Woo! I thought I wasn‘t going to make it. I finished the Winter portion of #Booked2019 plus one from Summer.

Winter
1. Female Detective - tagged book
2. Fairy Tale Retelling - Unbury Carol
3. Reminds You Of A Happy Place - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
4. Related to a podcast - We Should All Be Feminist
5. Set in Ireland/Irish Author - Maeve in America
6. New to You Author - The Quick
Summer
15. Book to Movie - Z is for Zachariah

I started this in print and struggled to get in to the story, so I switched to audio. Something about hearing the different voices made this retelling of sleeping beauty work for me. I still liked Birdbox more though. #LitsyAtoZ #U #Booked2019 #FairyTaleRetelling

My only complaint about this is that I started it before the rest of the series is out. 🤦🏼‍♀️ #readingwomenchallenge #ayoungadultbookbyawoc

While I think I still might love the movie just a tad bit more, I‘m so glad I read this book. Thank you @tpixie for posting about it! I didn‘t know it was a book before that. 🙂 #LitsyAtoZ #N #readingwomenchallenge #achildrensbook

I think I found this one because the author is going to be at the San Antonio book festival in April. I‘m sure I heard about Congresswoman Barbara Jordan growing up, but didn‘t remember much about her. This picture book biography is a great way to learn about her life. I wish she was still with us today. I also stacked a full length biography to read later. #nonfiction2019 #somethingwithpolitics

This has been on my TBR for a while, but I bumped it up after @MicheleinPhilly gave it a pick recently. Even though I had things figured out before the end, I enjoyed the story. The characters and setting just really clicked with me. #Booked2019 #RemindYouOfAHappyPlace #LLB19 #BookPickedByALittenYouAdmire

I stumbled upon this while perusing the library shelves. “The Hanging Tree” is a novella and the other three are short stories. All have been made into movies, except for my favorite, “The Lost Sister.” My least favorite of the stories was ”A Man Called Horse.” #J #LitsyAtoZ #readingwomenchallenge #novella

I found Litsy 3 years ago because I either heard @Liberty talk about it on a podcast or read it in her Tinyletter. I love this community and all of the people I have been in contact with over the years. @Texreader Thank you for inspiring me to go back and look it up. #firstpost #firstlike #litsymemories

Like Humans of New York, Cirlos set out to share the stories of San Antonio‘s citizens through photos and statements. My husband and I both read (seems weird to say for mostly pictures) this book. We liked it, but agreed that we wish there had been stories or statements on every photo. #Nonfiction2019 #somethingwithpictures

I became aware of Maeve Higgins when she started on NPR‘s Wait Wait...Don‘t Tell Me. She is a comedian, originally from Ireland, currently living in NYC. Her essays are thoughtful and made me laugh out loud several times. I think I would enjoy being her friend. #Booked2019 #IrishAuthor #Nonfiction2019 #somethingthatmadeyoulaugh

This is a fascinating and horrifying look at the history of extinctions and what humans have wrought upon the earth. I listened to this on audio and I‘m not sure I loved the narrator. Even so, Kolbert‘s ability to write about the horrible things that are happening to our planet was engaging. #readingwomenchallenge #abookaboutnature #nonfiction2019 #somethingwithscience #LLB19 #fromyourownLitsyTBR

This was cute and relatable if you have or have had cat(s) in your life. I really enjoyed the illustrations. #I #LitsyAtoZ

This is book 2 & 3 in the D.I. Helen Grace series. I throughly enjoyed both and already have book 4 on deck. #A #D #LitsyAtoZ

@Mommamanzi I received this yesterday. Thank you for doing a spring cleaning giveaway! This one has been on my TBR for many years. 🍭🍬🍭🍬 Thanks again!

The picture doesn‘t show it but when I took this last night at sunset the sky was full of the colors on the book cover.

