Oh man, I have been neglecting Litsy terribly. I'm going to try to be better. Got these three signed by Ursula Vernon at the con where I bought them, but haven't cracked them open yet. Too many library books ahead of them! (Kingfisher is her pen name for adult books)
My eclectic #bookhaul from The Book Thing of Baltimore this weekend, with bonus kitty! #catsoflitsy I've read the tagged book and enjoyed it, decided to pick up my own copy when I saw it on the shelf.
pickAnother winner from Book of the Month! This was an adorable, sweet lesbian romance. It was a very quick read, but it was perfectly paced. I loved it. #pridemonthreads #botm
pickWOW. This was an amazing read. There were some parts that were really hard to read, but just..... Wow. #bookofthemonth
Well damn, that's weird to see on the page. I wasn't raised quite as cultish as this character was, but still very conservative Christian, and my now-husband was instrumental in challenging those bigoted beliefs. I knew this book would stir up some family history for me. It's still weird. #bookofthemonth
This dude is so cheerfully pervy about anyone attractive, lol. Reminds me of my husband! #pridemonthreads
@bookriot Here's my (rather random) #rainbowbookstack for #riotgrams!
pickJust finished up my @LitsyBuddyRead - saving most of my thoughts for the discussion post, but I really enjoyed this book overall!
AAAAAHHHH! I didn't get an email that they'd shipped, so I wasn't expecting my box yet!! Two #lgbt books, and an #autism book, by an #autisticauthor! Thank you @bookofthemonth!
I suppose I should finally read this. The library wants it back today....
You want me to pick ONE? Why are you asking bookworms this question?! #favoritetitle #riotgrams @bookriot
#readingselfie for the #riotgrams challenge. (I know it's not my face, but there's parts of my "self" in it so nyah. XD Also bonus cat! #catsoflitsy
You know you're a book nerd when you wake up on the first of the month like it's Christmas - there's new #bookofthemonth selections! And after skipping last month, I'm getting three this month, lol! Kiss Quotient has been on my TBR, and I can't resist the other two, especially since it's Pride Month!
Starting the first of my "Wronged Women" list - instead of reading Sherman Alexie or Junot Diaz, I'd rather read the women speaking up about their behavior.
pickWOW. JUST WOW. I'm not sure what else I can say. I read this for the "refugee main character" prompt for #Booked2018 - and it's amazing. Little Bee's voice was enthralling from the very beginning. She talks to the reader like you're there and able to respond, rather than just telling her story to the air. Some scenes are extremely difficult (content warning, rape) but it's worth it. I might need to buy my own copy. #faves2018
"We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means I survived." I'm less than ten pages into this book about a Nigerian refugee girl and I am HOOKED. #PopSugar2018 (book mentioned in another book) #Booked2018 (refugee MC)
My #steampunk pick for #Booked2018. So far it's a rollicking good time. (What's not to like about a book with chapter titles like "The Turd Tanks" and "The Gasbag and Gondola"?) Bonus kitty in the background! #catsoflitsy
I walked to the library because I only had one book to pick up. I really should have known better! #libraryloot #bookhaul #cantgetjustone
It's always weird reading #childhoodfavorites as an adult. They're simplistic and....idk. Innocent, I guess. #Booked2018
so-soMay the Fourth be with you! I need to repaint my rebel symbol, it has faded in the window I keep it in. Ahsoka was good, just not quite as good as I had hoped. #starwarsday
pickReusing this picture. Went to the B&N book club today and really enjoyed it! Met a few awesome women and had some great discussions. One of the women was from my home state, Oregon, which is crazy because we're in Baltimore! I really enjoyed the book, and I don't read a lot of contemporary fic. It's really only tangentially about feminism, though. The characters are flawed in realistic ways.
Ha. Ain't that the truth. I was a little hesitant about this book - I don't usually like contemporary fiction. But I'm about 80 pages in and LOVING IT. I can't wait for book club!
We're bored today, so we took a trip to the bookstore! I'm picking up the book club edition of The Female Persuasion so I can read it before the Barnes & Noble book club meets on Wednesday! And an interesting looking debut novel just for fun. XD
I'm reading this for the PopSugar 2018 prompt "favorite color in the title" (and to find a "book mentioned in another book" for another prompt) and this jumped out at me. The weird world rolls on. It does indeed.
pickThis was a great, feel-good read with lots of minority representation, including an autistic girl and a bisexual girl. I really enjoyed it, and it's one from my #ActuallyAutistic reading list for #AutismAcceptancemonth. (Also I made my husband take this picture, because that's my hair behind the book! XD) Oh! It's also my "friendship" book for #Booked2018, the Litsy Reading Challenge.
