This book is as much about the Romanov sisters as it is about their immediate family. I don‘t think it‘s possible to tell their story any other way because the family is so tightly knit. And none of these young women ever had the chance to develop their own lives. It‘s a sympathetic look at the family with just enough history to give the Romanov family‘s circumstances context. The audiobook is also excellent.

Guess who just stole her first bookmark 🔖 😈
#catsoflitsy #hpbuddyread

Audio-kitten-taming. Should I name her after one of the Romanov sisters? This vicious beast kicked the dog out of her own bed. #catsoflitsy

I intended to just skim a bit of this one, but I‘m now 170 pages in.

Had to borrow this from ig
So LA.

I love this book. And so do all the kitties.
#catsoflitsy

So, my book club‘s consensus is that the trilogy doesn‘t work as well as reading all seven books in the series. Start with Foundation and it‘s a so-so. Start with Prelude to Foundation and it‘s a pick! And everyone else in my club giggled at Wienis too!

So, I‘m not gonna finish all seven books before book club tomorrow. Unless this super-sweet COFFEE Slurpee keeps me up all night. The flavors are usually mislabeled at my 7-11, so even though I wanted low-sugar blueberry, I‘m not too disappointed.

Oh my gosh! It‘s like a Matryoshka doll of mind f*cks!
Mind control wrapped in another layer of mind control wrapped in more mind control. Is there such a thing as free will? The trilogy pays off 🖤

New foster kittens have already figured out how to hog the reading chair. #kal

Hey, now! No one warned me that there would be clowns in this sci-fi! 🥺

I‘m not sure if this would be a pick if I hadn‘t read the two books in the series that occur before Foundation (which were written much later). There are basically five different stories that take place in the same “world” and there‘s not enough time spent with the characters for me to be really drawn in. I‘ll have to see how this book fits into Asimov‘s scheme.

Some #bookmail on a dreary LA day. Think I can finish these before book club next week?
#bookhaul

I‘m an old timer!

Audiobooking it so we can celebrate Lola Petunia‘s 13th birthday with our traditional rotisserie chicken. It‘s even funnier hearing the narrator say #wienis repeatedly. #pugsoflitsy

Am I the only one who giggles every time they hear the name WIENIS? This chapter has me in hysterics. #nevergrowup

The audiobook was mesmerizing at times. Wish a bit more of the plot would have revolved around the building of the aquarium, but overall a good book.
#catsoflitsy

Drinking my $5 cold brew and reading while waiting for a haircut at the only place in my neighborhood that charges less than $100. Fingers crossed that I don‘t end up with a mullet.

I was going to read, but this audiobook has me under some kind of spell.

Another winner, though I did get a little bored with each villain rambling on about their respective brilliant plots only to be defeated because they didn‘t shut up and act faster. However, as a kids‘ book, it‘s totally understandable. 4/5. #hpbuddyread

Oh my gosh, Littens! #FreeComicBookDay falls on MAY THE FOURTH this year! And I have the day off!

Damn, even the donuts put me in Slytherin! How about you?
https://www.bookish.com/articles/quiz-donuts-hogwarts-house/?utm_source=Bookish+...
#hpbuddyread

It‘s the Thai New Year Festival today. The parade lines up right in front of my apt. Torn between reading and watching. Happy Thai New Year, Littens! 🇹🇭
#24b4Monday

Totally sucked in by the cover!

#24b4monday

This is a basic halftime coach‘s pep-talk, but military style. And “make your bed” is basically starting your day with any task you can successfully accomplish. This sets you up for a series of successes throughout your day. Got that? No need to read the book. I just gave you an hour of your life back.
#24b4Monday

Finally, my weekend starts! Probably won‘t make it, but I‘ll have fun trying. #24b4Monday

Libro.fm is offering some free books for #indiebookstoreday. Get ‘em here ➡️ https://libro.fm/ibd

Trying to do these reading challenges, but someone is making it difficult.
@Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid #kal

Watching the draft and reading. Very disappointed in the lack of colorful player names so far.

Cecil is keeping my seat warm and NOT my book, unlike Abby. He‘s the good cat. And geez, it took a long time to get to Hogwarts. #catsoflitsy

My next cat is going to be see-thru.
#kal #hpbuddyread

We‘re listening to this on audiobook and Cecil is not a fan of the narrator.
#catsoflitsy

Happy Easter, Passover, Martini Day ( @cathysaid ) or whatever spring fertility rite you‘re celebrating!🐣🐇🐣
Abs and I are about to jump into the next #HPbuddyread title.

This gets off to a slow start because there are so many characters. Some are irrelevant. The first half of the book takes place while the main characters are 15. Lots of cliches here. The second half picks up 20 years later and moves along at a typical thriller clip, which is entertaining. Then it ends. Pretty decent. It ends again. Eh, okay. And again. And now it‘s just stupid. Not one of Scottoline‘s best.

My book club discussed this tonight. It‘s a pick, but there is a lot of repetition and the writing style veers from fact-based to flowery prose. Zuboff makes a good case for how little most people know about the extent of personal tracking that occurs in the internet age. She warns that we need to protect our rights to privacy while we still can. Facebook is consistently the worst offender. You‘ve been warned! Overall, good food for thought.

Going to start this one before the cat lays on it.
#catsoflitsy

Reading this for my book club and may very well read the ENTIRE series. Action, adventure, politics, and scary stuff right out of a Yuval Noah Harari book...but written 30 years ago. #classic #catsoflitsy #scifi

My #packingpages dream vacation would be Edinburgh...with a Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde tour and of course, all things Hogwarts! Must bring the above mentioned book and leave room to bring tons home.

Been trying to finish the last 30 pages of this book all week, but the foster kitten is not a fan of lunchtime reading. #kal

There is no #dinnerandabook with these two around. Not even an audiobook! Sabrina took a bite of my sandwich the second I got absorbed in the book. If anyone wants to adopt...or stick to a diet, these girls are available.
#kal #catsoflitsy

I love the people in my book club so much! Anyone else have this dilemma? #bookishproblems

Late to the game. This is the book I‘ve been packing with me for the last week. It‘s my book club‘s April selection. It‘s long and occasionally scary. #packingpages

This doesn‘t work as an audiobook. I‘m a foul-mouthed person, so I know how swearing is supposed to sound and this is not it. Wondering if the curses were added to up the word-count so this would meet some publishing requirement. Anyhoo, there is some solid advice presented and some really questionable information. With the wealth of books available on mental health, there are better options.

Tater-tot is helping me at work today and we‘re giving this audiobook a try. Current state pictured above.

In honor of one of our favorite Littens, these two foster kittens shall now be known as @MrBook and #TaterTot. Long may they reign!!!
#catsoflitsy

You can read this book as a Crüe fan and that‘s cool. It‘s fun. But you can also read it as a snapshot of how women were treated less than 20 years ago. This was normal. Sheesh!

Guess I‘ll be sitting on the floor. Hope he lets me have my book back.
#catsoflitsy

Love these UK covers! Still need to find the other three books in the series. The Foundation Trilogy is my book club‘s May selection, but being all-out-nerds means most of us have opted to read all seven in the series.

I did a lot of cool things in the 90‘s as an “air personality”/modern rock music director but we didn‘t do selfies then. But I do have this pic! #90sSpringFling
Love seeing everyone‘s pictures...thanks @Cinfhen and @BarbaraBB

Litsy, I need your help! I have new foster kittens and they need names. The homeless man who was caring for these five brothers died, so one will be Little Mike in his honor.
One of them should definitely be named after @MrBook -but which one!?!
And what about the other three?