Anyone else share their book and tea time with their canine book buddies? My little guy has been obsessed with tea ever since we first brought him home! If he doesn‘t get his own bowl, he does his level best to steal my mug! Today‘s selections are an earl grey for me, a fruity herbal tea for Oberon, and we‘re reading Agatha Christie - always a great author to read in Autumn!
#DogsOfLitsy #BooksAndTea #BookBuddies

I can‘t even begin to rhapsodize enough about how much I loved this book! I‘m tempted to buy immediately start it over again from the beginning! This one will go down in my personal history, and the alternate reality I will wish for the most! The characters and warm and real and wonderful. The romance between Alex and Henry is sweet and beautiful and believable. This book is in the running for my Best of 2019!

Thanks for the rec @Nessavamusic 🥰

Okay, this is late, but, not as late as last month! I think I should just admit that #LateIsMyBrand and move on! 7 of my 15 reads this month counted for #BookishBingo And my #BestofSeptember, after much debate, is The Blacksmith Queen! G.A. Aiken will forever be in possession of my funny bone! Combine that with the sweeping adventure she wove her humor through and you‘ve got an amazing start to a new series!
Honorable mentions tagged in comments!

This book was entertaining, start to finish! Lots of delightfully ridiculous drama and action, kept fresh and fun with Aiken‘s irreverent brand of humor. I‘m so excited to see where we go from here! This was a great start to a new series in a favorite world!

This is my birthday gift to myself! And is officially my new favorite Rainbow Rowell book. And Faith Erin Hicks‘ illustrations seal the deal. Deja and Josiah are amazingly adorable, sassy, and relatable. The story has wonderful pacing, a delicious blend of salty sweet humor , and the way Deja and Josiah‘s backstories are revealed is delightful. Also, I want LIVE at The Pumpkin Patch. In short, this graphic novel is perfection!
#HappyBirthdayToMe🎈

Looking for a cinnamon roll romance? Read this one! Griff and Olu consumed me from the first page. Talia Hibbert‘s writing is absolutely brilliant. She takes two broken and neglected hearts that‘ve been struggling in the shade, and brings them into the sun. The romance that blooms between them is sweet and sassy and sexy. The way these beautiful men find their HEA is perfection.

Sarah MacLean has leveled up! I honestly didn‘t think she had anywhere to level up to, but she‘s excavated a whole new depth in the Historical Romance genre! A perfect blend of sweet and tart, turning tropes inside out and sideways, building tension and delivering the pay offs at just the right moments, this book is Sarah MacLean‘s master class! Not to mention, hoo buddy are the sexy bits flamin hot! I‘ll be wearing the covers right off this book!

“Whit heard her. Heard her embarrassment. Her pain. Felt it like it was his own. He was going to find this baron and f*cking garrote him. He‘d bring her the man‘s undeserving head.”

Ha! I see that nod to your favorite IAD love token Sarah! This wrap up is about a week late, but there you go! And my review post of this lovely gem is in the near future. For now, I hope you enjoyed this quote as much as I did!😘

#AugustWrapUp2019 #BestOfAugust

#Booked2019 #BookToMovie
I decided I needed to reread these before I went to see the movie. I ran my school library‘s copies ragged! I even memorized them so I could scare the pants off my siblings and any other kids who‘d listen! Just got home from a late show and I‘m in love! I‘ve found my new favorite book to movie adaption! Definitely go see this in theaters if you get the chance!
@4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen

Yay! It's #BookmarkSwap opening day! And here is my fantastic #haul! Thank you so much! @kellyann28 @TheAromaofBooks @Mynameisacolour @PaperbackPirate and @catherine2 I LOVE THEM ALL! You all have fantastic taste in bookmarks. I'm so excited to use these beauties. Thank you @LibrarianRyan for organizing this swap, This was my first time participating and it's wonderful.

