasn't in my radar and appreciate the info 😊 12mo

Librariana Thank you for the kind compliment, @Andrew65 ☺️ Like I mentioned, this is extremely low-key and meant more as a means of tracking my own commitment to reading more of my own books this year. 12mo

Tove_Reads @andrew65 I think we had something to do with this a couple of years ago 🙂 12mo

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Thinking deeper on it I possibly remember that now! 🙈 Do so many things you forget some of them. 😂 12mo

Andrew65 @Librariana I wish I had half your talent or creativity in producing backdrops. 12mo

ReadingInTheRealWorld @Librariana Does this include our digital bookshelves? I was hoping someone would offer an all inclusive tbr challenge. (I think julieclair's technically is for HB and PB books only.) I almost added a tbr challenge myself but didn't want to accidentally step on anyone's toes with so many challenges already available. (edited) 12mo

quietlycuriouskate I think I've just found the one reading challenge I want to commit to! This year it's felt like I've single-handedly been keeping the library catalogue in circulation, meanwhile my own books... 😶 12mo

Librariana @Seabreeze_Reader - Absolutely!! Please, please make it work for you and your reading! This is definitely an inclusive challenge and digital, audio, and physical are ALL welcome! 12mo

Librariana @quietlycuriouskate - I'm so glad this challenge will work for you! 😄😁 I work for the acquisitions department of a local library system myself and it's JUST like working in a candy store! The temptation is ALWAYS there. It's very difficult to keep my holds queue manageable, but I hope this will motivate me to just build lists and use my own books. 12mo

Librariana @Tove_Reads @Andrew65 - I'm glad my memory remembered some of the details! ?☺️ My apologies to you both as it was not my intention to step on any toes or "take this over"; it was more of a "gosh, I think I'd really like to participate in that challenge again/more earnestly" and I couldn't find a tag for this year! 12mo

Librariana @Andrew65 - You're very generous and kind with your compliments ☺️ Thank you! I'm very flattered ? Although I don't know if you'll feel the same after I tell you that I actually made an image for your "Series Love" challenge back in... 2023, I'd like to say?... I wanted to gift it to you for your use, but then I ended up keeping it to myself because I didn't want to be rude... and now here I am telling you about my ticky tackyness ? 12mo

ReadingInTheRealWorld @Librariana Thank you. 🙂 This challenge will definitely work well for me this year. I need to tackle the books, ebooks & audiobooks I own but otherwise have horrible follow through with themed reads or reading specific books during specific months. I'm too much of a mood reader. I agree with Andrew's comment; love the graphic for this challenge. 👍 12mo

julieclair @Librariana As @TheBookHippie said, #ReadOrDonate is similar, but as @Seabreeze_Reader indicated, it really is meant for physical books. The concept: choose one book each month, and if you haven‘t read it by the end of the month, you are “required” to donate it. If you have read it, you‘re “allowed” to keep it if you want. It is meant to help folks clear space on their overflowing physical bookshelves. #offtheshelf seems more all-encompassing. 👍 (edited) 12mo

Librariana Much like you, @Seabreeze_Reader, I am also a mood reader and don't typically do too well with rigid challenges or specific reads. Having said that... I'm gonna contradict myself and admit that there will be (1) challenge I'll be participating in where there will be prompts... but it's Taylor Swift themed, so I couldn't help myself 😆 12mo

Librariana @julieclair - I'm glad @TheBookHippie mentioned the challenge you'll be hosting (and the similarity to this one 😁), but I'm grateful to you for also sharing the specifics 😊 I think, more than anything, I want to hold myself accountable when it comes to reading the physical books I purchase and listening to the digital audiobooks I download. If this 'challenge' can serve as a spot for people to track their progress, awesome! 12mo

Librariana @julieclair - Happy there are so many different options for all of us to enrich our reading lives and to engage with one another ☺️💜 12mo

TheBookHippie We‘re all just trying to tackle the piles ♥️😊 12mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie @Librariana Yes! The piles are a constant battle and it‘s nice to have support! 😘 I‘m planning to use the off the shelf hashtag to track every owned physical book I read this year. 😃🩵 12mo

Librariana @TheBookHippie @julieclair Oh gosh, are we ever trying to climb MountTBR and tackle all the other piles that arise from being readers! ? It truly IS nice to have people on your corner who "get it" because they understand the life of book dragons. It'll be lovely to see how we all make progress this year through all these dedicated efforts ? Happy reading to you both and a prosperous new year! ??? 12mo

julieclair @Librariana Same to you! 📚🥳🎆🎇💙 12mo

Andrew65 @Librariana No need to apologise at all 😊 Good to see it resurrected. 12mo

