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Inspired by #literaryluck #shamrock, some flower and garden titles from my “read� shelf

Stealing reading time anywhere I can...like a gap between grocery shopping and daycare pickup. #momsoflitsy #whereiread

#litsyinbed #tahiti #passportlitsy #litsyatoz #V

Reading the tagged book. HBD TO ME! A PALM SUNDAY MIRACLE HAS OCCURRED! My absolutely whacko puppy brought her bedtime pigs ear treat to the couch so we can sit together. This is COMPLETELY NEW BUT AWESOME BEHAVIOR. Tomorrow is “theâ€� surgery day so she might not love me as much tomorrow night. I‘m taking this as a hopeful sign that she‘s maturing in to the really good family dog I think she can be. #dogsoflitsy #hbdtome #litsybirthdays

Loved this! So funny. Oddly enough it reminded me of Anne of Green Gables. Set in rural Tahiti, a town where 1/2 the population are your cousins & everyone knows everyone's business. Very domestic- & women-focused. The structure is episodic but the main narrative push is whether Materena will marry her partner with whom she has 3 kids. The only thing I didn't understand was that her man was a useless bozo although he did love her. #LitsyAtoZ #B

"He's a good man, my son," Mama Roti says.
"Ah oui."
"He works."
"Ah oui, that's good," Materena says.
"He drinks a bit every now and then," Mama Roti goes on. "But at least he's not violent when he drinks. He just talks a lot of nonsense."
Materena nods.
"I've raised him very well."
Materena nods again and looks away.

Pretty low bar set for straight dudes, eh?

Relaxing at the end of the day with a bath, a good book, and a caeser (made with gin instead of the traditional vodka which worked out pretty well). So far this book is great, very irreverent and funny and not quite what I was expecting when I read it was a romantic comedy of manners. I like books that defy your expectations. I think it's a solid #Recommendsday pick, in fact.

I can't decide which book to read next for the #Readathon!! Inventive YA fantasy sequel or Tahitian romantic comedy of manners?