My fun fall morning is sponsored by this mystery, a cuddly kitty, and coffee in my favorite mug (By Gemma Correll)

#catsoflitsy #mystery #fallreads

I totally understand why some don't like this book. I'd be lying if I said I kept all the narrators straight 100% of the time. Having said that, this book moved me. Lincoln's pain of losing a child compounded with the pain of fighting a war that is killing thousands was real and heartbreaking. The pain of the narrators, their own original stories, and their fear was heartbreaking.

I finished the audio of Never Let Me Go for my second #reversereadathon read. It's a well told story. I probably would have liked it better in print.
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Late lunch and some short stories! #reversereadathon #readathon @DeweysReadathon

Finally finished my first book of the @DeweysReadathon #reversereadathon (I had to get some sleep then did an audiobook while I worked, so only just now finished this book!) I enjoyed it. It hits my bookish high notes: multi-generational, art/literary-adjacent mystery...

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Making progress in the #reversereadathon with my favorite bookmark for company. My 6-year-old made it for me. It's my cat, Lola. #readathon #catsoflitsy

I'm starting in the central time zone (so that my kids are in bed) so I still have an hour before I start the #ReverseReadathon. Here's my "to pick from" pile. I've already started a couple and the others will be nice grazing.

Now off to get those kids in bed so I can start!!
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It's tough to make progress in @24in48 readathon when you keep getting commentary from the peanut gallery.
6 yo- Ha! Mom is reading a book about a duck!
Me- It's a book about a restaurant.
6yo- A DUCK WORKS AT A RESTAURANT?!?
Me- No. The restaurant serves duck.
6yo- The duck is trying to get away?
Me- All the ducks in this book are dead.
4 yo- (takes the book away). There's no pictures in there.
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After doing Agatha Christie on audio for a bit for the @24in48 readathon, I'm gonna move on to a physical book! This cover is delightful 😃

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This book could not look any more adorable.

I enjoyed this book. I can't decide if it was a fun, quirky read or a dark commentary on modern society (that sounds super serious, I know). The truth is probably in between. A good read!

40 pages in and this book is already deep, intense, quotable. Whew. #bujo #bookquotes #usagainstyou #summerreading #summerstooshort

My current book matches my drink of choice and it's delightful.

A fun re-read. Book 4 of #deweys24hourreadathon

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Switching over to a graphic novel for a bit. This is so me...if only bread was a health food...
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Oh my...you know a book was written in the 80s when...

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So this book was one I randomly picked up and read in 7th grade. I liked it then quite a bit (and the cover was soooo much better on the edition I read then!) I spent a fair amount of time as an adult trying to re-find it. I guess I'll be using #deweys24hourreadathon to see how it holds up. #readathon

Book 3 for #deweys24hourreadathon

This was a fun book. I did not realize going in that not every story was a Jeeves story, but those were fine too (they were no Jeeves, but still enjoyable...and short!). There were several giggle-inducing moments. I especially enjoyed the moment when Jeeves was morally injured by Wooster's new mustache. #readathon @DeweysReadathon

Dinner! #deweys24hourreadathon #readathon

Book 2 completed for #deweys24hourreadathon. This play had several laugh-out-loud lines! #readathon @DeweysReadathon

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Lunch and a play! #readatgon #deweys24hourreadathon

First book finished for #deweys24hourreadathon. This was a reread. It's a graphic novel and a lot of fun. #readathon @DeweysReadathon (168 pages)

Required #readathon break for a youth soccer game. I'll be back at it soon. #deweys24hourreadathon.

Taking a break from the Kindle to reread Scott Prilgrim Vol 1. So much fun! #readathon #deweys24hourreadathon

Starting the #readathon in bed with the 'ol Kindle. #deweys24hourreadathon

Here's my stack for tomorrow's Dewey's 24 hr Readathon. I'm going for short ones this time to give myself a sense of accomplishment :) #deweys24hourreadathon #readathon @DeweysReadathon

I wanted so badly to love this book, maybe that ended up being the problem. So many people love it. I LOVE literary mysteries, this one just didn't capture my attention and I really struggled to finish. It is well written and has some very quotable lines so I'm still glad I read it, but it was not as I had hoped :(

Loved loved this book. A great family drama, a bit of a mystery thrown in, great characters. Such a great read!