Andrew65 @Librariana Thanks for sharing the image ❤️ 12mo

CBee @Librariana this looks like something I should try 🤔 12mo

ElizaMarie I spent 2024 this year keeping track of my #FromYourShelves #AudibleBacklog and #KindleBacklog books I read. I must say, though, it didn't stop me from adding and adding and adding! Ha, the curse of a book lover! Anyway. I love this #HashTag that adds it all together! Thank you for this! I am joining in - I hope you don't mind the future tags! 12mo

Librariana @ElizaMarie I will not mind them at all! I welcome being tagged by folks if they'd like to share their progress ☺️ Add away to your collection if you purchase something new or if the title you brought "off the shelf" is going "back on"... subtract from it if you choose to gift, donate, or sell... and remember, physical, digital, and audio are all welcome ? 12mo

Librariana @ElizaMarie I'll also add that I hope you won't mind this being a very low-key, free range, "choose your own adventure" type of challenge with no prompts since I wanted each person to decide how this best fits them ☺️ 12mo

Librariana @CBee Aw, sis! I kinda have NO idea what I'm doing, but I mostly just wanted to give folks a place where they could track numbers/stats for their own books as well as their progress through the year. I want to treat it as like an "this book came off the shelf and it's going back as READ" or "I read it and now I'm passing it on as a gift" or "I'm gonna donate this", and so on and so forth ? 12mo

CBee @Librariana I just really need to read ALL these books that I own. Maybe this will help🤞🏻 12mo

28 likes33 comments

Cinfhen

Celestial Bodies | Johka Alharthi

Helen, help!!! This book is leaving me all sorts of confused 🤷🏼‍♀️ I‘m not following or enjoying....at page 74 and ready to bail 😬

squirrelbrain

Cinfhen I‘m a terrible buddyreader 😪 6y

squirrelbrain Oh dear Cindy! I‘ve only read about half of that, so now I‘m worried! I did confuse myself at the start trying to understand the family tree and then thought I‘d just go for it.... I‘ll have another go later today (maybe) but don‘t worry about bailing if you want to.... so many books, so little time! 6y

Cinfhen Keep me posted but for now I‘m putting it down @squirrelbrain 🤪 6y

See All 8 Comments

TrishB 😂😂 did make me laugh anyway! 6y

TheAromaofBooks This post makes me feel like Litsy needs a special blurb type labeled “PANIC“ 😂 6y

erzascarletbookgasm 🙁 total bail or hibernation? 6y

Cinfhen That‘s a great new #hashtag @TheAromaofBooks #PANIC 6y

Cinfhen I think for now it‘s a #DeepHibernation @erzascarletbookgasm 😢😢😢 Hopefully my retention will return 🤞🏼 6y

86 likes8 comments

Librarymouse

Winter Turning (Wings of Fire, Book 7) | Tui T. Sutherland

#readingisbeautiful #readingisfun #readingoutloud #hahahaha

MeekaWihnanthecapsfan #hashtag 6y

1 comment

Cinfhen

2000s | Stephen Feinstein

Woohoo 🥳 It‘s time to get the #BelowZer00s party started ‼️Feel free to join @Barbarabb & myself as we reminisce about the early 2000‘s ( yup, 20 years ago 🤪) Today we‘re celebrating the fads: 📚📺🎞📸🕹Tomorrow it‘s all about 🎶🎸🎤and on Sunday 1pm EST 7pmCET we‘ll discuss Kate Atkinson‘s novel Case Histories. All are welcome even if you didn‘t read the novel.

Simona, DebinHawaii, Megabooks, JennyM, Hooked_on_books, peaKnit, Jerdencon, LauraBeth, HeathHof, Blaire, Kalalalatja, Crazeedi, erzascarletbookgasm, CarolynM, kspenmoll, Reviewsbylola, Mdargusch, BookNAround, AnneCecilie, BethM, MicheleinPhilly, bookandcat, readordierachel, Bklover, Balibee146, thereadingowlvina, TrishB, jenniferw88, nomadreader, Librarybelle, batsy, vivastory, bookandbedandtea, Andrew65, Sace, JaclynW, squirrelbrain, Cathythoughts, Rissreadswithcats, BookwormAHN, Ruthiella, gradcat, SamAnne, Marina_h