This is book 2 in the Spellmans series. It‘s been so long since I read the first one that I forgot how eccentric the family is. The Spellmans have boundary issues and use all of their PI skills to keep tabs on each other, while working their paying jobs. These are fun books. They are less about the mystery and more about the characters. #L #LitsyAtoZ #Booked2019 #FemaleDetective #readingwomenchallenge #anybookfromaseries

This is a reread. I still think it is my favorite. 💗#R #LitsyAtoZ

From the colorful graphics to the funny and sometimes sarcastic humor, I loved this graphic novel. I think it perfect for all ages. #M #LitsyAtoZ #GraphicNovel2019

I didn‘t love this one. I can‘t really put my finger on why. A teenage girl suspicious of her new stepmom finds a suitcase full of money and a bloody knife. She starts calling numbers from a notebook in the suitcase and stirs up her stepmom‘s past, which was better left alone. #S #LitsyAtoZ #GraphicNovel2019

This was a sweet graphic novel. I enjoyed how there was so much going on in the shadows. #G #LitsyAtoZ #GraphicNovel2019

I loved this book. I finished it in January, but I‘m still thinking about the characters and their arduous journey. Katsu takes an already horrifying story and adds supernatural elements that make it even more so. I can‘t wait to dig into the non-fiction book about the Donner party that I have on my list. #K #LitsyAtoZ #LLB19 #BookwithaBookishmap

This was harder than I thought! I tried to really pick authors that kickstarted my tastes. I am sure I could have listed more than 5.

Larry McMurtry
Michael Crichton
Sue Grafton
Steven King
Susan Isaacs for one book, Shining Through

I‘m currently checking out the list of authors who will be at this year‘s San Antonio Book Fest. I can‘t wait for the schedule to be released so I can plan my day. #sabookfest

If you are in the area or just interested, here is the link: https://festival.saplf.org/news/san-antonio-book-festival-announces-2019-lineup/

Here is my stack from today‘s library visit. This does not include the other 19 items I already have out or the four audio books on my phone. ☺️ #ilovemylibrary #library

San Antonio has 29 library branches. It‘s one of the things I love most about SA. This is the Landa branch. It was formerly a home and was bequeathed to the city, along with 5 acres of garden, to be a free public library and children‘s playground. #showyourlibrary

1. I cannot get into the A Series of Unfortunate Events books. I have tried multiple times in print and audio.
2. Both
3. Raymond Lee/Esther Bell and Nettie/Avant Burmeister (nickname was Meister)
4. “Goonies never say die.”
5. New York City - I would spend it all on Broadway shows. ☺️
#friyayintro

I try not to bring a book I‘m loving into my office or the same thing happens to me.

There are so many relatable images in this book. 💗 I would love to have some of them on my walls. #B #LitsyAtoZ #LLB19 #BlameitonLitsy #GraphicNovel2019

I started this book before the new year, but have only read 90 pages so far. I‘m just not that interested and will put it down for days at a time. Have you read it? Does it improve? Should I just bail and see the movie?

The legendary spy/assassin, Black Kaiser, has retired, but now his former employer wants him dead. To survive, he will have to kill everyone out to get him. The GN is in black and white with a dash of red and has very little dialogue. I liked this and thought it was easy to follow even with so little dialogue. #LitsyAtoZ #P #GraphicNovel2019 #graphicnovelchallenge ⬇️

Look at my new bookmarks! I love them and I can‘t wait to use them. 😍

Here is the Etsy shop. I believe she just restocked too.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JatipDesign

I‘m calling it a night. I finished one audio, read a little in a book, and I‘m halfway through the tagged book on audio. Not my best time, but any reading time is awesome. 🥳 #24in48

First (possibly only) book finished for #24in48 . I will probably make it to around 10 hours for this #readathon .

I‘m slowly rereading this series and loving it all over again. #H #LitsyAtoZ

I took a #24in48 break this evening to go see a local high school‘s production of Hairspray. I don‘t know any of the kids but I feel proud of them all. It was so good.

I have been slow to start for this #24in48. I‘m counting this as my #shelfie as I haven‘t been up that long and am looking rough. 🤪

I wasn‘t going to sign up for #24in48 this time, but then decided I didn‘t want to miss out. Here is my #TBR. The top 3 books and audio are all in progress so I would most like to wrap some of them up.

