Friends who‘ve joined the #obamabuddyread, take note! This is LOW pressure, hence the one part a month. I don‘t need added stress in my life and neither does anyone else 😂 So, we start tomorrow (officially) but there aren‘t rules about pages per day, etc. Start at your leisure, or read it all in one sitting! Take notes if you‘d like as I hope to have discussions at the end of each month/part. Enjoy and have fun!

This poem really spoke to me today. If you can‘t read it, here‘s a link ♥️
https://poets.org/poem/kindness?mbd=1

December is almost here, and that means starting the #obamabuddyread!! Who‘s ready? Who‘s excited? 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Tagging the folks who‘ve already said they‘ll join, but we‘ve got room for more if anyone else is interested.

My #botm for December 🙌🏻🙌🏻 @AmyG my first Towles based on your rec 😘🥰

“Is it really you?”
“Is it from your cheek that I took the seed?”
The Word Shaker. The Book Thief.
I‘m so thankful to have finally read this, but it wrecked me.
Excuse me while I go and pick up the pieces of my heart 😭💔

Now THAT is what I call a finale. Flew through this series and will miss Pip 💕

#obamabuddyread schedule! Yay! I‘ll figure out the dates of discussion soon (and might need help with topics of discussion if my brain goes all ADHD). 😅

Alright, my #obamabuddyread friends! I think we‘ve got a consensus that we will do one part per month. I‘ll post our reading schedule next! Thanks so much to all of you for joining me, I‘m stoked! 😊♥️👏🏻 If anyone else wants to join, we aren‘t starting until December!

Head over to @LitsyHappenings and scroll down a bit, @Liz_M has a great idea 💡😊♥️

Okay, my #obamabuddyread friends, the book is broken up into parts rather than chapters. What if we did one part per month? Thoughts?

Hi Litsy friends! Would anyone be interested in a #chapteraday challenge? I want to read this, but I struggle with nonfiction 🤷‍♀️ I think if I broke it down into chapters, it would be much easier for me! Tagging a few peeps I think might be interested but please spread the word! Thanks!
(Will tag more later, gotta take the kiddo to school 😂)

This is a story of two sisters. It‘s also a story set in the parts of Philadelphia that probably get overlooked, underfunded, generally ignored. It‘s a story of addiction, sacrifice, police misconduct, and abuse.
It‘s a story about losing family, finding family in the most unlikely of places, then finding lost family again.
It was EXCELLENT. I won‘t soon forget it.

Amelia ♥️ I related to her so much. It touches on so many different emotions, but mainly grief and how it changes us, how paths can converge but also change (and how that‘s okay, because life is so fluid anyway). Just a great read that will break your heart but fill you with so much hope too. Loved it! I read this because @robinb loved it so much ♥️♥️

Spooooooooky - perfect time of year for ghost stories! This plus Inquiry have so many parallels but to be honest, I‘m glad she branched out to other types of stories. I‘ve read four books of hers now, she‘s fantastic! ⭐️ 👻 🎃

January 26, 2022!! Who else is stoked for this?!?

Flew through this one! Decided October was the perfect time for some ghosty stories, and this one fit the bill for sure! A fabulously independent and intelligent heroine, a swoony police inspector, a resident ghost, family secrets, a coastal English town, and murder mysteries to boot! Loved it!

If my husband asks, I got these for some “classes” I‘m taking 😂😂 #sorrynotsorry

My GR giveaway book - so it‘s slow at first and it took me a minute to get into it, but it definitely picks up and becomes this major mystery thriller creepfest.
Not my fave but it was still totally worth reading!

I‘ve said it before, and I‘ll say it again - I am so thankful and pleased that I decided to do #potteraday. The last book was just incredible and the whole series enlightened me in ways the movies never could. Thanks to @Linsy for organizing this! ⚡️♥️⚡️♥️

#fangirling #shereplied 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@AmyG finished this maybe a half hour ago. Cried, gasped, felt like my heart might burst. Learned so much and felt sad about how maybe I don‘t do enough for the world. It was just like reading Migrations but also different and possibly more painful in a way? But I loved it and she‘s officially a favorite author ♥️♥️

As usual, Backman can do no wrong. Not my favorite of his, but still EXCELLENT. He could write a story about a paper bag and I‘d be first in line to buy it 😂😂