Aaaaahhhh! My #botm came! I was so excited to see this as one of the choices!! I love this subscription so much!
pickAfter thoroughly enjoying Bright Smoke, Cold Fire, I looked up more Rosamund Hodge, because she writes my favorite micro-genre so well! (Fairy-tale and Shakespeare retellings.) Cruel Beauty was another gorgeous, lyrical tale that puts an entirely different spin on Beauty and the Beast. Excited to dig into Crimson Bound (Little Red Riding Hood, I think) next!
panGorgeous cover. Fascinating premise. Terrible execution. Ends on a massive cliffhanger but also didn't make me care enough about it to be mad. Just confused. Skip this one.
So I miiiiiight have made the mistake of going to The Book Thing again. But when the books are free, how do you NOT walk out with a box?! My husband was super excited to spot The Rookie; it's the first book on a series he's been wanting to read for a long time. I found a lot of non-white authors, so I'm excited about that. And what looks like a book on the science of bisexuality, which could either be interesting or really dry. We'll see!
pickHoly cow, this debut was gorgeous. It's about a teenage girl dealing with her mother's depression and suicide, and learning old family secrets. #botm #ownvoices #taiwan
Do you read with the slipcover on or off? I always take mine off so they stay nice. Also lookit that gorgeous #botm stamp! I really like that added touch. #nakedbooks
Well, I know what I'M doing on this gorgeous day! (I'm a snow lover, I have been terribly sad at not getting any real snow this winter, so this makes me very happy!) Also, this book, a reimagining of Romeo and Juliet, is REALLY GOOD so far!
pickThe love of a cat certainly can save the day, as this floofball (shown here stealing my pillow) has proved in her time. This book (told from the cat's viewpoint) is a beautiful tear-jerker. Keep tissues handy! #catsoflitsy
Did you ever read an opening paragraph that made you go "that's a beautiful piece of writing, also, I don't think I'm going to like this book"? This is an amazingly evocative paragraph. But I hate the style of writing! A whole novel of this....well. I'll give it a chapter or two and we'll see.
Edit: nope. Four more pages and bailed. I just can't keep my attention on this. Need slightly less flowery description and a little more substance.
I finally signed up for Book of the Month! These are the two I'm getting, since they were running a promotion for an extra, free book, and Eleanor Oliphant has some preeeetty long hold lines at my library! So excited to join the fun with this subscription! #botm
This windstorm knocked out our power almost 4 hours ago. I could read on my Kindle, but I have this book to read and review by the 17th, so I'm reverting to childhood and reading by flashlight. Husband (who is sitting in the dark listening to podcasts off his phone, lol) is laughing at me. XD #forlackofelectricity #StPatricksDay
so-so14 hours into my personal #24in48, I've finished three books and I'm starting How the States Got Their Shapes. Enchantress was good. A little slow at times, a little dry, and some events happened out of order (at least according to Wikipedia) but it is historical fiction, so I can give it some leeway.
pickThis book was fantastic. Each chapter is a different vignette in Ivan's life, and while it's not really linear, it's also not hard to follow at all. I didn't know they'd written other books, but one is called Gender Failure and I definitely need to track it down now!
Moving on to a book from #Canada for my Read Canadian Challenge! This is a memoir from a non-binary person, and so far is really good.
pick3 hours into my personal #24in48 and one excellent book down! I'd heard there was a GLBT romance in this one, but there's more than one! Excellent representation in this book, a fascinating world, and a pretty good plot. Happy I finally got around to reading it.
4pm and I'm starting my personal #24in48 with Reign of the Fallen, mostly because I know it has holds on it and I won't be able to renew it, LOL.
These are all the books I have out from the library at the moment. I know there isn't a scheduled one this weekend, but my husband is going out of town so I'm going to do my own personal #24in48 since I'm never able to participate in the community ones! I'd like to see how many of these I can knock out.
pickI actually bought this puzzle before I read Drowning Deep, but it's pretty fitting to break it out now! DD was awesome - fully lives up to the promise of Rolling in the Deep, the novella that preceded it. Predatory Lovecraft-esque mermaids are fascinating, and I can't wait for a sequel!
#hearts for #riotgrams! I'm surprised I don't have more books with heart in the title, actually. @bookriot #bookstagram #bookphotochallenge