And this swap from @PaperbackPirate makes five! I‘m super excited for opening day!
@LibrarianRyan #BookmarkSwap

Yay! These two, from @kellyann28 and @Mynameisacolour make four! One more and I‘m all set for the 15th!
@LibrarianRyan #BookmarkSwap

@LibrarianRyan #BookmarkSwap
Dropped my swaps off at the post office this morning! They should be at their destinations with two days to spare! And so far, I‘ve received swaps from @TheAromaofBooks and @catherine2 I‘m so excited for the 15th!

#JulyWrapUp19
16 books read in July! And my #JulyFavorite, (rereads don‘t count!) is The Hating Game! I‘ve always been a sucker for an “enemies to lovers” romance - IF done right. This is a quintessential example of the trope done right. I wasn‘t sure at the start, Lucy seemed a bit too negative for me, but I‘m so glad I kept reading! So very worth it! If you love a sexy slow burn, and you haven‘t already, read this! Lookin at you @Nessavamusic

#HumpDayPost @DebbieGrillo @MinDea
1. The hammock out back!
2. Not worry about the yard, lol!
3. I love the sun in short bursts, gimme 15 minutes in the sun and I‘m searching for the shade!
4. 📸 babysitting my little nephew, Felix!

Yay! Made it to 24 hours! This makes 3 out of 5 successful attempts at the #24in48readathon ! I had such a great time! Thanks for all the hard work you gals @24in48 put into this readathon every 6 months! It‘s become two of my favorite events of the year! Good luck to everyone still working on their 24 hours and congratulations to everyone who participated - whether you get to 24 hours or not, you did great! See everyone next time!😘#24in48

@24in48 🤦🏻‍♀️ I accidentally reset my clock! So...for this #24in48readathon check in, (and the next one...) I gotta make with the math! I just finished listening to The Player, leaving me at 23 hours and 22 minutes into my 24 hours! I‘m gonna finish out my #24in48 with a library read - Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi!

#24in48 #Hour36Challenge #LiteraryLoot 🛍📚💕
I‘m always a sucker for book swag!
#Matilda #HP #AliceInWonderland #Coraline #BookSwag @outofprint @24in48

This little guy woke me up at 5 AM! Sooo early . . . I may have taken a half hour nap around 7 . . . But I got a couple of hours reading in first! I‘ve finished Alpha and Omega (I loved it! But that‘s a given with all things Mercyverse for me!) and right now, I‘m taking a short podcast break to listen to the Fated Mates‘ Roayls interstitial episode before I dive into The Player! Happy reading #24in48 ‘thoners! We got this! @24in48

Yay! I hit 12 hours! Halfway there! I finished #TheQueenCon and I loved it! Glad I got to spend time with the Scooby Gang again! If you enjoyed #TheFrameUp, you‘ll love this sequel! Full of sleuthing mishaps, action, romance, and geeky references, this book was a fun ride and I hope we‘re getting a third book! Gonna listen to Patricia Briggs‘ novella while I make further TBR choices! Good night and sleep well, my fellow ‘thoners! @24in48 #24in48

Halfway there on the official #24in48 clock (only 22 hours in according to my local time zone!) but I‘m also nearing my halfway mark to 24 hours read! I just might make it all the way this time around! 🎉📚💕
This is my physical #TBR “stack” along with my sugary and caffeinated thoning fuel. I‘m in the last stretch with my current read and contemplating what to read next...anyone here read and recommend one of these pretties?
@24in48

#24in48 #Hour18Challenge #Romance @24in48 📚💕
I average around 150 books a year, and I‘d say around 70 a 80% of my reading (dependsing on the year) is romance! I snuck a Harlequin romance off my mother‘s bookshelf at a very young (probably too young) age, and I was hooked! I started buying them for 10 cents a pop from my local library, and there was no stopping me!😂 #Romantsy #24in48ReadAThon #Romancelandia

Nothing like being able to switch to the audio version of your current read to keep the #ReadAThon ball rolling when you need to run to town on an errand! #24in48 @24in48 #Hour12Challenge

Woke up to a pup smashing my face! (As per usual 😂🐶💕) After a solid night‘s sleep and my morning banter with the hubby, caffeinate and eat routine, I finished off #MoonCalled by Patricia Briggs this morning and am bouncing back to #TheQueenCon by Meghan Scott Molin. Yay for the #24in48readathon for the excuse to go back to bed with books in the morning!

