Congrats 🎉 on the milestone! The tagged book is top of my to-own list. Thanks for the opportunity! #200KGiveaway

Not the most readable book. I‘m tempted to bail because I have The Testaments waiting for me at the library. But the current cultural references abound and are fun, and was surprised to find this philosophical musing coming from The Bachelor/ette 😂

I don‘t usually love man booker nominees, and expected this to be slow and dry, but found it quite the opposite. Dropped in a world ravaged by climate change, I was completely engrossed in the story and all the questions I had - who are The Others? Where is the setting? What happened? - drove me to read ahead. Even though many questions went unanswered, I found this a very satisfying and enjoyable read. #manbooker

This is probably one of the busiest weeks of the year for me since I work at a university and classes start next week, but it‘s all the more reason to spend my time reading in non-work hours! There are a few books I really wanted to get to this summer and this seems the perfect chance! #SummersEndReadathon

Among the slew of domestic thrillers I‘ve been reading, this one stands out. With complex characters, it makes you think about how perception is everything. The way this story unfolded was really interesting, and I found the ending pretty satisfying.

Took the photo, but just realized I never posted it! Thank you so much to @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @TheBookHippie for the great welcome package! So happy to be a part of this group! #LitsyLove

Help! I was trying to clean my TBR here on Litsy to take out books that I already own, and I didn‘t see a way on the app nor the website to just remove books, so I just changed them to read (which makes me anxious because I haven‘t actually read some of them!). Does anyone know if there‘s a way to remove books that we‘ve tagged as Reading, Want to Read, or Have Read???

I‘ve received my first #LitsyLove mail! Thank you @Lovesbooks87 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks and @Honeybeegirl for welcoming me in so quickly! I look forward to sitting down and writing some of my own!

I feel very lucky to have been able to read most of this while in Paris. This is my second Beauvais book, and I want to read all of her work now. The format was different with this book - lyrical, but it didn‘t detract at all from the story. It was written from a unique perspective, and while part of me wants to be cynical and pragmatic about this love story, I was in Paris, so I let myself just give in and be swept away by it, and it was lovely.

Current reading location (Marseille, France). You‘ll notice lots of hills! My stair flight count has been pretty great. For #BFC this week, doing so much walking still has me hitting my fitness goals. I look forward to incorporating biking and swimming when I get home next week. I‘ve also finished two books. I‘ve got some catching up to do there! #BookFitnessChallenge

Not bad! #BookwormBingo. Check out the original post by @EclecticReaders

I do miss a good train ride with a good book... On my way to Marseille, France.

Book mural in Lyon, France 2

I found the infamous book mural in Lyon, France! (And so cool I can tag the bookstore next to it in case you ever want to find it too!)

Not to burst anyone‘s bubble... but for those interested, this was interesting: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/29/727943418/do-you-really-nee...

So interesting to see other editions of books you love, especially foreign language editions.

Vacationing in Paris has had my #BFC fitness goals met easily with all the walking and flights of stairs through the metro. Reading time, however, has been sorely lacking, so I have some catching up to do there. Today‘s bucket list item: seeing Monet‘s Water Lillies exhibit. #BookFitnessChallenge

Not much reading, but a visit to a place that has been on my bucket list forever. Doing a lot of walking and not wanting to carry books around prevented me from buying ALL the books, but I felt the tagged book was the appropriate purchase. #BFC

Rainy weather and being busy getting prepared for two weeks out of the country left me lacking on both fitness and book goals, though I‘m almost finished with this audiobook. I have no doubt that two weeks in France with plenty of walks will have me more than making up for what I didn‘t do this week. 🇫🇷 #BFC

I‘m mostly in agreement with the reviews, that this one is pretty underwhelming, though with a few hours left, I‘m curious where it‘ll go as the big reveal has already happened. Made my goals for #BFC (almost left it BFG, because Roald Dahl 😂) this week with 3 hours of activity and 1 book finished. #BookFitnessChallenge

I was going to go on an audiowalk and make up some time for the #BFC but my husband decided to join me, so still a long walk, just no audiobook. I have mixed feelings about that 😂😂. Grateful for beautiful places to be outside and a rare sunny Michigan day. #BookFitnessChallenge

Glad to see so many Littens join the #BookFitnessChallenge that @Wandering @wanderinglynn is hosting!

My goals include:
1. 9 books
2. 3 hours exercise of any kind per week
3. Work towards more healthful eating choices (I‘ve been in a grief slump that has left me wanting all the carbs).

I am so excited about this! I love Roald Dahl, of course, but Penelope Bagieu is a lovely person and I loved her graphic novel Brazen. It will be interesting, as Quentin Blake‘s illustrations are so intertwined with Dahl‘s books.

When you find yourself thinking, “I can‘t wait to finish this so I can move on to something else,” it‘s time to bail. Amber Tamblyn is a badass. No question about that. But this felt like a celebrity memoir regurgitating the events of the #metoo movement. What I wanted was a collection of insightful essays. Not to relive all the gross moments of the last few years, from a lens that was full of name dropping and unrelatable. #itsnotyouitsme

My eyes have been driving me crazy, so I found out that I need glasses for the first time ever. This has made for a slow reading month, but Fingersmith and On the Come Up will end up being some of my favorites for the year.

Thriftbooks is great for chunksters like these that you can‘t borrow from the library because it will take you too long to read them! #chunkster

I took a break to enjoy lunch outside in the sun, but if your reviews ring true, I‘ll be stuck in this book for the rest of the day, as it seems like it‘s about to get REALLY good.