Cinfhen Apologies if I left out any names 🙏🏻🧡 6y

BarbaraBB Wow wow wow 🤩 Love all of this. I have been screen shorting and zooming in lol, great books and stuff, gorgeous pictures of you and the family 😍😍 6y

julesG 👏👏👏👏 great collage! I should make one, too. 6y

See All 44 Comments

BookwormAHN Great collage. I have about 30 mins of the audio book left so I'll be joining in for the discussion 😻 6y

gradcat @Cinfhen Absolutely fabulous collage!! 🥰 6y

Cinfhen Thank you collage 👑 🙌🏻 @gradcat Make one @julesG It was a FUN little project 😜💖Great @BookwormAHN The book seems to be getting mixed opinions 6y

Cinfhen Thanks @BarbaraBB 😘😘😘😘I think I peaked in 2004 😆 can‘t wait to see your party post 🥳🥳🥳 (edited) 6y

LeahBergen Seriously?? The early 2000s CANNOT be 20 years ago!! 😆😆 6y

Cinfhen Well @LeahBergen I do suck at math 😜 6y

LeahBergen Haha! But it IS pretty much twenty years. Gasp! 6y

Megabooks The late 2000s were 20 years ago! Everyone born before 1990 is over 30!! 🤪😳🤯 6y

Megabooks And I love your adorable family pics!! You all look fantastic and go Teen Mom!! 😘😘😍😍 6y

Cathythoughts Tempus fugit guys 🤷🏼‍♀️.... we‘ve got to make hay while the sun shines ❤️ @LeahBergen @Megabooks (edited) 6y

Cathythoughts You‘re looking stunning Cindy ❤️ 6y

Cinfhen 😘😘😘 @Megabooks @Cathythoughts thank you 6y

JennyM This is fab!!! Gorgeous family pics ♥️♥️♥️ 6y

CarolynM Some great memories here🙂 And I love the family photots😍 6y

Librarybelle I officially feel old now! 😂 This is a great montage! 6y

Jerdencon The 2000s was when I got married, had my son, and graduated from grad school - one of the best decades of my life! Will post pics later! 6y

Cinfhen If YOU feel old @Librarybelle then I‘m ancient 🦕 6y

Cinfhen The early 00‘s were some great years for me as well @JennyM @CarolynM @Jerdencon 😊 6y

Librarybelle Haha! Definitely not ancient! I‘m still coming to terms with music I listened to back in 2000 getting grouped into “classic.” I know everyone experiences that... 6y

Chrissyreadit Sometimes I forget 2000 was 20 years ago.....it all feels like a blur to me😆 6y

Cinfhen Right @Chrissyreadit it does feel like a blur !?!!!!?! 6y

erzascarletbookgasm Wow! Beautiful family photos! And I remember liking Erin Brokovich! Time flies!! 6y

TrishB Cool collage and great pics ❤️ 6y

KarenUK Love all the family pics.... 😊💕 6y

peaKnit I had my first child 2000, everything we bought her said Millenium Baby on it.... little did we know what that “really”meant🤪 6y

Andrew65 Great collage! 6y

thereadingowlvina Awesome!! 6y

Ruthiella “Are you entertained!?!?” Love it! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 6y

readordierachel Omg, I haven't thought about Teen Mom in years! 6y

JaclynW Great collage! So many memories. 6y

DebinHawaii Awesome collage! I haven‘t started the book! But hope to finish by Sunday! But I did make a playlist for tomorrow & a collage today. 6y

Crazeedi @Cinfhen great collage! I met my hubby in the early 00's!! 6y

SamAnne @Cinfhen So this is my first Litsy book discussion. How does it work? Do we all just post about it and #hashtag Case Histories? Or do we do it on a comment thread? Or? Thanks! 6y

Cinfhen We will actually be posting 5 discussion questions on Sunday @SamAnne to foster “genuine” book discussion 😂Friday & Saturday is more of a “social” aspect 😉 @BarbaraBB will be posting the questions on her page beginning at 1pmEST or 7pm CET feel free to join in whenever you have time 🤓 If you‘d like to comment/review on the book definitely post and hashtag on your own page 😊glad you‘re joining in! 6y

Cinfhen Thanks all/ it was really fun recalling the early aughts /I seemed to really favor reality TV and Disney Pixar films 😂@DebinHawaii @erzascarletbookgasm @TrishB @KarenUK @peaknit @Andrew65 @thereadingowlvina @Ruthiella @readordierachel @JaclynW @Crazeedi ❣️❣️❣️❣️ 6y