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@24in48 #24in48 #ReadAThon19 #BookLife not a #BookWorm but a #BookDragon 😘

Kicking off the #24in48 ‘thon with some geeky sleuthing! @24in48

Welp, I signed up! You should too! Definitely one of the easiest (ahem - least expensive) #LitsySwaps to participate in! I love a #LitsySwap! So much fun every time! #BookmarkSwap @LibrarianRyan

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBKn64vMx63klqDIM6DN9VtUXXH2yasU8s6a62...

I had many beloved books growing up, like, Each Peach Pear Plumb, There‘s a Nightmare in My Closet, and Pumpkin Pumpkin. But, The Lion‘s Paw was the first book to suck me in make me really fall in love with reading!

I‘m on vacation in Washington and we are on Whidby Island, where they filmed a lot of Practical Magic! And I found a #LittleFreeLibrary next to the dock! No one I‘m with thinks this is as cool as I do, so I‘m sharing it here! #LitsyFamily

#RoadtripNRead
Just started this, and I‘m already loving it!

I need more feminist poetry inspired by horror movies in my life. The premise behind this collection is brilliant and the execution is excellent. Holland uses the inherent darkness from her source material like a mag light, both as a light to lend perspective and as a weapon to fight the things that are trying to smother us. Definitely Recommend.

“There is nothing else in this world
like realizing
you‘re going to live
and not being sure
you can.”

Usually when I belt in to read poetry, I am prepared for there to be at least 3 out of 10 poems that I could live without. But this is a solid collection of hard hitting poetry that addresses harsh realities of being female, queer, and dealing with mental illness and societal pitfalls. Definite trigger warnings, but, at least for me, very much worth reading. Each poem has movement, purpose, and eloquent emotion.

Here‘s my #JuneWrapUp! 15 books finished this last month, with a few leading into July. The book that shone above the rest for me isn‘t just my #BestOfJune, it is also in the lead for my #BestOf2019, Sawkill Girls managed to hit all my sweet spots! It‘s got horror, romance, magic, Syfy, strong female friendship, and POC and LGBTQ+ rep, all blended beautifully in a well written story that I am sure I will be rereading again and again.

This was a refreshingly sweet story. Or at least as sweet as murder and spy craft can be! Very much in the vein of Agatha Christie, but sweeter, and with more romance. I absolutely loved this little nugget of a story! And I am waiting with baited breath for the next installment of Page & Sommers!

Blythe Baird says all the things I need to say/hear. She‘s definitely become one of my favorite poets.💕

So I was going through my pic.collage back log and realized I never shared this when I read it! I don‘t usually do very well with “casting” for books, but this one was super clear in my head at the time! It‘s one of my favorite reads so far this year, and I‘m super excited for the sequel that‘s coming out soon - 7.9.19! (Will tag the next book in the comments, if you‘re interested!)

With this reread, I met my yearly #GoodreadsChallenge!🎉100 books!📚💕

I definitely enjoyed this more the second time around. Baz and Simon‘s dramatic relationship is deliciously overwrought. (As any #Slytherdore ship should be!) Agatha annoyed me the first time through, but I found a new appreciation for her this time. And Penny is still 100% wonderful!

I can‘t wait for Wayward Son to come out 9/24! (The day after my birthday!🤫😆)

Thanks @RealLifeReading This was fun!

The character is from the tagged book.