#20thingsaboutme #20factsaboutme This is always harder than I think it will be. @LibrarianRyan

I think I might have read this years ago, but I couldn‘t remember who did it. I enjoyed it overall, but I‘m not sure I‘m a fan of Hastings.
#C #LitsyAtoZ #readallthechristies

I should have read this sooner. I wish everyone would read it.
#Booked2019 #RelatedtoaPodcast #W #LitsyAtoZ #nonfiction2019 #somethingthatsbeenonyourTBRforover1year #readingwomenchallenge #abookbyanauthorfromNigeria #LLB19 #featuredinaLittensphotochallengepost

Here is the link to the photo challenge post from @BarbaraTheBibliophage :
http://litsy.com/p/eFE2MHBaY2M4

This was a fantastic book. I enjoyed learning more about Michelle and her life. The inside look at living in the White House was fascinating. I struggled with feeling a bit blue and sad while listening, because I started to think about our current administration and what‘s become so glaring in our country because of it. I just felt so heavy. However, Michelle‘s book is full of hope and optimism and I‘m going to hold onto that. ⬇️ Hashtags below.

Dear Janet,
I‘m sorry but our time together has come to an end. While I think this book is better than the last, your series no longer sparks joy for me. I was happy with Stephanie and her life as is, including her indecision between Morelli and Ranger. I didn‘t care for the addition of Diesel or, in this one, Wolf. It felt like you needed to hit a word count and threw in a pointless character. Peace out. #E #LitsyAtoZ #seriesbreakup #teamranger

#Friyayintro

1. Probably mystery/thriller
2. Heights and falling down stairs. Basically, things that I think might break a bone. This is a fear that has come with age. 😳
3. There were many but forensic pathologist and storm chaser (Thanks Twister) were two.
4. 65C - photo was taken from patio door around 3pm. It was a foggy day in San Antonio.
5. Will do! 👋🏻

Nuclear war has happened and Ann, 16 years old, is the sole survivor. At least that is what she thinks until she sees campfire smoke in the distance. Soon she is not alone in her green valley and she will have to outthink and outmaneuver the man who arrives to survive.
I found this YA book to be suspenseful and enthralling. #LitsyAtoZ #Z #Booked2019 #BooktoMovie

Spent time this evening figuring out which challenge(s) my current stack of books (finished and unfinished) fit. So many hashtags.😳 #hashtagsmaybethedeathofme #whydididecidetodosomanychallenges

@Wife The book you sent arrived today! Thank you so much for passing it along to me! #bookmail 💕

I don‘t feel like I see my name that often in books, so I was tickled to see it here. 😀

I thoroughly enjoyed this snarky comedy of manners. I‘m also happy to have knocked out #X for #LitsyAtoZ early this year. 😁#LitsyAtoZ2019

I was sucked into this book almost immediately, but during part two it began to feel like drudgery. I stuck it out and am happy I did. I even had to make myself put it down last night. There are structure and pacing issues, but even so this is an enjoyable gothic tale. It makes me want to read more like it. #LitsyAtoZ #Q #Booked2019 #NewToYouAuthor #LLB19 #FeaturingAReaderOrAWriter #ReadingWomenChallenge #historicalfiction #chunkster

I‘m currently listening to this on audio, but had to seek out an express copy available at the library to see the photos included.

It‘s been pouring outside most of the day and I just want to snuggle up with my first print book of the year. Darn adulting and returning to the real world today.

I hit just over 100 pages last night and had to force myself to go to sleep.

#IN2019

A couple of months ago, I told myself I was going to skip challenges this year. 😂 Now I have decided to do six. I‘m going with one book can fit a category on multiple challenges so I think I will be okay.

#Booked2019
#LitsyAtoZ2019
#Nonfiction2019
Series Catch-up or Complete
#Graphicnovel2019
#ReadingWomenChallenge

That‘s another year in the books! (Hehehe) The shortest book is wrong. I listened to it on audio. I read 4 more books than in 2017, but had fewer pages by a smidge.

Completed Challenges:
#LitsyAtoZ -26/26
#Booked2018 - 24/24
#Nonfictionchallenge2018 - 14/12 - two more than last year

Incomplete Challenges:
#MountTBR - 20/25 - still pretty happy
Series Completed/Caught Up - 4/5
#YearofChunkster (over 500 pages) - 2