Cinfhen You got cut off @DebinHawaii sorry😘👆🏽 6y

peaKnit I recall seeing The Green Mile in early 2000, as I was really pg. and there was a commercial about “doing the cool whip” that we saw when I was in the hospital that we sang to Libby for years, she probably thought we were insane, heck, she still does! 😂 6y

Cinfhen So funny what stays with us!!! I think I might remember that cool whip commercial @peaknit 🤣🤣 6y

Mdargusch I tried to make a prompt for this party but to be honest, I was so much in survival mode with 4 teenagers, I did not partake in any of the trends. 🤪 6y

Cinfhen Yes @Mdargusch you definitely had your hands full!!! And we know you were strict according to @Reviewsbylola 😜 6y

Reviewsbylola @Mdargusch was too busy buying the trends for her four teenagers. 🤣🤣 6y

103 likes44 comments

BarbaraBB

Booked: The Last 150 Years Told through Mug Shots | Giacomo Papi

Yes! I finished my Spring reads for #Booked2019!

🔹 Night oriented: Nothing holds back the night
🔹 Cli-Fi: The Wall
🔹 Indigenous Author: Moon of the crusted snow
🔹 Musician: Daisy Jones and the Six
🔹 Social Media: Mrs Fletcher
🔹 Food or beverage: Seating arrangements

The Summer quarter will be an out of my comfort zone one, but I am looking forward to it!

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Crazeedi 👏👏❣ 7y

alisiakae Way to go!! 7y

JanuarieTimewalker13 Oooh, cool challenge!! Great job!! 7y

See All 19 Comments

BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job! 7y

BarbaraBB @JanuarieTimewalker13 Are you in yet? You can still join for the next quarter! 7y

Cinfhen Woohoo❣️❣️❣️congrats 🥳 7y

JanuarieTimewalker13 @BarbaraBB I‘m terrible with challenges, but I admire other people who join in. Right now I feel like my whole life is a challenge😕 7y

JanuarieTimewalker13 Does it go by season? Are the summer prompts up yet? never mind, found them!! (edited) 7y

BarbaraBB @JanuarieTimewalker13 And do are you up to it? Or too many challenges right now?! 7y

andrew61 Great choices - i have seating arrangements somewhere, didn't think to try it. 7y

JanuarieTimewalker13 I may try summer-when is the start date? 6/22? 7y

BarbaraBB @JanuarieTimewalker13 I think you can start anytime but just to make sure I‘ll ask @Cinfhen ! 7y

Cinfhen Hi @JanuarieTimewalker13 You can join #Booked2019 whenever!! It‘s 24 prompts broken into 4 quarters but the goal is to read all 24 by Dec 31,2019. You might have read a bunch already without knowing. I‘ll look for the original 24 prompts and tag u. Just use #hashtag #Booked2019 when u post a review and tag me and my cohosts @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft We do a quarterly drawing for a $20 gift card each quarter 👇🏼 7y

Cinfhen And for every book read, no matter from which quarter/ season you earn a chance for the drawing. One book per prompt with a maximum of 24 entries! It‘s fun and no pressure 💞 7y

JanuarieTimewalker13 @Cinfhen ok, cool, thank you!! So if I have books I‘ve already read that fit, I should just go back and tag them? 7y

Cinfhen Yes @JanuarieTimewalker13 ❤️and I‘m sorry I forgot to search for the original prompts. I will try later today 7y

JanuarieTimewalker13 @Cinfhen No worries, I found them just below this post!! 7y

Cinfhen Oh that‘s great @JanuarieTimewalker13 🧡welcome to #booked2019 📚📚📚 7y

JanuarieTimewalker13 Mahalo!!🌸 7y

72 likes19 comments

Chrissyreadit

Devil's Arithmetic | Jane Yolen

I have met survivors from concentration camps, and my great grandparents were Orthodox Jews who immigrated in the early 1900‘s. So I am glad to share @Cinfhen ‘s link about Israel‘s National Holocaust Remembrance Day and a book that I always thought gave perspective. https://www.illuminatethepast.org/

Cinfhen I‘ve been meaning to read this book💔thanks for putting it back on my radar and thank you for sharing the link 🙏🏻 7y

LibrarianRyan @Cinfhen this was one of my favorites growing up. Made me a lifelong Yolan fan. 7y

