For those of you who could use a boost, here‘s an interesting tidbit: Louise Glück‘s first book of poems was rejected 28 times before being published. She later went on to win the Nobel Prize. Don‘t let anyone not seeing your worth get to you. Keep doing your best and being exactly who are. You‘ve got this. #ThinkPositiveBePositive #WritersOfLitsy #PoetsOfLitsy #poetry

This one was fun. I needed something lighthearted, and I love when NYC is a setting in a book. Not a lot of angst. I enjoyed the characters, both the main ones and also the supporting ones. Recommended. #romantsy

A strong pick. I really loved this novel. I almost gave up at the beginning, because I wasn‘t expecting the childhood sexual abuse. That part is tough to read. It‘s not overly graphic, but it could be triggering for some readers, so use your best judgement. That said, those parts are mostly at the beginning of the book with the MC having flashbacks/triggers once or twice later in the book. FYI. Some of the meals are difficult to read about. ⬇️

It‘s early going for me in this book, and I‘m glad I‘ve got my English hubby to help me with the terminology and various UK-specific terms. After years of being married to him, I thought I was pretty well versed in it, but when I stumbled over Habitat anglepoise today, I was glad I had him nearby to ask. I‘m loving the book so far! Hoping to catch up to the rest of the group soon. :) #byattbuddyread

I really needed something lighthearted and fun. You have to kinda suspend your sense of disbelief and not question why or how things happen. Just read it for fun and enjoy the ride. If you can do that, you‘ll love it. It really was a blast. Also, crawfish or crawdads or something similar featured several times in the book— hence, the background. 🤣

Up next! #romantsy 🥰

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This was a warm hug of a book, and I loved it. I really needed a book like this, about finding a home and a family. All the stars. ✨

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Do not read this book if you struggle with depression or anxiety or similar mental health issues. It will not be a safe read for you. Against my better judgement, I picked this book up again after bailing on it 4 years ago. I made it page 750 this time before realizing that the reason I‘m struggling to get through the day and am feeling an overwhelming sense of despair is because I‘ve been reading this book. It‘s not that it‘s a hard book to read.

#LitsyHumor 🤣

There‘s a reason I‘m glad I can‘t read minds. I don‘t want to know what‘s going on in someone else‘s mind. Other people‘s inner monologues aren‘t interesting. They just aren‘t. This book is proving that over and over again for a thousand pages.

In this excerpt, the main character claims they found a spit ball in her ear that had been stuck inside her ear for 35 years. To add to that, she claims they unraveled the spit ball, and it said “I ❤️ U” on it. I actually went back and reread, because I was sure that this must‘ve been another one of her dream sequences, but nope. This character actually claims she had a spit ball stuck in her ear for 35 years. WTF. 😳🤣 #DucksBuddyRead

There are two types of people in the world: those who are bored by the aurora borealis and those who aren‘t. Who‘s bored by that? How could anyone be bored by that? This woman makes no sense to me. #DucksBuddyRead

At this point, I‘m quite thoroughly hate reading this book. I‘d like to point out two good things about this page: it‘s just a list, so it‘s very quick to read, and there are no “the fact thats” to be seen anywhere.

Seriously, though. Why am I reading this? It‘s so incredibly bad. :/

“the fact that I hate that I forget all my dreams” !!?? Did she honestly think that she could sneak that in and we wouldn‘t notice? We‘ve only read a hundred pages of dream sequences! Seriously. How many dreams does she think she has? 🤣 #DucksBuddyRead

Today is the five year anniversary of my sister‘s death. In honor of her, I‘m remembering how much her smile was like sunshine, how she lit up a room just by walking into it, how she gave her all to everyone she loved.

I‘ve been looking for inspiration for my next painting and am thinking of doing my own version of this painting that I found on Pinterest.

Now, I‘m going to sip this strawberry lime hard cider and relax and be at peace. ☮️ 🕊️

This is not in the database.

Good things first: this had short sections which were easy to pay attention to & digest. The author was really positive & encouraging. I was inspired to clean & clutter clear several times while reading this. There‘s definitely some good info.