I‘ve been out of town the past couple years during the Dewey‘s readathon, so I‘m excited to finally be able to participate again. I always feel so refreshed after a day of my only obligation being to read. My stack of possibilities. With Jem and Dorothy as Queens of Mount TBR.

Between a pick and a so-so. Perhaps not the best in audio format, as the timeline skips around so much. This got me thinking about so many interesting ideas. And the end was probably one of the most interesting I‘ve read/heard. I didn‘t expect that at all.

Books, mystery, creepy gothic atmosphere... I really liked this one. It would make for a perfect fall read. It also references The Woman in White and Wilkie Collins a lot, which I happened to be finishing, so that was fun. A little underwhelmed by the ending, but a fun read that I would recommend nonetheless.

After 4-5 months, I have finally finished this!!! It‘s strange to me that it was both a good read AND a slog to get through at times (I think mostly because of Collins‘ need for every detail to be given). The other book I‘m reading right now, The Stranger Diaries, is referencing this book and Wilkie Collins a lot, so that‘s fun.

This was my first Karin Slaughter and IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT. At 16 hours, I needed the audiobook to grab me, and it definitely did. I‘ve read others say that this wasn‘t their favorite Slaughter book, and since I liked this so much, I‘m excited for more. What should I read/listen to next???

Since I have a reading day planned for tomorrow, I‘m spending my Friday night binging Shrill. I am finding it so refreshing and doing some much-needed laughing out loud. Anyone else watching?

Did any one else see this??? I don‘t love Amy Adams, but this is an adaptation I would really look forward to seeing!

Still drooling over my weekend #bookmail from FRANCE 🇫🇷Sent by a generous acquaintance who is teaching there. I‘m needing to brush up on my french for my upcoming trip in May. You may recognize a few titles: Small Country (Faye) and The Perfect Nanny (Slimani).

I‘m hoping that this week is the last week of very cold winter temps, so with that, I‘ll enjoy some coziness by the fireplace with this very wintery read.

I picked this book up at the library on a whim because I‘m headed to France in a few months and want to be transported there now. It‘s not a smartly written YA book, but it is a lot of fun. It definitely gets better at the halfway mark, when the mystery part overpowers the annoying mean girls part. And it did take me to Paris. History, mystery, and Paris = ❤️. “Let them eat cake...and die” goes the blurb on the back of the book 😂😂😂

Like many of you, my politics are quite different from many in my family, and because they are based on my values, I have some pretty strong feelings. My husband also works in the political sector for a non-profit (human rights campaign), so as election seasons come up, there is almost no getting around these conversations. So this book is a must-read for me 😂😂 #ImListeningGiveaway

The last month of thrillers/mysteries has left me quite underwhelmed, so reading this was a breath of fresh air. In the era of #metoo, the unknowns in this story had me doing some great thinking. While I guessed some of the twists, they didn‘t leave me unsatisfied. This is my first book for this author, and I‘m looking forward to reading more of her.

I needed to get out of the house to feel the 40 degree weather so where else would I go but Barnes and Noble? And how could I resist when the bottom 3 books are all at the top of my TBR and we‘re found in the discount section? I tell myself I‘m just building up my collection to read for #MountTBR next year 😂😂 #bookhaul

I thought this would be one of my favorite suspense books this year. Instead, it receives a rare pan. The characters were okay, the premise was interesting and promising. But it was like being stuck in a room listening to the same conversation for 8.5 hours. Maybe that was supposed to be the hell of it. The story just didn‘t go anywhere for me, and it wasn‘t suspenseful or scary or even creepy. I kept waiting for the big moment. It didn‘t come.

My first #libraryhaul in months (last year was focused on books I own). All are #blameitonLitsy picks, and I can‘t wait to start all 3. The tagged book I may have to buy - it‘s kind of like a hygge-for-your-health type book of simple things that will be really helpful.

I received this a year ago from the generous @MinDea but have been putting it off because I know it‘s a heart breaker and I don‘t step into that willingly. But between the #monthofBoyne and thinking it could be a cathartic read, I finally decided to jump in. The epigraph and first paragraph had me laughing and hooked me right away, so I‘m not as scared and am looking forward to the ride! Boyne‘s writing has captured me already at just 24 pages.

A big thanks to @BookBabe and @MrBook for sharing their experience at The Library restaurant in Portsmouth, NH. They put it on my radar, so when I was in Portsmouth for the loss of a family member I was very close to, it was a welcomed respite meal in the midst of an overwhelming time. Featured: gorgeous stained glass and our bill in a book.

I just bought some great bookmarks from @That-Bookish-Hiker ‘s Etsy page and you should too! Especially to those doing swaps, these would be great to send to other Littens! Most are only $2 with free shipping, so it seems almost all of us can afford to help out! Https://www.etsy.com/shop/JatipDesign

This is a fun question! I‘m still thinking about it, but what book would you choose for your oath of office?

Hey Littens! Please welcome @msgriffith and @chloemichelle to Litsy and show them what a great community of people you are and don‘t forget to tag a few Littens for them to follow! #welcomelitten

I‘m not sure whether to give this a pan or a so-so. I found the characters incredibly irritating but reviews assured me the end was worth it. The last half hour listening did have me gripped and I didn‘t quite see it coming, but I‘m not sure 8.5 hours of maddening characters were worth it, so... 🤷🏻‍♀️

Help! Is anyone else having issues with GoodReads not allowing you to update book progress from the home screen on your PC? The app on my phone is fine, but both my Mac laptop at home and PC at work are missing the spots to enter progress. What‘s going on?!?

Here‘s to a year full of wonderful reads! Happy New Year, Littens! 🎇🎆🎉