Cinfhen Have either of you seen the controversial IG account that launched a few days ago @LibrarianRyan @Chrissyreadit it‘s called Eva.Stories It‘s based on an actual diary of a girl named Eva who was living in Hungry before & during the Nazi invasion. Told through IG stories it‘s a photo journal retelling of Eva‘s real experience. It‘s a powerful visual!! 7y

See All 7 Comments

Chrissyreadit @Cinfhen why is it. Controversial? @LibrarianRyan thanks for more info. I‘m going to look it up. 7y

Cinfhen Because some people feel using social media and making “Eva” a #hashtag is trivializing the Holocaust. That it marginalizes the true horror. I think it‘s a powerful teaching tool for this generation 🤷‍♀️ 7y

LibrarianRyan @Cinfhen I don't do instagram since it is owned by Facebook. But I had one for my library because you are correct, it is a great way to connect to the younger generation. Josh as an account, so I will take a peak when I get home. It sound interesting. 7y

Chrissyreadit @Cinfhen @LibrarianRyan I‘m watching it and am very impressed. And heartbroken. #neverforget 7y

58 likes3 stack adds7 comments

Cinfhen

Amazon Prime: The Essential Guide to Amazon Prime Membership - Get the Most Out of Instant Video, Music, Prime Shipping and the Kindle Lending Library | Frank Rodgers

#AnglophileApril I‘ve been a member of Amazon Prime for awhile but I‘m not sure why I failed to realize ALL THE READING benefits that go along with the membership. I just spent hours searching through the Kindle app #SuperMassiveBlackHole How did I not know this??? I haven‘t even checked out the music option🤪I‘m in serious magazine heaven 😇😇😇😇😇

Reviewsbylola, emilyhaldi, Mdargusch

paramegan i've got prime student and i have never heard about this!! omg i'm excited and i love muse so i'm geeking out over the hashtag #supermassiveblackhole 🤩 time to get busy!! 7y

TrishB I‘ve never used any of these either 🤷‍♀️ how long do you get to borrow? 7y

KatieB No such Prime benefits in Canada ☹ 7y

See All 19 Comments

Cinfhen Hahahahaha @megandemartini glad you like the #hashtag 🤟🏼I‘m not sure @TrishB I haven‘t figured that out yet....but I just “read” 3 magazines with my morning coffee ☕️ 😃 7y

Cinfhen Really @KatieB That doesn‘t seem right!!!! 🤬 7y

Crazeedi @TrishB @Cinfhen you can borrow up to 10 books/magazines at a time. If you go over 10, you have to send one back. Also the books do come and go, every months they drop a few, add a few. And then theres prime first read where you get to buy one book a month for $0 out of 5 different new ones before they list them to sell. 7y

Cinfhen That‘s so good to know @Crazeedi THANK YOU 🙏🏻 7y

Crazeedi @Cinfhen welcome! It's a great perk from Amazon prime. Go on Google and put in Amazon prime first reads, and also put in Amazon prime benefits and you will find the book/magazine info too 7y

Crazeedi @Cinfhen I can never find info when I go on app, LOL 7y

Cinfhen I‘m soooo tech “clueless” @Crazeedi so I need ALL the help I can get 😜 7y

Crazeedi @Cinfhen me too, I just muddle through 😉💞 7y

Mdargusch I go down the amazon black hole almost daily! 7y

TrishB I get the monthly free books - have just never tried any of the other perks @Crazeedi 7y

Reviewsbylola I‘m really bad at utilizing my Prime membership this way too. 7y

gradcat I just found them this past January... @TrishB you can borrow ten items for as long as you like, but you must turn one (or more) back in if you want something else...pretty much like a library, only with a limit on number of items. Oops, now I see that @Crazeedi put it all out there for you guys. I think it only started at the beginning of the year. 👍👌🏻👋 7y

Crazeedi @TrishB oh you must check out the ones you can borrow too, it's a great perk! 7y

Crazeedi @Reviewsbylola there are a lot of perks, and since we pay for them, it's only right we take advantage!!😉❣ 7y

Crazeedi @gradcat the borrowing from prime has been there quite some time! Longer than a year, because I found it right after I joined prime like 6 yrs ago. Glad you take advantage sister!! 7y

emilyhaldi I wish I liked reading from a kindle 🤓 7y

114 likes19 comments

Welcome to Litsy!

Trending Hashtags

Trending Books