#AlphabetBookishQuiz

Yay! The #HumpDayPost is back! @MinDea @DebbieGrillo
1. I got to spend the morning in my hammock with my puppy and an audiobook.
2. The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs (the tagged book)
3. Um...go sports? I guess? I like dinosaurs?
4. War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
@Nessavamusic @pygmywarrior @Zenvicious #GloryToTheGuild

That was an awesome read! It's like Holly Black had a book baby with Grady Hendrix and raised it in a creepy mansion on the corner of Science Fiction and Fantasy. This is the first book I've read from Claire Legrand and she now has a permanent residence on my Favorite Authors list. Sawkill Girls is in the lead for my #FavoriteReadOfTheYear

I fell into this book from the very first page! With Fangirl vibes and the author‘s uniquely entertaining voice, this story took me by surprise! I loved the awkward MC and her circuitous path to the life she was meant to make for herself. It‘s easy to lose yourself in the whirlwind of early adulthood expectations. Riccio captures that beautifully. This is the book I wish I had had in my late teens and early twenties! Definitely worth picking up!

🎵Ms. Jackson - OutKast
♍️/♎️I was born on the cusp of Virgo and Libra
📖Tamora Pierce
@clpreston #WonderousWendsday @Eggs

1. I saw Litsy mentioned in an article way back in May of 2016.
2. I always wanted to shave my head. (And I did about five years ago.)
3. Surströmming (and I will keep avoiding it, lol)
4. I love to hate watch The Bachelor/Bachelorette.
5. I‘ve used Valkyrie as a nick name for a long while. It‘s a play off of my name and one of my favorite mythical beings from when I first got into mythology as a kid.
#PreMondayVibes @pepsicola

Not as epic a “read stack” as my February Reads, but Feb was kind of an anomaly. Still pretty great with 14 completed reads! And I finished my Mercy Thompson reread with time to spare before the newest one drops in May! Frost Burned was my #BestOfMarch. It‘s probably the most empowering point in Mercy‘s arc. She‘s always a badass, but I consider this book peak badassery. Conversely, it also serves up one of the bigger punches to the feels.

📚the White Trash Zombie series by Diana Rowland
🎥Warm Bodies (though Zombieland is my fave zombie flick!)
🎵Walk Like a Zombie by the Horrorpops
@JoScho #ManicMonday
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#GloryToTheGuild @Nessavamusic
1. @authorkatekennelly ‘s recent release (with my eyeballs 📖) and my book club pick (on Audiobook 🎧)
2. Not so far... usually just wear green nail polish 💅🏼 and make corn beef and cabbage!
3. Yep! In Yellowstone, with my grandpa when in was in Jr. High.
4. Only in books, but I‘m convinced I would love it!
5. @Artemis2 @punkinruth @Lydsters
#HelloThursday @wanderinglynn

Finally getting around to my #FebruaryWrapUp! Feb was a very industrious reading month for me! So many good reads to choose from! But out of the first time reads, (Because rereads have an unfair advantage!😘) The Frame Up was definitely my favorite! It checked so many of my boxes! And was wonderfully executed! I pre-ordered the second book and I‘m hoping it will be a long lived series!🤞🏼Side note: Leah on the Offbeat was my fave reread!💋

Happy Book Birthday for @authorkatekennelly ‘s third book! I‘m so excited! Definitely gonna have to shuffle this bad boy to the top of the TBR pile! I‘ve been dying for this one to drop! If you haven‘t read the first two go do that! All three are on Kindle Unlimited and of you‘re not a KU user, the price tag is still pretty low! Here‘s the link:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07K2JYQLL/?ie=UTF8&ref=series_aw_dp_link
#LookAtThatGorgeousCover!

I loved this way more than I expected to! Thanks for the rec @Nessavamusic ! I should know that anything you recommend is going to be great! I enjoyed this take on a second chance romance. The characters were well developed, the sexy times were sexy, and the smaller details throughout checked the boxes I look for in a contemporary romance. The end wasn‘t a surprise, but that didn‘t take anything away from my enjoyment of the story. #Romantsy

@rachelsbrittain #WeekendReads
1. Repeat - Kylie Scott
How Long ‘til Black Future Month - N.K. Jemisin
Fierce Fairytales - Nikita Gill
Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
2. All of the above, but I generally go with eBook or audiobook because my psoriatic arthritis makes holding a book open difficult.
3. Moby Dick - Herman Melville