Now, for the bad: this was chaotically organized & poorly edited. Sometimes the info repeated. It wasn‘t logically thought out. The author asked for an Amazon review TWICE ⬇️

The fathers could also be switched out for mothers. Sending love and support to anyone who needs it. #healing #breakthecycle #support 🤍

I bought these based on their covers. #CoverCrush

“the fact that I certainly try not to poison anybody at least,”

Well, that sets the bar high! 🤣 #truth #facts #cooking

#DucksBuddyRead

#TLT

1. Beauty and the Beast
2. Sleepless in Seattle
3. Runaway Bride

(I tried to remember which one was my third choice, but I blanked by the time I‘d typed in the first 2, so that last one may not have been on the list.)

I scored a 69/100. I missed out on all the James Bond movies, which made my score lower.

My brother made an anti-Pride post online this week. I just saw it last night. Long story short, it wasn‘t a mistakenly made post that he made out of ignorance. He said that he made it intentionally. The casual hatred in his post broke my heart. Tag me today in all the happy things, all the Pride posts, all the cute pet pics, all the uplifting quotes. I could really use some love. 🌈💕✨ #Pride #LoveIsLove

- Pride and Pomegranates
- The Scarlet Lettuce
- Of Marmalade and Men
- Anna Carrot Cake
- Olives with a Twist
- The Ketchup on the Rye
- War and Peanuts

Want to play? Consider yourself tagged! ☮️🤍📚

- The Grapes of Annoyance

- The Slightly Slumped Man of Notre Dame

- Les Mildly Uncomfortable

Add yours in the comments! ⬇️

This book isn‘t in the Litsy database yet, so I‘m posting it here instead. This is actually just a post with commentary about something stupid that the author did at the 43% mark in the Kindle edition. He quite literally stopped what he was writing about and finished the chapter by asking his readers to leave a review for his book on Amazon. I thought, “Well, this must be the end of the book.” Then I turned the page, and it continued. ⬇️

I‘ve had these books on my wish list for years! I‘m so excited that these were two of the birthday gifts my partner gave me! Score!! 📚🥰🧁✨

#LitsyHumor 🤣

As I‘m currently reading Ducks, Newburyport, I thought tagging this book was only fitting for today. 🤣

Thanks so much for the birthday cards! They made me so happy! It‘s been a great birthday so far. My partner‘s making dinner for us later tonight, and I‘m going to make GF cupcakes later on as well. While I haven‘t opened my gifts yet, I know that two of them are books, so that‘s exciting as well.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday! 🌻 #LitsyLove

The only way that I will be able to complete this book is by skimming/skipping the very graphic descriptions of violence. I don‘t understand why more people don‘t comment on that side of the book. Maybe I‘m just extra sensitive to graphic violence, but it‘s intense. My main takeaway so far is that, if anyone‘s inner thoughts are that overtaken by a stream of consciousness that‘s extremely violent, they could benefit from some mental health help.

Just in case anyone was wondering how many times “the fact that” was used in this book, my Kindle search feature found that phrase in the book 19,233 times. 😳🫣

#DucksBuddyRead @RaeLovesToRead

I‘d forgotten how violent this book is. I can‘t remember why I stopped reading it months ago, but it may have been the violence. In the past few pages, trigger warnings for police brutality, animal cruelty, school shootings and death of a parent.

#DucksBuddyRead @RaeLovesToRead I don‘t remember who else to tag. If you‘re reading this comment as well as this book, consider yourself tagged! 🦆🦆🦆

This one is the one that looks closest to how I actually look, but I‘m finding it a bit unsettling to see my face on someone else‘s body! 😳🫣 @CrowCAH

1️⃣ my new lunch bag and bento box combination. Who knew packing lunch could be so much fun?

2️⃣ the rainbow votive/tea light holder that a friend of mine commissioned from a local artist for me for my birthday.

3️⃣ watermelon splash body spray! 🍉

4️⃣ getting my currently reading pile down to 🔟 books. Progress!