It was well written. It was heart-breaking. I'm just not big into magical realism, so a lot of it was a bit out there for me. Having said that, I enjoyed it much more than expected (knowing about the magical realism ahead of time).

Loved this book! Well-written police procedural, mystery, great characters!

It took me awhile to get into, but I ended up really invested in the stories and characters. The gangster stories mixed well into the main plot. It actually turned out to be a neat mystery, which I wasn't expecting!

Loved it! I marked many poems to look back on later. Some very powerful poems about self-love, empowerment, feminism, strength of immigrants...I really enjoyed it and got a lot out of it. #readathon

Grocery shopping break done. Snacks refilled. Getting back into this book that I took a break from a week ago. #readathon @DeweysReadathon

Late lunch! (Too lazy to make myself "real" food!) #readathon @DeweysReadathon

I slept in so I'm only a couple hours in to the #readathon. I'm taking it a bit easy today and not going to push myself too much. I'm going to work on this one a bit longer then move on to some poetry. (So far I'm liking it much better than most reviewers on Litsy. I'm hoping this will be one of those books that I am in the minority on!) @DeweysReadathon

A stack of some of my favorite books by my favorite women authors! #readathon #thereadingwomen @thereadingwomen

Oh my goodness gracious! First book I've read in a while that I literally could not put down!

LOVED this book. The story of a woman trying to find herself and her independence after tragedy (sounds cliche, I know. But it's well done). Historical fiction that takes place after the wild fires in Maine in the 1940s.

I can tell this is a good book. It is well written and a compelling story. However, I just don't think it's for me. I got about 2/3 of the way through and couldn't press on. Part of it is knowing how it ends, and the monotany of the men's​ daily lives began to feel like monotony for me. BUT if you love disaster stories, well written nonfiction, and/or survival tales, this is the book for you. I just don't think it's right for me. And that's ok.

Weeee! Book mail! Summer reading can commence!

#bookmail #modernmrsdarcy #summerreading

Mother's Day breakfast in bed. Cold book and warm food!

There's a book black hole in my house. I finished it a couple days ago and now can't find my copy, so no pic with this review! 🤣

This was a weird, oddly dark book. It's definitely not a straightforward mystery. It is super atmospheric and has a lot of mysterious qualities. Not for those who like their mysteries to be neat and tidy!

Finally got my #botm! My mail is soooo much slower than most of y'all's!!!

Oh my goodness. This is a good one. It's horrible, not the book, but the story it tells. It is a true story of how people in power take advantage of the Osage and it's a hard read at times, but so important. The stories of the murders that this book tells should not be forgotten. This should be required American history reading. #botm #american #history #nonfiction #mystery

I'm a couple days late with my #aprilreads but it's all good. I'd say my favorite read from #april was The Hangman. I love me some #gamache. I'm noticing that with summer approaching I'm starting to read more #mystery. I seem to do that every year. I don't know why but I LOVE it :)

I decided to go with The Leavers for my May #BOTM
I had a hard time deciding. I added on And We're Off because it sounded like a lot of fun and it sounded like a good #ya read for #summerreading

Finally making up for a deprived childhood ;)

First time ever reading Wrinkle In Time. I probably would have loved it more if I had read it as a kid, but I still enjoyed it! My favorite moment: when Mrs. Whatsit compares life to a sonnet " You're given the form, but your have to write the sonnet yourself. What you say is completely up to you​."

#childrenslit #springcleaningreadathon #kiddielit#scifi #readathon

My to do list was too long today for tons of reading, so I'm only just now starting book 2 for the #readathon Starting it with my son during our nightly ritual of us reading together before he goes to sleep.

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Not my favorite Christie but definitely not my least favorite. A good Poirot #mystery
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