Solid, twisty read! Best of all, I didn‘t have to think too much or worry if I lost concentration. Perfect read for me right now 😂🤪

“And Harry saw very clearly as he sat there under the hot sun how people who cared about him had stood in front of him one by one, his mother, his father, his godfather, and finally Dumbledore, all determined to protect him; but now that was over.” 😢😢😢
#potteraday @Linsy

“Nothing ever dies. Not truly.” This book was incredible ♥️

Thanks to Misty and Christine for this lovely happy that showed up in my mailbox today! I‘m happy to be a part of #litsylove and glad I can still contribute somehow ♥️ y‘all are so sweet to think of me! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Tattooedteacher

How did they KNOW 😂🤪😳🤷‍♀️🤓#nytspellingbee

Y‘ALL! I won a Goodreads giveaway!! This never happens 😂😍😊😁

Chugging along for #potteraday ⚡️⚡️⚡️ @Linsy

@AmyG @Chelsea.Poole it‘s an August #BOTM choice!!! 😍😍😍😍

The story of a family, the story of two siblings, the story of a grand old house. Beautifully written, and how the story comes full circle at the end was just incredible to me. @Sleepswithbooks and @AmyG thanks to you both for sending this to me ♥️♥️

I took a chance on this one and I didn‘t regret it. It‘s a damn emotional roller coaster that will leave you reeling at times, but the main lesson? Love is love. Nothing else matters. Read this, y‘all! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oops! Finished for #potteraday….. quite early 😂😂 @Linsy

Congrats @RamsFan1963 🥳🥳🥳 Thanks for the opportunity!
#K100Kgiveaway

I doubt that anything I say can or will do this incredible book justice. The recurring themes of fire, water, the way each chapter was a story in itself but ALL connected back to two sisters, the way Gyasi writes - I‘m blown away and my heart is equally full and broken too. Every single star possible for this book ♥️💔♥️

#LitsyLove friends who have written to me recently - apologies for my delays in writing back! I‘m still having issues with my hands and writing can be a little painful! I‘m slowly working on writing back and appreciate your patience ♥️♥️♥️

@Sleepswithbooks you‘re the sweetest!! Thank you so much for sending this to me 😊♥️ I‘ve been wanting to read this for so long!
#litsylove

Talk about a lightning strike moment for me. This is how is should be, yet it isn‘t. “Everything is everything.”
Just blown away by her writing.

I am so glad I finally read this! I‘m equal parts wrecked and joyful. Ursa will be in my heart forever ♥️
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks have you read this? You‘d love it!

I‘m not sure how Clark does it, but he packs a big punch into a smaller amount of pages! What an incredible world he‘s created. Can‘t wait to read more! Ring Shout will always be my fave though 👏🏻👏🏻

I can‘t believe this series is over! The final book was perfection and wrapped everything up nicely. I‘ll miss this world and these characters! Maybe a series reread is in order one day ♥️

I found this outside and thought I‘d share it with all of you. Enjoy ♥️♥️♥️ 🍃🍃🍃

I could spend all my time in this world - now on to the next, I can‘t take that cliffhanger! 🦅 🐦 🦢

Lisa Jewell is so good at multi-layered, keep you guessing stories. I flew through this one and I *think* there might be a sequel? Because the ending was a bit of a cliffhanger…. So, here‘s hoping for book 2! 😁🤷‍♀️

Holy SHIT (sorry) this was a-friggin-mazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I need more of this world, these characters. I suck at reviews and don‘t even know what else to say. ALL the stars.

Technically I‘m supposed to read a chapter a day - but I had to finish it! Done for #potteraday ⚡️♥️ @Linsy

Who‘s got a birthday today?? The lovely Christine, that‘s who!! Happiest of birthdays to you, @TheBookHippie 🥳🥰🥳🥰 We hope it‘s awesome. #litsylovecrew #litsylovebirthdaywishes

Started quite slow and meandered around a bit, but I was absolutely invested in this story! And the ending was incredible 💫

Wanted to wish a happy birthday to Lauren Metz, but can‘t seem to find her username 🧐 Will keep trying!
#litsylovecrew #litsylovebirthdaywishes

Happy happy birthday, @TheLudicReader 🥳♥️🥳♥️ Hope it‘s been amazing so far! #litsylovecrew #litsylovebirthdaywishes