5️⃣ As simple as it is, a bottle of glittery nail polish that looks like the night sky. 🌌

#5JoysFriday

@DebinHawaii

I‘ve been reading only from the list of 17 books that were in my currently reading book graveyard. Most of them have been on my CR for over a year. As of this evening, I‘ve gotten that total down to 10, and I‘m quite thrilled by that. Progress! 😊📚💕

I started this book 3 years ago, and I only just finished it tonight. I‘ve been going through and tying up loose ends, completing books that I‘d abandoned in my own personal book graveyard. My favorite part of this book was the chapter on writing. I underlined a lot in that one. There were some parts I felt like I needed to skip: mostly the sections on family and pretty much all the Bible/Jesus stuff. The parts that were enjoyable were great. ⬇️

This is the first book I‘ve read on pendulums. The first half of the book introduces the reader to pendulums, offering information on how to select a pendulum, how to begin working with one, that sort of thing. The author suggests using charts to help with answering questions, and the second half of the book is a series of charts for almost any question you can think of. While I haven‘t worked through the exercises yet, this looks solid. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

#LitsyHumor 🤣 📚💕

#HyggeHourReadathon #CandleAndKindle 📚♥️🌙✨

I realized this morning that I‘ve purchased 12 ebooks in the past week and 2 paperbacks. 14 books. In one week. The 3 books pictured were from this morning. They‘re all on sale on Kindle today. I have to admit that I #blameitonlitsy! 🤣

#mountTBR #readerproblems #bookhaul

I was very impressed with this book. If you‘re looking for something to help shape your outlook on life, to motivate you and give you a framework for being the best version of yourself, this could be that book. I found it really inspiring, and I fully intend to reread it. I may also purchase a copy of it, since I checked this one out from the library. I‘d been feeling stagnant and unmotivated, but this book helped with that. Highly recommended!

I finally finished the commission I received. #LitsyCrafters 💜🪷

I really enjoyed this one. It was a nice break from ACOTAR. I checked it out from the library and stayed up late tonight to finish it. The only thing that annoyed me a bit was how several of the characters called each other “baby”… that‘s just a me thing, though. I‘ve never really been all that keen on that particular term of endearment. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!
#romantsy

1– when I worked at a children‘s shelter, one of the teens I was supervising got into the medication box before my shift started. The shifts switched, & I came on duty only to find that he‘d overdosed. I drove him to the hospital. It‘s been 25 years, & I still think about him and hope he‘s okay.

2– working from home, with the confidence & drive to support myself creatively.

3– No, but I did that career for a while & decided it wasn‘t for me.

#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords @CBee 📚💕

For #HyggeHour and #LitSolace, here are pics of the 2 tables next to me. I took the daytime pic earlier today. It‘s dim there after dark, so you get a well lit pic instead. The other pic is of my poetry gargoyle. He reads and writes with me. Something about his stare motivates me. I‘m not sure why. I had mint gluten free Oreos as a snack along with a can of seltzer water. Happy Sunday everyone! 📚🌙🤍✨

This book casts a pretty wide net. As such, it offers bite-sized pieces of ideas rather than going in depth into any of them. I suppose this could be used to help you brainstorm a path forward or maybe help you figure out where to focus further, but I don‘t think it‘s a good standalone book. It is fairly easy to follow. It‘s set up as a series of short chapters. Each chapter is a different self care idea. The short chapters are loosely grouped ⬇️

@kspenmoll I‘d never heard of this book or this author before, but your review made it look so good that I looked it up to see what the Kindle price is. Ends up that it‘s on sale today. I just picked up my copy. Thanks for your review! ♥️📚

For those of you who were curious, here is a grid of the 16 books that I‘m part of the way through right now. 3 of them are over 1,000 pages, so there‘s no way I can bang these out in a few weeks, but maybe if I focus on them, I could get through them by the end of the year. If this was your currently reading list, how would you tackle it? Shorter ones first to get them out of the way? Which of these have you read and really loved? #MountTBR